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England v South Africa @ Old Trafford, Manchester
7, 8, 9, 11, 12 July 1955 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: D Davies, FS Lee
Match Result: South Africa won by 3 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Don Kenyon | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 5 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Tom Graveney | c Hugh Tayfield b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | 12 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | c Percy Mansell b Trevor Goddard | 34 | - | 82 | 5 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 158 | - | 336 | 22 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Percy Mansell b Hugh Tayfield | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 44 | - | 175 | 6 | - |
| 7. Fred Titmus | lbw b Peter Heine | 0 | - | 18 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Headley Keith b Peter Heine | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Tony Lock | not out | 19 | - | 90 | 1 | - |
| 10. Frank Tyson | b Trevor Goddard | 2 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Alec Bedser | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 13b, 6lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126 ovs) 284 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 24 | 4 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 28 | 5 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 35 | 15 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 27 | 10 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Headley Keith | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | not out | 104 | - | 287 | 10 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Tom Graveney b Frank Tyson | 62 | - | 199 | 7 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Tom Graveney b Trevor Bailey | 38 | - | 180 | 3 | - |
| 4. Percy Mansell | lbw b Tony Lock | 7 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | c Godfrey Evans b Tony Lock | 5 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | b Frank Tyson | 3 | - | 12 | - | - |
| +7. John Waite | c Don Kenyon b Alec Bedser | 113 | - | 339 | 12 | - |
| 8. Paul Winslow | lbw b Alec Bedser | 108 | - | 188 | 13 | 3 |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | b Frank Tyson | 28 | - | 110 | 3 | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | not out | 22 | - | 21 | 4 | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-147 (Trevor Goddard), 2-171 (Percy Mansell), 3-179 (Russell Endean), 4-182 (Roy McLean), 5-245 (Headley Keith), 6-416 (Paul Winslow), 7-457 (John Waite), 8-494 (Hugh Tayfield). |
| Extras | 15b, 12lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 195 ovs) 521 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 31 | 2 | 92 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 44 | 5 | 124 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 37 | 8 | 102 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 64 | 24 | 121 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 19 | 7 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Don Kenyon | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 1 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 2. Tom Graveney | b Neil Adcock | 1 | - | 16 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | b Percy Mansell | 117 | - | 269 | 16 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Percy Mansell b Peter Heine | 71 | - | 103 | 12 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Trevor Goddard b Peter Heine | 50 | - | 250 | 6 | - |
| 6. Tony Lock | c Jackie McGlew b Neil Adcock | 17 | - | 76 | 2 | - |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | not out | 38 | - | 149 | 5 | - |
| 8. Fred Titmus | c Percy Mansell b Neil Adcock | 19 | - | 66 | 4 | - |
| 9. Frank Tyson | b Peter Heine | 8 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 3 | - | 25 | - | - |
| +11. Godfrey Evans | c Roy McLean b Hugh Tayfield | 36 | - | 34 | 7 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Tom Graveney), 2-2 (Don Kenyon), 3-126 (Denis Compton), 4-234 (Peter May), 5-270 (Tony Lock), 6-274 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-304 (Fred Titmus), 8-325 (Frank Tyson), 9-333 (Alec Bedser), 381 (Godfrey Evans). |
| Extras | 13b, 5lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 173.5 ovs) 381 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 32 | 8 | 86 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 28 | 12 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 51.5 | 21 | 102 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 47 | 21 | 92 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 15 | 3 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | b Frank Tyson | 48 | - | 108 | 5 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Peter May b Alec Bedser | 8 | - | 17 | 1 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Roy McLean | run out ( > > ) | 50 | - | 71 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Paul Winslow | b Frank Tyson | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. Percy Mansell | lbw b Frank Tyson | 4 | - | 13 | - | - |
| +7. John Waite | not out | 10 | - | 27 | 2 | - |
| 8. Russell Endean | c Fred Titmus b Tony Lock | 2 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | ||||||
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-18 (Trevor Goddard), 2-23 (Headley Keith), 3-95 (Roy McLean), 4-112 (Paul Winslow), 5-129 (Percy Mansell), 6-132 (Jackie McGlew), 7-135 (Russell Endean). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 30.3 ovs) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 10 | 1 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 13.3 | 2 | 55 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Don Kenyon, Tom Graveney, Peter May, Denis Compton, Colin Cowdrey, Tony Lock, Trevor Bailey, Fred Titmus, Frank Tyson, Alec Bedser, Godfrey Evans