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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 425 (425/169)
The Ashes, 1956, 1st Test
England v Australia
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
7,8,9,11,12 June 1956 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
5-Test series level 0-0

Toss: England
Umpires: TJ Bartley and JS Buller
Test Debuts: PE Richardson (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 134/2 (Richardson 65*, May 31*)
  • Day 2: No play
  • Day 3: England 217/8d, Australia 19/2 (Harvey 5*, Burge 2*)
  • Day 4: Australia 148, England 129/0 (Richardson 56*, Cowdrey 67*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    PE Richardson         c Langley          b Miller              81 275   6  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Miller           b Davidson            25  70   3  0
    TW Graveney           c Archer           b Johnson              8  28   1  0
    *PBH May              c Langley          b Miller              73 211   3  0
    W Watson              lbw                b Archer               0   3   0  0
    TE Bailey             c Miller           b Archer              14  68   1  0
    +TG Evans             c Langley          b Miller               0  10   0  0
    JC Laker              not out                                   9  30   1  0
    GAR Lock              lbw                b Miller               0   2   0  0
    R Appleyard           not out                                   1   5   0  0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 1)                               6
    Total                 (8 wickets declared, 103.4 overs)       217
    
    DNB: AE Moss.
    
    FoW: 1-53 (Cowdrey), 2-72 (Graveney), 3-180 (Richardson),
         4-181 (Watson), 5-201 (May), 6-203 (Evans), 7-213 (Bailey),
         8-214 (Lock).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    15      4     43      0
    Miller                      33      5     69      4
    Davidson                     9.4    1     22      1
    Archer                      31     10     51      2
    Johnson                     14      7     26      1
    Burke                        1      1      0      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           lbw                b Lock                 1  37   0  0
    JW Burke              c Lock             b Laker               11  42   1  0
    RN Harvey             lbw                b Lock                64 205   8  0
    PJP Burge             c sub              b Lock                 7  34   1  0
    KR Miller             lbw                b Laker                0   2   0  0
    RG Archer             c Lock             b Appleyard           33  80   6  1
    R Benaud                                 b Appleyard           17  28   2  1
    *IWG Johnson          c Bailey           b Laker               12  56   2  0
    RR Lindwall           c Bailey           b Laker                0  11   0  0
    +GRA Langley          not out                                   0   7   0  0
    AK Davidson           absent hurt                               -
    Extras                (lb 3)                                    3
    Total                 (all out, 83.1 overs)                   148
    
    FoW: 1-10 (McDonald), 2-12 (Burke), 3-33 (Burge), 4-36 (Miller),
         5-90 (Archer), 6-110 (Benaud), 7-148 (Harvey),
         8-148 (Johnson), 9-148 (Lindwall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Moss                         4      3      1      0
    Bailey                       3      1      8      0
    Laker                       29.1   11     58      4
    Lock                        36     16     61      3
    Appleyard                   11      4     17      2
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   4  6
    PE Richardson         c Langley          b Archer              73 170  10  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Langley          b Miller              81 160   7  0
    W Watson              c Langley          b Miller               8  22   0  0
    TW Graveney           not out                                  10  20   0  0
    +TG Evans             not out                                   8   7   1  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 1)                    8
    Total                 (3 wickets declared, 61 overs)          188
    
    DNB: *PBH May, TE Bailey, JC Laker, GAR Lock, R Appleyard,
         AE Moss.
    
    FoW: 1-151 (Cowdrey), 2-163 (Richardson), 3-178 (Watson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Miller                      19      2     58      2
    Archer                       9      0     46      1
    Johnson                     12      2     29      0
    Burke                        3      1      6      0
    Benaud                      18      4     41      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 258 runs)                        R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c Lock             b Laker                6  33   0  0
    JW Burke              not out                                  58 240   7  0
    RN Harvey                                b Lock                 3  29   0  0
    KR Miller             lbw                b Laker                4  46   0  0
    PJP Burge             not out                                  35 128   5  0
    Extras                (b 10, lb 3, nb 1)                       14
    Total                 (3 wickets, 86 overs)                   120
    
    DNB: RG Archer, R Benaud, *IWG Johnson, RR Lindwall, +GRA Langley,
         AK Davidson.
    
    FoW: 1-13 (McDonald), 2-18 (Harvey), 3-41 (Miller).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bailey                       9      3     16      0
    Laker                       30     19     29      2
    Lock                        22     11     23      1
    Appleyard                   19      6     32      0
    Graveney                     6      3      6      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

    England Player Pages: PE Richardson, MC Cowdrey, TW Graveney, PBH May, W Watson, TE Bailey, TG Evans, JC Laker, GAR Lock, R Appleyard, AE Moss.

    Australia Player Pages: CC McDonald, JW Burke, RN Harvey, PJP Burge, KR Miller, RG Archer, R Benaud, IWG Johnson, RR Lindwall, GRA Langley, AK Davidson.

    Match Officials' Pages: TJ Bartley, JS Buller.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
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