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Thu, 07 Jul - Tue, 12 Jul 1955 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Old Trafford, Manchester
South Africa won by 3 wickets
England
450/10 (20.00) & 381/10 (173.5)
South Africa
521/7 (20.00) & 145/7 (30.3)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Denis Compton
2
Colin Cowdrey
2
Roy McLean
2
Trevor Goddard
2
Best Average
Neil Adcock
16.666666
Peter Heine
19.625000
Frank Tyson
29.833333
Sir Alec Bedser
38.250000
Percy Mansell
46.000000
Most Wickets
Peter Heine
8
Frank Tyson
6
Neil Adcock
6
Sir Alec Bedser
4
Trevor Goddard
3
Most Runs Conceed
Frank Tyson
179
Hugh Tayfield
159
Peter Heine
157
Sir Alec Bedser
153
Tony Lock
144
Best Economy
Neil Adcock
1.785714
Hugh Tayfield
1.838150
Trevor Goddard
1.945945
Tony Lock
2.028169
Percy Mansell
2.190476
Best Bowling Fig
Peter Heine
5
Frank Tyson
3
Neil Adcock
3
Trevor Goddard
3
Sir Alec Bedser
2
Highest Score
Denis Compton
158
Peter May
117
John Waite
113
Paul Winslow
108
Jackie McGlew
104
Most Runs
Denis Compton
229
Jackie McGlew
152
Peter May
151
Paul Winslow
124
John Waite
123
Most Fours
Denis Compton
34
Peter May
21
Jackie McGlew
15
John Waite
14
Paul Winslow
14
Best Averages
Jackie McGlew
152.000000
John Waite
123.000000
Denis Compton
114.500000
Trevor Bailey
82.000000
Peter May
75.500000
Most Runs Conceed
Trevor Goddard
144
Trevor Bailey
102
Neil Adcock
100
Best Bowling Fig
Tony Lock
2
Trevor Bailey
1
Hugh Tayfield
1
Percy Mansell
1
Most Not Outs
Trevor Bailey
2
Tony Lock
2
Hugh Tayfield
2
Jackie McGlew
2
John Waite
2
Peter Heine
1
Most Wickets
Tony Lock
3
Hugh Tayfield
2
Percy Mansell
1
Trevor Bailey
1
Best Economy
Fred Titmus
2.684210
Trevor Bailey
2.756756
Best Strike Rate
Peter Heine
42
Neil Adcock
56
Frank Tyson
57.3
Best Strike Rate
Paul Winslow
15.500000
Godfrey Evans
12.000000
Best Average
Tony Lock
48.000000
Trevor Goddard
48.000000
Hugh Tayfield
79.500000
Best Averages
Paul Winslow
62.000000
Tony Lock
36.000000
Most 100s
John Waite
2
Denis Compton
2
Peter May
2
Most Runs
Trevor Bailey
82
Trevor Goddard
70
Most Ducks
Godfrey Evans
2
Tom Graveney
2
Fred Titmus
2
Highest Score
Trevor Goddard
62
Roy McLean
50
Colin Cowdrey
50
Most sixes
Paul Winslow
5
Roy McLean
1
Most 100s
Paul Winslow
2
Jackie McGlew
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Frank Tyson
124
Tony Lock
121
Hugh Tayfield
102
Trevor Bailey
102
Sir Alec Bedser
92
Trevor Goddard
92
Peter Heine
86
Most Ducks
Headley Keith
2
Best Strike Rate
Sir Alec Bedser
61.5
Percy Mansell
126
Tony Lock
142
Trevor Goddard
148
Most Fours
Trevor Bailey
11
Trevor Goddard
8
Godfrey Evans
7
Roy McLean
7
Most Balls Faced
Paul Winslow
8
Worst Bowling Fig
Fred Titmus
51
Most Balls Faced
Godfrey Evans
3