RESULT
England vs South Africa Live Score, 24 December, 1956, ENG vs SA, The Wanderers Stadium, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
268/10 (118.5 ov) & 150/10 (66.6 ov)
SA
215/10 (89.1 ov) & 72/10 (33.4 ov)
England won by 131 runs
Best Performance
England
Batting
John Wardle
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(3)
Bowling
Trevor Bailey
15.4 Overs • ECO 1.28
5/20
Trevor Bailey
15 Overs • ECO 2.20
3/33
South Africa
Batting
Roy McLean
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(2)
Bowling
Neil Adcock
20 Overs • ECO 1.80
4/36
Neil Adcock
13 Overs • ECO 2.54
3/33
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
268/10 (118.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Peter Richardson 117 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Neil Adcock 4/36
- Boundaries 16 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 16
215/10 (89.1 ov)
- Top Scorer T Goddard 49 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Trevor Bailey 3/33
- Boundaries 20 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 4
150/10 (66.6 ov)
- Top Scorer Denis Compton 32 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Neil Adcock 3/33
- Boundaries 11 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 12
72/10 (33.4 ov)
- Top Scorer Peter Heine 17 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Trevor Bailey 5/20
- Boundaries 5 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 7
Match Information
- SERIES
- England vs South Africa
- DATE & TIME
- Monday, December 24, 1956 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Playing XI
ENG
Peter May
Colin Cowdrey
Venue
The Wanderers Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
Capacity: 34,000
Ends: Corlett Drive EndGolf Course End
Matches played
33
Avg 1st Inn Score
306
Highest total
652
Bat-first win
64%
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