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1956 - England v. Australia - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s Australia
Match Date: June 7, 1956
Venue: Trent Bridge
Toss: England , elected to bat
Player of the Match: None

Result: Match Drawn
England 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Tom Graveney8280
Trevor Bailey14680
Peter May732110
Godfrey Evans0100
Bob Appleyard1*50
Jim Laker9*300
Colin Cowdrey25700
Willie Watson030
Peter Richardson812750
Tony Lock020
217 8 wickets declared (103.4 overs @ 2.09 rpo)
Australia 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Alan Davidson9.41221
Keith Miller33.05694
Ian Johnson14.07261
Ray Lindwall15.04430
Ron Archer31.010512
Jim Burke1.0100
Australia 1st Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Colin McDonald1370
Jim Burke11420
Richie Benaud17280
Ray Lindwall0110
Neil Harvey642050
Gil Langley0*70
Peter Burge7340
Ian Johnson12560
Ron Archer33800
Keith Miller020
148 All Out (83.1 overs @ 1.78 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Jim Laker29.111584
Alan Moss4.0310
Trevor Bailey3.0180
Tony Lock36.016613
Bob Appleyard11.04172
England 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Colin Cowdrey811600
Godfrey Evans8*70
Peter Richardson731700
Willie Watson8220
Tom Graveney10*200
188 3 wickets declared (61.0 overs @ 3.08 rpo)
Australia 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Jim Burke3.0160
Richie Benaud18.04410
Keith Miller19.02582
Ian Johnson12.02290
Ron Archer9.00461
Australia 2nd Innings Batting
BatterRunsDismissalMinBF
Keith Miller4460
Peter Burge35*1280
Neil Harvey3290
Colin McDonald6330
Jim Burke58*2400
120 3 wickets (86.0 overs @ 1.40 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWks
Bob Appleyard19.06320
Jim Laker30.019292
Tom Graveney6.0360
Trevor Bailey9.03160
Tony Lock22.011231

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