England v South Africa 3rd Test
South Africa tour of England - 1955 (1955) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 7 July 1955 · England won the toss and chose to bat
South Africa won by 3 wickets
South Africa won by 3 wickets. Denis Compton top-scored with 158 for England.
England, 264 (10 wkts)
| Don Kenyon | caught (John Waite) | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Graveney | caught (Hugh Tayfield) | 0 | 0 |
| Peter May | caught (Percy Mansell) | 34 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (John Waite) | 158 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Percy Mansell) | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught (John Waite) | 44 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Headley Keith) | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Lock | not out | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | lbw | 1 | 0 |
Peter Heine 24.00-4-71-3Neil Adcock 28.00-5-52-3Hugh Tayfield 35.00-15-57-1Trevor Goddard 27.00-10-52-3Percy Mansell 6.00-2-13-0Headley Keith 6.00-2-19-0
South Africa, 490 (8 wkts)
| Jackie McGlew | not out | 104 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | caught (Tom Graveney) | 62 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | caught (Tom Graveney) | 38 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 7 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 5 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| John Waite | caught (Don Kenyon) | 113 | 0 |
| Paul Winslow | lbw | 108 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | bowled | 28 | 0 |
| Peter Heine | not out | 22 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 31.00-2-92-2Frank Tyson 44.00-5-124-3Trevor Bailey 37.00-8-102-1Tony Lock 64.00-24-121-2Fred Titmus 19.00-7-51-0
England, 361 (10 wkts)
| Don Kenyon | caught (John Waite) | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Graveney | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Peter May | bowled | 117 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Percy Mansell) | 71 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Trevor Goddard) | 50 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | caught (Jackie McGlew) | 17 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | not out | 38 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | caught (Percy Mansell) | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | bowled | 8 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (John Waite) | 3 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Roy McLean) | 36 | 0 |
Peter Heine 32.00-8-86-5Neil Adcock 28.00-12-48-3Hugh Tayfield 51.50-21-102-1Trevor Goddard 47.00-21-92-0Percy Mansell 15.00-3-33-1
South Africa, 139 (7 wkts)
| Jackie McGlew | bowled | 48 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | caught (Peter May) | 8 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | run out | 50 | 0 |
| Paul Winslow | bowled | 16 | 8 |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 4 | 0 |
| John Waite | not out | 10 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | caught (Fred Titmus) | 2 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | not out | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Heine | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 10.00-1-61-2Frank Tyson 13.30-2-55-3Tony Lock 7.00-2-23-1
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