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South Africa v England @ Newlands, Cape Town
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 January 1957 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: D Collins, VJ Costello
Match Result: England won by 312 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Peter Heine | 45 | - | 131 | 7 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 34 | - | 164 | 3 | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | c Roy McLean b Hugh Tayfield | 58 | - | 196 | 5 | - |
| *4. Peter May | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 8 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b Neil Adcock | 101 | - | 369 | 9 | 1 |
| 6. Doug Insole | c Trevor Goddard b Neil Adcock | 29 | - | 79 | 3 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Jackie McGlew b Trevor Goddard | 62 | - | 83 | 5 | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | st John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 3 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Loader | c Headley Keith b Hugh Tayfield | 10 | - | 4 | 2 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 2 | - | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (Peter Richardson), 2-88 (Trevor Bailey), 3-116 (Peter May), 4-183 (Denis Compton), 5-233 (Doug Insole), 6-326 (Godfrey Evans), 7-334 (Johnny Wardle), 8-335 (Jim Laker), 9-346 (Peter Loader), 369 (Colin Cowdrey). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 135.2 ovs) 369 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 19 | 0 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 22.2 | 2 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 53 | 21 | 130 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 38 | 12 | 74 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | c Colin Cowdrey b Jim Laker | 14 | - | 55 | 1 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Godfrey Evans b Peter Loader | 18 | - | 116 | - | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Godfrey Evans b Peter Loader | 14 | - | 93 | 2 | - |
| 4. Clive van Ryneveld | b Johnny Wardle | 25 | - | 175 | - | - |
| 5. Hugh Tayfield | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | c Peter May b Brian Statham | 42 | - | 117 | 5 | - |
| +7. John Waite | c Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 49 | - | 153 | 5 | - |
| 8. Russell Endean | b Johnny Wardle | 17 | - | 107 | 2 | - |
| 9. John Watkins | not out | 7 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | b Johnny Wardle | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | c Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 11 | - | 8 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Jackie McGlew), 2-39 (Trevor Goddard), 3-48 (Headley Keith), 4-63 (Hugh Tayfield), 5-110 (Clive van Ryneveld), 6-126 (Roy McLean), 7-178 (Russell Endean), 8-191 (John Waite), 9-191 (Peter Heine), 205 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.6 ovs) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 16 | 0 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 21 | 5 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 28 | 8 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 23.6 | 9 | 53 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Russell Endean b Trevor Goddard | 44 | - | 125 | 2 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | b Peter Heine | 28 | - | 127 | 3 | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | c & b Trevor Goddard | 64 | - | 161 | 7 | - |
| *4. Peter May | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 15 | - | 44 | 1 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 61 | - | 87 | 8 | - |
| +6. Godfrey Evans | c Russell Endean b Trevor Goddard | 1 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Doug Insole | not out | 3 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | ||||||
| 9. Jim Laker | ||||||
| 10. Peter Loader | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-74 (Peter Richardson), 2-74 (Trevor Bailey), 3-109 (Peter May), 4-196 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-208 (Godfrey Evans), 6-220 (Denis Compton). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 63.5 ovs) 220 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 21 | 1 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 12 | 4 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 17.5 | 1 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 10 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | b Johnny Wardle | 7 | - | 74 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Trevor Bailey b Johnny Wardle | 26 | - | 130 | - | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Peter May b Johnny Wardle | 4 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | handled the ball b | 3 | - | 66 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | lbw b Jim Laker | 22 | - | 51 | 2 | - |
| +6. John Waite | c Colin Cowdrey b Johnny Wardle | 2 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 7. Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 0 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 8. John Watkins | c & b Johnny Wardle | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Heine | b Johnny Wardle | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | c Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | b Jim Laker | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Jackie McGlew), 2-28 (Headley Keith), 3-42 (Trevor Goddard), 4-56 (Russell Endean), 5-67 (Roy McLean), 6-67 (John Waite), 7-67 (John Watkins), 8-67 (Peter Heine), 9-71 (Hugh Tayfield), 72 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50.1 ovs) 72 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 14.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 19 | 3 | 36 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, Trevor Goddard, Headley Keith, Russell Endean, Roy McLean, John Waite, Clive van Ryneveld, John Watkins, Peter Heine, Hugh Tayfield, Neil Adcock