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
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Brian Statham 
c †Waite b Goddard
060000.00 In 1956 Career
Trevor Bailey 
c †Waite b Heine
16970100.00 In 1956 Career
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Trevor Bailey), 2-37 (Denis Compton), 3-48 (Peter May), 4-169 (Colin Cowdrey)
FOW
000000.00 In 1956 Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c Keith b Adcock
20550200.00 In 1956 Career
Jim Laker 
c Goddard b Adcock
020000.00 In 1956 Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 9, nb 3)
1600000.00
Frank Tyson 
b Adcock
221030200.00 In 1956 Career
TOTAL
268(118.5 Ov, RR: 2.25)
000000.00 In 1956 Career
Johnny Wardle 
not out
6120100.00 In 1956 Career
Colin Cowdrey 
c Goddard b Heine
592120400.00 In 1956 Career
Doug Insole 
c †Waite b van Ryneveld
180000.00 In 1956 Career
Peter Richardson 
lbw b Goddard
1175250600.00 In 1956 Career
Peter May (c)
c Goddard b Adcock
6370000.00 In 1956 Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 9, nb 3)
1600000.00
Denis Compton 
c Keith b Goddard
5300000.00 In 1956 Career
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Extras
(b 1, lb 3)
400000.00
TOTAL
215(89.1 Ov, RR: 2.41)
000000.00 In 1956 Career
Scotch Taylor 
st †Evans b Wardle
121060000.00 In 1956 Career
Trevor Goddard 
c Cowdrey b Statham
491600500.00 In 1956 Career
Russell Endean 
c Cowdrey b Laker
181420100.00 In 1956 Career
Headley Keith 
c Cowdrey b Bailey
421060500.00 In 1956 Career
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Scotch Taylor), 2-92 (Trevor Goddard), 3-112 (Headley Keith), 4-112 (Roy McLe
FOW
000000.00 In 1956 Career
Clive van Ryneveld (c)
c Bailey b Statham
10420100.00 In 1956 Career
Roy McLean 
lbw b Bailey
012000.00 In 1956 Career
Neil Adcock 
b Statham
17230210.00 In 1956 Career
Hugh Tayfield 
b Wardle
24820300.00 In 1956 Career
Peter Heine 
not out
13470100.00 In 1956 Career
John Watkins 
c Insole b Wardle
9470000.00 In 1956 Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 3)
400000.00
John Waite (WK)
c †Evans b Bailey
17630200.00 In 1956 Career