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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
23, 24, 25, 27, 28 August 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: TJ Bartley, D Davies
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 37 | - | 110 | 3 | - |
| 2. Colin Cowdrey | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 3. David Sheppard | c Ron Archer b Keith Miller | 24 | - | 78 | - | - |
| *4. Peter May | not out | 83 | - | 286 | 9 | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | c Alan Davidson b Ron Archer | 94 | - | 210 | 7 | - |
| 6. Tony Lock | c Gil Langley b Ron Archer | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Ron Archer | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | lbw b Keith Miller | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Ron Archer b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 10. Frank Tyson | c Alan Davidson b Ron Archer | 3 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | b Ron Archer | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-53 (David Sheppard), 3-66 (Peter Richardson), 4-222 (Denis Compton), 5-222 (Tony Lock), 6-222 (Cyril Washbrook), 7-223 (Godfrey Evans), 8-231 (Jim Laker), 9-243 (Frank Tyson), 247 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.2 ovs) 247 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 5 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 40 | 7 | 91 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 28.2 | 7 | 53 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Tony Lock b Frank Tyson | 3 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | b Jim Laker | 8 | - | 28 | 2 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Peter May b Tony Lock | 39 | - | 156 | 2 | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | c Brian Statham b Tony Lock | 2 | - | 8 | - | - |
| *5. Ian Johnson | b Jim Laker | 12 | - | 42 | 1 | - |
| 6. Alan Davidson | c Peter May b Jim Laker | 8 | - | 20 | 2 | - |
| 7. Keith Miller | c Cyril Washbrook b Brian Statham | 61 | - | 217 | 2 | 2 |
| 8. Ron Archer | c Frank Tyson b Jim Laker | 9 | - | 17 | - | 1 |
| 9. Richie Benaud | b Brian Statham | 32 | - | 39 | 6 | - |
| 10. Ray Lindwall | not out | 22 | - | 100 | 3 | - |
| +11. Gil Langley | lbw b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Colin McDonald), 2-17 (Jim Burke), 3-20 (Ian Craig), 4-35 (Ian Johnson), 5-47 (Alan Davidson), 6-90 (Neil Harvey), 7-111 (Ron Archer), 8-154 (Richie Benaud), 9-202 (Keith Miller), 202 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 6b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 21 | 8 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 5 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 32 | 12 | 80 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 25 | 10 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 34 | - | 114 | 4 | - |
| 2. Colin Cowdrey | c Richie Benaud b Alan Davidson | 8 | - | 30 | 1 | - |
| 3. David Sheppard | c Ron Archer b Keith Miller | 62 | - | 98 | 9 | - |
| *4. Peter May | not out | 37 | - | 93 | 3 | - |
| 5. Denis Compton | not out | 35 | - | 75 | 4 | - |
| 6. Tony Lock | ||||||
| 7. Cyril Washbrook | ||||||
| +8. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 9. Jim Laker | ||||||
| 10. Frank Tyson | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-17 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-100 (Peter Richardson), 3-108 (David Sheppard). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 61 ovs) 182 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 22 | 3 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 13 | 3 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | lbw b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | lbw b Jim Laker | 1 | - | 43 | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Peter May b Tony Lock | 1 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | c Tony Lock b Jim Laker | 7 | - | 36 | 1 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | not out | 7 | - | 66 | 1 | - |
| *6. Ian Johnson | c Tony Lock b Jim Laker | 10 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| 9. Ron Archer | ||||||
| 10. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| +11. Gil Langley |
| FOW | 1-0 (Colin McDonald), 2-1 (Neil Harvey), 3-5 (Jim Burke), 4-10 (Ian Craig), 5-27 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 38.1 ovs) 27 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 18.1 | 11 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Peter Richardson, Colin Cowdrey, David Sheppard, Peter May, Denis Compton, Tony Lock, Cyril Washbrook, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Frank Tyson, Brian Statham