SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND TEST SERIES

Batting Stats

S1955
South Africa in England Test Series
09 Jun 1955 – 13 Aug 1955
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SERIES WINNEREngland3-2 (5)

Batting Stats

Most Runs · Most Sixes · Best Strike Rate
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Batting in South Africa in England Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most runs

Test
Denis Compton5 mat · avg 54.67
492#2 · runs
MOST RUNSPeter May5 mat · avg 72.75
582#1 · runs
Jackie McGlew5 mat · avg 52.89
476#3 · runs
  1. 4Roy McLean5 mat · avg 27.70277
  2. 5John Waite5 mat · avg 29.44265
  3. 6Russell Endean5 mat · avg 27.33246
  4. 7Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 23.50235
  5. 8Tom Graveney5 mat · avg 24.33219
  6. 9Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 23.00184
  7. 10Headley Keith4 mat · avg 22.25178
  8. 11Paul Winslow3 mat · avg 26.00156
  9. 12Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 16.71117
  10. 13Don Kenyon3 mat · avg 19.2096
  11. 14Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 24.0096
  12. 15Godfrey Evans3 mat · avg 16.4082

Highest score

Test
Roy McLean5 mat · avg 27.70
142#2
HIGHESTDenis Compton5 mat · avg 54.67
158#1
Jackie McGlew5 mat · avg 52.89
133#3
  1. 4Peter May5 mat · avg 72.75117
  2. 5Russell Endean5 mat · avg 27.33116
  3. 6John Waite5 mat · avg 29.44113
  4. 7Paul Winslow3 mat · avg 26.00108
  5. 8Don Kenyon3 mat · avg 19.2087
  6. 9Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 23.5074
  7. 10Headley Keith4 mat · avg 22.2573
  8. 11Tom Graveney5 mat · avg 24.3360
  9. 12Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 24.0054
  10. 13Colin Cowdrey1 mat · avg 25.5050
  11. 14Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 23.0049
  12. 15Doug Insole1 mat · avg 25.0047

Most sixes

Test
Johnny Wardle3 mat · avg 14.20
5#2 · sixes
MOST SIXESPaul Winslow3 mat · avg 26.00
5#1 · sixes
Roy McLean5 mat · avg 27.70
2#3 · sixes
  1. 4Eddie Fuller2 mat · avg 10.501

Most fours

Test
Denis Compton5 mat · avg 54.67
51#2 · fours
MOST FOURSPeter May5 mat · avg 72.75
70#1 · fours
Jackie McGlew5 mat · avg 52.89
39#3 · fours
  1. 4Roy McLean5 mat · avg 27.7032
  2. 5John Waite5 mat · avg 29.4432
  3. 6Headley Keith4 mat · avg 22.2522
  4. 7Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 23.5021
  5. 8Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 23.0017
  6. 9Russell Endean5 mat · avg 27.3316
  7. 10Paul Winslow3 mat · avg 26.0015
  8. 11Tom Graveney5 mat · avg 24.3313
  9. 12Don Kenyon3 mat · avg 19.2010
  10. 13Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 24.009
  11. 14Godfrey Evans3 mat · avg 16.409
  12. 15Colin Cowdrey1 mat · avg 25.506

Best average

min 3 innings
Test
Denis Compton5 mat · avg 54.67
54.67#2 · avg
BEST AVGPeter May5 mat · avg 72.75
72.75#1 · avg
Jackie McGlew5 mat · avg 52.89
52.89#3 · avg
  1. 4John Waite5 mat · avg 29.4429.44
  2. 5Roy McLean5 mat · avg 27.7027.70
  3. 6Russell Endean5 mat · avg 27.3327.33
  4. 7Paul Winslow3 mat · avg 26.0026.00
  5. 8Tom Graveney5 mat · avg 24.3324.33
  6. 9Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 24.0024.00
  7. 10Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 23.5023.50
  8. 11Trevor Bailey5 mat · avg 23.0023.00
  9. 12Headley Keith4 mat · avg 22.2522.25
  10. 13Don Kenyon3 mat · avg 19.2019.20
  11. 14Ken Barrington2 mat · avg 17.3317.33
  12. 15Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 16.7116.71

Most fifties

Test
Denis Compton5 mat · avg 54.67
3#2 · 50s
MOST 50sPeter May5 mat · avg 72.75
3#1 · 50s
Jackie McGlew5 mat · avg 52.89
2#3 · 50s
  1. 4Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 23.502
  2. 5Headley Keith4 mat · avg 22.252
  3. 6Roy McLean5 mat · avg 27.701
  4. 7John Waite5 mat · avg 29.441
  5. 8Tom Graveney5 mat · avg 24.331
  6. 9Don Kenyon3 mat · avg 19.201
  7. 10Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 24.001
  8. 11Colin Cowdrey1 mat · avg 25.501
batting battle

South Africa vs England

The series totalled up, side against side.

South AfricavsEngland
2222Total runs2179
14,813.33Strike rate24,211.11
8Sixes5
202Fours207
9Fifties9

Highest individual scores

1Denis ComptonENG · match 3 · Manchester158
2Roy McLeanSA · match 2 · Lord's142
3Jackie McGlewSA · match 4 · Leeds133
4Peter MayENG · match 3 · Manchester117
5Russell EndeanSA · match 4 · Leeds116*
6John WaiteSA · match 3 · Manchester113
7Peter MayENG · match 2 · Lord's112
8Paul WinslowSA · match 3 · Manchester108
9Jackie McGlewSA · match 3 · Manchester104*
10Peter MayENG · match 4 · Leeds97
RECENT RESULTS 3 matches