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Result of 1956
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England in South Africa Test Series
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4th Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1956
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Johannesburg
Fri, 15 Feb - Wed, 20 Feb 1957 - 13:30
SA
South Africa
325/10 (20.00) & 142/10 (60)
VS
England
531/7 (20.00) & 214/10 (78)
ENG
South Africa won by 17 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most 50s
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
2
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
2
3
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
2
4
John
WAITE
SA
2
5
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
13.2
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
23.6
3
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
24.25
4
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
14.77
5
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
37
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
118
2
Peter
LOADER
ENG
111
3
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
97
4
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
192
5
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
76
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
3
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
3
3
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
5
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
5
3
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
4
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
9
2
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
2
3
Peter
HEINE
SA
2
Best Economy
Full →
1
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
1.94
2
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
2.89
3
Peter
LOADER
ENG
3.08
Most Runs
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
115
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
63
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
61
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
13
2
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
2
3
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
57.5
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
31.5
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
30.5
Highest Score
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
68
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
61
3
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
55
Best Economy
Full →
1
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
1.51
2
Peter
HEINE
SA
2.42
3
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
2.55
Most Runs
Full →
1
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
116
2
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
93
3
John
WAITE
SA
78
Best Averages
Full →
1
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
58
2
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
46.5
3
John
WAITE
SA
39
Highest Score
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
93
2
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
67
3
John
WAITE
SA
61
Most Fours
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
10
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
7
3
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
6
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
75
Most Fours
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
13
2
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
8
3
John
WAITE
SA
8
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1
2
Peter
LOADER
ENG
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
2
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
74
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
2
2
Peter
LOADER
ENG
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
40.8
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
43.2
3
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
50.4
Best Averages
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
25
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
2
Best Economy
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
2.59
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
81
2
Peter
LOADER
ENG
78
3
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
68
4
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
54
5
Jim
LAKER
ENG
49
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
66
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
34.15
3
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
87
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
113
2
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
54
3
Peter
HEINE
SA
54
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
93
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
7.62
Most Runs
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
50
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
2
Highest Score
Full →
1
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
42
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
9.3
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
2
2
Peter
HEINE
SA
2
Highest Score
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
39
Most sixes
Full →
1
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
37.5
2
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
38
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
52
Most sixes
Full →
1
Ken
FUNSTON
SA
1
Most Fours
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
4
2
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
4
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Peter
MAY
ENG
8
Most sixes
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
1
Most Fours
Full →
1
Ken
FUNSTON
SA
5
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
10
Bowler Matchups
Full matchups →
Brian Statham
vs Trevor Goddard
WKTS
11
BALLS
—
RUNS
328
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs John Waite
WKTS
9
BALLS
—
RUNS
113
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
8
BALLS
50
RUNS
169
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 6.3 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Johnny Wardle
WKTS
8
BALLS
—
RUNS
100
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
8
BALLS
—
RUNS
102
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Peter May
WKTS
6
BALLS
8
RUNS
156
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.3 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Denis Compton
WKTS
6
BALLS
—
RUNS
176
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
6
BALLS
—
RUNS
105
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
6
BALLS
10
RUNS
218
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.7 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Peter Heine
WKTS
6
BALLS
3
RUNS
22
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.5 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Trevor Goddard
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
131
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
74
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
104
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
133
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Denis Compton
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
194
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
26
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
6
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
255
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Peter Loader
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
40
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
4
BALLS
3
RUNS
46
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.8 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Denis Compton
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
149
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
4
BALLS
2
RUNS
125
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.5 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
75
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
85
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
26
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
81
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
58
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs John Waite
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
66
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
38
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
21
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
133
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
70
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Denis Compton
WKTS
3
BALLS
2
RUNS
185
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.7 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
63
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Doug Insole
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
144
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Peter May
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
29
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Peter May
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
79
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
137
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Trevor Goddard
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
118
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Tony Pithey
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Tony Pithey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
25
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Tony Pithey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
24
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Trevor Goddard
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
27
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Doug Insole
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Brian Statham
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
6
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Peter May
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
67
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Johnny Wardle
WKTS
2
BALLS
3
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.5 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
62
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
63
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
9
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
161
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
56
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs John Waite
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
88
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
25
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
22
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
40
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs John Waite
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
17
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs John Waite
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
2
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
39
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
44
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
1
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
41
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Johnny Wardle
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Doug Insole
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Doug Insole
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
29
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Peter Loader
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Peter Loader
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
1
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
George Bailey
vs Peter Heine
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
10
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Peter Heine
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Tony Pithey
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
25
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Chris Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
6
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Chris Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Chris Duckworth
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
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