1956 ENGLISH CRICKET SEASON

The '1956 English cricket season' is memorable for the performances of Jim Laker, especially his unique feat in taking 19 wickets in a match, which he performed in the Old Trafford Test Match. He took a total of 46 wickets in the 5 Tests, a record in an England-Australia series. Furthermore, in May he had taken all ten wickets in the Australian first innings in their match against Surrey, assisting Surrey to become the first county side since 1912 to defeat the Australians.

Contents

Honours

Test Series

Leading batsmen

Leading bowlers

References

Honours

★ 'County Championship' - Surrey

★ 'Minor Counties Championship' - Kent II

★ 'Wisden' - Dennis Brookes, Jim Burke, Malcolm Hilton, Gil Langley, Peter Richardson

Test Series

England retained the Ashes after defeating Australia 2-1 with two matches drawn.

Leading batsmen

Ken Mackay topped the averages with 1103 runs @ 52.52

Leading bowlers

Tony Lock topped the averages with 155 wickets @ 12.46

References

★ ''The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records'' by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)

★ ''Playfair Cricket Annual'' (annual)

★ ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)