South Africa v England 1st Test
England tour of South Africa - 1956 (1956/57) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 24 December 1956 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 131 runs
England won by 131 runs. Peter Richardson top-scored with 117 for England.
England, 252 (10 wkts)
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 117 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught (John Waite) | 16 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Headley Keith) | 5 | 0 |
| Peter May | caught (Trevor Goddard) | 6 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Trevor Goddard) | 59 | 0 |
| Doug Insole | caught (John Waite) | 1 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Headley Keith) | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | bowled | 22 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | not out | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | caught (Trevor Goddard) | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | caught (John Waite) | 0 | 0 |
Peter Heine 31.00-5-89-2Neil Adcock 20.00-6-36-4Trevor Goddard 28.50-9-51-3John Watkins 11.00-3-23-0Hugh Tayfield 20.00-4-30-0Clive van Ryneveld 8.00-2-23-1
South Africa, 211 (10 wkts)
| Unknown #1048 | stumping (Godfrey Evans) | 12 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 49 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 42 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | caught (Colin Cowdrey) | 18 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| John Watkins | caught (Doug Insole) | 9 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | caught (Trevor Bailey) | 10 | 0 |
| John Waite | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 17 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | bowled | 24 | 0 |
| Peter Heine | not out | 13 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | bowled | 17 | 0 |
Brian Statham 24.10-4-71-3Frank Tyson 9.00-1-22-0Johnny Wardle 20.00-4-52-3Jim Laker 21.00-10-33-1Trevor Bailey 15.00-5-33-3
England, 138 (10 wkts)
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 10 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught (Russell Endean) | 10 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Hugh Tayfield) | 32 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Insole | caught (John Waite) | 29 | 0 |
| Peter May | caught (Russell Endean) | 14 | 0 |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught (Trevor Goddard) | 6 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Peter Heine) | 30 | 0 |
| Frank Tyson | caught (John Watkins) | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | not out | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | lbw | 2 | 0 |
Peter Heine 19.00-7-41-3Neil Adcock 13.00-1-33-3Trevor Goddard 14.00-7-14-1John Watkins 3.00-0-10-0Hugh Tayfield 17.60-5-40-3
South Africa, 65 (10 wkts)
| Unknown #1048 | caught (Doug Insole) | 6 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | caught (Doug Insole) | 5 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 2 | 0 |
| John Waite | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | caught (Doug Insole) | 6 | 0 |
| John Watkins | bowled | 8 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | run out | 16 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Heine | run out | 17 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | not out | 0 | 0 |
Brian Statham 13.00-4-22-2Johnny Wardle 3.00-0-18-0Jim Laker 2.00-1-5-1Trevor Bailey 15.40-6-20-5
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