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England vs Australia 5th Test Match 1956 Scorecard

Series: England vs Australia Test Series 1956
Schedule: England vs Australia 5th Test Match 1956
Result: Match drawn	Venue: The Oval, London
Player of the match: -
Toss : England, Decided to Bat
Start Date: 1956-08-23	End Date: 1956-08-28

England First Innings		R	4s	SR
Peter Richardson	c Gil Langley b Keith Miller	37	3	---
Colin Cowdrey	c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall	0	0	---
David Sheppard	c Ron Archer b Keith Miller	24	0	---
Peter May	not out	83	9	---
Denis Compton	c Alan Davidson b Ron Archer	94	7	---
Tony Lock	c Gil Langley b Ron Archer	0	0	---
Cyril Washbrook	lbw b Ron Archer	0	0	---
Godfrey Evans	lbw b Keith Miller	0	0	---
Jim Laker	c Ron Archer b Keith Miller	4	0	---
Frank Tyson	c Alan Davidson b Ron Archer	3	0	---
Brian Statham	b Ron Archer	0	0	---
	Total (109.2 overs)	245 + 2 (extra) = 247/10	19

Extra : (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, penalty 0)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ray Lindwall	18.0	5	36	1	2.000
Keith Miller	40.0	7	91	4	2.275
Alan Davidson	5.0	1	16	0	3.200
Ron Archer	28.2	7	53	5	1.871
Ian Johnson	9.0	2	28	0	3.111
Richard Benaud	9.0	2	21	0	2.333

Fall of Wickets

1 /1( Colin Cowdrey, 0.0)

2 /53( David Sheppard, 0.0)

3 /66( Peter Richardson, 0.0)

4 /222( Denis Compton, 0.0)

5 /222( Tony Lock, 0.0)

6 /222( Cyril Washbrook, 0.0)

7 /223( Godfrey Evans, 0.0)

8 /231( Jim Laker, 0.0)

9 /243( Frank Tyson, 0.0)

10 /247( Brian Statham, 0.0)

Australia Second Innings		R	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	c Tony Lock b Frank Tyson	3	0	0	---
Jim Burke	b Jim Laker	8	2	0	---
Neil Harvey	c Peter May b Tony Lock	39	2	0	---
Ian Craig	c Brian Statham b Tony Lock	2	0	0	---
Ian Johnson	b Jim Laker	12	1	0	---
Alan Davidson	c Peter May b Jim Laker	8	2	0	---
Keith Miller	c Cyril Washbrook b Brian Statham	61	2	2	---
Ron Archer	c Frank Tyson b Jim Laker	9	0	1	---
Richard Benaud	b Brian Statham	32	6	0	---
Ray Lindwall	not out	22	3	0	---
Gil Langley	lbw b Brian Statham	0	0	0	---
	Total (92 overs)	196 + 6 (extra) = 202/10	18	3

Extra : (b 6, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, penalty 0)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Brian Statham	21.0	8	33	3	1.571
Frank Tyson	14.0	5	34	1	2.429
Jim Laker	32.0	12	80	4	2.500
Tony Lock	25.0	10	49	2	1.960

Fall of Wickets

1 /3( Colin McDonald, 0.0)

2 /17( Jim Burke, 0.0)

3 /20( Ian Craig, 0.0)

4 /35( Ian Johnson, 0.0)

5 /47( Alan Davidson, 0.0)

6 /90( Neil Harvey, 0.0)

7 /111( Ron Archer, 0.0)

8 /154( Richard Benaud, 0.0)

9 /202( Keith Miller, 0.0)

10 /202( Gil Langley, 0.0)

England Third Innings		R	4s	SR
Peter Richardson	c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall	34	4	---
Colin Cowdrey	c Richard Benaud b Alan Davidson	8	1	---
David Sheppard	c Ron Archer b Keith Miller	62	9	---
Peter May	not out	37	3	---
Denis Compton	not out	35	4	---
	Total (61 overs)	176 + 6 (extra) = 182/3	21

Extra : (b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, penalty 0)
Did not bat

Tony Lock,

Cyril Washbrook,

Godfrey Evans,

Jim Laker,

Frank Tyson,

Brian Statham,

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ray Lindwall	12.0	3	29	1	2.417
Keith Miller	22.0	3	56	1	2.545
Alan Davidson	5.0	0	18	1	3.600
Ron Archer	13.0	3	42	0	3.231
Ian Johnson	4.0	1	7	0	1.750
Richard Benaud	1.0	0	10	0	10.000
Jim Burke	4.0	2	14	0	3.500

Fall of Wickets

1 /17(Colin Cowdrey, 0.0)

2 /100(Peter Richardson, 0.0)

3 /108(David Sheppard, 0.0)

Australia Fourth Innings		R	4s	SR
Colin McDonald	lbw b Brian Statham	0	0	---
Jim Burke	lbw b Jim Laker	1	0	---
Neil Harvey	c Peter May b Tony Lock	1	0	---
Ian Craig	c Tony Lock b Jim Laker	7	1	---
Keith Miller	not out	7	1	---
Ian Johnson	c Tony Lock b Jim Laker	10	1	---
Richard Benaud	not out	0	0	---
	Total (38.1 overs)	26 + 1 (extra) = 27/5	3

Extra : (b 1, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, penalty 0)
Did not bat

Alan Davidson,

Ron Archer,

Ray Lindwall,

Gil Langley,

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Brian Statham	2.0	1	1	1	0.500
Jim Laker	18.0	14	8	3	0.444
Tony Lock	18.1	11	17	1	0.936

Fall of Wickets

1 /0(Colin McDonald, 0.0)

2 /1(Neil Harvey, 0.0)

3 /5(Jim Burke, 0.0)

4 /10(Ian Craig, 0.0)

5 /27(Ian Johnson, 0.0)

Match Details

Series Status
(Or Points)

England Won the 5 Match The Ashes Test Series By 2-1

Umpire

Dai Davies , Tom Bartley

TV Umpire

Match Referee

Reserve Umpire

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