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3rd Test-Australia in India Test Series 1956

TESTEden Gardens, CalcuttaFri, 02 Nov - Tue, 06 Nov 1956 - 09:00

IND

India

498/10 (20.00) & 136/10 (69.2)

Australia

523/7 (20.00) & 189/9 (67.4)

AUS

Australia won by 94 runs

AUSAustralia innings

523/7 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-22 (Neil Harvey), 3-25 (Jim Burke), 4-93 (Ian Craig), 5-106 FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 6)	6
TOTAL 177(86.3 Ov, RR: 2.04)	183	0		0	1		In 1956	675	0	0	Career	315981	0	0
Colin McDonald b Ghulam Ahmed	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	32	0	0	Career	1461	109	2
Jim Burke c Manjrekar b Ghulam Ahmed	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	183	0	0	Career	692	44	0
Neil Harvey c (wk)Tamhane b Ghulam Ahmed	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	253	17	0	Career	4222	358	1
Ian Craig c (wk)Tamhane b Gupte	36	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	82	0	0	Career	255	17	0
Peter Burge c Ramchand b Ghulam Ahmed	58	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	198	0	0	Career	331	12	0
Ken Mackay lbw b Mankad	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	87	0	0	Career	160	7	0
Richie Benaud b Ghulam Ahmed	24	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	53	0	0	Career	868	86	7
Ray Lindwall b Ghulam Ahmed	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	92	0	2	Career	1445	137	13
Ian Johnson (c) c Ghulam Ahmed b Mankad	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	79	0	0	Career	1000	53	2
Pat Crawford c Contractor b Ghulam Ahmed	18	0	0	0	1	0.00	In 1956	53	0	1	Career	53	0	1
Gil Langley (WK) not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	11	0	0	Career	374	20	0
Extras (b 6)	6

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Gulabrai Ramchand	2.00	1	1	0	0.50	In 1956	2	6/49	Career	35
Polly Umrigar	16.00	3	30	0	1.87	In 1956	0	6/74	Career	8
Ghulam Ahmed	20.30	6	49	7	2.39	In 1956	12	7/49	Career	67
Subhash Gupte	23.00	11	35	1	1.52	In 1956	8	7/162	Career	86
Vinoo Mankad	25.00	4	56	2	2.24	In 1956	11	8/52	Career	154

INDIndia innings

498/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Pankaj Roy), 2-20 (Polly Umrigar), 3-76 (Nari Contractor), 4-80 (Vinoo Mankad FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 7, lb 1, nb 2)	10
TOTAL 136(78.2 Ov, RR: 1.73)	146	0		0	0		In 1956	675	0	0	Career	315981	0	0
Pankaj Roy b Lindwall	13	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	169	0	0	Career	1643	47	1
Nari Contractor lbw b Benaud	22	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	42	0	0	Career	187	0	0
Polly Umrigar (c) c Burge b Johnson	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	175	0	0	Career	1931	55	4
Vijay Manjrekar c Harvey b Benaud	33	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	197	0	0	Career	1400	62	0
Vinoo Mankad lbw b Benaud	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	82	0	1	Career	2084	108	7
Gulabrai Ramchand st (wk)Langley b Benaud	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	158	0	0	Career	919	36	1
AG Kripal Singh c Mackay b Benaud	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	47	0	0	Career	246	0	0
Prakash Bhandari lbw b Lindwall	17	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	19	0	0	Career	77	0	0
Naren Tamhane (WK) b Benaud	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	24	0	0	Career	114	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed c Mackay b Lindwall	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	34	0	0	Career	188	0	3
Subhash Gupte not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	13	0	0	Career	81	0	0
Extras (b 7, lb 1, nb 2)	10

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	25.20	12	32	3	1.26	In 1956	12	7/15	Career	209
Pat Crawford	3.00	3	0	0	0.00	In 1956	7	3/32	Career	7
Ian Johnson	12.00	2	27	1	2.25	In 1956	3	7/42	Career	105
Richie Benaud	29.00	10	52	6	1.79	In 1956	23	7/72	Career	73
Neil Harvey	1.00	1	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	1/9	Career	1
Jim Burke	8.00	3	15	0	1.87	In 1956	4	4/15	Career	4

