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Sheffield Shield, 1955/56
South Australia v Western Australia
Adelaide Oval
3,4,6,7 February 1956 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: South Australia 3, Western Australia 1

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: JM Kierse and MJ McInnes

Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: South Australia 346/7 (Langley 121*, Drennan 25*)
  • Day 2: South Australia 409, Western Australia 150/3 (Meuleman 42*, Edwards 9*)
  • Day 3: Western Australia 340, South Australia 0/0 (Favell 0*, Lill 0*)
    South Australia 1st innings
    LE Favell             c Carmody          b Gaunt               14
    JC Lill                                  b Gaunt               11
    GB Hole               c Buggins          b Gorringe             5
    CJ Pinch                             c & b Rutherford         118
    *PL Ridings                              b Gaunt               28
    GB Stevens            c Rutherford       b Langdon             11
    +GRA Langley                             b Gaunt              139
    RC Roxby              c Buggins          b Gorringe             5
    J Drennan             not out                                  63
    DM Gregg                             c & b Gorringe             3
    JW Wilson                            c & b Edwards              4
    Extras                (b 1, lb 5, nb 2)                         8
    Total                 (all out, 87.5 overs, 380 mins)         409
    
    FoW: 1-29, 2-30, 3-34, 4-67, 5-106,
         6-246, 7-261, 8-371, 9-388, 10-409.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                       22      1    154      4 (1nb)
    Gorringe                    27      4    102      3 (1nb)
    Rutherford                  11      2     35      1
    Langdon                     16      2     53      1
    Meuleman                     5      0     28      0
    Vernon                       4      0     20      0
    Edwards                      2.5    0      9      1
    
    Western Australia 1st innings
    LM Sawle              c Favell           b Gregg               50
    JW Rutherford                            b Roxby               26
    MT Vernon                                b Wilson              10
    KD Meuleman           run out (Favell)                         68
    AR Edwards            c Stevens          b Gregg               41
    *DK Carmody           lbw                b Ridings             37
    CW Langdon            c Roxby            b Wilson              46
    BK Shepherd           c Roxby            b Wilson              34
    +BL Buggins           c Pinch            b Drennan              1
    HR Gorringe           c Roxby            b Wilson               3
    RA Gaunt              not out                                   2
    Extras                (b 2, lb 12, w 1, nb 7)                  22
    Total                 (all out, 141.7 overs, 577 mins)        340
    
    FoW: 1-53, 2-74, 3-138, 4-209, 5-232,
         6-290, 7-313, 8-317, 9-335, 10-340.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Drennan                     27      2     89      1 (3nb,1w)
    Gregg                       24      2     66      2 (2nb)
    Wilson                      48.7   22     75      4
    Roxby                       33      5     74      1 (1nb)
    Hole                         8      3     13      0
    Ridings                      1      0      1      1 (1nb)
    
    South Australia 2nd innings
    LE Favell             c Edwards          b Gaunt               54
    JC Lill               c Vernon           b Gaunt                4
    GB Hole                                  b Gorringe             1
    CJ Pinch                                 b Gorringe            21
    GB Stevens            c Shepherd         b Langdon             27
    *PL Ridings           lbw                b Gaunt               18
    +GRA Langley          c Buggins          b Gorringe            27
    RC Roxby              c Shepherd         b Edwards             14
    J Drennan             not out                                  20
    JW Wilson                                b Edwards              2
    DM Gregg                                 b Carmody              6
    Extras                (b 3, lb 3, w 1, nb 2)                    9
    Total                 (all out, 58.2 overs, 240 mins)         203
    
    FoW: 1-7, 2-16, 3-67, 4-87, 5-124,
         6-142, 7-172, 8-178, 9-184, 10-203.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                       13      3     47      3 (1nb)
    Gorringe                    19      5     52      3
    Langdon                     17      6     36      1
    Shepherd                     3      0     25      0 (1nb,1w)
    Edwards                      5      0     26      2
    Carmody                      1.2    0      8      1
    
    Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 273 runs)
    LM Sawle              not out                                  26
    +BL Buggins                              b Drennan              4
    MT Vernon             run out                                  15
    BK Shepherd           not out                                  15
    Extras                (b 3)                                     3
    Total                 (2 wickets, 23 overs, 85 mins)           63
    
    DNB: JW Rutherford, KD Meuleman, AR Edwards, *DK Carmody,
         CW Langdon, HR Gorringe, RA Gaunt.
    
    FoW: 1-13, 2-46.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Drennan                      4      0     10      1
    Gregg                        4      1     13      0
    Wilson                       3      3      0      0
    Roxby                        3      0      7      0
    Stevens                      3      0      7      0
    Favell                       3      0      9      0
    Pinch                        2      0      8      0
    Ridings                      1      0      6      0
    

    • Crowds: 3140, 4872, 2352, 1692. Total: 12,056. Receipts: 875 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: South Australia, Western Australia.

    Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

    South Australia Player Pages: LE Favell, JC Lill, GB Hole, CJ Pinch, PL Ridings, GB Stevens, GRA Langley, RC Roxby, J Drennan, DM Gregg, JW Wilson.

    Western Australia Player Pages: LM Sawle, JW Rutherford, MT Vernon, KD Meuleman, AR Edwards, DK Carmody, CW Langdon, BK Shepherd, BL Buggins, HR Gorringe, RA Gaunt.

    Match Officials' Pages: JM Kierse, MJ McInnes.

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