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Sheffield Shield, 1955/56
Western Australia v Queensland
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
16,17,19,20 December 1955 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 3, Queensland 1

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: OTC Cooley and AE Mackley
First-class Debuts: RA Gaunt, BK Shepherd (Western Australia); GR Reynolds (Queensland).

Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Western Australia 219/3 (Rutherford 111*, Vernon 13*)
  • Day 2: Western Australia 287, Queensland 142/6 (RG Archer 30*, Bratchford 15*)
  • Day 3: Queensland 263, Western Australia 99/6 (Shepherd 17*, Carmody 8*)
    Western Australia 1st innings
    JW Rutherford         c Burge            b RG Archer          125
    LM Sawle                                 b Lindwall            17
    +BL Buggins                          c & b Bratchford          47
    KD Meuleman           run out                                  23
    MT Vernon             lbw                b Lindwall            18
    *DK Carmody           lbw                b RG Archer            4
    BK Shepherd           lbw                b Lindwall             2
    KN Slater             lbw                b RG Archer           16
    HR Gorringe           c Burge            b RG Archer            7
    AT Preen              not out                                  11
    RA Gaunt              c KA Archer        b RG Archer            8
    Extras                (lb 7, nb 2)                              9
    Total                 (all out, 109.6 overs, 471 mins)        287
    
    FoW: 1-35, 2-149, 3-192, 4-229, 5-234,
         6-243, 7-245, 8-258, 9-273, 10-287.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    24      4     56      3
    RG Archer                   29.6    6     67      5 (1nb)
    Lihou                       14      2     33      0
    Bratchford                  24      4     56      1 (1nb)
    Flynn                        7      0     45      0
    Mackay                      11      3     21      0
    
    Queensland 1st innings
    CE Harvey                                b Gaunt                8
    +ATW Grout            c Carmody          b Gorringe             2
    KD Mackay                                b Preen               22
    PJP Burge             lbw                b Preen               34
    KA Archer             c sub (BA Rigg)    b Gorringe            13
    RG Archer             c Gorringe         b Meuleman            43
    GR Reynolds           c Meuleman         b Preen                5
    JD Bratchford         c Rutherford       b Gaunt               15
    *RR Lindwall          not out                                  64
    BJ Flynn              c Gaunt            b Gorringe            36
    J Lihou                                  b Gaunt                3
    Extras                (b 15, nb 3)                             18
    Total                 (all out, 66.2 overs, 294 mins)         263
    
    FoW: 1-6, 2-10, 3-64, 4-75, 5-92,
         6-103, 7-143, 8-193, 9-256, 10-263.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                       19.2    2     92      3 (3nb)
    Gorringe                    18      3     47      3
    Slater                       3      0     13      0
    Meuleman                     7      1     23      1
    Preen                       17      3     53      3
    Shepherd                     2      0     17      0
    
    Western Australia 2nd innings
    LM Sawle                                 b Lindwall             5
    JW Rutherford         c Grout            b Lindwall             0
    +BL Buggins           c Burge            b RG Archer           11
    MT Vernon                            c & b Lihou               43
    KD Meuleman                              b RG Archer           15
    BK Shepherd           not out                                 103
    AT Preen                                 b Lihou                0
    *DK Carmody           c Lihou            b Mackay              78
    KN Slater             c Grout            b Bratchford           7
    HR Gorringe           not out                                   4
    Extras                (lb 2)                                    2
    Total                 (8 wickets dec, 90 overs, 393 mins)     268
    
    DNB: RA Gaunt.
    
    FoW: 1-1, 2-8, 3-21, 4-44, 5-87, 6-87, 7-243, 8-259.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    18      1     64      2
    RG Archer                   20      4     58      2
    Bratchford                  19      2     31      1
    Lihou                       16      2     52      2
    Mackay                      13      1     35      1
    Flynn                        4      0     26      0
    
    Queensland 2nd innings (target: 293 runs)
    CE Harvey             not out                                  70
    +ATW Grout            not out                                  64
    Extras                (b 1, w 1, nb 2)                          4
    Total                 (0 wicket, 32 overs, 123 mins)          138
    
    DNB: KD Mackay, PJP Burge, KA Archer, RG Archer, GR Reynolds,
         JD Bratchford, *RR Lindwall, BJ Flynn, J Lihou.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                        6      1     30      0 (2nb)
    Gorringe                     4      0     17      0
    Preen                        5      0     18      0
    Meuleman                     4      0     21      0
    Slater                       9      2     37      0 (1w)
    Rutherford                   4      0     11      0
    

    • 12th Men: BA Rigg (WA) and EA Toovey (Qld)
    • Crowds: 2476, 5498, 1907, 900. Total: 10,781. Receipts: 1,174 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Western Australia, Queensland.

    Ground Page: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

    Western Australia Player Pages: JW Rutherford, LM Sawle, BL Buggins, KD Meuleman, MT Vernon, DK Carmody, BK Shepherd, KN Slater, HR Gorringe, AT Preen, RA Gaunt.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: OTC Cooley, AE Mackley.

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