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England v Australia @ Headingley, Leeds
12, 13, 14, 16, 17 July 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JS Buller, D Davies
Match Result: England won by an innings and 42 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Len Maddocks b Ron Archer | 5 | - | 65 | - | - |
| 2. Colin Cowdrey | c Len Maddocks b Ron Archer | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 3. Alan Oakman | b Ron Archer | 4 | - | 21 | - | - |
| *4. Peter May | c Ray Lindwall b Ian Johnson | 101 | - | 317 | 12 | - |
| 5. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Richie Benaud | 98 | - | 328 | 13 | - |
| 6. Tony Lock | c Keith Miller b Richie Benaud | 21 | - | 62 | 3 | - |
| 7. Doug Insole | c Ken Mackay b Richie Benaud | 5 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 8. Trevor Bailey | not out | 33 | - | 129 | 3 | - |
| +9. Godfrey Evans | b Ray Lindwall | 40 | - | 67 | 5 | - |
| 10. Jim Laker | b Ray Lindwall | 5 | - | 29 | - | - |
| 11. Fred Trueman | c & b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Colin Cowdrey), 2-8 (Alan Oakman), 3-17 (Peter Richardson), 4-204 (Peter May), 5-226 (Cyril Washbrook), 6-243 (Tony Lock), 7-248 (Doug Insole), 8-301 (Godfrey Evans), 9-321 (Jim Laker), 325 (Fred Trueman). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 167.4 ovs) 325 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 33.4 | 11 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 50 | 24 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 13 | 3 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 42 | 9 | 89 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 29 | 8 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Godfrey Evans b Fred Trueman | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | lbw b Tony Lock | 41 | - | 102 | 5 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Fred Trueman b Tony Lock | 11 | - | 59 | 1 | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | lbw b Jim Laker | 2 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Mackay | c Trevor Bailey b Jim Laker | 2 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 6. Keith Miller | b Jim Laker | 41 | - | 130 | 4 | 1 |
| 7. Ron Archer | b Jim Laker | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| 8. Richie Benaud | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 30 | - | 91 | 6 | - |
| +9. Len Maddocks | c Fred Trueman b Tony Lock | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| *10. Ian Johnson | c Peter Richardson b Tony Lock | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Ray Lindwall | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Colin McDonald), 2-40 (Neil Harvey), 3-59 (Peter Burge), 4-59 (Jim Burke), 5-63 (Ken Mackay), 6-69 (Ron Archer), 7-142 (Richie Benaud), 8-143 (Len Maddocks), 9-143 (Keith Miller), 143 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 71.1 ovs) 143 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 29 | 10 | 58 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 27.1 | 11 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Fred Trueman | 6 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | b Jim Laker | 16 | - | 79 | 1 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c & b Tony Lock | 69 | - | 270 | 4 | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | c Fred Trueman b Jim Laker | 26 | - | 146 | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Peter Burge | lbw b Jim Laker | 5 | - | 22 | 1 | - |
| 6. Richie Benaud | b Jim Laker | 1 | - | 17 | - | - |
| *7. Ian Johnson | c Alan Oakman b Jim Laker | 3 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Ken Mackay | b Jim Laker | 2 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Ron Archer | c Cyril Washbrook b Tony Lock | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| +10. Len Maddocks | lbw b Tony Lock | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Ray Lindwall | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Colin McDonald), 2-45 (Jim Burke), 3-108 (Keith Miller), 4-120 (Peter Burge), 5-128 (Richie Benaud), 6-136 (Ian Johnson), 7-138 (Neil Harvey), 8-140 (Ron Archer), 9-140 (Len Maddocks), 140 (Ken Mackay). |
| Extras | 7b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.3 ovs) 140 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 11 | 3 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 41.3 | 21 | 55 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 40 | 23 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Peter Richardson, Colin Cowdrey, Alan Oakman, Peter May, Cyril Washbrook, Tony Lock, Doug Insole, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Fred Trueman