Lancashire vs Australians, Tour Match at Manchester, May 23 1956 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Tour Match, Manchester, May 23 - 25, 1956, Australia tour of England

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Lancashire

108 & 238/6d

Australians

(T:187) 160 & 90/1

Match drawn

Summary

Scorecard

Lancashire 1st Innings

Australians 1st Innings

Lancashire 2nd Innings

Australians 2nd Innings

Match Flow

Info

Lancashire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Wharton	c †Maddocks b Davidson	6	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Dyson	c Davidson b Archer	41	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Edrich	c Rutherford b Davidson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Cyril Washbrook (c)	c †Maddocks b Lindwall	10	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Grieves	c †Maddocks b Lindwall	10	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Pullar	c Archer b Crawford	28	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Marner	c Archer b Crawford	4	-	-	-	-	-
Malcolm Hilton	c Rutherford b Archer	0	-	-	-	-	-
John Jordan †	not out	3	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Statham	b Crawford	1	-	-	-	-	-
Roy Tattersall	c Rutherford b Crawford	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1)	4
Total	38.1 Ov (RR: 2.82)	108
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-9, 3-26, 4-49, 5-97, 6-97, 7-101, 8-101, 9-104, 10-108

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	10	4	23	2	2.30	-	-	-
Alan Davidson	9	0	40	2	4.44	-	-	-
Ron Archer	10	7	10	2	1.00	-	-	-
Pat Crawford	9.1	2	31	4	3.38	-	-	-

Australians 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	hit wicket b Hilton	21	-	-	-	-	-
John Rutherford	c Wharton b Statham	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Mackay	c †Jordan b Statham	1	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Craig	c & b Hilton	32	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Miller (c)	lbw b Statham	10	-	-	-	-	-
Ron Archer	c Pullar b Dyson	39	-	-	-	-	-
Len Maddocks †	b Dyson	36	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Lindwall	b Dyson	3	-	-	-	-	-
Alan Davidson	lbw b Dyson	1	-	-	-	-	-
Pat Crawford	b Statham	11	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Wilson	not out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 1)	5
Total	58.4 Ov (RR: 2.72)	160
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-7, 3-47, 4-62, 5-72, 6-134, 7-142, 8-148, 9-153, 10-160

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Brian Statham	15.4	2	34	4	2.17	-	-	-
Peter Marner	6	2	14	0	2.33	-	-	-
Roy Tattersall	16	7	44	0	2.75	-	-	-
Malcolm Hilton	17	4	46	2	2.70	-	-	-
Jack Dyson	4	0	17	4	4.25	-	-	-

Lancashire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Wharton	b Archer	137	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Dyson	c †Maddocks b Lindwall	6	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Edrich	c Lindwall b Archer	26	-	-	-	-	-
Cyril Washbrook (c)	run out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Grieves	c Davidson b Miller	4	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Pullar	c †Maddocks b Davidson	24	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Marner	not out	23	-	-	-	-	-
Malcolm Hilton	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 3, lb 12)	15
Total	82 Ov (RR: 2.90)	238/6d
Did not bat: John Jordan †, Brian Statham, Roy Tattersall
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-88, 3-110, 4-115, 5-182, 6-231

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	19	6	41	1	2.15	-	-	-
Alan Davidson	19	4	45	1	2.36	-	-	-
Ron Archer	21	4	61	2	2.90	-	-	-
Pat Crawford	13	1	46	0	3.53	-	-	-
Jack Wilson	2	0	20	0	10.00	-	-	-
Keith Miller	8	2	10	1	1.25	-	-	-

Australians 2nd Innings (T: 187 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	lbw b Hilton	42	-	-	-	-	-
John Rutherford	retired hurt	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Mackay	not out	47	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Craig	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	42 Ov (RR: 2.14)	90/1
Did not bat: Keith Miller (c), Ron Archer, Len Maddocks †, Ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson, Pat Crawford, Jack Wilson
Fall of wickets: 0-0* (John Rutherford, retired not out), 1-77

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Brian Statham	5	4	1	0	0.20	-	-	-
Peter Marner	2	0	10	0	5.00	-	-	-
Roy Tattersall	12	5	24	0	2.00	-	-	-
Malcolm Hilton	12	7	25	1	2.08	-	-	-
Jack Dyson	11	4	29	0	2.63	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Wed, 23 May - day 1 - Lancashire 2nd innings 8/0 (Alan Wharton 3*, Jack Dyson 5*)

Thu, 24 May - day 2 - Lancashire 2nd innings 109/2 (Alan Wharton 71*, Cyril Washbrook 1*)

Fri, 25 May - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 90/1 (42 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

JW Rutherford (2) retired hurt at 0/0

Match Details

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	Lancashire, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1956
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Alec Skelding Harold Elliott

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Australians Innings

Player Name		R
CC McDonald	lbw	42
JW Rutherford	retired hurt	0
KD Mackay	not out	47
ID Craig	not out	0
Extras	(lb 1)
Total	90(1 wkt; 42 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JB Statham	5	4	1	0	0.2
PT Marner	2	0	10	0	5
R Tattersall	12	5	24	0	2
MJ Hilton	12	7	25	1	2.08
J Dyson	11	4	29	0	2.63

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Colin McDonald	John Rutherford
2nd	13	Ian Craig	Ken Mackay

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