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Test Championship
5th Test
Sat, 13 August 1955, Starts from 00:00
The Oval
England - 371/10 (20.00) , 204/10 (123.4)
vs
South Africa - 600/7 (20.00) , 151/10 (87.4)
South Africa in England Test Series
England won by 92 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Brian Close
c Mansell b Goddard
32
119
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter May (c)
c Goddard b Fuller
3
25
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Willie Watson
c Mansell b Tayfield
25
95
0
3
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jim Laker
c & b Goddard
2
14
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Fall of wickets: 0-43, 1-51 (Brian Close), 2-59 (Peter May), 3-69 (Jack Ikin), 4-105 (Willie Watson)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Dick Spooner (WK)
b Tayfield
0
10
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Denis Compton
c †Waite b Goddard
30
119
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
TOTAL
151(89.4 Ov, RR: 1.68)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jack Ikin
c †Waite b Heine
17
101
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Heine b Tayfield
0
5
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Tom Graveney
c Fuller b Goddard
13
52
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 5)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Tony Lock
c McLean b Goddard
18
19
0
3
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Brian Statham
not out
4
13
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 5)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Trevor Goddard), 2-29 (Headley Keith), 3-31 (Russell Endean), 4-33 (Roy McLea
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 1)
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
Eddie Fuller
c †Spooner b Lock
5
9
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
not out
12
55
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Russell Endean
c Ikin b Lock
0
11
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Percy Mansell
lbw b Laker
6
16
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
TOTAL
112(65 Ov, RR: 1.72)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Statham
4
7
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
John Waite (WK)
c Lock b Laker
28
69
0
4
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Goddard
lbw b Bailey
8
39
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter Heine
run out (Lock)
5
11
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Roy McLean
b Lock
1
5
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jackie McGlew
c †Spooner b Statham
30
154
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Headley Keith
b Lock
5
16
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 1)
8
0
0
0
0
0.00