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2nd Test-The Ashes (Australia in England) 1956

TESTLord's, LondonThu, 21 Jun - Tue, 26 Jun 1956 - 15:30

ENG

England

421/10 (20.00) & 186/10 (99.2)

Australia

531/7 (20.00) & 257/10 (92.5)

AUS

Australia won by 185 runs

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: 1-137 (Colin McDonald), 2-137 (Neil Harvey), 3-151 (Jim Burke), 4-185 (Peter Burge) FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (lb 2)	2
TOTAL 285(146.1 Ov, RR: 1.94)	287	0		22	0		In 1956	1632			Career	312663	0	0
Colin McDonald c Trueman b Bailey	78	0	230	7	0	0.00	In 1956	111	11	0	Career	1277	94	2
Jim Burke st (wk)Evans b Laker	65	0	250	6	0	0.00	In 1956	150	15	0	Career	374	30	0
Neil Harvey c (wk)Evans b Bailey	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1956	77	10	0	Career	3843	334	1
Peter Burge b Statham	21	0	93	0	0	0.00	In 1956	77	7	0	Career	126	11	0
Keith Miller b Trueman	28	0	110	2	0	0.00	In 1956	62	5	0	Career	2785	214	22
Ken Mackay c Bailey b Laker	38	0	160	4	0	0.00	In 1956	69	7	0	Career	69	7	0
Ron Archer b Wardle	28	0	91	2	0	0.00	In 1956	62	8	1	Career	656	65	8
Richie Benaud b Statham	5	0	6	1	0	0.00	In 1956	119	17	2	Career	674	71	7
Ian Johnson (c) c (wk)Evans b Trueman	6	0	65	0	0	0.00	In 1956	35	4	0	Career	882	51	2
Gil Langley (WK) c Bailey b Laker	14	0	50	0	0	0.00	In 1956	21	0	0	Career	349	20	0
Pat Crawford not out	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (lb 2)	2

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Brian Statham	35.00	9	70	2	2.00	In 1956	3	7/49	Career	92
Fred Trueman	28.00	6	54	2	1.92	In 1956	7	8/31	Career	46
Trevor Bailey	34.00	12	72	2	2.11	In 1956	6	7/34	Career	90
Jim Laker	29.10	10	47	3	1.61	In 1956	9	7/103	Career	95
Johnny Wardle	20.00	7	40	1	2.00	In 1956	1	7/56	Career	75

ENGEngland innings

421/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (lb 14)	14
TOTAL 171(82 Ov, RR: 2.08)	185	0		17	0		In 1956	1632			Career	312663	0	0
Peter Richardson c (wk)Langley b Miller	9	0	41	0	0	0.00	In 1956	184	19	0	Career	184	19	0
Colin Cowdrey c Benaud b Mackay	23	0	97	5	0	0.00	In 1956	156	17	0	Career	590	70	0
Tom Graveney b Miller	5	0	12	0	0	0.00	In 1956	41	2	0	Career	1631	75	2
Peter May (c) b Benaud	63	0	150	8	0	0.00	In 1956	189	18	0	Career	2189	161	2
Willie Watson c Benaud b Miller	6	0	49	0	0	0.00	In 1956	32	2	0	Career	710	60	2
Trevor Bailey b Miller	32	0	135	2	0	0.00	In 1956	64	5	0	Career	1734	133	2
Godfrey Evans (WK) st (wk)Langley b Benaud	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1956	28	4	0	Career	1859	137	2
Jim Laker b Archer	12	0	50	1	0	0.00	In 1956	25	3	0	Career	517	36	1
Johnny Wardle c (wk)Langley b Archer	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	574	47	12
Fred Trueman c (wk)Langley b Miller	7	0	5	1	0	0.00	In 1956	9	1	0	Career	82	1	2
Brian Statham not out	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	240	9	1
Extras (lb 14)	14

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Keith Miller	34.10	9	72	5	2.10	In 1956	16	7/60	Career	153
Pat Crawford	4.50	2	4	0	0.82	In 1956	0	0/4	Career	0
Ron Archer	23.00	9	47	2	2.04	In 1956	9	4/33	Career	38
Ken Mackay	11.00	3	15	1	1.36	In 1956	1	1/15	Career	1
Richie Benaud	9.00	2	19	2	2.11	In 1956	3	4/120	Career	44

