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TESTKennington Oval, LondonThu, 23 Aug - Tue, 28 Aug 1956 - 15:30

ENG

England

459/10 (20.00) & 182/3 (61)

VS

Australia

531/7 (20.00) & 27/5 (38.1)

AUS

Match drawn

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ENG vs AUS — 5th Test

Match No: 5th Test
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 1956
Teams: England vs Australia
Series: The Ashes (Australia in England)
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Toss: England, elected to bat first
Umpires: Dai DaviesTom Bartley
Result: Match drawn
Season: 1956

England

England innings

459/10 (20.00)

BATTING

TOTAL	249 (249)
Denis Compton	94 (94)
Peter May (c)	83 (83)

BOWLING

Ron Archer	5/53
Keith Miller	4/91
Ray Lindwall	1/36

Australia

Australia innings

531/7 (20.00)

BATTING

TOTAL	208 (208)
Keith Miller	61 (61)
Neil Harvey	39 (39)

BOWLING

Jim Laker	4/80
Brian Statham	3/33
Tony Lock	2/49

England

England innings

182/3 (61)

BATTING

TOTAL	188 (188)
David Sheppard	62 (62)
Peter May (c)	37 (37)

BOWLING

Keith Miller	1/56
Ray Lindwall	1/29
Alan Davidson	1/18

Australia

Australia innings

27/5 (38.1)

BATTING

TOTAL	28 (28)
Ian Johnson (c)	10 (10)
Keith Miller	7 (7)

BOWLING

Jim Laker	3/8
Tony Lock	1/17
Brian Statham	1/1

RECENT RESULTS 4 matches