1956 - England v. Australia - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s Australia
Match Date: July 12, 1956
Venue: Headingley
Toss: England , elected to bat
Player of the Match: None

Result: England won by an innings and 42 runs

England 1st Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
Peter May	101		317	0
Doug Insole	5		43	0
Jim Laker	5		29	0
Godfrey Evans	40		67	0
Colin Cowdrey	0		14	0
Peter Richardson	5		65	0
Tony Lock	21		62	0
Fred Trueman	0		8	0
Cyril Washbrook	98		328	0
Trevor Bailey	33*		129	0
Alan Oakman	4		21	0
325 All Out (169.0 overs @ 1.92 rpo)

Australia 1st Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Richie Benaud	42.0	9	89	3
Ron Archer	50.0	24	68	3
Ian Johnson	29.0	8	59	1
Ray Lindwall	33.4	11	67	3
Ken Mackay	13.0	3	29	0

Australia 1st Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
Richie Benaud	30		91	0
Neil Harvey	11		59	0
Colin McDonald	2		2	0
Ian Johnson	0		6	0
Ray Lindwall	0*		3	0
Ron Archer	4		6	0
Peter Burge	2		27	0
Ken Mackay	2		27	0
Keith Miller	41		130	0
Len Maddocks	0		6	0
Jim Burke	41		102	0
143 All Out (71.1 overs @ 2.01 rpo)

England 1st Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Trevor Bailey	7.0	2	15	0
Fred Trueman	8.0	2	19	1
Jim Laker	29.0	10	58	5
Tony Lock	27.1	11	41	4

Australia 2nd Innings Batting

Batter	Runs	Dismissal	Min	BF
Keith Miller	26		146	0
Len Maddocks	0		8	0
Jim Burke	16		79	0
Neil Harvey	69		270	0
Richie Benaud	1		17	0
Colin McDonald	6		20	0
Ian Johnson	3		13	0
Ray Lindwall	0*		2	0
Peter Burge	5		22	0
Ken Mackay	2		21	0
Ron Archer	1		7	0
140 All Out (99.3 overs @ 1.41 rpo)

England 2nd Innings Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wks
Tony Lock	40.0	23	40	3
Trevor Bailey	7.0	2	13	0
Fred Trueman	11.0	3	21	1
Jim Laker	41.3	21	55	6

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