England vs South Africa, 5th Test at London, , Aug 13 1955 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
5th Test, The Oval, August 13 - 17, 1955, South Africa tour of England
England 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Waite b Heine | 17 | - | 101 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Mansell b Goddard | 32 | - | 119 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Goddard b Fuller | 3 | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Goddard | 30 | - | 119 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Mansell b Tayfield | 25 | - | 95 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Fuller b Goddard | 13 | - | 52 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Heine b Tayfield | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Goddard | 2 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c McLean b Goddard | 18 | - | 19 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 5) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 89.4 Ov (RR: 1.68) | 151 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 0-43* (Jack Ikin, retired not out), 1-51 (Brian Close), 2-59 (Peter May), 3-69 (Jack Ikin), 4-105 (Willie Watson), 5-117 (Denis Compton), 6-117 (Trevor Bailey), 7-118 (Dick Spooner), 8-123 (Tom Graveney), 9-130 (Jim Laker), 10-151 (Tony Lock, 89.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22.4 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 1.36 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 1.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 2.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Spooner b Statham | 30 | - | 154 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Bailey | 8 | - | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Lock | 5 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Ikin b Lock | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Lock | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Lock b Laker | 28 | - | 69 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 12 | - | 55 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 6 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Statham | 4 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Spooner b Lock | 5 | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| run out (Lock) | 5 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 7, nb 1) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 65 Ov (RR: 1.72) | 112 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Trevor Goddard), 2-29 (Headley Keith), 3-31 (Russell Endean), 4-33 (Roy McLean), 5-77 (John Waite), 6-77 (Jackie McGlew), 7-86 (Percy Mansell), 8-91 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-98 (Eddie Fuller), 10-112 (Peter Heine, 65 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Goddard b Heine | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Goddard | 15 | - | 71 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 42 | - | 144 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 89 | - | 299 | 10 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Fuller | 30 | - | 141 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Fuller | 3 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Tayfield | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 12 | - | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Heine | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Tayfield | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6, nb 1) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 123.4 Ov (RR: 1.64) | 204 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jack Ikin), 2-30 (Brian Close), 3-95 (Tom Graveney), 4-157 (Denis Compton), 5-165 (Willie Watson), 6-166 (Trevor Bailey), 7-170 (Dick Spooner), 8-188 (Jim Laker), 9-197 (Tony Lock), 10-204 (Brian Statham, 123.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 1.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 53.4 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 1.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 244 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Lock | 19 | - | 108 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Graveney b Lock | 20 | - | 56 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c May b Lock | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 60 | - | 146 | 9 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 9 | - | 23 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Watson b Lock | 9 | - | 77 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 10 | - | 50 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 16 | - | 38 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Graveney b Laker | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 1) | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 87.4 Ov (RR: 1.72) | 151 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Trevor Goddard), 2-28 (Headley Keith), 3-29 (Russell Endean), 4-33 (Roy McLean), 5-59 (Jackie McGlew), 6-88 (Jack Cheetham), 7-118 (Percy Mansell), 8-118 (John Waite), 9-144 (Eddie Fuller), 10-151 (Peter Heine, 87.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1.54 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 37.4 | 18 | 56 | 5 | 1.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 14 | 62 | 4 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sat, 13 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 70/3 (Denis Compton 12*, Willie Watson 1*)
Sun, 14 Aug - rest day
Mon, 15 Aug - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 112
Tue, 16 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 195/8 (Peter May 81*, Tony Lock 0*)
Wed, 17 Aug - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 151 (87.4 ov) - end of match
Match Flow
General
- JT Ikin (1) retired hurt on 15* from 43/0 to 59/2
Match Details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1955 |
| Series result | England won the 5-match series 3-2 |
| Match number | Test no. 412 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | |
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