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Test Match #429 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard       
1956 England v Australia - 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London
23rd August, 1956
 
 England 247 & 182/3 dec
Australia 202 & 27/5
 
Match drawn

England 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Peter Richardson c †Langley b Miller 37    3  0    14.98%
Colin Cowdrey c †Langley b Lindwall 0    0  0  
David Sheppard c Archer b Miller 24    0  0    9.72%
Peter May* not out 83    9  0    33.60%
Denis Compton c Davidson b Archer 94    7  0    38.06%
Tony Lock c †Langley b Archer 0    0  0  
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Archer 0    0  0  
Godfrey Evans† lbw b Miller 0    0  0  
James Laker c Archer b Miller 4    0  0    1.62%
Frank Tyson c Davidson b Archer 3    0  0    1.21%
Brian Statham b Archer 0    0  0  
Extras (w 2) 2  
Total All Out   (109.2 overs @ 2.26 rpo) 247  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-1  Cowdrey   2-53  Sheppard   3-66  Richardson   4-222  Compton   
5-222  Lock   6-222  Washbrook   7-223  Evans   8-231  Laker   
9-243  Tyson   10-247  Statham   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Ray Lindwall 18.0 5 36 1 2.00  10.00%
Keith Miller 40.0 7 91 4 2.28  40.00%
Alan Davidson 5.0 1 16 0 3.20
Ronald Archer 28.2 7 53 5 1.87  50.00%
Ian Johnson 9.0 2 28 0 3.11
Richie Benaud 9.0 2 21 0 2.33
 
Australia 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Colin McDonald c Lock b Tyson 3    0  0    1.49%
James Burke b Laker 8    2  0    3.96%
Neil Harvey c May b Lock 39    2  0    19.31%
Ian Craig c Statham b Lock 2    0  0    0.99%
Ian Johnson* b Laker 12    1  0    5.94%
Alan Davidson c May b Laker 8    2  0    3.96%
Keith Miller c Washbrook b Statham 61    2  2    30.20%
Ronald Archer c Tyson b Laker 9    0  1    4.46%
Richie Benaud b Statham 32    6  0    15.84%
Ray Lindwall not out 22    3  0    10.89%
Gil Langley† lbw b Statham 0    0  0  
Extras (b 6) 6  
Total All Out   (92.0 overs @ 2.20 rpo) 202  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-3  McDonald   2-17  Burke   3-20  Craig   4-35  Johnson   
5-47  Davidson   6-90  Harvey   7-111  Archer   8-154  Benaud   
9-202  Miller   10-202  Langley   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Brian Statham 21.0 8 33 3 1.57  30.00%
Frank Tyson 14.0 5 34 1 2.43  10.00%
James Laker 32.0 12 80 4 2.50  40.00%
Tony Lock 25.0 10 49 2 1.96  20.00%
 
England 2nd Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Peter Richardson c †Langley b Lindwall 34    4  0    18.68%
Colin Cowdrey c Benaud b Davidson 8    1  0    4.40%
David Sheppard c Archer b Miller 62    9  0    34.07%
Peter May* not out 37    3  0    20.33%
Denis Compton not out 35    4  0    19.23%
Tony Lock              
Cyril Washbrook              
Godfrey Evans†              
James Laker              
Frank Tyson              
Brian Statham              
Extras (b 3, lb 3) 6  
Total 3 wickets declared   (61.0 overs @ 2.98 rpo) 182  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-17  Cowdrey   2-100  Richardson   3-108  Sheppard   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Ray Lindwall 12.0 3 29 1 2.42  10.00%
Keith Miller 22.0 3 56 1 2.55  10.00%
Alan Davidson 5.0 0 18 1 3.60  10.00%
Ronald Archer 13.0 3 42 0 3.23
Ian Johnson 4.0 1 7 0 1.75
Richie Benaud 1.0 0 10 0 10.00
James Burke 4.0 2 14 0 3.50
 
Australia 2nd Innings (target 228) R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Colin McDonald lbw b Statham 0    0  0  
James Burke lbw b Laker 1    0  0    3.70%
Neil Harvey c May b Lock 1    0  0    3.70%
Ian Craig c Lock b Laker 7    1  0    25.93%
Keith Miller not out 7    1  0    25.93%
Ian Johnson* c Lock b Laker 10    1  0    37.04%
Richie Benaud not out 0    0  0  
Ronald Archer              
Alan Davidson              
Ray Lindwall              
Gil Langley†              
Extras (b 1) 1  
Total 5 wickets   (38.1 overs @ 0.71 rpo) 27  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-0  McDonald   2-1  Harvey   3-5  Burke   4-10  Craig   
5-27  Johnson   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Brian Statham 2.0 1 1 1 0.50  10.00%
James Laker 18.0 14 8 3 0.44  30.00%
Tony Lock 18.1 11 17 1 0.94  10.00%
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Kennington Oval, London
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1956 England v Australia  (The Ashes) - 5th Test
Match No. Test #429
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 223/7 (PBH May 67*, JC Laker 0*)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 198/8 (KR Miller 57*, RR Lindwall 22*)
Day 3 - England 2nd innings 76/1 (PE Richardson 28*, Rev.DS Sheppard 40*)
Day 4 - No play
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 27/5, 38.1 overs - end of match

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