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1st Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1956

TESTTrent Bridge, NottinghamThu, 07 Jun - Tue, 12 Jun 1956 - 15:30

ENG

England

217/10 (20.00) & 188/3 (61)

Australia

531/7 (20.00) & 120/3 (86)

AUS

Match drawn

ENGEngland innings

217/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: Alan Moss Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-72 (Tom Graveney), 3-180 (Peter Richardson), 4-181 (Willie FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 1)	6
TOTAL 217/8d(103.4 Ov, RR: 2.09)	223	0		15	0		In 1956	704			Career	311735	0	0
Peter Richardson c (wk)Langley b Miller	81	0	275	6	0	0.00	In 1956	154	16	0	Career	154	16	0
Colin Cowdrey c Miller b Davidson	25	0	70	3	0	0.00	In 1956	106	10	0	Career	540	63	0
Tom Graveney c Archer b Johnson	8	0	28	1	0	0.00	In 1956	18	1	0	Career	1608	74	2
Peter May (c) c (wk)Langley b Miller	73	0	211	3	0	0.00	In 1956	73	3	0	Career	2073	146	2
Willie Watson lbw b Archer	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1956	8	0	0	Career	686	58	2
Trevor Bailey c Miller b Archer	14	0	68	1	0	0.00	In 1956	14	1	0	Career	1684	129	2
Godfrey Evans (WK) c (wk)Langley b Miller	0	0	10	0	0	0.00	In 1956	8	1	0	Career	1839	134	2
Jim Laker not out	9	0	30	1	0	0.00	In 1956	9	1	0	Career	501	34	1
Tony Lock lbw b Miller	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	132	7	0
Bob Appleyard not out	1	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1956	1	0	0	Career	51	4	0
Extras (b 5, lb 1)	6

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	15.00	4	43	0	2.86	In 1956	0	7/61	Career	189
Keith Miller	33.00	5	69	4	2.09	In 1956	6	7/60	Career	143
Alan Davidson	9.40	1	22	1	2.27	In 1956	1	2/22	Career	12
Ron Archer	31.00	10	51	2	1.64	In 1956	3	4/33	Career	32
Ian Johnson	14.00	7	26	1	1.85	In 1956	1	7/42	Career	93
Jim Burke	1.00	1	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0/0	Career	0

AUSAustralia innings

531/7 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Colin McDonald), 2-12 (Jim Burke), 3-33 (Peter Burge), 4-36 (Keith Miller), 5 FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (lb 3)	3
TOTAL 148(83.1 Ov, RR: 1.77)	151	0		20	2		In 1956	704			Career	311735	0	0
Colin McDonald lbw b Lock	1	0	37	0	0	0.00	In 1956	7	0	0	Career	1173	83	2
Jim Burke c Lock b Laker	11	0	42	1	0	0.00	In 1956	69	8	0	Career	293	23	0
Neil Harvey lbw b Lock	64	0	205	8	0	0.00	In 1956	67	8	0	Career	3833	332	1
Peter Burge c sub b Lock	7	0	34	1	0	0.00	In 1956	42	6	0	Career	91	10	0
Keith Miller lbw b Laker	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1956	4	0	0	Career	2727	209	22
Ron Archer c Lock b Appleyard	33	0	80	6	1	0.00	In 1956	33	6	1	Career	627	63	8
Richie Benaud b Appleyard	17	0	28	2	1	0.00	In 1956	17	2	1	Career	572	56	6
Ian Johnson (c) c Bailey b Laker	12	0	56	2	0	0.00	In 1956	12	2	0	Career	859	49	2
Ray Lindwall c Bailey b Laker	0	0	11	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	1315	132	11
Gil Langley (WK) not out	0	0	7	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	328	20	0
Alan Davidson absent hurt	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	253	21	2
Extras (lb 3)	3

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Alan Moss	4.00	3	1	0	0.25	In 1956	0	1/84	Career	2
Trevor Bailey	3.00	1	8	0	2.66	In 1956	0	7/34	Career	84
Jim Laker	29.10	11	58	4	1.98	In 1956	6	7/103	Career	92
Tony Lock	36.00	16	61	3	1.69	In 1956	4	5/19	Career	43
Bob Appleyard	11.00	4	17	2	1.54	In 1956	2	5/51	Career	31

ENGEngland innings

188/3 (61)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: Peter May (c), Trevor Bailey, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Bob Appleyard, Alan Moss Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 1-151 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-163 (Peter Richardson), 3-178 (Willie Watson) FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 2)	8
TOTAL 188/3d(61 Ov, RR: 3.08)	196	0		18	0		In 1956	704			Career	311735	0	0
Peter Richardson c (wk)Langley b Archer	73	0	170	10	0	0.00	In 1956	154	16	0	Career	154	16	0
Colin Cowdrey c (wk)Langley b Miller	81	0	160	7	0	0.00	In 1956	106	10	0	Career	540	63	0
Willie Watson c (wk)Langley b Miller	8	0	22	0	0	0.00	In 1956	8	0	0	Career	686	58	2
Tom Graveney not out	10	0	20	0	0	0.00	In 1956	18	1	0	Career	1608	74	2
Godfrey Evans (WK) not out	8	0	7	1	0	0.00	In 1956	8	1	0	Career	1839	134	2
Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 2)	8

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Keith Miller	19.00	2	58	2	3.05	In 1956	6	7/60	Career	143
Ron Archer	9.00	0	46	1	5.11	In 1956	3	4/33	Career	32
Ian Johnson	12.00	2	29	0	2.41	In 1956	1	7/42	Career	93
Jim Burke	3.00	1	6	0	2.00	In 1956	0	0/0	Career	0
Richie Benaud	18.00	4	41	0	2.27	In 1956	0	4/120	Career	41

AUSAustralia innings

120/3 (86)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: Ron Archer, Richie Benaud, Ian Johnson (c), Ray Lindwall, Gil Langley (wk), Alan Davidson Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Colin McDonald), 2-18 (Neil Harvey), 3-41 (Keith Miller) FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 10, lb 3, nb 1)	14
TOTAL 120/3(86 Ov, RR: 1.39)	134	0		12	0		In 1956	704			Career	311735	0	0
Colin McDonald c Lock b Laker	6	0	33	0	0	0.00	In 1956	7	0	0	Career	1173	83	2
Jim Burke not out	58	0	240	7	0	0.00	In 1956	69	8	0	Career	293	23	0
Neil Harvey b Lock	3	0	29	0	0	0.00	In 1956	67	8	0	Career	3833	332	1
Keith Miller lbw b Laker	4	0	46	0	0	0.00	In 1956	4	0	0	Career	2727	209	22
Peter Burge not out	35	0	128	5	0	0.00	In 1956	42	6	0	Career	91	10	0
Extras (b 10, lb 3, nb 1)	14

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Trevor Bailey	9.00	3	16	0	1.77	In 1956	0	7/34	Career	84
Jim Laker	30.00	19	29	2	0.96	In 1956	6	7/103	Career	92
Tony Lock	22.00	11	23	1	1.04	In 1956	4	5/19	Career	43
Bob Appleyard	19.00	6	32	0	1.68	In 1956	2	5/51	Career	31
Tom Graveney	6.00	3	6	0	1.00	In 1956	0	1/34	Career	1