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Result of 1956
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England in South Africa Test Series
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2nd Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1956
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Cape Town
Tue, 01 Jan - Sat, 05 Jan 1957 - 13:30
SA
South Africa
217/10 (20.00) & 72/10 (50.1)
VS
England
531/7 (20.00) & 220/6 (63.5)
ENG
England won by 312 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most 50s
Full →
1
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
2
2
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
2
3
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
20.67
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
27.17
3
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
34
4
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
7.42
5
Peter
LOADER
ENG
22
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
163
2
Peter
HEINE
SA
145
3
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
136
4
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
89
5
Jim
LAKER
ENG
72
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
5
2
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
3
3
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
3
4
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
7
5
Peter
LOADER
ENG
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
6
2
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
4
3
Peter
HEINE
SA
3
Best Economy
Full →
1
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
1.18
2
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
1.5
3
Peter
LOADER
ENG
1.57
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
62
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
3
Best Economy
Full →
1
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
2.45
2
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1.71
3
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
2.08
4
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
2.09
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
50.4
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
65
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
12
2
Jim
LAKER
ENG
3
3
Peter
LOADER
ENG
2
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
2
2
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
2
Most Runs
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
64
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
162
3
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
122
4
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
89
5
John
WAITE
SA
51
Most Ducks
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
2
2
Peter
HEINE
SA
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
81
2
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
61
3
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
44.5
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
80
2
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
83.25
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
0
Best Averages
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
32
2
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
31.5
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
31
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
1
Best Average
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
48.33
Best Averages
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
32
2
John
WAITE
SA
25.5
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
130
2
Peter
HEINE
SA
78
3
Trevor
GODDARD
SA
74
Most Fours
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
17
2
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
12
3
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
9
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
54
2
John
WATKINS
SA
46
Most Fours
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
7
2
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
6
3
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
5
4
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
3
Highest Score
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
101
Most Fours
Full →
1
John
WAITE
SA
5
Most Balls Faced
Full →
1
Peter
HEINE
SA
3
Highest Score
Full →
1
John
WAITE
SA
49
2
Denis
COMPTON
ENG
64
3
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
62
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
21.3
2
Peter
LOADER
ENG
84
3
Jim
LAKER
ENG
84.2
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
1
Highest Score
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
42
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Doug
INSOLE
ENG
2
2
Brian
STATHAM
ENG
1
Most Runs
Full →
1
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
63
2
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
62
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1
Most 100s
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
65
2
Johnny
WARDLE
ENG
53
Highest Score
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
45
2
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
34
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
Brian Statham
vs Jackie McGlew
WKTS
7
BALLS
3
RUNS
83
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.4 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
6
BALLS
10
RUNS
218
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.7 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
Johnny Wardle
vs Peter Heine
WKTS
6
BALLS
3
RUNS
22
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.5 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
Jim Laker
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
74
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 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
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
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
Brian Statham
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
26
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Trevor Goddard
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
118
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Headley Keith
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
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
Peter Heine
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
133
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
Johnny Wardle
vs Headley Keith
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
134
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
70
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs Jackie McGlew
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
208
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 Roy McLean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tom Goddard
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
161
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
Jim Laker
vs John Waite
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
88
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Heine
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
56
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Johnny Wardle
vs John Watkins
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
9
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
Peter Loader
vs Trevor Goddard
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
27
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Peter Heine
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Neil Adcock
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
1
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
Jim Laker
vs Jackie McGlew
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
14
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
39
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs John Watkins
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs John Waite
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
3
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Jackie McGlew
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Peter Loader
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
41
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Brian Statham
vs Headley Keith
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Headley Keith
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
22
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
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