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Result of 1956
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The Ashes (Australia in England)
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1st Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1956
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Thu, 07 Jun - Tue, 12 Jun 1956 - 15:30
ENG
England
217/10 (20.00) & 188/3 (61)
VS
Australia
531/7 (20.00) & 120/3 (86)
AUS
Match drawn
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Best Average
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
21.17
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
22
3
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
32.33
Most 50s
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
2
2
Jim
BURKE
AUS
2
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
4
Most 50s
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
2
2
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
2
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
1
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
2
2
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
1
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
6
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Willie
WATSON
NZ
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
14.5
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
21
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
24.5
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
3
2
Ian
JOHNSON
AUS
1
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
127
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
97
3
Ian
JOHNSON
AUS
55
Most Fours
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
8
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
4
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
3
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
2
Most Fours
Full →
1
Jim
BURKE
AUS
8
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
6
3
Peter
BURGE
AUS
6
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
6
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
4
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
2
Most Fours
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
2
2
Ian
JOHNSON
AUS
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Jim
BURKE
AUS
69
2
Peter
BURGE
AUS
42
3
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
33.5
Most Runs
Full →
1
Jim
BURKE
AUS
69
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
87
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
84
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
49
Most Runs
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
67
2
Peter
BURGE
AUS
42
Highest Score
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
64
Best Economy
Full →
1
Alan
MOSS
ENG
0.25
2
Tom
GRAVENEY
ENG
1
3
Tony
LOCK
ENG
1.45
Highest Score
Full →
1
Jim
BURKE
AUS
58
2
Peter
BURGE
AUS
35
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
1
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ian
JOHNSON
AUS
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Jim
BURKE
AUS
2
2
Peter
BURGE
AUS
2
Best Economy
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1.47
2
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
1.63
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
2
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Ray
LINDWALL
AUS
43
Best Economy
Full →
1
Jim
BURKE
AUS
1.5
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
52
Most Fours
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
16
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
10
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
3
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Alan
DAVIDSON
AUS
56.4
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Gil
LANGLEY
AUS
1
Most Runs
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
33
Most Fours
Full →
1
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
1
2
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1
3
Trevor
BAILEY
ENG
1
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
2
2
Ray
LINDWALL
AUS
1
Best Averages
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
33
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Keith
MILLER
AUS
69
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
51
Best Average
Full →
1
Ian
JOHNSON
AUS
55
Best Averages
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
77
2
Peter
MAY
ENG
73
3
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
53
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
80
2
Ian
JOHNSON
AUS
156
Highest Score
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
33
Most Runs
Full →
1
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
154
2
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
106
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
73
Highest Score
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
17
Most sixes
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Ray
LINDWALL
AUS
43
Highest Score
Full →
1
Colin
COWDREY
ENG
81
2
Peter
RICHARDSON
ENG
81
3
Peter
MAY
ENG
73
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
2
2
Tom
GRAVENEY
ENG
2
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
41
Most sixes
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
59.1
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
87
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
90
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Jim
LAKER
ENG
1
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Godfrey
EVANS
ENG
2
2
Tony
LOCK
ENG
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Tony
LOCK
ENG
61
2
Jim
LAKER
ENG
58
3
Bob
APPLEYARD
ENG
32
Bowler Matchups
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Jim Laker
vs Keith Miller
WKTS
10
BALLS
17
RUNS
157
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 1.7 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
9
BALLS
325
RUNS
256
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 36.1 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
8
BALLS
79
RUNS
211
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 9.9 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Jim Burke
WKTS
8
BALLS
95
RUNS
153
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.9 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Godfrey Evans
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8
BALLS
71
RUNS
85
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.9 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Ian Johnson
WKTS
7
BALLS
51
RUNS
68
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 7.3 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
6
BALLS
154
RUNS
119
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 25.7 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
6
BALLS
382
RUNS
291
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 63.7 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Tom Graveney
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5
BALLS
244
RUNS
98
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 48.8 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Trevor Bailey
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4
BALLS
33
RUNS
102
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.3 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Willie Watson
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4
BALLS
—
RUNS
47
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Tom Graveney
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
83
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Appleyard
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
4
BALLS
47
RUNS
59
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.8 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Ray Lindwall
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
45
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
4
BALLS
46
RUNS
119
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.5 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
4
BALLS
46
RUNS
16
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 11.5 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
4
BALLS
108
RUNS
72
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 27.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Alan Davidson
WKTS
4
BALLS
94
RUNS
70
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 23.5 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Ron Archer
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
David Johnson
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
3
BALLS
14
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 4.7 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
26
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
3
BALLS
25
RUNS
53
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.3 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Godfrey Evans
WKTS
3
BALLS
13
RUNS
27
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 4.3 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
3
BALLS
166
RUNS
95
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 55.3 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Willie Watson
WKTS
3
BALLS
25
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 8.3 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Peter May
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
163
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Peter May
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
138
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
3
BALLS
38
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 12.7 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
127
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
99
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Peter Richardson
WKTS
2
BALLS
36
RUNS
14
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
David Johnson
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
2
BALLS
1
RUNS
102
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.5 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
85
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
David Johnson
vs Tom Graveney
WKTS
2
BALLS
157
RUNS
119
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 78.5 balls/wkt
Keith Miller
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
34
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
2
BALLS
5
RUNS
42
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 2.5 balls/wkt
Bob Appleyard
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
2
BALLS
149
RUNS
120
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 74.5 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Jim Burke
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
63
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Appleyard
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
38
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
David Johnson
vs Jim Laker
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
34
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Gil Langley
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Ron Archer
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
50
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Alan Davidson
WKTS
2
BALLS
173
RUNS
92
SR
—
▲ ADV. BATTER · 86.5 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Peter Burge
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Peter Burge
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Appleyard
vs Ron Archer
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
33
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
David Johnson
vs Trevor Bailey
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
15
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony Lock
vs Ian Johnson
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Appleyard
vs Keith Miller
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
44
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Appleyard
vs Jim Burke
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
5
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Jim Laker
vs Gil Langley
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
14
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Willie Watson
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Tony Lock
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Peter May
WKTS
1
BALLS
18
RUNS
5
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 18.0 balls/wkt
Ken Archer
vs Colin Cowdrey
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Alan Davidson
vs Bob Appleyard
WKTS
1
BALLS
17
RUNS
8
SR
—
▮ BALANCED · 17.0 balls/wkt
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