- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras2 (w 2)TOTAL247 all out (109.2 Overs, RR: 2.25)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-53 (David Sheppard), 3-66 (Peter Richardson), 4-222 (Denis Compton), 5-222 (Tony Lock), 6-222 (Cyril Washbrook), 7-223 (Godfrey Evans), 8-231 (Jim Laker), 9-243 (Frank Tyson), 10-247 (Brian Statham)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RR Lindwall 18 5 36 1 2 0 0 KR Miller 40 7 91 4 2.27 0 0 AK Davidson 5 1 16 0 3.2 0 0 RG Archer 28.2 7 53 5 1.87 0 0 IWG Johnson 9 2 28 0 3.11 0 0 R Benaud 9 2 21 0 2.33 0 0
23/08Result
5th Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 23-28 1956
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![England]( "England")
247 & 182/3d -
![Australia]( "Australia")
202 & 27/5 (38.1 ov)
23/08Result
5th Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 23-28 1956
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![England]( "England")
247 & 182/3d -
![Australia]( "Australia")
202 & 27/5 (38.1 ov)
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras6 (b 6)TOTAL202 all out (92 Overs, RR: 2.19)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Colin McDonald), 2-17 (Jim Burke), 3-20 (Ian Craig), 4-35 (Ian Johnson), 5-47 (Alan Davidson), 6-90 (Neil Harvey), 7-111 (Ron Archer), 8-154 (Richie Benaud), 9-202 (Keith Miller), 10-202 (Gil Langley)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JB Statham 21 8 33 3 1.57 0 0 FH Tyson 14 5 34 1 2.42 0 0 JC Laker 32 12 80 4 2.5 0 0 GAR Lock 25 10 49 2 1.96 0 0
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras6 (b 3, lb 3)TOTAL182/3d (61 Overs, RR: 2.98)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-100 (Peter Richardson), 3-108 (David Sheppard)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RR Lindwall 12 3 29 1 2.41 0 0 KR Miller 22 3 56 1 2.54 0 0 AK Davidson 5 0 18 1 3.6 0 0 RG Archer 13 3 42 0 3.23 0 0 IWG Johnson 4 1 7 0 1.75 0 0 R Benaud 1 0 10 0 10 0 0 JW Burke 4 2 14 0 3.5 0 0
- BATSMENRM4s6sExtras1 (b 1)TOTAL27/5 (38.1 Overs, RR: 0.7)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Colin McDonald), 2-1 (Neil Harvey), 3-5 (Jim Burke), 4-10 (Ian Craig), 5-27 (Ian Johnson)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JB Statham 2 1 1 1 0.5 0 0 JC Laker 18 14 8 3 0.44 0 0 GAR Lock 18.1 11 17 1 0.93 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Series result
England won the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Match days
23,24,25,27,28 August 1956 (5-day match)
Umpires
Close of Play
- Thu, 23 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 223/7 (PBH May 67*, JC Laker 0*)
- Fri, 24 Aug - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 198/8 (KR Miller 57*, RR Lindwall 22*)
- Sat, 25 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 76/1 (PE Richardson 28*, Rev.DS Sheppard 40*)
- Sun, 26 Aug - rest day
- Mon, 27 Aug - day 4 - no play
- Tue, 28 Aug - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 27/5 (38.1 ov) - end of match
Australia tour of England 1956 News
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Also: how many players have scored a hundred and taken a hat-trick on the same day in first-class cricket?
Which players have appeared in the most World Cup finals?
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