Cricket Records in England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PE Richardson	117	525	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DJ Insole	110*	363	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
MC Cowdrey	101	369	-	9	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
RA McLean	100	257	-	14	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
RA McLean	93	274	-	13	1	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TE Bailey	80	394	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
WR Endean	70	288	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TL Goddard	69	258	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PE Richardson	68	141	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
DJ Insole	68	173	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TL Goddard	67	251	-	6	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
DCS Compton	64	161	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TG Evans	62	83	-	5	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
MC Cowdrey	61	87	-	8	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JHB Waite	61	190	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PBH May	61	189	-	7	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
MC Cowdrey	59	212	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DCS Compton	58	196	-	5	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
MC Cowdrey	55	200	-	4	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TL Goddard	49	160	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JHB Waite	49	153	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TL Goddard	49	193	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
DJ Insole	47	192	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PE Richardson	45	131	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PE Richardson	44	125	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
KJ Funston	44	111	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Keith	42	106	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
RA McLean	42	117	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
DCS Compton	42	205	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TE Bailey	41	143	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PE Richardson	39	104	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
CB van Ryneveld	36	132	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TE Bailey	34	164	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
DCS Compton	32	170	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PE Richardson	32	96	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TG Evans	30	46	-	2	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TL Goddard	30	193	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
DJ Insole	29	134	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DJ Insole	29	79	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TE Bailey	28	127	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TL Goddard	26	130	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
WR Endean	26	133	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
CB van Ryneveld	25	175	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AJ Pithey	25	124	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Tayfield	24	82	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
MC Cowdrey	24	127	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
CB van Ryneveld	24	198	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PBH May	24	101	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
KJ Funston	24	98	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
KJ Funston	23	63	-	1	1	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
RA McLean	23	76	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
FH Tyson	23	36	-	1	1	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
FH Tyson	22	103	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
RA McLean	22	51	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
HJ Keith	22	83	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JH Wardle	22	36	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TG Evans	21	31	-	2	2	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PBH May	21	51	-	1	1	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
HJ Tayfield	20*	57	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TG Evans	20	55	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
KJ Funston	20	56	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
DCS Compton	19	67	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
KJ Funston	19	63	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
RA McLean	19	54	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
WR Endean	18	142	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TL Goddard	18	116	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TE Bailey	18	162	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TL Goddard	18	99	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
AJ Pithey	18	145	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TE Bailey	18	101	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JHB Waite	17	63	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
NAT Adcock	17	23	-	2	1	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PS Heine	17	51	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
WR Endean	17	107	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JC Laker	17	67	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JHB Waite	17	77	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TE Bailey	16	97	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
CB van Ryneveld	16	85	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DCS Compton	16	72	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
CB van Ryneveld	16	71	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JH Wardle	16	13	-	1	2	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PBH May	15	44	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AJ Pithey	15	125	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
CB van Ryneveld	14*	32	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PBH May	14	57	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DJ McGlew	14	55	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
HJ Keith	14	93	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
GAR Lock	14	110	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PS Heine	13*	47	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JH Wardle	13	51	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
DJ Insole	13	64	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TE Bailey	13	102	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
WR Endean	13	17	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PJ Loader	13	62	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
CAR Duckworth	13	87	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
CB van Ryneveld	13	79	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
HJ Tayfield	12*	16	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JB Statham	12*	50	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
AI Taylor	12	106	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JHB Waite	12	60	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436

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