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Sheffield Shield, 1956/57
Victoria v Western Australia
St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne
9,10,12,13 November 1956 (4-day match)

Result: Western Australia won by 4 wickets
Points: Western Australia 5, Victoria 0

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: WJ Smyth and J Ward
First-class Debuts: LJ Botham, J Cosgrave, I Meckiff (Victoria).

Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Victoria 131, Western Australia 66/6 (Meuleman 16*)
  • Day 2: Western Australia 165, Victoria 104/4 (Shaw 38*, Loxton 16*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 242, Western Australia 122/5 (Meuleman 9*, Edwards 2*)
    Victoria 1st innings
    WM Lawry              c Rigg             b Strauss              5
    J Cosgrave            c Buggins          b Strauss              3
    JH Shaw                                  b Gaunt                2
    KHD Kendall                              b Strauss             17
    RI Maddocks           c Sawle            b Hoare                5
    *SJE Loxton                              b Strauss              1
    WA Dick                              c & b Hoare               20
    +LJ Botham            c Buggins          b Preen               21
    LF Kline              c Edwards          b Hoare               11
    I Meckiff             not out                                  19
    JL Salmon                                b Hoare               26
    Extras                (nb 1)                                    1
    Total                 (all out, 40.3 overs, 182 mins)         131
    
    FoW: 1-7, 2-10, 3-14, 4-32, 5-33, 6-34, 7-72, 8-77, 9-99, 10-131.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                        9      2     19      1
    Strauss                     14      3     38      4
    Hoare                       11.3    1     43      4 (1nb)
    Preen                        6      1     30      1
    
    Western Australia 1st innings
    LM Sawle              c Shaw             b Salmon               0
    +BL Buggins           run out (Meckiff)                        15
    RB Simpson            c Maddocks         b Meckiff              0
    BK Shepherd           c Salmon           b Meckiff              8
    *KD Meuleman          c Kendall          b Meckiff             65
    AR Edwards            c Shaw             b Dick                15
    BA Rigg                              c & b Kline                7
    AT Preen              lbw                b Kline                4
    RB Strauss            c Salmon           b Kline                4
    DE Hoare              not out                                  32
    RA Gaunt              run out (Loxton)                          7
    Extras                (b 3, lb 4, nb 1)                         8
    Total                 (all out, 66.7 overs, 272 mins)         165
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-7, 3-23, 4-26, 5-53, 6-66, 7-74, 8-84, 9-151, 10-165.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Salmon                      15      5     19      1 (1nb)
    Meckiff                     18.7    3     44      3
    Loxton                       5      3     11      0
    Kline                       21      6     62      3
    Dick                         7      0     21      1
    
    Victoria 2nd innings
    WM Lawry                                 b Strauss              1
    J Cosgrave            c Rigg             b Gaunt                4
    JH Shaw               c Gaunt            b Hoare               82
    KHD Kendall           c Buggins          b Hoare               10
    RI Maddocks           run out (Meuleman)                       31
    *SJE Loxton           c Rigg             b Gaunt               30
    WA Dick                                  b Strauss             34
    LF Kline              c Simpson          b Strauss              2
    I Meckiff                                b Strauss             11
    JL Salmon                                b Strauss              9
    +LJ Botham            not out                                   4
    Extras                (b 16, lb 5, w 1, nb 2)                  24
    Total                 (all out, 71.7 overs, 321 mins)         242
    
    FoW: 1-2, 2-9, 3-35, 4-76, 5-142,
         6-208, 7-218, 8-224, 9-229, 10-242.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gaunt                       13      1     50      2 (1nb,1w)
    Strauss                     22.7    8     47      5
    Hoare                       21      3     83      2 (1nb)
    Preen                       13      2     34      0
    Meuleman                     2      0      4      0
    
    Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 209 runs)
    LM Sawle              lbw                b Kline               49
    +BL Buggins                              b Salmon               2
    RB Simpson            c Shaw             b Dick                40
    BK Shepherd           c Kendall          b Kline               19
    *KD Meuleman                             b Kline               10
    AT Preen              lbw                b Kline                0
    AR Edwards            not out                                  43
    BA Rigg               not out                                  42
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3)                               4
    Total                 (6 wickets, 80.1 overs, 279 mins)       209
    
    DNB: RB Strauss, DE Hoare, RA Gaunt.
    
    FoW: 1-8, 2-67, 3-110, 4-115, 5-115, 6-124.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Meckiff                     11      1     40      0
    Salmon                       4      0     15      1
    Kline                       27.1    5     79      4
    Dick                        34     10     61      1
    Loxton                       4      0     10      0
    

    • 12th Men: IR Huntington (Vic) and HR Gorringe (WA)
    • Crowds: 1134, 3483, 1630, 300. Total: about 6,547. Receipts: 884 pounds




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Victoria, Western Australia.

    Ground Page: St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne

    Victoria Player Pages: WM Lawry, J Cosgrave, JH Shaw, KHD Kendall, RI Maddocks, SJE Loxton, WA Dick, LJ Botham, LF Kline, I Meckiff, JL Salmon.

    Western Australia Player Pages: LM Sawle, BL Buggins, RB Simpson, BK Shepherd, KD Meuleman, AR Edwards, BA Rigg, AT Preen, RB Strauss, DE Hoare, RA Gaunt.

    Match Officials' Pages: WJ Smyth, J Ward.

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