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1955 - England v. South Africa - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s South Africa
Match Date: July 7, 1955
Venue: Old Trafford
Toss: England , elected to bat
Result: South Africa won by 3 wickets
Match Player: None

England 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Denis Compton1583360
Trevor Bailey441750
Peter May34820
Tony Lock19*900
Don Kenyon5350
Frank Tyson2180
Sir Alec Bedser170
Colin Cowdrey170
Fred Titmus0180
Godfrey Evans063
Tom Graveney0120
284 All Out (126.0 overs @ 2.25 rpo)
South Africa 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Headley Keith6.02190
Hugh Tayfield35.015571
Neil Adcock28.05523
Percy Mansell6.02130
Peter Heine24.04713
Trevor Goddard27.010523
South Africa 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
John Waite1133390
Paul Winslow1081880
Jackie McGlew104*2870
Trevor Goddard621990
Headley Keith381800
Hugh Tayfield281100
Peter Heine22*210
Percy Mansell7430
Russell Endean5170
Roy McLean3120
521 8 wickets declared (195.0 overs @ 2.67 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Sir Alec Bedser31.02922
Frank Tyson44.051243
Fred Titmus19.07510
Tony Lock64.0241212
Trevor Bailey37.081021
England 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Don Kenyon1210
Tom Graveney1160
Peter May1172690
Denis Compton711030
Colin Cowdrey502500
Trevor Bailey38*1490
Godfrey Evans36340
Fred Titmus19660
Tony Lock17760
Frank Tyson8150
Sir Alec Bedser3250
381 All Out (173.5 overs @ 2.19 rpo)
South Africa 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Hugh Tayfield51.5211021
Neil Adcock28.012483
Percy Mansell15.03331
Peter Heine32.08865
Trevor Goddard47.021920
South Africa 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Roy McLean50710
Jackie McGlew481080
Paul Winslow1688
John Waite10*270
Trevor Goddard8170
Percy Mansell4130
Russell Endean280
Hugh Tayfield1*120
Headley Keith060
145 7 wickets (30.3 overs @ 4.75 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Sir Alec Bedser10.01612
Frank Tyson13.32553
Tony Lock7.02231

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