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Australia tour of South Africa, 2008/09 / Scorecard

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South Africa - 3rd Test

Australia - Test

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Australia tour of South Africa - Tour match

South African Board President's XI v Australians

Match drawn

First-class match | 2008/09 season
Played at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
20,21,22 February 2009 (3-day match)


South African Board President's XI 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
BD Snijman	c †Haddin b Hilfenhaus	13	29	17	3	0	76.47
7.1 edged! and this time they manage to hold on to one. Haddin makes no mistake and takes a regulation catch. 37/1
I Khan	c McGain b Siddle	100	160	111	18	0	90.09
37.6 goes for the on-drive again, just too much air on that one, McGain takes a good catch at mid-on. 192/3
AN Petersen*	c McDonald b McGain	31	59	45	7	0	68.88
20.3 full delivery, scooped up to mid-wicket and McDonald makes no mistake. 106/2
VB van Jaarsveld	c Hughes b McDonald	49	90	77	8	1	63.63
42.6 driven straight to McGain at cover. He takes a good low-catch to his right. 202/4
GH Bodi	c †Haddin b McGain	48	123	95	7	0	50.52
68.5 fine little edge straight into Haddin's gloves. 309/5
HG Kuhn†	c †Haddin b Hilfenhaus	99	186	148	13	2	66.89
92.6 Oh no.. Gets a fine little edge through to the keeper and misses out on what would've been a great century. 402/6
D Wiese	not out	50	86	71	9	1	70.42

RE van der Merwe	c †Haddin b Bollinger	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
93.3 Gone first ball, excellent delivery first up and van der Merwe gets a fine little edge. 403/7
Extras	(b 2, lb 7, nb 4)	13

Total	(7 wickets dec; 93.3 overs; 371 mins)	403	(4.31 runs per over)

Did not bat Imran Tahir, NE Mbhalati, CJ Alexander

Fall of wickets 1-37 (Snijman, 7.1 ov), 2-106 (Petersen, 20.3 ov), 3-192 (Khan, 37.6 ov), 4-202 (van Jaarsveld, 42.6 ov), 5-309 (Bodi, 68.5 ov), 6-402 (Kuhn, 92.6 ov), 7-403 (van der Merwe, 93.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DE Bollinger	14.3	1	75	1	5.17	(2nb)
93.3 to van der Merwe, Gone first ball, excellent delivery first up and van der Merwe gets a fine little edge. 403/7
BW Hilfenhaus	21	2	64	2	3.04	(1nb)
7.1 to Snijman, edged! and this time they manage to hold on to one. Haddin makes no mistake and takes a regulation catch. 37/1 92.6 to Kuhn, Oh no.. Gets a fine little edge through to the keeper and misses out on what would've been a great century. 402/6
PM Siddle	11	2	35	1	3.18	(1nb)
37.6 to Khan, goes for the on-drive again, just too much air on that one, McGain takes a good catch at mid-on. 192/3
MG Johnson	13	0	56	0	4.30

BE McGain	19	1	126	2	6.63
20.3 to Petersen, full delivery, scooped up to mid-wicket and McDonald makes no mistake. 106/2 68.5 to Bodi, fine little edge straight into Haddin's gloves. 309/5
AB McDonald	8	3	23	1	2.87
42.6 to van Jaarsveld, driven straight to McGain at cover. He takes a good low-catch to his right. 202/4
MJ North	7	2	15	0	2.14


Australians 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
PJ Hughes	c †Kuhn b Mbhalati	24	62	34	3	0	70.58
15.1 And finally good bowling pays of, they did well this morning did the seamers, this time the fine little edge flies straight into the waiting gloves of Heino Kuhn who makes no mistake. 47/1
SM Katich	retired out	124	209	182	19	2	68.13

RT Ponting*	c Petersen b Imran Tahir	93	132	102	15	3	91.17
50.2 Goes for the big slog-sweep over deep midwicket, misses and the ball scoops up to slip, I'm not so sure that he had gotten an edge on that one, but the umpire says it's out. Maybe a bit unlucky there being in the 90's. 232/2
MJ North	not out	52	143	111	8	0	46.84

