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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
England innigs
371/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
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
Extras
(b 2, lb 5)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
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
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
Denis Compton
c †Waite b Goddard
30
119
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Willie Watson
c Mansell b Tayfield
25
95
0
3
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Tom Graveney
c Fuller b Goddard
13
52
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Heine b Tayfield
0
5
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Dick Spooner (WK)
b Tayfield
0
10
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jim Laker
c & b Goddard
2
14
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
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
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Peter Heine
21.00
3
43
1
2.04
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Trevor Goddard
22.40
9
31
5
1.36
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Eddie Fuller
27.00
11
31
1
1.14
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Hugh Tayfield
19.00
7
39
3
2.05
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
South Africa innigs
600/7 (20.00)
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
TOTAL
112(65 Ov, RR: 1.72)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jackie McGlew
c †Spooner b Statham
30
154
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Goddard
lbw b Bailey
8
39
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Headley Keith
b Lock
5
16
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Russell Endean
c Ikin b Lock
0
11
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Roy McLean
b Lock
1
5
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
Jack Cheetham (c)
not out
12
55
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Percy Mansell
lbw b Laker
6
16
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Statham
4
7
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Eddie Fuller
c †Spooner b Lock
5
9
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter Heine
run out (Lock)
5
11
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 1)
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Brian Statham
15.00
3
31
2
2.06
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
5.00
1
6
1
1.20
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Tony Lock
22.00
11
39
4
1.77
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Jim Laker
23.00
13
28
2
1.21
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
England innigs
204/10 (123.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jack Ikin), 2-30 (Brian Close), 3-95 (Tom Graveney), 4-157 (Denis Compton), 5-
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 6, nb 1)
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
204(123.4 Ov, RR: 1.64)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jack Ikin
c Goddard b Heine
0
14
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Brian Close
b Goddard
15
71
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Tom Graveney
b Tayfield
42
144
0
3
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter May (c)
not out
89
299
0
10
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Denis Compton
c †Waite b Fuller
30
141
0
4
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Willie Watson
b Fuller
3
17
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
lbw b Tayfield
1
3
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Dick Spooner (WK)
b Tayfield
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jim Laker
b Tayfield
12
20
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Tony Lock
lbw b Heine
1
8
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Brian Statham
lbw b Tayfield
0
8
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 6, nb 1)
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Peter Heine
25.00
6
44
2
1.76
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Eddie Fuller
20.00
3
36
2
1.80
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Trevor Goddard
19.00
10
29
1
1.52
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Hugh Tayfield
53.40
29
60
5
1.11
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Percy Mansell
6.00
0
24
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
South Africa innigs
151/10 (87.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Trevor Goddard), 2-28 (Headley Keith), 3-29 (Russell Endean), 4-33 (Roy McLea
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(lb 1)
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
151(87.4 Ov, RR: 1.72)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jackie McGlew
lbw b Lock
19
108
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Trevor Goddard
c Graveney b Lock
20
56
0
2
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Headley Keith
c May b Lock
0
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Russell Endean
lbw b Laker
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Roy McLean
lbw b Laker
0
3
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
John Waite (WK)
b Laker
60
146
0
9
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
lbw b Laker
9
23
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Percy Mansell
c Watson b Lock
9
77
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Hugh Tayfield
not out
10
50
0
0
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Eddie Fuller
run out
16
38
0
3
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Peter Heine
c Graveney b Laker
7
5
0
1
0
0.00
In 1955
Career
Extras
(lb 1)
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Brian Statham
11.00
4
17
0
1.54
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Trevor Bailey
6.00
1
15
0
2.50
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Jim Laker
37.40
18
56
5
1.48
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
Tony Lock
33.00
14
62
4
1.87
0
0
0
In 1955
Career
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