Australia vs England Scorecard, Australia vs England, 5th Test, 23 August, 1956, Kennington Oval
England vs Australia | August 23, 1956, 07:30 PM | Kennington Oval
247/10 (109.2 ov) & 182/3 (61.0 ov)
202/10 (92.0 ov) & 27/5 (38.1 ov)
Match drawn
England 1st Innings Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Peter Richardson
c †Langley b Miller
|
37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Colin Cowdrey
c †Langley b Lindwall
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
David Sheppard
c Archer b Miller
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Peter May
not out
|
83 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Denis Compton
c Davidson b Archer
|
94 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Tony Lock
c †Langley b Archer
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Cyril Washbrook
lbw b Archer
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Godfrey Evans
lbw b Miller
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Jim Laker
c Archer b Miller
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Frank Tyson
c Davidson b Archer
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Brian Statham
b Archer
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS ( b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | 2 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.26 RUNS PER OVER) | 247/10 (109.2 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
66-3 (Peter Richardson, 0 ov), 1-1 (Colin Cowdrey, 0 ov), 53-2 (David Sheppard, 0 ov), 222-4 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 222-5 (Tony Lock, 0 ov), 222-6 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 223-7 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 231-8 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 243-9 (Frank Tyson, 0 ov), 247-10 (Brian Statham, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 18 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Keith Miller | 40 | 7 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 |
| Alan Davidson | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Ronald Archer | 28.2 | 7 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 |
| Ian Johnson | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Richie Benaud | 9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
Australia 1st Innings Inning
England 2nd Innings Inning
Australia 2nd Innings (target 228) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Thursday, August 23, 1956 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Kennington Oval , London
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