AUSAustralia innings

136/10 (69.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: Gil Langley (wk) Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Colin McDonald), 2-9 (Jim Burke), 3-27 (Ian Craig), 4-59 (Peter Burge), 5-122 FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 6, lb 2)	8
TOTAL 189/9d(67.4 Ov, RR: 2.79)	197	0		0	1		In 1956	675	0	0	Career	315981	0	0
Colin McDonald lbw b Ramchand	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	32	0	0	Career	1461	109	2
Jim Burke c Contractor b Ghulam Ahmed	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	183	0	0	Career	692	44	0
Neil Harvey c Umrigar b Mankad	69	0	187	0	0	0.00	In 1956	253	17	0	Career	4222	358	1
Ian Craig b Ghulam Ahmed	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	82	0	0	Career	255	17	0
Peter Burge c Ramchand b Ghulam Ahmed	22	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	198	0	0	Career	331	12	0
Ken Mackay hit wicket b Mankad	27	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	87	0	0	Career	160	7	0
Richie Benaud b Gupte	21	0	26	0	0	0.00	In 1956	53	0	0	Career	868	86	7
Ray Lindwall c (wk)Tamhane b Mankad	28	0	14	0	1	0.00	In 1956	92	0	2	Career	1445	137	13
Ian Johnson (c) st (wk)Tamhane b Mankad	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	79	0	0	Career	1000	53	2
Pat Crawford not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	53	0	1	Career	53	0	1
Extras (b 6, lb 2)	8

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Gulabrai Ramchand	2.00	1	6	1	3.00	In 1956	2	6/49	Career	35
Polly Umrigar	20.00	9	21	0	1.05	In 1956	0	6/74	Career	8
Ghulam Ahmed	29.00	5	81	3	2.79	In 1956	12	7/49	Career	67
Subhash Gupte	7.00	1	24	1	3.42	In 1956	8	7/162	Career	86
Vinoo Mankad	9.40	1	49	4	5.06	In 1956	11	8/52	Career	154

INDIndia innings

189/9 (67.4)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Nari Contractor), 2-50 (Pankaj Roy), 3-94 (Vijay Manjrekar), 4-99 (Polly Umri FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 5, nb 3)	13
TOTAL 136(69.2 Ov, RR: 1.96)	149	0		0	1		In 1956	675	0	0	Career	315981	0	0
Pankaj Roy lbw b Burke	24	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	169	0	0	Career	1643	47	1
Nari Contractor b Johnson	20	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	42	0	0	Career	187	0	0
Polly Umrigar (c) c Burke b Benaud	28	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	175	0	0	Career	1931	55	4
Vijay Manjrekar c Harvey b Benaud	22	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	197	0	0	Career	1400	62	0
Vinoo Mankad c Harvey b Benaud	24	0	0	0	1	0.00	In 1956	82	0	1	Career	2084	108	7
Gulabrai Ramchand b Burke	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	158	0	0	Career	919	36	1
AG Kripal Singh b Benaud	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	47	0	0	Career	246	0	0
Prakash Bhandari c Harvey b Burke	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	19	0	0	Career	77	0	0
Naren Tamhane (WK) b Benaud	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	24	0	0	Career	114	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed b Burke	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	34	0	0	Career	188	0	3
Subhash Gupte not out	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	13	0	0	Career	81	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 5, nb 3)	13

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	12.00	7	9	0	0.75	In 1956	12	7/15	Career	209
Pat Crawford	2.00	1	1	0	0.50	In 1956	7	3/32	Career	7
Ian Johnson	14.00	5	23	1	1.64	In 1956	3	7/42	Career	105
Richie Benaud	24.20	6	53	5	2.17	In 1956	23	7/72	Career	73
Jim Burke	17.00	4	37	4	2.17	In 1956	4	4/15	Career	4