Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Melbourne, Dec 24 1952 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
2nd Test, Melbourne, December 24 - 30, 1952, South Africa tour of Australia
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Lindwall | 46 | - | 163 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Lindwall b Miller | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Benaud b Lindwall | 2 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Ring b Miller | 9 | - | 38 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Lindwall b Ring | 27 | - | 40 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Johnston b Miller | 15 | - | 28 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Langley b Benaud | 19 | - | 50 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Lindwall | 24 | - | 42 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c Johnston b Benaud | 51 | - | 106 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Langley b Miller | 23 | - | 59 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3) | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 71.6 Ov (RR: 3.16) | 227 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (John Waite), 2-9 (Russell Endean), 3-27 (Ken Funston), 4-63 (Roy McLean), 5-93 (Jack Cheetham), 6-112 (Jackie McGlew), 7-126 (John Watkins), 8-156 (Percy Mansell), 9-207 (Hugh Tayfield), 10-227 (Anton Murray) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 2.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2.31 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6.6 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c sub b Mansell | 82 | - | 165 | 7 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Tayfield | 43 | - | 107 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cheetham b Tayfield | 11 | - | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Melle b Mansell | 18 | - | 54 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Endean b Tayfield | 52 | - | 101 | 5 | 1 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Mansell | 13 | - | 27 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 5 | - | 22 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c McGlew b Tayfield | 14 | - | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 2 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Tayfield | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (nb 2) | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 71.4 Ov (RR: 3.39) | 243 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Arthur Morris), 2-98 (Neil Harvey), 3-155 (Colin McDonald), 4-158 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-188 (Graeme Hole), 6-211 (Richie Benaud), 7-219 (Ray Lindwall), 8-239 (Doug Ring), 9-243 (Keith Miller), 10-243 (Bill Johnston) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 3.91 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 29.4 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 2.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st †Langley b Ring | 13 | - | 47 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Hole b Miller | 62 | - | 195 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 162 | - | 452 | 9 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 26 | - | 73 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Miller | 42 | - | 65 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Johnston | 6 | - | 43 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Johnston | 3 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Miller | 18 | - | 40 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Langley b Ring | 23 | - | 39 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Lindwall | 22 | - | 29 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| b Lindwall | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, nb 1, w 4) | 11 | |||||||
| Total | 128.5 Ov (RR: 3.01) | 388 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Jackie McGlew), 2-134 (John Waite), 3-196 (Ken Funston), 4-261 (Roy McLean), 5-284 (Jack Cheetham), 6-290 (John Watkins), 7-317 (Percy Mansell), 8-353 (Anton Murray), 9-388 (Hugh Tayfield), 10-388 (Michael Melle) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.5 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 2.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 1.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 9 | 77 | 2 | 1.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 5 | 115 | 2 | 2.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 373 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Mansell b Murray | 23 | - | 53 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Watkins b Melle | 1 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Tayfield | 21 | - | 95 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Watkins b Tayfield | 60 | - | 94 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 31 | - | 61 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 4 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 25 | - | 49 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c Melle b Tayfield | 45 | - | 176 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Melle | 19 | - | 61 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Melle b Tayfield | 53 | - | 81 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, nb 1) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 95.1 Ov (RR: 3.04) | 290 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Arthur Morris), 2-34 (Colin McDonald), 3-76 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-131 (Neil Harvey), 5-139 (Gil Langley), 6-148 (Keith Miller), 7-181 (Graeme Hole), 8-216 (Ray Lindwall), 9-277 (Richie Benaud), 10-290 (Doug Ring) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2.65 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 37.1 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 1.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 3.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Wed, 24 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 26/0 (Colin McDonald 14*, Arthur Morris 11*)
Thu, 25 Dec - rest day
Fri, 26 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 6/0 (Jackie McGlew 4*, John Waite 2*)
Sat, 27 Dec - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 267/4 (Russell Endean 115*, Jack Cheetham 2*)
Sun, 28 Dec - rest day
Mon, 29 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 132/4 (Keith Miller 23*, Gil Langley 0*)
Tue, 30 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 290 (95.1 ov) - end of match
Match Details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1952/53 |
| Series result | 5-match series level 1-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 361 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
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