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South Africa v England @ Kingsmead, Durban
25, 26, 28, 29, 30 January 1957 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: BV Malan, W Marais
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Neil Adcock | 68 | - | 141 | 4 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Headley Keith b Neil Adcock | 80 | - | 394 | 6 | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | b Peter Heine | 16 | - | 72 | 1 | - |
| *4. Peter May | c Trevor Goddard b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 6 | - | 53 | 1 | - |
| 6. Doug Insole | b Clive van Ryneveld | 13 | - | 64 | 1 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | st John Waite b Clive van Ryneveld | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | b Peter Heine | 13 | - | 51 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | not out | 0 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Loader | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 1 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | b Neil Adcock | 6 | - | 11 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-115 (Peter Richardson), 2-148 (Denis Compton), 3-151 (Peter May), 4-163 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-186 (Doug Insole), 6-186 (Godfrey Evans), 7-202 (Trevor Bailey), 8-210 (Johnny Wardle), 9-212 (Peter Loader), 218 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 5w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.3 ovs) 218 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 16 | 2 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 15.3 | 3 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 25 | 11 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 24 | 17 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 14 | 4 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tony Pithey | st Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 25 | - | 124 | 4 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | lbw b Brian Statham | 69 | - | 258 | 4 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Godfrey Evans b Peter Loader | 6 | - | 18 | 1 | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c sub b Johnny Wardle | 5 | - | 9 | 1 | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Doug Insole b Trevor Bailey | 100 | - | 257 | 14 | - |
| 6. Ken Funston | b Johnny Wardle | 19 | - | 63 | 2 | - |
| +7. John Waite | b Brian Statham | 12 | - | 60 | 1 | - |
| *8. Clive van Ryneveld | c Colin Cowdrey b Peter Loader | 16 | - | 71 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 20 | - | 57 | 1 | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | b Johnny Wardle | 6 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 3 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Tony Pithey), 2-76 (Headley Keith), 3-81 (Russell Endean), 4-145 (Trevor Goddard), 5-199 (Ken Funston), 6-225 (John Waite), 7-241 (Roy McLean), 8-264 (Clive van Ryneveld), 9-279 (Peter Heine), 283 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.2 ovs) 283 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 22 | 4 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 25 | 6 | 79 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 17 | 3 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 20.2 | 6 | 61 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 12 | 1 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | b Clive van Ryneveld | 32 | - | 96 | 2 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Clive van Ryneveld b Hugh Tayfield | 18 | - | 162 | - | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | c Headley Keith b Hugh Tayfield | 19 | - | 67 | 1 | - |
| 4. Doug Insole | not out | 110 | - | 363 | 7 | - |
| *5. Peter May | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b Peter Heine | 24 | - | 127 | 1 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 10 | - | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 8 | - | 73 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Trevor Goddard b Hugh Tayfield | 6 | - | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Loader | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 3 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | c Clive van Ryneveld b Hugh Tayfield | 9 | - | 20 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-45 (Peter Richardson), 2-77 (Denis Compton), 3-79 (Peter May), 4-144 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-167 (Godfrey Evans), 6-192 (Trevor Bailey), 7-203 (Johnny Wardle), 8-220 (Jim Laker), 9-230 (Peter Loader), 254 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.7 ovs) 254 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 22 | 3 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 21 | 8 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 13 | 5 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 37.7 | 14 | 69 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 14 | 2 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tony Pithey | b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Colin Cowdrey b Johnny Wardle | 18 | - | 99 | 1 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c sub b Jim Laker | 22 | - | 83 | 2 | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c & b Jim Laker | 26 | - | 133 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | b Johnny Wardle | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ken Funston | b Peter Loader | 44 | - | 111 | 3 | - |
| *7. Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 14 | - | 32 | 3 | - |
| +8. John Waite | not out | 1 | - | 29 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 10. Peter Heine | ||||||
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-0 (Tony Pithey), 2-39 (Headley Keith), 3-45 (Trevor Goddard), 4-49 (Roy McLean), 5-124 (Ken Funston), 6-124 (Russell Endean). |
| Extras | 5b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 58 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 11 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 8 | 2 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 20 | 7 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 18 | 7 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Tony Pithey, Trevor Goddard, Headley Keith, Russell Endean, Roy McLean, Ken Funston, Clive van Ryneveld, John Waite, Hugh Tayfield, Peter Heine, Neil Adcock