England vs Australia, 4th Test at Manchester, Jul 26 1956 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
4th Test, Manchester, July 26 - 31, 1956, Australia tour of England
England 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Maddocks b Benaud | 104 | - | 222 | 11 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Maddocks b Lindwall | 80 | - | 190 | 11 | 0 | - | |||
| b Archer | 113 | - | 295 | 14 | 1 | - | |||
| c Archer b Benaud | 43 | - | 111 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| b Johnson | 20 | - | 43 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Johnson | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Archer b Johnson | 10 | - | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Maddocks b Johnson | 47 | - | 29 | 5 | 2 | - | |||
| run out | 3 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 25 | - | 44 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Maddocks b Lindwall | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 5, w 1) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 158.3 Ov (RR: 2.89) | 459 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-174 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-195 (Peter Richardson), 3-288 (Peter May), 4-321 (Trevor Bailey), 5-327 (Cyril Washbrook), 6-339 (Alan Oakman), 7-401 (Godfrey Evans), 8-417 (Jim Laker), 9-458 (David Sheppard), 10-459 (Brian Statham) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.3 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 2.93 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1.95 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 3.31 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | 10 | 151 | 4 | 3.21 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | 17 | 123 | 2 | 2.61 | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Lock b Laker | 32 | - | 80 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cowdrey b Lock | 22 | - | 102 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 8 | - | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Oakman b Laker | 6 | - | 15 | 0 | 1 | - | |||
| c Oakman b Laker | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Evans b Laker | 6 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Statham b Laker | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 6 | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 4 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 40.4 Ov (RR: 2.06) | 84 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-48 (Colin McDonald), 2-48 (Neil Harvey), 3-62 (Jim Burke), 4-62 (Ian Craig), 5-62 (Ken Mackay), 6-73 (Keith Miller), 7-73 (Richie Benaud), 8-78 (Ron Archer), 9-84 (Len Maddocks), 10-84 (Ian Johnson) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16.4 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 2.22 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.64 | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (Following on)Â
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Oakman b Laker | 89 | - | 337 | 10 | 0 | - | |||
| c Lock b Laker | 33 | - | 105 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cowdrey b Laker | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 38 | - | 259 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c Oakman b Laker | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Oakman b Laker | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 18 | - | 105 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Lock b Laker | 8 | - | 41 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 2 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 12, lb 4) | 16 | |||||||
| Total | 150.2 Ov (RR: 1.36) | 205 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 0-28* (Colin McDonald, retired not out), 1-28 (Neil Harvey), 2-55 (Jim Burke), 3-114 (Ian Craig), 4-124 (Ken Mackay), 5-130 (Keith Miller), 6-130 (Ron Archer), 7-181 (Colin McDonald), 8-198 (Richie Benaud), 9-203 (Ray Lindwall), 10-205 (Len Maddocks) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0.93 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1.55 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 51.2 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1.03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 30 | 69 | 0 | 1.25 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.62 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Thu, 26 Jul
day 1 - England 1st innings 307/3 (David Sheppard 59*, Trevor Bailey 14*)Fri, 27 Jul
day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 53/1 (Jim Burke 33*, Ian Craig 8*)Sat, 28 Jul
day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 59/2 (Colin McDonald 15*, Ian Craig 10*)Sun, 29 Jul
rest dayMon, 30 Jul
day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 84/2 (Colin McDonald 25*, Ian Craig 24*)Tue, 31 Jul
day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 205 (150.2 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
Laker ended the Australian first innings with 7 wickets for 8 runs in 22 balls
CC McDonald (2) retired hurt on 11* from 28/0 to 55/2. (injured with a jarred knee)
Match Details
GroundOld Trafford, Manchester
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Season1956
Series resultEngland led the 5-match series 2-1
Match numberTest no. 428
Match daysday (5-day match)
Umpires
