Australia 1st Innings
|
BATTING
|
R
|
BF
|
4s
|
6s
|
SR
|
% Total
|
Colin McDonald
|
c Trueman b Bailey
|
78
|
|
7
|
0
|
|
27.37%
|
James Burke
|
st †Evans b Laker
|
65
|
|
6
|
0
|
|
22.81%
|
Neil Harvey
|
c †Evans b Bailey
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Peter Burge
|
b Statham
|
21
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
7.37%
|
Keith Miller
|
b Trueman
|
28
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
9.82%
|
Kenneth Mackay
|
c Bailey b Laker
|
38
|
|
4
|
0
|
|
13.33%
|
Ronald Archer
|
b Wardle
|
28
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
9.82%
|
Richie Benaud
|
b Statham
|
5
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
1.75%
|
Ian Johnson*
|
c †Evans b Trueman
|
6
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
2.11%
|
Gil Langley†
|
c Bailey b Laker
|
14
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
4.91%
|
William Crawford
|
not out
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Extras
|
(lb 2)
|
2
|
|
Total
|
All Out
 (146.5 overs @ 1.94 rpo)
|
285
|
Fall of Wickets
|
1-137 McDonald, 2-137 Harvey, 3-151 Burke, 4-185 Burge, 5-196 Miller, 6-249 Archer, nbsp; 7-255 Benaud, 8-265 Mackay, 9-285 Johnson, 10-285 Langley
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|
England 1st Innings
|
BATTING
|
R
|
BF
|
4s
|
6s
|
SR
|
% Total
|
Peter Richardson
|
c †Langley b Miller
|
9
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
5.26%
|
Colin Cowdrey
|
c Benaud b Mackay
|
23
|
|
5
|
0
|
|
13.45%
|
Tom Graveney
|
b Miller
|
5
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
2.92%
|
Peter May*
|
b Benaud
|
63
|
|
8
|
0
|
|
36.84%
|
Willlie Watson
|
c Benaud b Miller
|
6
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
3.51%
|
Trevor Bailey
|
b Miller
|
32
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
18.71%
|
Godfrey Evans†
|
st †Langley b Benaud
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Jim Laker
|
b Archer
|
12
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
7.02%
|
John Wardle
|
c †Langley b Archer
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Fred Trueman
|
c †Langley b Miller
|
7
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
4.09%
|
Brian Statham
|
not out
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Extras
|
(lb 14)
|
14
|
|
Total
|
All Out
 (82.0 overs @ 2.09 rpo)
|
171
|
Fall of Wickets
|
1-22 Richardson, 2-32 Graveney, 3-60 Cowdrey, 4-87 Watson, 5-128 May, 6-128 Evans, nbsp; 7-161 Laker, 8-161 Wardle, 9-170 Trueman, 10-171 Bailey
|
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Australia 2nd Innings
|
BATTING
|
R
|
BF
|
4s
|
6s
|
SR
|
% Total
|
Colin McDonald
|
c Cowdrey b Bailey
|
26
|
|
4
|
0
|
|
10.12%
|
James Burke
|
c Graveney b Trueman
|
16
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
6.23%
|
Neil Harvey
|
c Bailey b Trueman
|
10
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
3.89%
|
Peter Burge
|
b Trueman
|
14
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
5.45%
|
Kenneth Mackay
|
c †Evans b Statham
|
31
|
|
3
|
0
|
|
12.06%
|
Ronald Archer
|
c †Evans b Bailey
|
1
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.39%
|
Keith Miller
|
c †Evans b Trueman
|
30
|
|
3
|
0
|
|
11.67%
|
Richie Benaud
|
c †Evans b Trueman
|
97
|
|
14
|
1
|
|
37.74%
|
Ian Johnson*
|
lbw b Bailey
|
17
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
6.61%
|
Gil Langley†
|
not out
|
7
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
2.72%
|
William Crawford
|
lbw b Bailey
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Extras
|
(b 2, lb 2, nb 4)
|
8
|
|
Total
|
All Out
 (92.5 overs @ 2.77 rpo)
|
257
|
Fall of Wickets
|
1-36 McDonald, 2-47 Harvey, 3-69 Burke, 4-70 Burge, 5-79 Archer, 6-112 Miller, nbsp; 7-229 Mackay, 8-243 Benaud, 9-257 Johnson, 10-257 Crawford
|
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|
England 2nd Innings (target 372)
|
BATTING
|
R
|
BF
|
4s
|
6s
|
SR
|
% Total
|
Peter Richardson
|
c †Langley b Archer
|
21
|
|
3
|
0
|
|
11.29%
|
Colin Cowdrey
|
lbw b Benaud
|
27
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
14.52%
|
Tom Graveney
|
c †Langley b Miller
|
18
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
9.68%
|
Willlie Watson
|
b Miller
|
18
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
9.68%
|
Peter May*
|
c †Langley b Miller
|
53
|
|
7
|
0
|
|
28.49%
|
Trevor Bailey
|
c Harvey b Archer
|
18
|
|
2
|
0
|
|
9.68%
|
Godfrey Evans†
|
c †Langley b Miller
|
20
|
|
3
|
0
|
|
10.75%
|
Jim Laker
|
c †Langley b Archer
|
4
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
2.15%
|
John Wardle
|
b Miller
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Fred Trueman
|
b Archer
|
2
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
1.08%
|
Brian Statham
|
not out
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Extras
|
(lb 5)
|
5
|
|
Total
|
All Out
 (99.2 overs @ 1.87 rpo)
|
186
|
Fall of Wickets
|
1-35 Richardson, 2-59 Graveney, 3-89 Watson, 4-91 Cowdrey, 5-142 Bailey, 6-175 Evans, nbsp; 7-180 May, 8-184 Laker, 9-184 Wardle, 10-186 Trueman
|
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MATCH INFORMATION
|
Venue
|
Lord's, London
|
Toss
|
Australia won the toss and elected to bat
|
Series
|
1956 England v Australia
(The Ashes)
- 2nd Test
|
Match No.
|
Test #426
|
Match Conditions
|
Day Match
|
Player of Match
|
No Award
|
Partnerships
|
View
|
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
|
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 180/3 (PJP Burge 18*, KR Miller 19*)
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Day 2 - England 1st innings 74/3 (PBH May 23*, W Watson 4*)
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Day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 115/6 (KD Mackay 9*, R Benaud 3*)
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Day 4 - England 2nd innings 72/2 (MC Cowdrey 21*, W Watson 9*)
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Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 186, 99.2 overs - end of match
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