Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	c Trueman b Bailey	78	-	230	7	0	-
Jim Burke	st †Evans b Laker	65	-	250	6	0	-
Neil Harvey	c †Evans b Bailey	0	-	2	0	0	-
Peter Burge	b Statham	21	-	93	0	0	-
Keith Miller	b Trueman	28	-	110	2	0	-
Ken Mackay	c Bailey b Laker	38	-	160	4	0	-
Ron Archer	b Wardle	28	-	91	2	0	-
Richie Benaud	b Statham	5	-	6	1	0	-
Ian Johnson (c)	c †Evans b Trueman	6	-	65	0	0	-
Gil Langley †	c Bailey b Laker	14	-	50	0	0	-
Pat Crawford	not out	0	-	1	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 2)	2
Total	146.1 Ov (RR: 1.94)	285
Fall of wickets: 1-137 (Colin McDonald), 2-137 (Neil Harvey), 3-151 (Jim Burke), 4-185 (Peter Burge), 5-196 (Keith Miller), 6-249 (Ron Archer), 7-255 (Richie Benaud), 8-265 (Ken Mackay), 9-285 (Ian Johnson), 10-285 (Gil Langley)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Brian Statham	35	9	70	2	2.00	-	-	-
Fred Trueman	28	6	54	2	1.92	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	34	12	72	2	2.11	-	-	-
Jim Laker	29.1	10	47	3	1.61	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	20	7	40	1	2.00	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson	c †Langley b Miller	9	-	41	0	0	-
Colin Cowdrey	c Benaud b Mackay	23	-	97	5	0	-
Tom Graveney	b Miller	5	-	12	0	0	-
Peter May (c)	b Benaud	63	-	150	8	0	-
Willie Watson	c Benaud b Miller	6	-	49	0	0	-
Trevor Bailey	b Miller	32	-	135	2	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	st †Langley b Benaud	0	-	3	0	0	-
Jim Laker	b Archer	12	-	50	1	0	-
Johnny Wardle	c †Langley b Archer	0	-	3	0	0	-
Fred Trueman	c †Langley b Miller	7	-	5	1	0	-
Brian Statham	not out	0	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 14)	14
Total	82 Ov (RR: 2.08)	171
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Peter Richardson), 2-32 (Tom Graveney), 3-60 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-87 (Willie Watson), 5-128 (Peter May), 6-128 (Godfrey Evans), 7-161 (Jim Laker), 8-161 (Johnny Wardle), 9-170 (Fred Trueman), 10-171 (Trevor Bailey)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Keith Miller	34.1	9	72	5	2.10	-	-	-
Pat Crawford	4.5	2	4	0	0.82	-	-	-
Ron Archer	23	9	47	2	2.04	-	-	-
Ken Mackay	11	3	15	1	1.36	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	9	2	19	2	2.11	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	c Cowdrey b Bailey	26	-	49	4	0	-
Jim Burke	c Graveney b Trueman	16	-	95	1	0	-
Neil Harvey	c Bailey b Trueman	10	-	10	2	0	-
Peter Burge	b Trueman	14	-	46	1	0	-
Ken Mackay	c †Evans b Statham	31	-	205	3	0	-
Ron Archer	c †Evans b Bailey	1	-	30	0	0	-
Keith Miller	c †Evans b Trueman	30	-	54	3	0	-
Richie Benaud	c †Evans b Trueman	97	-	140	14	1	-
Ian Johnson (c)	lbw b Bailey	17	-	45	2	0	-
Gil Langley †	not out	7	-	23	0	0	-
Pat Crawford	lbw b Bailey	0	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, nb 4)	8
Total	92.5 Ov (RR: 2.76)	257
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Colin McDonald), 2-47 (Neil Harvey), 3-69 (Jim Burke), 4-70 (Peter Burge), 5-79 (Ron Archer), 6-112 (Keith Miller), 7-229 (Ken Mackay), 8-243 (Richie Benaud), 9-257 (Ian Johnson), 10-257 (Pat Crawford)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Brian Statham	26	5	59	1	2.26	-	-	-
Fred Trueman	28	2	90	5	3.21	-	-	-
Trevor Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	2.57	-	-	-
Jim Laker	7	3	17	0	2.42	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	7	2	19	0	2.71	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 372 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson	c †Langley b Archer	21	-	60	3	0	-
Colin Cowdrey	lbw b Benaud	27	-	195	2	0	-
Tom Graveney	c †Langley b Miller	18	-	70	1	0	-
Willie Watson	b Miller	18	-	47	2	0	-
Peter May (c)	c †Langley b Miller	53	-	125	7	0	-
Trevor Bailey	c Harvey b Archer	18	-	72	2	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	c †Langley b Miller	20	-	20	3	0	-
Jim Laker	c †Langley b Archer	4	-	10	1	0	-
Johnny Wardle	b Miller	0	-	15	0	0	-
Fred Trueman	b Archer	2	-	15	0	0	-
Brian Statham	not out	0	-	5	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 5)	5
Total	99.2 Ov (RR: 1.87)	186
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Peter Richardson), 2-59 (Tom Graveney), 3-89 (Willie Watson), 4-91 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-142 (Trevor Bailey), 6-175 (Godfrey Evans), 7-180 (Peter May), 8-184 (Jim Laker), 9-184 (Johnny Wardle), 10-186 (Fred Trueman)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Keith Miller	36	12	80	5	2.22	-	-	-
Ron Archer	31.2	8	71	4	2.26	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	28	14	27	1	0.96	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	4	2	3	0	0.75	-	-	-

Close of Play

Thu, 21 Jun - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 180/3 (Peter Burge 18*, Keith Miller 19*)

Fri, 22 Jun - day 2 - England 1st innings 74/3 (Peter May 23*, Willie Watson 4*)

Sat, 23 Jun - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 115/6 (Ken Mackay 9*, Richie Benaud 3*)

Sun, 24 Jun - rest day

Mon, 25 Jun - day 4 - England 2nd innings 72/2 (Colin Cowdrey 21*, Willie Watson 9*)

Tue, 26 Jun - day 5 - England 2nd innings 186 (99.2 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Lord's, London
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1956
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 426
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Ken Mackay Pat Crawford
Umpires	Emrys Davies Frank Lee

Match Coverage

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1956

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England Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
KR Miller	36	12	80	5	2.22
RG Archer	31.2	8	71	4	2.26
R Benaud	28	14	27	1	0.96
IWG Johnson	4	2	3	0	0.75

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