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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 428 (428/172)
The Ashes, 1956, 4th Test
England v Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
26,27,28,30,31 July 1956 (5-day match)

Result: England won by an innings and 170 runs
England leads the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: England
Umpires: DE Davies and FS Lee

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 307/3 (Sheppard 59*, Bailey 14*)
  • Day 2: England 459, Australia 84 and 53/1 (Burke 33*, Craig 8*)
  • Day 3: Australia 59/2 (McDonald 15*, Craig 10*)
  • Day 4: Australia 84/2 (McDonald 25*, Craig 24*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    PE Richardson         c Maddocks         b Benaud             104 222  11  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Maddocks         b Lindwall            80 190  11  0
    Rev.DS Sheppard                          b Archer             113 295  14  1
    *PBH May              c Archer           b Benaud              43 111   6  0
    TE Bailey                                b Johnson             20  43   2  0
    C Washbrook           lbw                b Johnson              6   8   1  0
    ASM Oakman            c Archer           b Johnson             10  11   1  0
    +TG Evans             st Maddocks        b Johnson             47  29   5  2
    JC Laker              run out                                   3  10   0  0
    GAR Lock              not out                                  25  44   1  0
    JB Statham            c Maddocks         b Lindwall             0   4   0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 5, w 1)                          8
    Total                 (all out, 158.3 overs)                  459
    
    FoW: 1-174 (Cowdrey), 2-195 (Richardson), 3-288 (May),
         4-321 (Bailey), 5-327 (Washbrook), 6-339 (Oakman),
         7-401 (Evans), 8-417 (Laker), 9-458 (Sheppard),
         10-459 (Statham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    21.3    6     63      2
    Miller                      21      6     41      0
    Archer                      22      6     73      1
    Johnson                     47     10    151      4
    Benaud                      47     17    123      2
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c Lock             b Laker               32  80   5  0
    JW Burke              c Cowdrey          b Lock                22 102   2  0
    RN Harvey                                b Laker                0   2   0  0
    ID Craig              lbw                b Laker                8  22   1  0
    KR Miller             c Oakman           b Laker                6  15   0  1
    KD Mackay             c Oakman           b Laker                0   2   0  0
    RG Archer             st Evans           b Laker                6  12   1  0
    R Benaud              c Statham          b Laker                0   2   0  0
    RR Lindwall           not out                                   6  14   1  0
    +LV Maddocks                             b Laker                4   7   0  0
    *IWG Johnson                             b Laker                0   2   0  0
    Extras                                                          0
    Total                 (all out, 40.4 overs)                    84
    
    FoW: 1-48 (McDonald), 2-48 (Harvey), 3-62 (Burke), 4-62 (Craig),
         5-62 (Mackay), 6-73 (Miller), 7-73 (Benaud), 8-78 (Archer),
         9-84 (Maddocks), 10-84 (Johnson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Statham                      6      3      6      0
    Bailey                       4      3      4      0
    Laker                       16.4    4     37      9
    Lock                        14      3     37      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings (following on)                            R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c Oakman           b Laker               89 337  10  0
    JW Burke              c Lock             b Laker               33 105   4  0
    RN Harvey             c Cowdrey          b Laker                0   1   0  0
    ID Craig              lbw                b Laker               38 259   5  0
    KD Mackay             c Oakman           b Laker                0   6   0  0
    KR Miller                                b Laker                0  15   0  0
    RG Archer             c Oakman           b Laker                0  10   0  0
    R Benaud                                 b Laker               18 105   3  0
    RR Lindwall           c Lock             b Laker                8  41   1  0
    *IWG Johnson          not out                                   1  25   0  0
    +LV Maddocks          lbw                b Laker                2   6   0  0
    Extras                (b 12, lb 4)                             16
    Total                 (all out, 150.2 overs)                  205
    
    FoW: 1-28 (Harvey), 2-55 (Burke), 3-114 (Craig), 4-124 (Mackay),
         5-130 (Miller), 6-130 (Archer), 7-181 (McDonald),
         8-198 (Benaud), 9-203 (Lindwall), 10-205 (Maddocks).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Statham                     16     10     15      0
    Bailey                      20      8     31      0
    Laker                       51.2   23     53     10
    Lock                        55     30     69      0
    Oakman                       8      3     21      0
    

    • Laker ended the Australian first innings with 7 wickets for 8 runs in 22 balls

    • CC McDonald (2) retired hurt on 11* from 28/0 to 55/2. (injured with a jarred knee)




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Old Trafford, Manchester

    England Player Pages: PE Richardson, MC Cowdrey, Rev.DS Sheppard, PBH May, TE Bailey, C Washbrook, ASM Oakman, TG Evans, JC Laker, GAR Lock, JB Statham.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: DE Davies, FS Lee.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Uday.Rajan (urajan@*Stanford.EDU)  
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