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England v South Africa @ Headingley, Leeds
21, 22, 23, 25, 26 July 1955 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: TJ Bartley, F Chester
Match Result: South Africa won by 224 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | c Arthur McIntyre b Peter Loader | 23 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | b Peter Loader | 9 | - | 105 | 1 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Arthur McIntyre b Peter Loader | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 4. Percy Mansell | b Trevor Bailey | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Peter May b Peter Loader | 41 | - | 105 | - | - |
| +6. John Waite | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Paul Winslow | b Brian Statham | 8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 8. Russell Endean | b Brian Statham | 41 | - | 110 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | b Tony Lock | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | lbw b Brian Statham | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Jackie McGlew), 2-33 (Headley Keith), 3-34 (Percy Mansell), 4-34 (Trevor Goddard), 5-38 (John Waite), 6-63 (Paul Winslow), 7-98 (Roy McLean), 8-154 (Russell Endean), 9-170 (Peter Heine), 171 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70.2 ovs) 171 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 20.2 | 7 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 19 | 7 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 16 | 7 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Trevor Bailey | lbw b Peter Heine | 9 | - | 30 | 1 | - |
| 2. Frank Lowson | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 5 | - | 55 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | b Hugh Tayfield | 47 | - | 145 | - | - |
| 4. Tony Lock | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 17 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | c Percy Mansell b Hugh Tayfield | 61 | - | 80 | - | - |
| 6. Tom Graveney | lbw b Peter Heine | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Doug Insole | lbw b Peter Heine | 3 | - | 65 | - | - |
| +8. Arthur McIntyre | lbw b Peter Heine | 3 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | c Trevor Goddard b Hugh Tayfield | 24 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Brian Statham | b Hugh Tayfield | 4 | - | 8 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Loader | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Trevor Bailey), 2-23 (Frank Lowson), 3-53 (Tony Lock), 4-117 (Peter May), 5-152 (Tom Graveney), 6-152 (Denis Compton), 7-161 (Arthur McIntyre), 8-186 (Johnny Wardle), 9-191 (Brian Statham), 191 (Doug Insole). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.5 ovs) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 29.5 | 11 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 25 | 12 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 31 | 14 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | c Peter May b Johnny Wardle | 133 | - | 400 | 13 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Arthur McIntyre b Johnny Wardle | 74 | - | 260 | 7 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | b Johnny Wardle | 73 | - | 201 | 11 | - |
| 4. Roy McLean | c Frank Lowson b Johnny Wardle | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Paul Winslow | c Tony Lock b Brian Statham | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Russell Endean | not out | 116 | - | 245 | 16 | - |
| +7. John Waite | c Arthur McIntyre b Tony Lock | 32 | - | 100 | 5 | - |
| 8. Percy Mansell | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | lbw b Brian Statham | 14 | - | 34 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | b Trevor Bailey | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | b Trevor Bailey | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-176 (Trevor Goddard), 2-265 (Jackie McGlew), 3-269 (Roy McLean), 4-303 (Headley Keith), 5-311 (Paul Winslow), 6-387 (John Waite), 7-400 (Percy Mansell), 8-439 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-468 (Peter Heine), 500 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 208.5 ovs) 500 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 40 | 10 | 129 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 29 | 9 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 40.5 | 11 | 97 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 57 | 22 | 100 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 42 | 13 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tom Graveney | c Roy McLean b Hugh Tayfield | 36 | - | 82 | - | - |
| 2. Frank Lowson | b Trevor Goddard | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| *3. Peter May | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 97 | - | 210 | 13 | - |
| 4. Doug Insole | c Headley Keith b Trevor Goddard | 47 | - | 135 | - | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | c John Waite b Trevor Goddard | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c & b Hugh Tayfield | 8 | - | 125 | 1 | - |
| +7. Arthur McIntyre | c Peter Heine b Hugh Tayfield | 4 | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | c Peter Heine b Hugh Tayfield | 21 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9. Tony Lock | c Percy Mansell b Trevor Goddard | 7 | - | 40 | - | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | hit wicket b Trevor Goddard | 3 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 11. Peter Loader | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Frank Lowson), 2-59 (Tom Graveney), 3-160 (Doug Insole), 4-204 (Peter May), 5-210 (Denis Compton), 6-215 (Arthur McIntyre), 7-239 (Johnny Wardle), 8-246 (Tony Lock), 9-256 (Brian Statham), 256 (Trevor Bailey). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 142.1 ovs) 256 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 14 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 62 | 37 | 69 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 47.1 | 15 | 94 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 19 | 2 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Tom Graveney, Frank Lowson, Peter May, Doug Insole, Denis Compton, Trevor Bailey, Arthur McIntyre, Johnny Wardle, Tony Lock, Brian Statham, Peter Loader