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South Africa v England @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
24, 26, 27, 28, 29 December 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JH McMenamin, W Marais
Match Result: England won by 131 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Trevor Goddard | 117 | - | 525 | 6 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 16 | - | 97 | 1 | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | c Headley Keith b Trevor Goddard | 5 | - | 30 | - | - |
| *4. Peter May | c Trevor Goddard b Neil Adcock | 6 | - | 37 | - | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Trevor Goddard b Peter Heine | 59 | - | 212 | 4 | - |
| 6. Doug Insole | c John Waite b Clive van Ryneveld | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Headley Keith b Neil Adcock | 20 | - | 55 | 2 | - |
| 8. Frank Tyson | b Neil Adcock | 22 | - | 103 | 2 | - |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | not out | 6 | - | 12 | 1 | - |
| 10. Jim Laker | c Trevor Goddard b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | c John Waite b Trevor Goddard | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Trevor Bailey), 2-37 (Denis Compton), 3-48 (Peter May), 4-169 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-170 (Doug Insole), 6-205 (Godfrey Evans), 7-259 (Peter Richardson), 8-263 (Frank Tyson), 9-263 (Jim Laker), 268 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.5 ovs) 268 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 31 | 5 | 89 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 20 | 6 | 36 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 28.5 | 9 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 11 | 3 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 20 | 4 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Scotch Taylor | st Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 12 | - | 106 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Colin Cowdrey b Brian Statham | 49 | - | 160 | 5 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Colin Cowdrey b Trevor Bailey | 42 | - | 106 | 5 | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c Colin Cowdrey b Jim Laker | 18 | - | 142 | 1 | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. John Watkins | c Doug Insole b Johnny Wardle | 9 | - | 47 | - | - |
| *7. Clive van Ryneveld | c Trevor Bailey b Brian Statham | 10 | - | 42 | 1 | - |
| +8. John Waite | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 17 | - | 63 | 2 | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | b Johnny Wardle | 24 | - | 82 | 3 | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | not out | 13 | - | 47 | 1 | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | b Brian Statham | 17 | - | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-54 (Scotch Taylor), 2-92 (Trevor Goddard), 3-112 (Headley Keith), 4-112 (Roy McLean), 5-126 (John Watkins), 6-141 (Russell Endean), 7-141 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-176 (John Waite), 9-194 (Hugh Tayfield), 215 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.1 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 24.1 | 4 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 9 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 20 | 4 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 21 | 10 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 15 | 5 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | lbw b Neil Adcock | 10 | - | 33 | 1 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Russell Endean b Peter Heine | 10 | - | 69 | 1 | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | c & b Hugh Tayfield | 32 | - | 170 | 4 | - |
| 4. Johnny Wardle | lbw b Peter Heine | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 5. Doug Insole | c John Waite b Trevor Goddard | 29 | - | 134 | 2 | - |
| *6. Peter May | c Russell Endean b Peter Heine | 14 | - | 57 | 1 | - |
| 7. Colin Cowdrey | c Trevor Goddard b Neil Adcock | 6 | - | 63 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Peter Heine b Hugh Tayfield | 30 | - | 46 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c John Watkins b Neil Adcock | 2 | - | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Jim Laker | not out | 3 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Peter Richardson), 2-37 (Trevor Bailey), 3-37 (Johnny Wardle), 4-84 (Denis Compton), 5-100 (Doug Insole), 6-107 (Peter May), 7-126 (Colin Cowdrey), 8-145 (Frank Tyson), 9-147 (Godfrey Evans), 150 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.6 ovs) 150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 19 | 7 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 13 | 1 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 14 | 7 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 17.6 | 5 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Scotch Taylor | c Doug Insole b Trevor Bailey | 6 | - | 48 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Doug Insole b Trevor Bailey | 5 | - | 17 | 1 | - |
| 3. Headley Keith | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| +4. John Waite | b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | b Brian Statham | 3 | - | 37 | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | c Doug Insole b Trevor Bailey | 6 | - | 49 | - | - |
| 7. John Watkins | b Jim Laker | 8 | - | 38 | 1 | - |
| *8. Clive van Ryneveld | run out ( > > ) | 16 | - | 85 | 1 | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 2 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | run out ( > > ) | 17 | - | 51 | 2 | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | not out | 0 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Trevor Goddard), 2-10 (Headley Keith), 3-11 (John Waite), 4-20 (Scotch Taylor), 5-25 (Russell Endean), 6-36 (Roy McLean), 7-40 (John Watkins), 8-44 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-71 (Peter Heine), 72 (Clive van Ryneveld). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 33.4 ovs) 72 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 13 | 4 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 15.4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Scotch Taylor, Trevor Goddard, Headley Keith, John Waite, Russell Endean, Roy McLean, John Watkins, Clive van Ryneveld, Hugh Tayfield, Peter Heine, Neil Adcock