1956

Unbelievable.....
Who can remember Ray Booty?
Ray Who? In 1956 the headlines read "Booty the Incomparable ......Booty the Indomitable". What was it that this super man had done?
He was the first man to cycle 100 miles in less than four hours. I can't see how he could have done it. It took me nearly that long to mend a puncture.
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Even More Unbelievable.......
And what can be more unbelievabe than the last offering?
Well....England Thrashed Australia at cricket.
Not taking anything away from the rest of the team, but it was all down to the fantastic bowling of the Great Jim Laker.
Jim Laker

 

Trophy Bert
Trautmann
(Manchester City) was voted footballer of the year 1956

 

England

First Innings

    
P.E. Richardson c Maddocks b Benaud..........104  
M.C. Cowdrey c Maddocks b Lindwall..........80    
D.S. Shepherd b Archer..............................113    
P.B.H. May c Archer b Benaud.................43    
T.E Bailey b Johnson.............................20    
C. Washbrook lbw b Johnson.........................6    
A.S.M. Oakman c Archer b Johnson...............10    
T.G. Evans st Maddocks b Johnson.........47    
J.C. Laker run out ...................................3    
G.A.R. Lock  not out..................................25    
J.B. Stratham c Maddocks b Lindwall............0    
Extras b 2, lb 5, w 1.............................8    
  Total..................549    
       

Australia
First Innings
Second Innings
C.C. McDonald C Lock b Laker.......................32   c Oakman b Laker......................89
 J.W. Burke c Cowdrey b Lock.................22   c Lock b Laker...........................33
R.N.Harvey b Laker....................................0   c Cowdrey b Laker......................0
 I.D. Craig lbw b Laker..............................8    lbw b Laker...............................38
 K. R. Miller  c Oakman b Laker....................6   b Laker.......................................0
K.D. Mackay c Oakman b Laker....................0   c Oakman b Laker........................0
R.G. Archer  st Evans b Laker......................6   c Oakman b Laker.......................0
 R. Benaud c Statham b Laker....................0   b Laker......................................18
 R.R. Lindwall not out....................................6   c Lock b Laker.............................8
 L.V. Maddocks b Laker....................................4   lbw b Laker.................................2
 I.W. Johson b Laker....................................0   not out........................................1
 Extras ...............................................0   b 12, lb 4...................................16
  Total.....................84   Total...................205
 
The great Jim Laker took 46 wickets in the test series againstAustralia,including the phenomenal 19 for 90 at Old Trafford.
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