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England v South Africa @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
9, 10, 11, 13 June 1955 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: TJ Bartley, FS Lee
Match Result: England won by an innings and 5 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Don Kenyon | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 87 | - | 234 | 10 | - |
| 2. Tom Graveney | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 42 | - | 135 | 4 | - |
| *3. Peter May | c Jackie McGlew b Ian Smith | 83 | - | 242 | 8 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Neil Adcock | 27 | - | 101 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | c John Waite b Eddie Fuller | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 49 | - | 194 | 4 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Trevor Goddard b Eddie Fuller | 12 | - | 73 | 2 | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c Roy McLean b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | c John Waite b Eddie Fuller | 20 | - | 56 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Appleyard | not out | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-91 (Tom Graveney), 2-166 (Don Kenyon), 3-228 (Denis Compton), 4-233 (Ken Barrington), 5-252 (Peter May), 6-285 (Godfrey Evans), 7-294 (Johnny Wardle), 8-298 (Frank Tyson), 9-334 (Brian Statham), 334 (Trevor Bailey). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 168.4 ovs) 334 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 36 | 9 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 36.4 | 18 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Fuller | 29 | 5 | 59 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 37 | 11 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 30 | 9 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 68 | - | 308 | 5 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | lbw b Brian Statham | 12 | - | 33 | - | - |
| +3. John Waite | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | lbw b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | b Frank Tyson | 13 | - | 35 | 1 | - |
| 6. Paul Winslow | c Peter May b Bob Appleyard | 2 | - | 30 | - | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | c Tom Graveney b Johnny Wardle | 54 | - | 208 | 7 | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | c Trevor Bailey b Bob Appleyard | 11 | - | 50 | 1 | - |
| 9. Eddie Fuller | b Johnny Wardle | 15 | - | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Ian Smith | c Peter May b Johnny Wardle | 0 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | not out | 1 | - | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Trevor Goddard), 2-17 (John Waite), 3-19 (Russell Endean), 4-35 (Roy McLean), 5-55 (Paul Winslow), 6-149 (Jackie McGlew), 7-156 (Jack Cheetham), 8-174 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-180 (Eddie Fuller), 181 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114 ovs) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 25 | 5 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 24 | 5 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 28 | 9 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 32 | 23 | 24 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Peter May b Trevor Bailey | 51 | - | 250 | 4 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | run out ( > > ) | 32 | - | 185 | 3 | - |
| +3. John Waite | c Denis Compton b Frank Tyson | 3 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c Tom Graveney b Trevor Bailey | 6 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Tom Graveney b Frank Tyson | 16 | - | 36 | 3 | - |
| *6. Jack Cheetham | b Frank Tyson | 5 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 7. Paul Winslow | b Frank Tyson | 3 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Eddie Fuller | c Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 6 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 10. Ian Smith | not out | 2 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | b Frank Tyson | 6 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-73 (Trevor Goddard), 2-83 (John Waite), 3-101 (Russell Endean), 4-108 (Jackie McGlew), 5-131 (Roy McLean), 6-132 (Jack Cheetham), 7-132 (Hugh Tayfield), 8-135 (Paul Winslow), 9-141 (Eddie Fuller), 148 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.3 ovs) 148 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 10 | 4 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 21.3 | 7 | 28 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 17 | 8 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 19 | 4 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 29 | 17 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Don Kenyon, Tom Graveney, Peter May, Denis Compton, Ken Barrington, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Frank Tyson, Brian Statham, Bob Appleyard