Australian cricket team in England in 1956

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The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1956 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.

England won the series 2-1 with 2 matches drawn and therefore retained The Ashes.

Contents 1 Test series summary 2 External sources 3 Annual reviews 4 Further reading

[edit] Test series summary

• 1st Test at Trent Bridge – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Lord's – Australia won by 185 runs
• 3rd Test at Headingley – England won by an innings and 42 runs
• 4th Test at Old Trafford – England won by an innings and 170 runs
• 5th Test at The Oval – match drawn

[edit] External sources

CricketArchive – tour summaries

[edit] Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1957
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1957

[edit] Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

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