Australians vs Cambridge U, Tour Match at Cambridge, May 19 1956 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Tour Match, Cambridge, May 19 - 22, 1956, Australia tour of England

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Australians

(T:23) 414/7d & 23/0

Cambridge University

(fo) 155 & 281

Australians won by 10 wickets

Summary

Scorecard

Australians 1st Innings

Cambridge U 1st Innings

Cambridge U 2nd Innings (Following on)

Australians 2nd Innings

Info

Australians 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jim Burke	lbw b CS Smith	8	-	-	-	-	-
John Rutherford	b Swaranjit Singh	25	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Harvey	c †Melluish b Goonesena	45	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Burge	b Swaranjit Singh	61	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Craig	b Swaranjit Singh	1	-	-	-	-	-
Ron Archer	c †Melluish b DJ Smith	61	-	-	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	lbw b Pieris	56	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Lindwall	not out	116	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Johnson (c)	not out	16	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 14, lb 10, nb 1)	25
Total	116 Ov (RR: 3.56)	414/7d
Did not bat: Gil Langley †, Jack Wilson
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-77, 3-79, 4-81, 5-194, 6-226, 7-335

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Colin Smith	23	6	68	1	2.95	-	-	-
Donald Smith	18	0	84	1	4.66	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	34	8	98	3	2.88	-	-	-
Gamini Goonesena	23	2	90	1	3.91	-	-	-
Ian Pieris	18	6	49	1	2.72	-	-	-

Cambridge University 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robin O'Brien	c †Langley b Archer	11	-	-	-	-	-
Boris Wilenkin	c Archer b Lindwall	19	-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Lumsden	lbw b Benaud	3	-	-	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	c Archer b Benaud	22	-	-	-	-	-
Gamini Goonesena	c Lindwall b Benaud	23	-	-	-	-	-
Ian McLachlan	b Lindwall	5	-	-	-	-	-
Robert James	c †Langley b Lindwall	0	-	-	-	-	-
Colin Smith	st †Langley b Benaud	7	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Pieris	lbw b Benaud	40	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Melluish (c)†	st †Langley b Wilson	6	-	-	-	-	-
Donald Smith	not out	10	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 7)	9
Total	57.5 Ov (RR: 2.68)	155
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-31, 3-57, 4-68, 5-87, 6-91, 7-91, 8-110, 9-129, 10-155

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	17	3	35	3	2.05	-	-	-
Ron Archer	9	1	24	1	2.66	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	23.5	6	55	5	2.30	-	-	-
Jack Wilson	8	0	32	1	4.00	-	-	-

Cambridge University 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robin O'Brien	lbw b Lindwall	4	-	-	-	-	-
Boris Wilenkin	c Burge b Benaud	17	-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Lumsden	b Benaud	27	-	-	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	lbw b Archer	57	-	-	-	-	-
Gamini Goonesena	c Burge b Johnson	22	-	-	-	-	-
Ian McLachlan	st †Langley b Johnson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Robert James	st †Langley b Benaud	116	-	-	-	-	-
Colin Smith	c Burge b Johnson	17	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Pieris	c & b Johnson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Melluish (c)†	c Rutherford b Benaud	12	-	-	-	-	-
Donald Smith	not out	4	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 3, w 2)	5
Total	108.2 Ov (RR: 2.59)	281
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-36, 3-63, 4-119, 5-119, 6-154, 7-223, 8-233, 9-270, 10-281

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	20	4	70	1	3.50	-	-	-
Ron Archer	18	8	38	1	2.11	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	32.2	10	86	4	2.65	-	-	-
Jack Wilson	9	4	13	0	1.44	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	29	12	69	4	2.37	-	-	-

Australians 2nd Innings (T: 23 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jim Burke	not out	10	-	-	-	-	-
John Rutherford	not out	11	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2)	2
Total	9.3 Ov (RR: 2.42)	23/0
Did not bat: Neil Harvey, Peter Burge, Ian Craig, Ron Archer, Richie Benaud, Ray Lindwall, Ian Johnson (c), Gil Langley †, Jack Wilson

Bowling	O	M	R	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Colin Smith	5	2	9	1.80	-	-	-
Donald Smith	4	0	11	2.75	-	-	-
Robert James	0.3	0	1	2.00	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Sat, 19 May - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 414/7 (Ray Lindwall 116*, Ian Johnson 16*)

Sun, 20 May - rest day

Mon, 21 May - day 2 - Cambridge U 2nd innings 130/5 (Swaranjit Singh 49*, Robert James 6*)

Tue, 22 May - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 23/0 (9.3 ov) - end of match

Match Details

FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
Toss	Australians, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1956
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Fred Price Herbert Palmer

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Australians Innings

Player Name		R
JW Burke	not out	10
JW Rutherford	not out	11
Extras	(b 2)
Total	23(0 wkts; 9.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	Econ
CS Smith	5	2	9	1.8
DJ Smith	4	0	11	2.75
RM James	0.3	0	1	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	23	Jim Burke	John Rutherford

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