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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
21, 22, 23, 25, 26 June 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DE Davies, FS Lee
Match Result: Australia won by 185 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Fred Trueman b Trevor Bailey | 78 | - | 230 | 7 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | st Godfrey Evans b Jim Laker | 65 | - | 250 | 6 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | b Brian Statham | 21 | - | 93 | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | b Fred Trueman | 28 | - | 110 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ken Mackay | c Trevor Bailey b Jim Laker | 38 | - | 160 | 4 | - |
| 7. Ron Archer | b Johnny Wardle | 28 | - | 91 | 2 | - |
| 8. Richie Benaud | b Brian Statham | 5 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| *9. Ian Johnson | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 6 | - | 65 | - | - |
| +10. Gil Langley | c Trevor Bailey b Jim Laker | 14 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 11. Pat Crawford | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-137 (Colin McDonald), 2-137 (Neil Harvey), 3-151 (Jim Burke), 4-185 (Peter Burge), 5-196 (Keith Miller), 6-249 (Ron Archer), 7-255 (Richie Benaud), 8-265 (Ken Mackay), 9-285 (Ian Johnson), 285 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 146.1 ovs) 285 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 35 | 9 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 28 | 6 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 34 | 12 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 29.1 | 10 | 47 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 20 | 7 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 9 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 2. Colin Cowdrey | c Richie Benaud b Ken Mackay | 23 | - | 97 | 5 | - |
| 3. Tom Graveney | b Keith Miller | 5 | - | 12 | - | - |
| *4. Peter May | b Richie Benaud | 63 | - | 150 | 8 | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | c Richie Benaud b Keith Miller | 6 | - | 49 | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | b Keith Miller | 32 | - | 135 | 2 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | st Gil Langley b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Jim Laker | b Ron Archer | 12 | - | 50 | 1 | - |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Fred Trueman | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Peter Richardson), 2-32 (Tom Graveney), 3-60 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-87 (Willie Watson), 5-128 (Peter May), 6-128 (Godfrey Evans), 7-161 (Jim Laker), 8-161 (Johnny Wardle), 9-170 (Fred Trueman), 171 (Trevor Bailey). |
| Extras | 0b, 14lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82 ovs) 171 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 34.1 | 9 | 72 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Crawford | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 23 | 9 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 9 | 2 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Colin Cowdrey b Trevor Bailey | 26 | - | 49 | 4 | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Tom Graveney b Fred Trueman | 16 | - | 95 | 1 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Trevor Bailey b Fred Trueman | 10 | - | 10 | 2 | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | b Fred Trueman | 14 | - | 46 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 31 | - | 205 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ron Archer | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 1 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 7. Keith Miller | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 30 | - | 54 | 3 | - |
| 8. Richie Benaud | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 97 | - | 140 | 14 | 1 |
| *9. Ian Johnson | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 17 | - | 45 | 2 | - |
| +10. Gil Langley | not out | 7 | - | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Pat Crawford | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Colin McDonald), 2-47 (Neil Harvey), 3-69 (Jim Burke), 4-70 (Peter Burge), 5-79 (Ron Archer), 6-112 (Keith Miller), 7-229 (Ken Mackay), 8-243 (Richie Benaud), 9-257 (Ian Johnson), 257 (Pat Crawford). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.5 ovs) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 26 | 5 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Trueman | 28 | 2 | 90 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 24.5 | 8 | 64 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 21 | - | 60 | 3 | - |
| 2. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b Richie Benaud | 27 | - | 195 | 2 | - |
| 3. Tom Graveney | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 18 | - | 70 | 1 | - |
| 4. Willie Watson | b Keith Miller | 18 | - | 47 | 2 | - |
| *5. Peter May | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 53 | - | 125 | 7 | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c Neil Harvey b Ron Archer | 18 | - | 72 | 2 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 20 | - | 20 | 3 | - |
| 8. Jim Laker | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 4 | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | b Keith Miller | 0 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Fred Trueman | b Ron Archer | 2 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Peter Richardson), 2-59 (Tom Graveney), 3-89 (Willie Watson), 4-91 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-142 (Trevor Bailey), 6-175 (Godfrey Evans), 7-180 (Peter May), 8-184 (Jim Laker), 9-184 (Johnny Wardle), 186 (Fred Trueman). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.2 ovs) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Keith Miller | 36 | 12 | 80 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 31.2 | 8 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 28 | 14 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Peter Richardson, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Willie Watson, Peter May, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Johnny Wardle, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham