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Mon, 24 Dec - Sat, 29 Dec 1956 - 00:00 – 1st Test • New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
England won by 131 runs
South Africa
537/10 (20.00) & 72/10 (33.4)
England
531/7 (20.00) & 150/10 (66.6)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Colin Cowdrey
2
Best Bowling Fig
Trevor Bailey
5
Neil Adcock
4
Trevor Goddard
3
Peter Heine
3
Hugh Tayfield
3
Best Average
Trevor Bailey
6.625000
Neil Adcock
9.857142
Trevor Goddard
16.250000
Brian Statham
18.600000
Jim Laker
19.000000
Most Wickets
Trevor Bailey
8
Neil Adcock
7
Brian Statham
5
Peter Heine
5
Trevor Goddard
4
Best Bowling Fig
Brian Statham
3
Johnny Wardle
3
Jim Laker
1
Clive van Ryneveld
1
Most Not Outs
Jim Laker
2
Best Economy
Trevor Goddard
1.529411
Jim Laker
1.652173
Trevor Bailey
1.743421
Hugh Tayfield
1.861702
Neil Adcock
2.090909
Highest Score
Peter Richardson
117
Colin Cowdrey
59
Trevor Goddard
49
Headley Keith
42
Denis Compton
32
Most Not Outs
Johnny Wardle
2
Neil Adcock
2
Peter Heine
2
Best Averages
Peter Richardson
63.500000
Colin Cowdrey
32.500000
Peter Heine
30.000000
Trevor Goddard
27.000000
Godfrey Evans
25.000000
Most Runs
Peter Richardson
127
Colin Cowdrey
65
Trevor Goddard
54
Godfrey Evans
50
Headley Keith
44
Most Fours
Peter Richardson
7
Trevor Goddard
6
Headley Keith
5
Denis Compton
4
Godfrey Evans
4
Colin Cowdrey
4
Peter Heine
3
Most Runs Conceed
Peter Heine
130
Brian Statham
93
Johnny Wardle
70
Hugh Tayfield
70
Neil Adcock
69
Most Wickets
Hugh Tayfield
3
Johnny Wardle
3
Jim Laker
2
Clive van Ryneveld
1
Best Strike Rate
Roy McLean
3.000000
Johnny Wardle
2.000000
Most Runs
Denis Compton
37
Doug Insole
30
Peter Heine
30
Most Ducks
Jim Laker
2
Johnny Wardle
2
Brian Statham
2
John Waite
2
Roy McLean
2
Best Average
Clive van Ryneveld
23.000000
Johnny Wardle
23.333333
Hugh Tayfield
23.333333
Best Averages
Headley Keith
22.000000
Denis Compton
18.500000
Most 100s
Peter Richardson
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Peter Heine
89
Brian Statham
71
Johnny Wardle
52
Trevor Goddard
51
Hugh Tayfield
40
Neil Adcock
36
Jim Laker
33
Best Economy
John Watkins
2.357142
Frank Tyson
2.444444
Best Strike Rate
Trevor Bailey
22.8
Neil Adcock
28.2857
Brian Statham
44.52
Most Runs Conceed
Trevor Goddard
65
Trevor Bailey
53
Jim Laker
38
Worst Bowling Fig
Trevor Bailey
33
Most Fours
Peter May
1
John Watkins
1
Russell Endean
1
Most Balls Faced
Johnny Wardle
3
Roy McLean
2
Best Strike Rate
Johnny Wardle
46
Clive van Ryneveld
48
Peter Heine
60
Trevor Goddard
63.75
Highest Score
Godfrey Evans
30
Doug Insole
29
Most sixes
Godfrey Evans
1
Neil Adcock
1