England v Australia 5th Test
Australia tour of England - 1956 (1956) · Kennington Oval, London · 23 August 1956 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Denis Compton top-scored with 94 for England.
England, 245 (10 wkts)
| Peter Richardson | caught (Gil Langley) | 37 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Gil Langley) | 0 | 0 |
| David Sheppard | caught (Ron Archer) | 24 | 0 |
| Peter May | not out | 83 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Alan Davidson) | 94 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | caught (Gil Langley) | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | caught (Ron Archer) | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | caught (Alan Davidson) | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 0 | 0 |
Ray Lindwall 18.00-5-36-1Keith Miller 40.00-7-91-4Alan Davidson 5.00-1-16-0Ron Archer 28.20-7-53-5Ian Johnson 9.00-2-28-0Richie Benaud 9.00-2-21-0
Australia, 196 (10 wkts)
| Colin McDonald | caught (Tony Lock) | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Burke | bowled | 8 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | caught (Peter May) | 39 | 0 |
| Ian Craig | caught (Brian Statham) | 2 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | bowled | 12 | 0 |
| Alan Davidson | caught (Peter May) | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | caught (Cyril Washbrook) | 61 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | caught (Frank Tyson) | 9 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 32 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | not out | 22 | 0 |
| Gil Langley | lbw | 0 | 0 |
Brian Statham 21.00-8-33-3Frank Tyson 14.00-5-34-1Jim Laker 32.00-12-80-4Tony Lock 25.00-10-49-2
England, 176 (3 wkts)
| Peter Richardson | caught (Gil Langley) | 34 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Richie Benaud) | 8 | 0 |
| David Sheppard | caught (Ron Archer) | 62 | 0 |
| Peter May | not out | 37 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | not out | 35 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Ray Lindwall 12.00-3-29-1Keith Miller 22.00-3-56-1Alan Davidson 5.00-0-18-1Ron Archer 13.00-3-42-0Ian Johnson 4.00-1-7-0Richie Benaud 1.00-0-10-0Jim Burke 4.00-2-14-0
Australia, 26 (5 wkts)
| Colin McDonald | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burke | lbw | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | caught (Peter May) | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Craig | caught (Tony Lock) | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | not out | 7 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | caught (Tony Lock) | 10 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Davidson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lindwall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Langley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Brian Statham 2.00-1-1-1Jim Laker 18.00-14-8-3Tony Lock 18.10-11-17-1
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