David Sheppard driving© The Cricketer International
David Sheppard returns to the pavilion at the end of the first day of the 1956 Ashes Test at Old Trafford. Sheppard, who was 59 not out, was playing in his first Test in two years, one of several bold selection gambles that summer. He scored 113.© The Cricketer International
Jim Laker in action, Surrey v Australia, May 1, 1956© Getty Images