Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1956

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	295	-	14	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PE Richardson	104	222	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	101	317	-	12	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
C Washbrook	98	328	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
R Benaud	97	140	-	14	1	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
DCS Compton	94	210	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
CC McDonald	89	337	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	83*	286	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
MC Cowdrey	81	160	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	81	275	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
MC Cowdrey	80	190	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
CC McDonald	78	230	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PBH May	73	211	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	73	170	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RN Harvey	69	270	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JW Burke	65	250	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
RN Harvey	64	205	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PBH May	63	150	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Rev.DS Sheppard	62	98	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
KR Miller	61	217	-	2	2	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JW Burke	58*	240	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PBH May	53	125	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TG Evans	47	29	-	5	2	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	43	111	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
KR Miller	41	130	-	4	1	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JW Burke	41	102	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TG Evans	40	67	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
RN Harvey	39	156	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
KD Mackay	38	160	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
ID Craig	38	259	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	37*	93	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PE Richardson	37	110	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PJP Burge	35*	128	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
DCS Compton	35*	75	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PE Richardson	34	114	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
TE Bailey	33*	129	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
RG Archer	33	80	-	6	1	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JW Burke	33	105	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
TE Bailey	32	135	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
CC McDonald	32	80	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
R Benaud	32	39	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
KD Mackay	31	205	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
KR Miller	30	54	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
R Benaud	30	91	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
KR Miller	28	110	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
RG Archer	28	91	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
MC Cowdrey	27	195	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
CC McDonald	26	49	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
KR Miller	26	146	-	1	2	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
GAR Lock	25*	44	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
MC Cowdrey	25	70	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
Rev.DS Sheppard	24	78	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
MC Cowdrey	23	97	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
RR Lindwall	22*	100	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JW Burke	22	102	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PJP Burge	21	93	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PE Richardson	21	60	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
GAR Lock	21	62	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TG Evans	20	20	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TE Bailey	20	43	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
TE Bailey	18	72	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
W Watson	18	47	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TW Graveney	18	70	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
R Benaud	18	105	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
R Benaud	17	28	-	2	1	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
IWG Johnson	17	45	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JW Burke	16	95	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JW Burke	16	79	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TE Bailey	14	68	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
GRA Langley	14	50	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PJP Burge	14	46	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
IWG Johnson	12	56	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JC Laker	12	50	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
IWG Johnson	12	42	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JW Burke	11	42	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RN Harvey	11	59	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TW Graveney	10*	20	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RN Harvey	10	10	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
ASM Oakman	10	11	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
IWG Johnson	10	43	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JC Laker	9*	30	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	9	41	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
RG Archer	9	17	-	-	1	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
TG Evans	8*	7	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
W Watson	8	22	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
TW Graveney	8	28	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RR Lindwall	8	41	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
ID Craig	8	22	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JW Burke	8	28	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AK Davidson	8	20	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
MC Cowdrey	8	30	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
GRA Langley	7*	23	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
KR Miller	7*	66	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PJP Burge	7	34	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
FS Trueman	7	5	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
ID Craig	7	36	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
RR Lindwall	6*	14	-	1	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
CC McDonald	6	33	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
IWG Johnson	6	65	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
W Watson	6	49	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426

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