England v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of England - 1956 (1956) · Headingley, Leeds · 12 July 1956
England won by an innings and 42 runs
England won by an innings and 42 runs. Peter May top-scored with 101 for England. Jim Laker took 6/55.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England - 1956 (1956)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 12 July 1956 to 17 July 1956
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 42 runs
- Captains
- Peter May (England), Ian Johnson (Australia)
- Debut
- Alan Oakman (England)
- Umpires
- D Davies and JS Buller
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Alan Oakman's first Test.
England batted first and made 325 all out. Peter May top-scored with 101, and Cyril Washbrook made 98. Ray Lindwall took 3 for 67 for Australia. The innings was built on a 187-run stand for the fourth wicket between Cyril Washbrook and Peter May, 58% of the total. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Headingley, 233 across 8 Tests.
Australia replied with 143 all out. Jim Burke top-scored with 41, and Keith Miller made 41. Jim Laker took 5 for 58 for England. From 40 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 69 for 6. England led by 182 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 140 all out in their second innings. Neil Harvey top-scored with 69. Jim Laker took 6 for 55 for England. From 120 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 20 runs, to 140 for 10.
England won by an innings and 42 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 325 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Len Maddocks | 5 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Len Maddocks | 0 |
| Alan Oakman | bowled | 4 |
| Peter May | c Ray Lindwall | 101 |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 98 |
| Tony Lock | c Keith Miller | 21 |
| Doug Insole | c Ken Mackay | 5 |
| Trevor Bailey | not out | 33 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 40 |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 5 |
| Fred Trueman | c Ray Lindwall | 0 |
Extras 13 · Total 325 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 33.4 | 11 | 67 | 3 |
| Ron Archer | 50 | 24 | 68 | 3 |
| Ken Mackay | 13 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 42 | 9 | 89 | 3 |
| Ian Johnson | 29 | 8 | 59 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-8 (Alan Oakman), 3-17 (Peter Richardson), 4-204 (Peter May), 5-226 (Cyril Washbrook), 6-243 (Tony Lock), 7-248 (Doug Insole), 8-301 (Godfrey Evans), 9-321 (Jim Laker), 10-325 (Fred Trueman)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Colin Cowdrey and Peter Richardson | 2 |
| second | Peter Richardson and Alan Oakman | 6 |
| third | Peter May and Peter Richardson | 9 |
| fourth | Cyril Washbrook and Peter May | 187 |
| fifth | Cyril Washbrook and Tony Lock | 22 |
| sixth | Doug Insole and Tony Lock | 17 |
| seventh | Trevor Bailey and Doug Insole | 5 |
| eighth | Godfrey Evans and Trevor Bailey | 53 |
| ninth | Jim Laker and Trevor Bailey | 20 |
| tenth | Trevor Bailey and Fred Trueman | 4 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 143 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | c Godfrey Evans | 2 |
| Jim Burke | lbw | 41 |
| Neil Harvey | c Fred Trueman | 11 |
| Peter Burge | lbw | 2 |
| Ken Mackay | c Trevor Bailey | 2 |
| Keith Miller | bowled | 41 |
| Ron Archer | bowled | 4 |
| Richie Benaud | c Alan Oakman | 30 |
| Len Maddocks | c Fred Trueman | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | c Peter Richardson | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | not out | 0 |
Extras 10 · Total 143 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Trevor Bailey | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 29 | 10 | 58 | 5 |
| Tony Lock | 27.1 | 11 | 41 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Colin McDonald), 2-40 (Neil Harvey), 3-59 (Peter Burge), 4-59 (Jim Burke), 5-63 (Ken Mackay), 6-69 (Ron Archer), 7-142 (Richie Benaud), 8-143 (Len Maddocks), 9-143 (Keith Miller), 10-143 (Ian Johnson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jim Burke and Colin McDonald | 2 |
| second | Neil Harvey and Jim Burke | 38 |
| third | Jim Burke and Peter Burge | 19 |
| fourth | Jim Burke and Ken Mackay | 0 |
| fifth | Keith Miller and Ken Mackay | 4 |
| sixth | Keith Miller and Ron Archer | 6 |
| seventh | Keith Miller and Richie Benaud | 73 |
| eighth | Keith Miller and Len Maddocks | 1 |
| ninth | Ian Johnson and Keith Miller | 0 |
| tenth | Ian Johnson and Ray Lindwall | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 140 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | bowled | 6 |
| Jim Burke | bowled | 16 |
| Neil Harvey | c Tony Lock | 69 |
| Keith Miller | c Fred Trueman | 26 |
| Peter Burge | lbw | 5 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 1 |
| Ian Johnson | c Alan Oakman | 3 |
| Ken Mackay | bowled | 2 |
| Ron Archer | c Cyril Washbrook | 1 |
| Len Maddocks | lbw | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | not out | 0 |
Extras 11 · Total 140 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 11 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Trevor Bailey | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 41.3 | 21 | 55 | 6 |
| Tony Lock | 40 | 23 | 40 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Colin McDonald), 2-45 (Jim Burke), 3-108 (Keith Miller), 4-120 (Peter Burge), 5-128 (Richie Benaud), 6-136 (Ian Johnson), 7-138 (Neil Harvey), 8-140 (Ron Archer), 9-140 (Len Maddocks), 10-140 (Ken Mackay)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jim Burke and Colin McDonald | 10 |
| second | Neil Harvey and Jim Burke | 35 |
| third | Keith Miller and Neil Harvey | 63 |
| fourth | Neil Harvey and Peter Burge | 12 |
| fifth | Neil Harvey and Richie Benaud | 8 |
| sixth | Ian Johnson and Neil Harvey | 8 |
| seventh | Neil Harvey and Ken Mackay | 2 |
| eighth | Ron Archer and Ken Mackay | 2 |
| ninth | Len Maddocks and Ken Mackay | 0 |
| tenth | Ray Lindwall and Ken Mackay | 0 |
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