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Sheffield Shield, 1955/56
New South Wales v Queensland
Sydney Cricket Ground
31 December 1955, 2,3,4 January 1956 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Queensland 3, New South Wales 1

Toss: New South Wales
Umpires: JP Bowden and CE Wigzell

Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: New South Wales 220, Queensland 26/1 (Harvey 9*, Mackay 13*)
  • Day 2: Queensland 333/7 (Mackay 175*, Bratchford 9*)
  • Day 3: Queensland 419, New South Wales 192/4 (Craig 70*, Benaud 12*)
    New South Wales 1st innings
    WJ Saunders           c Grout            b RG Archer           21
    JW Burke              c Grout            b Lindwall             8
    SJ Carroll            c Grout            b Bratchford          22
    ID Craig              c Grout            b Bratchford          39
    *KR Miller            c Grout            b Bratchford           5
    RB Simpson            c RG Archer        b Mackay              25
    R Benaud              c Lindwall         b Bratchford           4
    BC Booth              not out                                  53
    AK Davidson           c Harvey           b Lindwall            28
    WPA Crawford          c Grout            b Lindwall             9
    +O Lambert                               b Lindwall             0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 2)                               6
    Total                 (all out, 55.5 overs, 263 mins)         220
    
    FoW: 1-19, 2-43, 3-55, 4-65, 5-119,
         6-126, 7-137, 8-180, 9-220, 10-220.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    15.5    1     53      4
    RG Archer                   13      2     58      1
    Bratchford                  14      3     54      4
    Mackay                      12      1     35      1
    Lihou                        1      0     14      0
    
    Queensland 1st innings
    CE Harvey             lbw                b Benaud              20
    +ATW Grout            lbw                b Miller               4
    KD Mackay             c Craig            b Crawford           203
    PJP Burge             c Simpson          b Miller              39
    RG Archer                                b Miller              41
    KA Archer                                b Benaud              10
    GR Reynolds           lbw                b Burke               15
    EA Toovey             c Benaud           b Crawford             5
    JD Bratchford                            b Benaud              20
    *RR Lindwall                             b Crawford            43
    J Lihou               not out                                   1
    Extras                (b 17, lb 1)                             18
    Total                 (all out, 114.1 overs, 457 mins)        419
    
    FoW: 1-8, 2-50, 3-154, 4-225, 5-246,
         6-300, 7-315, 8-345, 9-412, 10-419.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Crawford                    24.1    3     72      3
    Miller                      22      3     70      3
    Davidson                    30      5    108      0
    Benaud                      22      1     91      3
    Burke                       13      3     34      1
    Simpson                      3      0     26      0
    
    New South Wales 2nd innings
    WJ Saunders           c Harvey           b Mackay              30
    JW Burke              lbw                b Lindwall            11
    SJ Carroll            c Burge            b Bratchford          41
    ID Craig              lbw                b Mackay             145
    RB Simpson            c Grout            b KA Archer           20
    R Benaud              c Grout            b Lindwall            12
    *KR Miller            retired hurt                             59
    BC Booth              c sub (BJ Flynn)   b Lihou               46
    AK Davidson           not out                                  32
    WPA Crawford          not out                                   2
    Extras                (b 8, lb 2, nb 2)                        12
    Total                 (7 wickets dec, 99.2 overs, 434 mins)   410
    
    DNB: +O Lambert.
    
    FoW: 1-12, 2-70, 3-116, 4-146, 5-193, 6-354, 7-397.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    29      2    109      2 (2nb)
    RG Archer                    0.2    0      0      0
    Bratchford                  22      1     71      1
    Mackay                      19      2     54      2
    Lihou                       10      0     67      1
    KA Archer                   16      0     77      1
    Toovey                       2      0     18      0
    Harvey                       1      0      2      0
    
    Queensland 2nd innings (target: 212 runs)
    CE Harvey             c Lambert          b Benaud              10
    +ATW Grout                               b Benaud              21
    PJP Burge             c Benaud           b Davidson             1
    KD Mackay             not out                                  27
    KA Archer                                b Benaud              21
    EA Toovey             not out                                   3
    Extras                (lb 1)                                    1
    Total                 (4 wickets, 39 overs, 121 mins)          84
    
    DNB: RG Archer, GR Reynolds, JD Bratchford, *RR Lindwall,
         J Lihou.
    
    FoW: 1-28, 2-29, 3-37, 4-77.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Crawford                     2      0     23      0
    Davidson                    11      3     38      1
    Benaud                      16      7     19      3
    Burke                        6      6      0      0
    Simpson                      4      2      3      0
    

    • 12th Men: NC O'Neill (NSW) and BJ Flynn (Qld)
    • Crowds: 15755, 16580, 9648, 6371. Total: 48,354. Receipts: 3,914 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: New South Wales, Queensland.

    Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

    New South Wales Player Pages: WJ Saunders, JW Burke, SJ Carroll, ID Craig, KR Miller, RB Simpson, R Benaud, BC Booth, AK Davidson, WPA Crawford, O Lambert.

    Queensland Player Pages: CE Harvey, ATW Grout, KD Mackay, PJP Burge, RG Archer, KA Archer, GR Reynolds, EA Toovey, JD Bratchford, RR Lindwall, J Lihou.

    Match Officials' Pages: JP Bowden, CE Wigzell.

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