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England v South Africa @ Kennington Oval, London
13, 15, 16, 17 August 1955 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: TJ Bartley, D Davies
Match Result: England won by 92 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Ikin | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 17 | - | 101 | 1 | - |
| 2. Brian Close | c Percy Mansell b Trevor Goddard | 32 | - | 119 | 2 | - |
| *3. Peter May | c Trevor Goddard b Eddie Fuller | 3 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c John Waite b Trevor Goddard | 30 | - | 119 | 2 | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | c Percy Mansell b Hugh Tayfield | 25 | - | 95 | 3 | - |
| 6. Tom Graveney | c Eddie Fuller b Trevor Goddard | 13 | - | 52 | 1 | - |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | c Peter Heine b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| +8. Dick Spooner | b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c & b Trevor Goddard | 2 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Tony Lock | c Roy McLean b Trevor Goddard | 18 | - | 19 | 3 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 4 | - | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-51 (Jack Ikin), 2-59 (Brian Close), 3-69 (Peter May), 4-105 (Willie Watson), 5-117 (Denis Compton), 6-117 (Trevor Bailey), 7-118 (Dick Spooner), 8-123 (Tom Graveney), 9-130 (Jim Laker), 151 (Tony Lock). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.4 ovs) 151 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 21 | 3 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 22.4 | 9 | 31 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Fuller | 27 | 11 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 19 | 7 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Dick Spooner b Brian Statham | 30 | - | 154 | 1 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 8 | - | 39 | - | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | b Tony Lock | 5 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c Jack Ikin b Tony Lock | 0 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | b Tony Lock | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| +6. John Waite | c Tony Lock b Jim Laker | 28 | - | 69 | 4 | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | not out | 12 | - | 55 | 1 | - |
| 8. Percy Mansell | lbw b Jim Laker | 6 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | b Brian Statham | 4 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Eddie Fuller | c Dick Spooner b Tony Lock | 5 | - | 9 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Heine | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Trevor Goddard), 2-29 (Headley Keith), 3-31 (Russell Endean), 4-33 (Roy McLean), 5-77 (John Waite), 6-77 (Jackie McGlew), 7-86 (Percy Mansell), 8-91 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-98 (Eddie Fuller), 112 (Peter Heine). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65 ovs) 112 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 15 | 3 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 22 | 11 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 23 | 13 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Ikin | c Trevor Goddard b Peter Heine | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Brian Close | b Trevor Goddard | 15 | - | 71 | 1 | - |
| 3. Tom Graveney | b Hugh Tayfield | 42 | - | 144 | 3 | - |
| *4. Peter May | not out | 89 | - | 299 | 10 | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | c John Waite b Eddie Fuller | 30 | - | 141 | 4 | - |
| 6. Willie Watson | b Eddie Fuller | 3 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| +8. Dick Spooner | b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | b Hugh Tayfield | 12 | - | 20 | 1 | - |
| 10. Tony Lock | lbw b Peter Heine | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Jack Ikin), 2-30 (Brian Close), 3-95 (Tom Graveney), 4-157 (Denis Compton), 5-165 (Willie Watson), 6-166 (Trevor Bailey), 7-170 (Dick Spooner), 8-188 (Jim Laker), 9-197 (Tony Lock), 204 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 123.4 ovs) 204 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 25 | 6 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 19 | 10 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Fuller | 20 | 3 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 53.4 | 29 | 60 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | lbw b Tony Lock | 19 | - | 108 | 1 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Tom Graveney b Tony Lock | 20 | - | 56 | 2 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Peter May b Tony Lock | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | lbw b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | lbw b Jim Laker | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| +6. John Waite | b Jim Laker | 60 | - | 146 | 9 | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | lbw b Jim Laker | 9 | - | 23 | 1 | - |
| 8. Percy Mansell | c Willie Watson b Tony Lock | 9 | - | 77 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 10 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 10. Eddie Fuller | run out ( > > ) | 16 | - | 38 | 3 | - |
| 11. Peter Heine | c Tom Graveney b Jim Laker | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Trevor Goddard), 2-28 (Headley Keith), 3-29 (Russell Endean), 4-33 (Roy McLean), 5-59 (Jackie McGlew), 6-88 (Jack Cheetham), 7-118 (Percy Mansell), 8-118 (John Waite), 9-144 (Eddie Fuller), 151 (Peter Heine). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.4 ovs) 151 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 33 | 14 | 62 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 37.4 | 18 | 56 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Jack Ikin, Brian Close, Tom Graveney, Peter May, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Trevor Bailey, Dick Spooner, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Brian Statham