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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
26, 27, 28, 30, 31 July 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: DE Davies, FS Lee
Match Result: England won by an innings and 170 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Len Maddocks b Richie Benaud | 104 | - | 222 | 11 | - |
| 2. Colin Cowdrey | c Len Maddocks b Ray Lindwall | 80 | - | 190 | 11 | - |
| 3. David Sheppard | b Ron Archer | 113 | - | 295 | 14 | 1 |
| *4. Peter May | c Ron Archer b Richie Benaud | 43 | - | 111 | 6 | - |
| 5. Trevor Bailey | b Ian Johnson | 20 | - | 43 | 2 | - |
| 6. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Ian Johnson | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | - |
| 7. Alan Oakman | c Ron Archer b Ian Johnson | 10 | - | 11 | 1 | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | st Len Maddocks b Ian Johnson | 47 | - | 29 | 5 | 2 |
| 9. Jim Laker | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Tony Lock | not out | 25 | - | 44 | 1 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | c Len Maddocks b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-174 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-195 (Peter Richardson), 3-288 (Peter May), 4-321 (Trevor Bailey), 5-327 (Cyril Washbrook), 6-339 (Alan Oakman), 7-401 (Godfrey Evans), 8-417 (Jim Laker), 9-458 (David Sheppard), 459 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 158.3 ovs) 459 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 21.3 | 6 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 22 | 6 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 47 | 10 | 151 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 47 | 17 | 123 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Tony Lock b Jim Laker | 32 | - | 80 | 5 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Colin Cowdrey b Tony Lock | 22 | - | 102 | 2 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | lbw b Jim Laker | 8 | - | 22 | 1 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 6 | - | 15 | - | 1 |
| 6. Ken Mackay | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Ron Archer | st Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 6 | - | 12 | 1 | - |
| 8. Richie Benaud | c Brian Statham b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | not out | 6 | - | 14 | 1 | - |
| +10. Len Maddocks | b Jim Laker | 4 | - | 7 | - | - |
| *11. Ian Johnson | b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-48 (Colin McDonald), 2-48 (Neil Harvey), 3-62 (Jim Burke), 4-62 (Ian Craig), 5-62 (Ken Mackay), 6-73 (Keith Miller), 7-73 (Richie Benaud), 8-78 (Ron Archer), 9-84 (Len Maddocks), 84 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 40.4 ovs) 84 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 16.4 | 4 | 37 | 9 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 14 | 3 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 89 | - | 337 | 10 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Tony Lock b Jim Laker | 33 | - | 105 | 4 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Colin Cowdrey b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | lbw b Jim Laker | 38 | - | 259 | 5 | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 6. Keith Miller | b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 7. Ron Archer | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 8. Richie Benaud | b Jim Laker | 18 | - | 105 | 3 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Tony Lock b Jim Laker | 8 | - | 41 | 1 | - |
| *10. Ian Johnson | not out | 1 | - | 25 | - | - |
| +11. Len Maddocks | lbw b Jim Laker | 2 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Neil Harvey), 2-55 (Jim Burke), 3-114 (Ian Craig), 4-124 (Ken Mackay), 5-130 (Keith Miller), 6-130 (Ron Archer), 7-181 (Colin McDonald), 8-198 (Richie Benaud), 9-203 (Ray Lindwall), 205 (Len Maddocks). |
| Extras | 12b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 150.2 ovs) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 20 | 8 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 51.2 | 23 | 53 | 10 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 55 | 30 | 69 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Oakman | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Peter Richardson, Colin Cowdrey, David Sheppard, Peter May, Trevor Bailey, Cyril Washbrook, Alan Oakman, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Brian Statham