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Thu, 23 Aug - Tue, 28 Aug 1956 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Kennington Oval, London
Match drawn
England
459/10 (20.00) & 182/3 (61)
Australia
531/7 (20.00) & 27/5 (38.1)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Denis Compton
2
David Sheppard
2
Peter May
2
Keith Miller
2
Best Average
Brian Statham
8.500000
Jim Laker
12.571428
Ron Archer
19.000000
Tony Lock
22.000000
Keith Miller
29.400000
Most Wickets
Jim Laker
7
Keith Miller
5
Ron Archer
5
Brian Statham
4
Tony Lock
3
Best Bowling Fig
Ron Archer
5
Keith Miller
4
Jim Laker
4
Brian Statham
3
Tony Lock
2
Most Wickets
Ray Lindwall
2
Frank Tyson
1
Alan Davidson
1
Most Runs Conceed
Keith Miller
147
Ron Archer
95
Jim Laker
88
Tony Lock
66
Ray Lindwall
65
Best Economy
Brian Statham
1.478260
Tony Lock
1.531322
Jim Laker
1.760000
Ray Lindwall
2.166666
Ron Archer
2.305825
Most Fours
Peter May
12
Denis Compton
11
David Sheppard
9
Peter Richardson
7
Richie Benaud
6
Ray Lindwall
3
Keith Miller
3
Most Runs
Denis Compton
129
Peter May
120
David Sheppard
86
Peter Richardson
71
Keith Miller
68
Best Bowling Fig
Frank Tyson
1
Alan Davidson
1
Ray Lindwall
1
Most Not Outs
Denis Compton
2
Peter May
2
Best Averages
Denis Compton
129.000000
Keith Miller
68.000000
David Sheppard
43.000000
Peter Richardson
35.500000
Richie Benaud
32.000000
Highest Score
Denis Compton
94
Peter May
83
David Sheppard
62
Keith Miller
61
Neil Harvey
39
Most Not Outs
Keith Miller
2
Richie Benaud
2
Ray Lindwall
1
Most Runs Conceed
Ian Johnson
35
Frank Tyson
34
Brian Statham
34
Alan Davidson
34
Most Runs
Neil Harvey
40
Richie Benaud
32
Most Ducks
Colin Cowdrey
2
Colin McDonald
2
Gil Langley
1
Best Economy
Keith Miller
2.370967
Frank Tyson
2.428571
Best Strike Rate
Brian Statham
34.5
Jim Laker
42.8571
Ron Archer
49.44
Most Ducks
Cyril Washbrook
1
Godfrey Evans
1
Brian Statham
1
Tony Lock
1
Best Average
Ray Lindwall
32.500000
Frank Tyson
34.000000
Alan Davidson
34.000000
Best Strike Rate
Alan Davidson
60
Keith Miller
74.4
Frank Tyson
84
Tony Lock
86.2
Best Averages
Neil Harvey
20.000000
Ian Johnson
11.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Keith Miller
91
Jim Laker
80
Ron Archer
53
Tony Lock
49
Ray Lindwall
36
Frank Tyson
34
Brian Statham
33
Highest Score
Peter Richardson
37
Richie Benaud
32
Most sixes
Keith Miller
2
Ron Archer
1
Most Fours
Alan Davidson
2