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Test no. 427

The Ashes - 3rd Test
England v Australia

1956 season

Played at Headingley, Leeds, on 12,13,14,16,17 July 1956 (5-day match)

Result England won by an innings and 42 runs


England 1st innings			R	M	4s	6s
	PE Richardson	c Maddocks b Archer	5	65	0	0
	MC Cowdrey	c Maddocks b Archer	0	14	0	0
	ASM Oakman	b Archer	4	21	0	0
	PBH May	c Lindwall b Johnson	101	317	12	0
	C Washbrook	lbw b Benaud	98	328	13	0
	GAR Lock	c Miller b Benaud	21	62	3	0
	DJ Insole	c Mackay b Benaud	5	43	1	0
	TE Bailey	not out	33	129	3	0
	TG Evans	b Lindwall	40	67	5	0
	JC Laker	b Lindwall	5	29	0	0
	FS Trueman	c & b Lindwall	0	8	0	0
	Extras	(b 4, lb 9)	13

	Total	(all out; 167.4 overs)	325	(1.93 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-2 (Cowdrey), 2-8 (Oakman), 3-17 (Richardson), 4-204 (May), 5-226 (Washbrook), 6-243 (Lock), 7-248 (Insole), 8-301 (Evans), 9-321 (Laker), 10-325 (Trueman)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
RR Lindwall	33.4	11	67	3	1.99
RG Archer	50	24	68	3	1.36
KD Mackay	13	3	29	0	2.23
R Benaud	42	9	89	3	2.11
IWG Johnson	29	8	59	1	2.03


Australia 1st innings			R	M	4s	6s
	CC McDonald	c Evans b Trueman	2	2	0	0
	JW Burke	lbw b Lock	41	102	5	0
	RN Harvey	c Trueman b Lock	11	59	1	0
	PJP Burge	lbw b Laker	2	27	0	0
	KD Mackay	c Bailey b Laker	2	27	0	0
	KR Miller	b Laker	41	130	4	1
	RG Archer	b Laker	4	6	1	0
	R Benaud	c Oakman b Laker	30	91	6	0
	LV Maddocks	c Trueman b Lock	0	6	0	0
	IWG Johnson	c Richardson b Lock	0	6	0	0
	RR Lindwall	not out	0	3	0	0
	Extras	(b 4, lb 6)	10

	Total	(all out; 71.1 overs)	143	(2.00 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-2 (McDonald), 2-40 (Harvey), 3-59 (Burge), 4-59 (Burke), 5-63 (Mackay), 6-69 (Archer), 7-142 (Benaud), 8-143 (Maddocks), 9-143 (Miller), 10-143 (Johnson)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
FS Trueman	8	2	19	1	2.37
TE Bailey	7	2	15	0	2.14
JC Laker	29	10	58	5	2.00
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	1.50


Australia 2nd innings (following on)			R	M	4s	6s
	CC McDonald	b Trueman	6	20	0	0
	JW Burke	b Laker	16	79	1	0
	RN Harvey	c & b Lock	69	270	4	0
	KR Miller	c Trueman b Laker	26	146	1	2
	PJP Burge	lbw b Laker	5	22	1	0
	R Benaud	b Laker	1	17	0	0
	IWG Johnson	c Oakman b Laker	3	13	0	0
	KD Mackay	b Laker	2	21	0	0
	RG Archer	c Washbrook b Lock	1	7	0	0
	LV Maddocks	lbw b Lock	0	8	0	0
	RR Lindwall	not out	0	2	0	0
	Extras	(b 7, lb 4)	11

	Total	(all out; 99.3 overs)	140	(1.40 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-10 (McDonald), 2-45 (Burke), 3-108 (Miller), 4-120 (Burge), 5-128 (Benaud), 6-136 (Johnson), 7-138 (Harvey), 8-140 (Archer), 9-140 (Maddocks), 10-140 (Mackay)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
FS Trueman	11	3	21	1	1.90
TE Bailey	7	2	13	0	1.85
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	1.32
GAR Lock	40	23	40	3	1.00

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Series 5-match series level 1-1

Test debut ASM Oakman (England)

Umpires JS Buller and D Davies

Close of play
12 Jul day 1 - England 1st innings 204/4 (C Washbrook 90*, GAR Lock 0*)
13 Jul day 2 - Australia 1st innings 81/6 (KR Miller 8*, R Benaud 8*)
14 Jul day 3 - no play
15 Jul rest day
16 Jul day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 93/2 (RN Harvey 40*, KR Miller 24*)
17 Jul day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 140 (99.3 ov) - end of match

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