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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 427 (427/171)
The Ashes, 1956, 3rd Test
England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds
12,13,14,16,17 July 1956 (5-day match)

Result: England won by an innings and 42 runs
5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: England
Umpires: JS Buller and D Davies
Test Debuts: ASM Oakman (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 204/4 (Washbrook 90*, Lock 0*)
  • Day 2: England 325, Australia 81/6 (Miller 8*, Benaud 8*)
  • Day 3: No play
  • Day 4: Australia 143 and 93/2 (Harvey 40*, Miller 24*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    PE Richardson         c Maddocks         b Archer               5  65   0  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Maddocks         b Archer               0  14   0  0
    ASM Oakman                               b Archer               4  21   0  0
    *PBH May              c Lindwall         b Johnson            101 317  12  0
    C Washbrook           lbw                b Benaud              98 328  13  0
    GAR Lock              c Miller           b Benaud              21  62   3  0
    DJ Insole             c Mackay           b Benaud               5  43   1  0
    TE Bailey             not out                                  33 129   3  0
    +TG Evans                                b Lindwall            40  67   5  0
    JC Laker                                 b Lindwall             5  29   0  0
    FS Trueman                           c & b Lindwall             0   8   0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 9)                              13
    Total                 (all out, 167.4 overs)                  325
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Cowdrey), 2-8 (Oakman), 3-17 (Richardson), 4-204 (May),
         5-226 (Washbrook), 6-243 (Lock), 7-248 (Insole),
         8-301 (Evans), 9-321 (Laker), 10-325 (Trueman).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    33.4   11     67      3
    Archer                      50     24     68      3
    Mackay                      13      3     29      0
    Benaud                      42      9     89      3
    Johnson                     29      8     59      1
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c Evans            b Trueman              2   2   0  0
    JW Burke              lbw                b Lock                41 102   5  0
    RN Harvey             c Trueman          b Lock                11  59   1  0
    PJP Burge             lbw                b Laker                2  27   0  0
    KD Mackay             c Bailey           b Laker                2  27   0  0
    KR Miller                                b Laker               41 130   4  1
    RG Archer                                b Laker                4   6   1  0
    R Benaud              c Oakman           b Laker               30  91   6  0
    +LV Maddocks          c Trueman          b Lock                 0   6   0  0
    *IWG Johnson          c Richardson       b Lock                 0   6   0  0
    RR Lindwall           not out                                   0   3   0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 6)                              10
    Total                 (all out, 71.1 overs)                   143
    
    FoW: 1-2 (McDonald), 2-40 (Harvey), 3-59 (Burge), 4-59 (Burke),
         5-63 (Mackay), 6-69 (Archer), 7-142 (Benaud),
         8-143 (Maddocks), 9-143 (Miller), 10-143 (Johnson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                      8      2     19      1
    Bailey                       7      2     15      0
    Laker                       29     10     58      5
    Lock                        27.1   11     41      4
    
    Australia 2nd innings (following on)                            R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald                              b Trueman              6  20   0  0
    JW Burke                                 b Laker               16  79   1  0
    RN Harvey                            c & b Lock                69 270   4  0
    KR Miller             c Trueman          b Laker               26 146   1  2
    PJP Burge             lbw                b Laker                5  22   1  0
    R Benaud                                 b Laker                1  17   0  0
    *IWG Johnson          c Oakman           b Laker                3  13   0  0
    KD Mackay                                b Laker                2  21   0  0
    RG Archer             c Washbrook        b Lock                 1   7   0  0
    +LV Maddocks          lbw                b Lock                 0   8   0  0
    RR Lindwall           not out                                   0   2   0  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 4)                              11
    Total                 (all out, 99.3 overs)                   140
    
    FoW: 1-10 (McDonald), 2-45 (Burke), 3-108 (Miller),
         4-120 (Burge), 5-128 (Benaud), 6-136 (Johnson),
         7-138 (Harvey), 8-140 (Archer), 9-140 (Maddocks),
         10-140 (Mackay).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     11      3     21      1
    Bailey                       7      2     13      0
    Laker                       41.3   21     55      6
    Lock                        40     23     40      3
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Headingley, Leeds

    England Player Pages: PE Richardson, MC Cowdrey, ASM Oakman, PBH May, C Washbrook, GAR Lock, DJ Insole, TE Bailey, TG Evans, JC Laker, FS Trueman.

    Australia Player Pages: CC McDonald, JW Burke, RN Harvey, PJP Burge, KD Mackay, KR Miller, RG Archer, R Benaud, LV Maddocks, IWG Johnson, RR Lindwall.

    Match Officials' Pages: JS Buller, D Davies.

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