RESULT

Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 26 July, 1956, Old Trafford & Match Stats

ENG

459/10 (158.3 ov)

AUS

84/10 (40.4 ov) & 205/10 (150.2 ov)

England won by an innings and 170 runs

England 1st Innings

459/10 (158.3 ov)

RR 2.90

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson c †Maddocks b Benaud	104	0	11	0	0.00
Colin Cowdrey c †Maddocks b Lindwall	80	0	11	0	0.00
David Sheppard b Archer	113	0	14	1	0.00
Peter May c Archer b Benaud	43	0	6	0	0.00
Trevor Bailey b Johnson	20	0	2	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Johnson	6	0	1	0	0.00
Alan Oakman c Archer b Johnson	10	0	1	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans st †Maddocks b Johnson	47	0	5	2	0.00
Jim Laker run out	3	0	0	0	0.00
Tony Lock not out	25	0	1	0	0.00
Brian Statham c †Maddocks b Lindwall	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 5, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	8
TOTAL (2.90 RUNS PER OVER)	459/10 (158.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 195-2 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 174-1 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 458-9 (David Sheppard, 0 ov), 288-3 (Peter May, 0 ov), 321-4 (Trevor Bailey, 0 ov), 327-5 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 339-6 (Alan Oakman, 0 ov), 401-7 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 417-8 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 459-10 (Brian Statham, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	21.3	6	63	2	2.93
Keith Miller	21	6	41	0	1.95
Ronald Archer	22	6	73	1	3.32
Ian Johnson	47	10	151	4	3.21
Richie Benaud	47	17	123	2	2.62

Australia 1st Innings

84/10 (40.4 ov)

RR 2.08

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Lock b Laker	32	0	5	0	0.00
James Burke c Cowdrey b Lock	22	0	2	0	0.00
Neil Harvey b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Craig lbw b Laker	8	0	0	0	0.00
Keith Miller c Oakman b Laker	6	0	0	1	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c Oakman b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ronald Archer st †Evans b Laker	6	0	1	0	0.00
Richie Benaud c Statham b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall not out	6	0	1	0	0.00
Leonard Maddocks b Laker	4	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Johnson b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTAL (2.08 RUNS PER OVER)	84/10 (40.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 48-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 62-3 (James Burke, 0 ov), 48-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 62-4 (Ian Craig, 0 ov), 73-6 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 62-5 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 78-8 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 73-7 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 84-9 (Leonard Maddocks, 0 ov), 84-10 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	6	3	6	0	1.00
Trevor Bailey	4	3	4	0	1.00
Jim Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2.22
Tony Lock	14	3	37	1	2.64

Australia 2nd Innings

205/10 (150.2 ov)

RR 1.36

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Oakman b Laker	89	0	10	0	0.00
James Burke c Lock b Laker	33	0	4	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c Cowdrey b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Craig lbw b Laker	38	0	5	0	0.00
Kenneth Mackay c Oakman b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Keith Miller b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ronald Archer c Oakman b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Richie Benaud b Laker	18	0	3	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall c Lock b Laker	8	0	1	0	0.00
Ian Johnson not out	1	0	0	0	0.00
Leonard Maddocks lbw b Laker	2	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 12, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	16
TOTAL (1.36 RUNS PER OVER)	205/10 (150.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 181-7 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 55-2 (James Burke, 0 ov), 28-1 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 114-3 (Ian Craig, 0 ov), 124-4 (Kenneth Mackay, 0 ov), 130-5 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 130-6 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov), 198-8 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 203-9 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 205-10 (Leonard Maddocks, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Brian Statham	16	10	15	0	0.94
Trevor Bailey	20	8	31	0	1.55
Jim Laker	51.2	23	53	10	1.03
Tony Lock	55	30	69	0	1.25
Alan Oakman	8	3	21	0	2.63

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs England
DATE & TIME: Thursday, July 26, 1956 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Old Trafford, Manchester