NSW vs Queensland, at Sydney, Dec 31 1955 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
Sydney, December 31, 1955 - January 04, 1956, Sheffield Shield
New South Wales 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Grout b RG Archer | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b Lindwall | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b Bratchford | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b Bratchford | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b Bratchford | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c RG Archer b Mackay | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Lindwall b Bratchford | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Harvey b Lindwall | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b Lindwall | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Lindwall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 55.5 Ov (RR: 3.95, 263 Mins) | 220 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-19, 2-43, 3-55, 4-65, 5-119, 6-126, 7-137, 8-180, 9-220, 10-220 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 2.54 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3.34 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 2.89 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2.18 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
Queensland 1st InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Benaud | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| lbw b Miller | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Craig b Crawford | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Simpson b Miller | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Miller | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Benaud | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| lbw b Burke | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Benaud b Crawford | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Benaud | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Crawford | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 17, lb 1) | 18 | |||||||
| Total | 114.1 Ov (RR: 3.67, 457 Mins) | 419 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-8, 2-50, 3-154, 4-225, 5-246, 6-300, 7-315, 8-345, 9-412, 10-419 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 2.23 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 2.38 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 2.70 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 3.10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 1.96 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
New South Wales 2nd InningsÂ
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Harvey b Mackay | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| lbw b Lindwall | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Burge b Bratchford | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| lbw b Mackay | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b KA Archer | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c †Grout b Lindwall | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| retired hurt | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c sub (BJ Flynn) b Lihou | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, nb 2) | 12 | |||||||
| Total | 99.2 Ov (RR: 4.13, 434 Mins) | 410/7d | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-12, 2-70, 3-116, 4-146, 5-193, 5-308* (Keith Miller, retired not out), 6-354, 7-397 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2 | 109 | 2 | 2.81 | - | 0 | 2 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 2.42 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 2.13 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 5.02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 3.60 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.75 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
Queensland 2nd Innings (T: 212 runs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Lambert b Benaud | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Benaud | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| c Benaud b Davidson | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| b Benaud | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| not out | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 1) | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 39 Ov (RR: 2.15, 121 Mins) | 84/4 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-28, 2-29, 3-37, 4-77 | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 8.62 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 2.59 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0.89 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.56 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sat, 31 Dec
day 1 - Queensland 1st innings 26/1 (Mick Harvey 9*, Ken Mackay 13*)Sun, 01 Jan
rest dayMon, 02 Jan
day 2 - Queensland 1st innings 333/7 (Ken Mackay 175*, Jim Bratchford 9*)Tue, 03 Jan
day 3 - NSW 2nd innings 192/4 (Ian Craig 70*, Richie Benaud 12*)Wed, 04 Jan
day 4 - Queensland 2nd innings 84/4 (39 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
12th Men: NC O'Neill (NSW) and BJ Flynn (Qld)
KR Miller retired hurt at 308/5
Crowds: 15755, 16580, 9648, 6371. Total: 48,354. Receipts: 3,914 pounds
Match Details
GroundSydney Cricket Ground
TossNew South Wales, elected to bat first
Series
Season1955/56
Match daysday (4-day match)
Umpires
PointsNew South Wales 1, Queensland 3