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Thu, 21 Jun - Tue, 26 Jun 1956 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Lord's
Australia won by 185 runs
England
421/10 (20.00) & 186/10 (99.2)
Australia
531/7 (20.00) & 257/10 (92.5)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
531/7 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-137 (Colin McDonald), 2-137 (Neil Harvey), 3-151 (Jim Burke), 4-185 (Peter Burge)
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(lb 2)
2
TOTAL
285(146.1 Ov, RR: 1.94)
5740
0
0
440
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Colin McDonald
c Trueman b Bailey
78
0
230
7
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Jim Burke
st †Evans b Laker
65
0
250
6
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Neil Harvey
c †Evans b Bailey
0
0
2
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter Burge
b Statham
21
0
93
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Keith Miller
b Trueman
28
0
110
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Ken Mackay
c Bailey b Laker
38
0
160
4
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Ron Archer
b Wardle
28
0
91
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Richie Benaud
b Statham
5
0
6
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Ian Johnson (c)
c †Evans b Trueman
6
0
65
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Gil Langley (WK)
c Bailey b Laker
14
0
50
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Pat Crawford
not out
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(lb 2)
2
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Brian Statham
35.00
9
70
2
2.00
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Fred Trueman
28.00
6
54
2
1.92
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Trevor Bailey
34.00
12
72
2
2.11
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Jim Laker
29.10
10
47
3
1.61
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Johnny Wardle
20.00
7
40
1
2.00
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
England innigs
421/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Peter Richardson), 2-32 (Tom Graveney), 3-60 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-87 (Willie Wa
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(lb 14)
14
TOTAL
171(82 Ov, RR: 2.08)
3700
0
0
340
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter Richardson
c †Langley b Miller
9
0
41
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Colin Cowdrey
c Benaud b Mackay
23
0
97
5
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Tom Graveney
b Miller
5
0
12
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter May (c)
b Benaud
63
0
150
8
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Willie Watson
c Benaud b Miller
6
0
49
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Trevor Bailey
b Miller
32
0
135
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
st †Langley b Benaud
0
0
3
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Jim Laker
b Archer
12
0
50
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Johnny Wardle
c †Langley b Archer
0
0
3
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Fred Trueman
c †Langley b Miller
7
0
5
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Brian Statham
not out
0
0
2
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(lb 14)
14
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Keith Miller
34.10
9
72
5
2.10
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Pat Crawford
4.50
2
4
0
0.82
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Ron Archer
23.00
9
47
2
2.04
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Ken Mackay
11.00
3
15
1
1.36
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Richie Benaud
9.00
2
19
2
2.11
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Australia innigs
186/10 (99.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Colin McDonald), 2-47 (Neil Harvey), 3-69 (Jim Burke), 4-70 (Peter Burge), 5-
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 2, nb 4)
8
TOTAL
257(92.5 Ov, RR: 2.76)
5300
0
0
600
20
0.00
In 1956
Career
Colin McDonald
c Cowdrey b Bailey
26
0
49
4
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Jim Burke
c Graveney b Trueman
16
0
95
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Neil Harvey
c Bailey b Trueman
10
0
10
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter Burge
b Trueman
14
0
46
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Ken Mackay
c †Evans b Statham
31
0
205
3
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Ron Archer
c †Evans b Bailey
1
0
30
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Keith Miller
c †Evans b Trueman
30
0
54
3
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Richie Benaud
c †Evans b Trueman
97
0
140
14
1
0.00
In 1956
Career
Ian Johnson (c)
lbw b Bailey
17
0
45
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Gil Langley (WK)
not out
7
0
23
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Pat Crawford
lbw b Bailey
0
0
2
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 2, nb 4)
8
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Brian Statham
26.00
5
59
1
2.26
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Fred Trueman
28.00
2
90
5
3.21
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Trevor Bailey
24.50
8
64
4
2.57
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Jim Laker
7.00
3
17
0
2.42
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Johnny Wardle
7.00
2
19
0
2.71
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
England innigs
257/10 (92.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Peter Richardson), 2-59 (Tom Graveney), 3-89 (Willie Watson), 4-91 (Colin Cow
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(lb 5)
5
TOTAL
186(99.2 Ov, RR: 1.87)
3820
0
0
420
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter Richardson
c †Langley b Archer
21
0
60
3
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Colin Cowdrey
lbw b Benaud
27
0
195
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Tom Graveney
c †Langley b Miller
18
0
70
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Willie Watson
b Miller
18
0
47
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Peter May (c)
c †Langley b Miller
53
0
125
7
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Trevor Bailey
c Harvey b Archer
18
0
72
2
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c †Langley b Miller
20
0
20
3
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Jim Laker
c †Langley b Archer
4
0
10
1
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Johnny Wardle
b Miller
0
0
15
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Fred Trueman
b Archer
2
0
15
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Brian Statham
not out
0
0
5
0
0
0.00
In 1956
Career
Extras
(lb 5)
5
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Keith Miller
36.00
12
80
5
2.22
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Ron Archer
31.20
8
71
4
2.26
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Richie Benaud
28.00
14
27
1
0.96
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
Ian Johnson
4.00
2
3
0
0.75
0
0
0
In 1956
Career
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