The Ashes, 1956, 5th Test
England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London
23,24,25,27,28 August 1956 (5-day match)
Result: Match drawn
England wins the 5-Test series 2-1
Toss: England
Umpires: TJ Bartley and D Davies
Close of Play:
Day 1: England 223/7 (May 67*, Laker 0*)
Day 2: England 247, Australia 198/8 (Miller 57*, Lindwall 22*)
Day 3: Australia 202, England 76/1 (Richardson 28*, Sheppard 40*)
Day 4: No play
England 1st innings
PE Richardson c Langley b Miller 37
MC Cowdrey c Langley b Lindwall 0
Rev.DS Sheppard c Archer b Miller 24
*PBH May not out 83
DCS Compton c Davidson b Archer 94
GAR Lock c Langley b Archer 0
C Washbrook lbw b Archer 0
+TG Evans lbw b Miller 0
JC Laker c Archer b Miller 4
FH Tyson c Davidson b Archer 3
JB Statham b Archer 0
Extras (w 2) 2
Total (all out, 109.2 overs) 247
FoW: 1-1, 2-53, 3-66, 4-222, 5-222,
6-222, 7-223, 8-234, 9-243, 10-247.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 18 5 36 1
Miller 40 7 91 4
Davidson 5 1 16 0
Archer 28.2 7 53 5
Johnson 9 2 28 0
Benaud 9 2 21 0
Australia 1st innings
CC McDonald c Lock b Tyson 3
JW Burke b Laker 8
RN Harvey c May b Lock 39
ID Craig c Statham b Lock 2
*IW Johnson b Laker 12
AK Davidson c May b Laker 8
KR Miller c Washbrook b Statham 61
RG Archer c Tyson b Laker 9
R Benaud b Statham 32
RR Lindwall not out 22
+GRA Langley lbw b Statham 0
Extras (b 6) 6
Total (all out, 92 overs) 202
FoW: 1-3, 2-17, 3-20, 4-35, 5-47,
6-90, 7-111, 8-154, 9-202, 10-202.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 21 8 33 3
Tyson 14 5 34 1
Laker 32 12 80 4
Lock 25 10 49 2
England 2nd innings
PE Richardson c Langley b Lindwall 34
MC Cowdrey c Benaud b Davidson 8
Rev.DS Sheppard c Archer b Miller 62
*PBH May not out 37
DCS Compton not out 35
Extras (b 3, lb 3) 6
Total (3 wickets declared, 61 overs) 182
DNB: GAR Lock, C Washbrook, +TG Evans, JC Laker, FH Tyson,
JB Statham.
FoW: 1-17, 2-100, 3-108.
Bowling O M R W
Lindwall 12 3 29 1
Miller 22 3 56 1
Davidson 5 0 18 1
Archer 13 3 42 0
Johnson 4 1 7 0
Benaud 1 0 10 0
Burke 4 2 14 0
Australia 2nd innings (target: 228 runs)
CC McDonald lbw b Statham 0
JW Burke lbw b Laker 1
RN Harvey c May b Lock 1
ID Craig c Lock b Laker 7
KR Miller not out 7
*IW Johnson c Lock b Laker 10
R Benaud not out 0
Extras (b 1) 1
Total (5 wickets, 38.1 overs) 27
DNB: AK Davidson, RG Archer, RR Lindwall, +GRA Langley.
FoW: 1-0, 2-1, 3-5, 4-10, 5-27.
Bowling O M R W
Statham 2 1 1 1
Laker 18 14 8 3
Lock 18.1 11 17 1
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