- Test no. 427 | 1956 season
- Played at Headingley, Leeds
- 12,13,14,16,17 July 1956 (5-day match)
| England 1st innings | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| PE Richardson | c †Maddocks b Archer | 5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MC Cowdrey | c †Maddocks b Archer | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ASM Oakman | b Archer | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PBH May* | c Lindwall b Johnson | 101 | 317 | 12 | 0 | ||
| C Washbrook | lbw b Benaud | 98 | 328 | 13 | 0 | ||
| GAR Lock | c Miller b Benaud | 21 | 62 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DJ Insole | c Mackay b Benaud | 5 | 43 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TE Bailey | not out | 33 | 129 | 3 | 0 | ||
| TG Evans† | b Lindwall | 40 | 67 | 5 | 0 | ||
| JC Laker | b Lindwall | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FS Trueman | c & b Lindwall | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 9) | 13 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 167.4 overs) | 325 | (1.93 runs per over) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-2 (Cowdrey), 2-8 (Oakman), 3-17 (Richardson), 4-204 (May), 5-226 (Washbrook), 6-243 (Lock), 7-248 (Insole), 8-301 (Evans), 9-321 (Laker), 10-325 (Trueman) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RR Lindwall | 33.4 | 11 | 67 | 3 | 1.99 | |||
| RG Archer | 50 | 24 | 68 | 3 | 1.36 | |||
| KD Mackay | 13 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2.23 | |||
| R Benaud | 42 | 9 | 89 | 3 | 2.11 | |||
| IWG Johnson | 29 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 2.03 |
| Australia 1st innings | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| CC McDonald | c †Evans b Trueman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JW Burke | lbw b Lock | 41 | 102 | 5 | 0 | ||
| RN Harvey | c Trueman b Lock | 11 | 59 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PJP Burge | lbw b Laker | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KD Mackay | c Bailey b Laker | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KR Miller | b Laker | 41 | 130 | 4 | 1 | ||
| RG Archer | b Laker | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| R Benaud | c Oakman b Laker | 30 | 91 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LV Maddocks† | c Trueman b Lock | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IWG Johnson* | c Richardson b Lock | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RR Lindwall | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6) | 10 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 71.1 overs) | 143 | (2.00 runs per over) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-2 (McDonald), 2-40 (Harvey), 3-59 (Burge), 4-59 (Burke), 5-63 (Mackay), 6-69 (Archer), 7-142 (Benaud), 8-143 (Maddocks), 9-143 (Miller), 10-143 (Johnson) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| FS Trueman | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2.37 | |||
| TE Bailey | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2.14 | |||
| JC Laker | 29 | 10 | 58 | 5 | 2.00 | |||
| GAR Lock | 27.1 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 1.50 |
| Australia 2nd innings (following on) | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| CC McDonald | b Trueman | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JW Burke | b Laker | 16 | 79 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RN Harvey | c & b Lock | 69 | 270 | 4 | 0 | ||
| KR Miller | c Trueman b Laker | 26 | 146 | 1 | 2 | ||
| PJP Burge | lbw b Laker | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| R Benaud | b Laker | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IWG Johnson* | c Oakman b Laker | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KD Mackay | b Laker | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RG Archer | c Washbrook b Lock | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LV Maddocks† | lbw b Lock | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RR Lindwall | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 4) | 11 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 99.3 overs) | 140 | (1.40 runs per over) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-10 (McDonald), 2-45 (Burke), 3-108 (Miller), 4-120 (Burge), 5-128 (Benaud), 6-136 (Johnson), 7-138 (Harvey), 8-140 (Archer), 9-140 (Maddocks), 10-140 (Mackay) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| FS Trueman | 11 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1.90 | |||
| TE Bailey | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.85 | |||
| JC Laker | 41.3 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 1.32 | |||
| GAR Lock | 40 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Match details |
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Toss England, who chose to bat Series 5-match series level 1-1 |
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Test debut
ASM Oakman
(England) |
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Umpires
JS Buller and D Davies |
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Close of play 12 Jul day 1 - England 1st innings 204/4 (C Washbrook 90*, GAR Lock 0*) 13 Jul day 2 - Australia 1st innings 81/6 (KR Miller 8*, R Benaud 8*) 14 Jul day 3 - no play 15 Jul rest day 16 Jul day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 93/2 (RN Harvey 40*, KR Miller 24*) 17 Jul day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 140 (99.3 ov) - end of match |
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Jul 27, 1956 
Ray Lindwall walks out to bat © PA Photos |
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