- Test no. 428 | 1956 season
- Played at Old Trafford, Manchester
- 26,27,28,30,31 July 1956 (5-day match)
| England 1st innings | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| PE Richardson | c †Maddocks b Benaud | 104 | 222 | 11 | 0 | ||
| MC Cowdrey | c †Maddocks b Lindwall | 80 | 190 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Rev.DS Sheppard | b Archer | 113 | 295 | 14 | 1 | ||
| PBH May* | c Archer b Benaud | 43 | 111 | 6 | 0 | ||
| TE Bailey | b Johnson | 20 | 43 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C Washbrook | lbw b Johnson | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ASM Oakman | c Archer b Johnson | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TG Evans† | st †Maddocks b Johnson | 47 | 29 | 5 | 2 | ||
| JC Laker | run out | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GAR Lock | not out | 25 | 44 | 1 | 0 | ||
| JB Statham | c †Maddocks b Lindwall | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 5, w 1) | 8 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 158.3 overs) | 459 | (2.89 runs per over) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-174 (Cowdrey), 2-195 (Richardson), 3-288 (May), 4-321 (Bailey), 5-327 (Washbrook), 6-339 (Oakman), 7-401 (Evans), 8-417 (Laker), 9-458 (Sheppard), 10-459 (Statham) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RR Lindwall | 21.3 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 2.93 | |||
| KR Miller | 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1.95 | |||
| RG Archer | 22 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 3.31 | |||
| IWG Johnson | 47 | 10 | 151 | 4 | 3.21 | |||
| R Benaud | 47 | 17 | 123 | 2 | 2.61 |
| Australia 1st innings | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| CC McDonald | c Lock b Laker | 32 | 80 | 5 | 0 | ||
| JW Burke | c Cowdrey b Lock | 22 | 102 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RN Harvey | b Laker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ID Craig | lbw b Laker | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KR Miller | c Oakman b Laker | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | ||
| KD Mackay | c Oakman b Laker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RG Archer | st †Evans b Laker | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| R Benaud | c Statham b Laker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RR Lindwall | not out | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LV Maddocks† | b Laker | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IWG Johnson* | b Laker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 40.4 overs) | 84 | (2.06 runs per over) | ||||
| Fall of wickets1-48 (McDonald), 2-48 (Harvey), 3-62 (Burke), 4-62 (Craig), 5-62 (Mackay), 6-73 (Miller), 7-73 (Benaud), 8-78 (Archer), 9-84 (Maddocks), 10-84 (Johnson) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| JB Statham | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| TE Bailey | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | |||
| JC Laker | 16.4 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 2.22 | |||
| GAR Lock | 14 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.64 |
| Australia 2nd innings (following on) | R | M | 4s | 6s | |||
| CC McDonald | c Oakman b Laker | 89 | 337 | 10 | 0 | ||
| JW Burke | c Lock b Laker | 33 | 105 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RN Harvey | c Cowdrey b Laker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ID Craig | lbw b Laker | 38 | 259 | 5 | 0 | ||
| KD Mackay | c Oakman b Laker | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KR Miller | b Laker | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RG Archer | c Oakman b Laker | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R Benaud | b Laker | 18 | 105 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RR Lindwall | c Lock b Laker | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IWG Johnson* | not out | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LV Maddocks† | lbw b Laker | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 12, lb 4) | 16 | |||||
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| Total | (all out; 150.2 overs) | 205 | (1.36 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| JB Statham | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0.93 | |||
| TE Bailey | 20 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1.55 | |||
| JC Laker | 51.2 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1.03 | |||
| GAR Lock | 55 | 30 | 69 | 0 | 1.25 | |||
| ASM Oakman | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.62 |
| Match details |
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Toss England, who chose to bat Series England led the 5-match series 2-1 |
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Umpires
DE Davies and FS Lee |
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Close of play 26 Jul day 1 - England 1st innings 307/3 (Rev.DS Sheppard 59*, TE Bailey 14*) 27 Jul day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 53/1 (JW Burke 33*, ID Craig 8*) 28 Jul day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 59/2 (CC McDonald 15*, ID Craig 10*) 29 Jul rest day 30 Jul day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 84/2 (CC McDonald 25*, ID Craig 24*) 31 Jul day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 205 (150.2 ov) - end of match |
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Match Coverage
Photos
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Jul 31, 1956 
Jim Laker completes his ten-for as Len Maddocks is trapped lbw © The Cricketer International |
Jul 31, 1956 
Ian Craig is trapped lbw by Jim Laker in the second innings © The Cricketer International |
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