Test Match #434 Standard Scorecard     
1956-1957 South Africa v England - 1st Test
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
24th December, 1956
 
South Africa 215 & 72
England 268 & 150
England won by 131 runs

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Peter Richardson lbw b Goddard 117    6  0   43.66%
Trevor Bailey c †Waite b Heine 16    1  0   5.97%
Denis Compton c Keith b Goddard 5    0  0   1.87%
Peter May* c Goddard b Adcock 6    0  0   2.24%
Colin Cowdrey c Goddard b Heine 59    4  0   22.01%
Douglas Insole c †Waite b van Ryneveld 1    0  0   0.37%
Godfrey Evans c Keith b Adcock 20    2  0   7.46%
Frank Tyson b Adcock 22    2  0   8.21%
John Wardle not out 6    1  0   2.24%
Jim Laker c Goddard b Adcock 0    0  0  
Brian Statham c †Waite b Goddard 0    0  0  
Extras (b 4, lb 9, nb 3) 16  
Total All Out   (118.5 overs @ 2.26 rpo) 268
Fall of Wickets
 
1-28 Bailey, 2-37 Compton, 3-48 May, 4-169 Cowdrey, 5-170 Insole, 6-205 Evans,
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7-259 Richardson, 8-263 Tyson, 9-263 Laker, 10-268 Statham
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Peter Heine 31.0 5 89 2 2.87 20.00
Neil Adcock 20.0 6 36 4 1.80 40.00
Trevor Goddard 28.5 9 51 3 1.77 30.00
John Watkins 11.0 3 23 0 2.09
Hugh Tayfield 20.0 4 30 0 1.50
Clive van Ryneveld 8.0 2 23 1 2.88 10.00
 
 
South Africa   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Alistair Taylor st †Evans b Wardle 12    0  0   5.58%
Trevor Goddard c Cowdrey b Statham 49    5  0   22.79%
Headley Keith c Cowdrey b Bailey 42    5  0   19.53%
Russell Endean c Cowdrey b Laker 18    1  0   8.37%
Roy McLean lbw b Bailey 0  2  0  0 0.00
John Watkins c Insole b Wardle 9    0  0   4.19%
Clive van Ryneveld* c Bailey b Statham 10    1  0   4.65%
John Waite c †Evans b Bailey 17    2  0   7.91%
Hugh Tayfield b Wardle 24    3  0   11.16%
Peter Heine not out 13    1  0   6.05%
Neil Adcock b Statham 17    2  1   7.91%
Extras (b 1, lb 3) 4  
Total All Out   (89.1 overs @ 2.41 rpo) 215
Fall of Wickets
 
1-54 Taylor, 2-92 Goddard, 3-112 Keith, 4-112 McLean, 5-126 Watkins, 6-141 Endean,
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7-141 van Ryneveld, 8-176 Waite, 9-194 Tayfield, 10-215 Adcock
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Brian Statham 24.1 4 71 3 2.94 30.00
Frank Tyson 9.0 1 22 0 2.44
John Wardle 20.0 4 52 3 2.60 30.00
Jim Laker 21.0 10 33 1 1.57 10.00
Trevor Bailey 15.0 5 33 3 2.20 30.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Peter Richardson lbw b Adcock 10    1  0   6.67%
Trevor Bailey c Endean b Heine 10    1  0   6.67%
Denis Compton c & b Tayfield 32    4  0   21.33%
John Wardle lbw b Heine 0  3  0  0 0.00
Douglas Insole c †Waite b Goddard 29    2  0   19.33%
Peter May* c Endean b Heine 14    1  0   9.33%
Colin Cowdrey c Goddard b Adcock 6    0  0   4.00%
Godfrey Evans c Heine b Tayfield 30    2  1   20.00%
Frank Tyson c Watkins b Adcock 2    0  0   1.33%
Jim Laker not out 3    0  0   2.00%
Brian Statham lbw b Tayfield 2    0  0   1.33%
Extras (b 8, lb 1, nb 3) 12  
Total All Out   (66.6 overs @ 2.24 rpo) 150
Fall of Wickets
 
1-11 Richardson, 2-37 Bailey, 3-37 Wardle, 4-84 Compton, 5-100 Insole, 6-107 May,
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7-126 Cowdrey, 8-145 Tyson, 9-147 Evans, 10-150 Statham
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Peter Heine 19.0 7 41 3 2.16 30.00
Neil Adcock 13.0 1 33 3 2.54 30.00
Trevor Goddard 14.0 7 14 1 1.00 10.00
John Watkins 3.0 0 10 0 3.33
Hugh Tayfield 17.6 5 40 3 2.22 30.00
 
 
South Africa   2nd Innings  (target 204)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Alistair Taylor c Insole b Bailey 6    0  0   8.33%
Trevor Goddard c Insole b Bailey 5    1  0   6.94%
Headley Keith c †Evans b Bailey 2    0  0   2.78%
John Waite b Statham 0    0  0  
Russell Endean b Statham 3    0  0   4.17%
Roy McLean c Insole b Bailey 6    0  0   8.33%
John Watkins b Laker 8    1  0   11.11%
Clive van Ryneveld* run out 16    1  0   22.22%
Hugh Tayfield c †Evans b Bailey 2    0  0   2.78%
Peter Heine run out 17    2  0   23.61%
Neil Adcock not out 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 2) 7  
Total All Out   (33.4 overs @ 2.14 rpo) 72
Fall of Wickets
 
1-6 Goddard, 2-10 Keith, 3-11 Waite, 4-20 Taylor, 5-25 Endean, 6-36 McLean,
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7-40 Watkins, 8-44 Tayfield, 9-71 Heine, 10-72 van Ryneveld
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Brian Statham 13.0 4 22 2 1.69 20.00
John Wardle 3.0 0 18 0 6.00
Jim Laker 2.0 1 5 1 2.50 10.00
Trevor Bailey 15.4 6 20 5 1.28 50.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1956-1957 South Africa v England - 1st Test
Match No. Test #434
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 157/3 (PE Richardson 69*, MC Cowdrey 51*)
Day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 91/1 (TL Goddard 49*, HJ Keith 29*)
Day 3 - England 2nd innings 42/3 (DCS Compton 17*, DJ Insole 0*)
Day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 40/7 (CB van Ryneveld 4*)
Day 5 - South Africa 2nd Innings 72, 33.4 overs - end of match