AUSAustralia innings

186/10 (99.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 2, lb 2, nb 4)	8
TOTAL 257(92.5 Ov, RR: 2.76)	265	0		30	1		In 1956	1632			Career	312663	0	0
Colin McDonald c Cowdrey b Bailey	26	0	49	4	0	0.00	In 1956	111	11	0	Career	1277	94	2
Jim Burke c Graveney b Trueman	16	0	95	1	0	0.00	In 1956	150	15	0	Career	374	30	0
Neil Harvey c Bailey b Trueman	10	0	10	2	0	0.00	In 1956	77	10	0	Career	3843	334	1
Peter Burge b Trueman	14	0	46	1	0	0.00	In 1956	77	7	0	Career	126	11	0
Ken Mackay c (wk)Evans b Statham	31	0	205	3	0	0.00	In 1956	69	7	0	Career	69	7	0
Ron Archer c (wk)Evans b Bailey	1	0	30	0	0	0.00	In 1956	62	8	1	Career	656	65	8
Keith Miller c (wk)Evans b Trueman	30	0	54	3	0	0.00	In 1956	62	5	0	Career	2785	214	22
Richie Benaud c (wk)Evans b Trueman	97	0	140	14	1	0.00	In 1956	119	17	2	Career	674	71	7
Ian Johnson (c) lbw b Bailey	17	0	45	2	0	0.00	In 1956	35	4	0	Career	882	51	2
Gil Langley (WK) not out	7	0	23	0	0	0.00	In 1956	21	0	0	Career	349	20	0
Pat Crawford lbw b Bailey	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 2, lb 2, nb 4)	8

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Brian Statham	26.00	5	59	1	2.26	In 1956	3	7/49	Career	92
Fred Trueman	28.00	2	90	5	3.21	In 1956	7	8/31	Career	46
Trevor Bailey	24.50	8	64	4	2.57	In 1956	6	7/34	Career	90
Jim Laker	7.00	3	17	0	2.42	In 1956	9	7/103	Career	95
Johnny Wardle	7.00	2	19	0	2.71	In 1956	1	7/56	Career	75

ENGEngland innings

257/10 (92.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	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	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (lb 5)	5
TOTAL 186(99.2 Ov, RR: 1.87)	191	0		21	0		In 1956	1632			Career	312663	0	0
Peter Richardson c (wk)Langley b Archer	21	0	60	3	0	0.00	In 1956	184	19	0	Career	184	19	0
Colin Cowdrey lbw b Benaud	27	0	195	2	0	0.00	In 1956	156	17	0	Career	590	70	0
Tom Graveney c (wk)Langley b Miller	18	0	70	1	0	0.00	In 1956	41	2	0	Career	1631	75	2
Willie Watson b Miller	18	0	47	2	0	0.00	In 1956	32	2	0	Career	710	60	2
Peter May (c) c (wk)Langley b Miller	53	0	125	7	0	0.00	In 1956	189	18	0	Career	2189	161	2
Trevor Bailey c Harvey b Archer	18	0	72	2	0	0.00	In 1956	64	5	0	Career	1734	133	2
Godfrey Evans (WK) c (wk)Langley b Miller	20	0	20	3	0	0.00	In 1956	28	4	0	Career	1859	137	2
Jim Laker c (wk)Langley b Archer	4	0	10	1	0	0.00	In 1956	25	3	0	Career	517	36	1
Johnny Wardle b Miller	0	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	574	47	12
Fred Trueman b Archer	2	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1956	9	1	0	Career	82	1	2
Brian Statham not out	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	240	9	1
Extras (lb 5)	5

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Keith Miller	36.00	12	80	5	2.22	In 1956	16	7/60	Career	153
Ron Archer	31.20	8	71	4	2.26	In 1956	9	4/33	Career	38
Richie Benaud	28.00	14	27	1	0.96	In 1956	3	4/120	Career	44
Ian Johnson	4.00	2	3	0	0.75	In 1956	1	7/42	Career	93

MILESTONES

Ken Mackay played their 1st TestAUSREACHED

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