Test Matches - Australia - Great Britain 1956

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Tour: Played 19; Won 10; Lost 9; For 335; Against 296

Tests: Lost series 2-1

Total attendance 225,833.

Managers: Clarrie Fahy and Cyril Connell.
Captain: Ken Kearney.
Squad: (26) Don Adams, Robby Banks, Roy Bull, Clive Churchill, Gordon Clifford, Cyril Connell, Brian Davies, Ian Doyle, Denis Flannery, Don Furner, Ernie Hammerton, Keith Holman, Ian Johnston, Ken Kearney, Bill Marsh, Denis McGovern, Ian Moir, Kevin O'Brien, Bryan Orrock, Kel O'Shea, Tom Payne, Dick Poole, Norm Provan, Bernie Purcell, Tom Tyquin, Alex Watson.

          Liverpool City            W 40-12   4,712  Liverpool
          Leeds                     L 13-18  24,459  Leeds
          Hull XIII                 W 37-14  17,172  Hull
          Barrow                    W 25-11   9,888  Barrow
          Whitehaven                L 11-14  10,840  Whitehaven
          Bradford Northern         W 23-11   2,743  Bradford
          Warrington                L 17-21  15,613  Warrington
          English League XIII       W 19-15   7,811  Leigh
          York                      W 20-18   6,842  York
          Oldham                    L  2-21   8,458  Oldham
          Huddersfield              W 20-10  12,127  Huddersfield
17.11.56  GREAT BRITAIN             L 10-21  22,473  Wigan
          Hunslet                   W 27-11   4,451  Hunslet
          St Helens                 L  2-44  15,579  St Helens
 1.12.56  GREAT BRITAIN             W 22-9   23,634  Bradford
          Halifax                   L  3-6    2,254  Halifax
          Wigan                     W 32-4   15,854  Wigan
          Wakefield Trinity         L 12-17   3,381  Wakefield
15.12.56  GREAT BRITAIN             L  0-19  17,542  Swinton