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Sheffield Shield, 1955/56
Victoria v Western Australia
St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne
10,11,13,14 February 1956 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by an innings and 192 runs
Points: Victoria 5, Western Australia 0

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: WJ Smyth and J Ward
First-class Debuts: WM Lawry (Victoria).

Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Victoria 362/4 (RI Maddocks 69*, Loxton 47*)
  • Day 2: Victoria 525, Western Australia 107/4 (Meuleman 31*, Edwards 8*)
  • Day 3: Western Australia 152 and 141/6 (Vernon 16*, Carmody 4*)
    Victoria 1st innings
    CC McDonald                              b Preen               92
    WM Lawry              c Edwards          b Gorringe             3
    RN Harvey                                b Preen              142
    RI Maddocks           c Vernon           b Gaunt               98
    KHD Kendall           c Langdon          b Preen                3
    SJE Loxton            c Sawle            b Preen               67
    +LV Maddocks          c Buggins          b Gorringe            54
    *IWG Johnson          not out                                  28
    JC Hill               c Langdon          b Gorringe             1
    LF Kline                                 b Preen                0
    JN Edwards                               b Preen               14
    Extras                (b 11, lb 10, nb 2)                      23
    Total                 (all out, 116 overs, 465 mins)          525
    
    FoW: 1-8, 2-196, 3-274, 4-278, 5-384,
         6-456, 7-472, 8-497, 9-501, 10-525.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                       23      2    108      1 (2nb)
    Gorringe                    26      1    136      3
    Preen                       31      4     97      6
    Shepherd                     3      0     13      0
    Langdon                     19      4     53      0
    Edwards                      4      0     26      0
    Meuleman                     9      0     66      0
    Carmody                      1      0      3      0
    
    Western Australia 1st innings
    LM Sawle              lbw                b Hill                27
    +BL Buggins           lbw                b Johnson             21
    MT Vernon             lbw                b Hill                 3
    KD Meuleman           c LV Maddocks      b Johnson             46
    BK Shepherd                              b Kline               15
    AR Edwards            hit wicket         b Johnson             13
    *DK Carmody                              b Johnson             19
    CW Langdon            c Johnson          b Hill                 3
    HR Gorringe           run out (Lawry/Johnson)                   0
    AT Preen              not out                                   3
    RA Gaunt                                 b Hill                 0
    Extras                (b 2)                                     2
    Total                 (all out, 77 overs, 279 mins)           152
    
    FoW: 1-46, 2-50, 3-53, 4-80, 5-122,
         6-133, 7-136, 8-149, 9-149, 10-152.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Loxton                      14      1     39      0
    Edwards                      5      0     21      0
    Johnson                     23     13     29      4
    Hill                        25      9     37      4
    Kline                       10      3     24      1
    
    Western Australia 2nd innings (following on)
    +BL Buggins           c Kendall          b Loxton               0
    LM Sawle              c sub (IR Huntington) b Kline            33
    KD Meuleman           c LV Maddocks      b Loxton              19
    CW Langdon                               b Kline                8
    AR Edwards                               b Johnson             42
    MT Vernon             not out                                  28
    BK Shepherd           run out (RI Maddocks/LV Maddocks)        12
    *DK Carmody           c Loxton           b Hill                 8
    AT Preen                                 b Kline                5
    HR Gorringe                              b Johnson             15
    RA Gaunt                                 b Johnson              4
    Extras                (b 5, lb 2)                               7
    Total                 (all out, 82 overs, 290 mins)           181
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-22, 3-35, 4-101, 5-115,
         6-129, 7-151, 8-160, 9-177, 10-181.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Loxton                       7      2     20      2
    Edwards                      9      0     19      0
    Kline                       33     13     65      3
    Hill                        20      5     47      1
    Johnson                     13      4     23      3
    

    • 12th Men: IR Huntington (Vic) and JW Rutherford (WA)
    • Crowds: 2231, 7024, 2107, about 300. Total: 11,662. Receipts: 1,236 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Victoria, Western Australia.

    Ground Page: St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne

    Victoria Player Pages: CC McDonald, WM Lawry, RN Harvey, RI Maddocks, KHD Kendall, SJE Loxton, LV Maddocks, IWG Johnson, JC Hill, LF Kline, JN Edwards.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: WJ Smyth, J Ward.

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