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Test Championship
1st Test
Mon, 24 December 1956, Starts from 00:00
Johannesburg
South Africa - 537/10 (20.00) , 72/10 (33.4)
vs
England - 531/7 (20.00) , 150/10 (66.6)
England in South Africa Test Series
England won by 131 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin Cowdrey
c Goddard b Heine
59
212
0
4
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Jim Laker
c Goddard b Adcock
0
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Denis Compton
c Keith b Goddard
5
30
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 9, nb 3)
16
0
0
0
0
0.00
Frank Tyson
b Adcock
22
103
0
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Brian Statham
c †Waite b Goddard
0
6
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
TOTAL
268(118.5 Ov, RR: 2.25)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Johnny Wardle
not out
6
12
0
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter May (c)
c Goddard b Adcock
6
37
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Trevor Bailey
c †Waite b Heine
16
97
0
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Trevor Bailey), 2-37 (Denis Compton), 3-48 (Peter May), 4-169 (Colin Cowdrey)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c Keith b Adcock
20
55
0
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Doug Insole
c †Waite b van Ryneveld
1
8
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter Richardson
lbw b Goddard
117
525
0
6
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 9, nb 3)
16
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: 1-54 (Scotch Taylor), 2-92 (Trevor Goddard), 3-112 (Headley Keith), 4-112 (Roy McLe
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
John Waite (WK)
c †Evans b Bailey
17
63
0
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Roy McLean
lbw b Bailey
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3)
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
Trevor Goddard
c Cowdrey b Statham
49
160
0
5
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Wardle
24
82
0
3
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Russell Endean
c Cowdrey b Laker
18
142
0
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
TOTAL
215(89.1 Ov, RR: 2.41)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Scotch Taylor
st †Evans b Wardle
12
106
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter Heine
not out
13
47
0
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Headley Keith
c Cowdrey b Bailey
42
106
0
5
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Clive van Ryneveld (c)
c Bailey b Statham
10
42
0
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Neil Adcock
b Statham
17
23
0
2
1
0.00
In 1956
Career
John Watkins
c Insole b Wardle
9
47
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3)
4
0
0
0
0
0.00