AB McDonald	lbw b Imran Tahir	23	64	44	4	0	52.27
72.2 gone, finally the breakthrough. Caught trapt LBW, shorter delivery, keeping low and staying straight. 305/3
BJ Haddin†	c †Kuhn b Alexander	23	42	38	3	0	60.52
83.3 what a ball! Gets it to swing in and then nip away off the deck, gets the fine edge through to Kuhn. 348/4
MG Johnson	not out	12	13	9	3	0	133.33

Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 4)	9

Total	(5 wickets dec; 86 overs; 340 mins)	360	(4.18 runs per over)

Did not bat PM Siddle, BE McGain, BW Hilfenhaus, DE Bollinger

Fall of wickets 1-47 (Hughes, 15.1 ov), 2-232 (Ponting, 50.2 ov), 3-258 (Katich, 55.6 ov), 4-305 (McDonald, 72.2 ov), 5-348 (Haddin, 83.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
NE Mbhalati	19	5	61	1	3.21	(2nb)
15.1 to Hughes, And finally good bowling pays of, they did well this morning did the seamers, this time the fine little edge flies straight into the waiting gloves of Heino Kuhn who makes no mistake. 47/1
CJ Alexander	15	2	48	1	3.20	(1nb)
83.3 to Haddin, what a ball! Gets it to swing in and then nip away off the deck, gets the fine edge through to Kuhn. 348/4
D Wiese	9	1	42	0	4.66

Imran Tahir	18	0	92	2	5.11	(1nb)
50.2 to Ponting, Goes for the big slog-sweep over deep midwicket, misses and the ball scoops up to slip, I'm not so sure that he had gotten an edge on that one, but the umpire says it's out. Maybe a bit unlucky there being in the 90's. 232/2 72.2 to McDonald, gone, finally the breakthrough. Caught trapt LBW, shorter delivery, keeping low and staying straight. 305/3
RE van der Merwe	24	1	109	0	4.54

BD Snijman	1	0	3	0	3.00


South African Board President's XI 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
I Khan	lbw b Johnson	6	25	23	1	0	26.08
6.5 full and straight, Khan goes across the line and misses, that was hitting middle and leg stump. 15/1
BD Snijman	c Johnson b Bollinger	11	48	32	1	0	34.37
12.1 attempted pull-shot, miss-timed straight to mid-on. That's another one gone. 35/2
AN Petersen*	b North	36	73	49	8	0	73.46
22.3 Gone, missed this time and hits middle. 88/4
VB van Jaarsveld	b Bollinger	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
12.3 gone! Middle-stump uprooted, what a great sight for any seam-bowler. Van Jaarsveld beaten by a stunner. 35/3
GH Bodi	c †Haddin b North	29	76	54	5	0	53.70
30.2 fine little snick through to Haddin. That's the end of Bodi. 121/5
HG Kuhn†	c sub (MEK Hussey) b North	47	75	57	8	0	82.45
40.6 hauls out at deep mid-wicket. 182/9
D Wiese	c Bollinger b North	18	25	17	4	0	105.88
36.1 attempts to go over the top. Hauls out at mid-off. 157/6
RE van der Merwe	c Johnson b North	1	1	2	0	0	50.00
36.4 caught Johnson 159/7
Imran Tahir	c sub (MEK Hussey) b North	16	8	8	1	2	200.00
38.5 Hauls out at midwicket. 177/8
NE Mbhalati	not out	0	10	7	0	0	0.00

CJ Alexander	b Bollinger	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
41.1 yorker, too good for Alexander. 182/10
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, nb 5)	18

Total	(all out; 41.1 overs; 176 mins)	182	(4.42 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-15 (Khan, 6.5 ov), 2-35 (Snijman, 12.1 ov), 3-35 (van Jaarsveld, 12.3 ov), 4-88 (Petersen, 22.3 ov), 5-121 (Bodi, 30.2 ov), 6-157 (Wiese, 36.1 ov), 7-159 (van der Merwe, 36.4 ov), 8-177 (Imran Tahir, 38.5 ov), 9-182 (Kuhn, 40.6 ov), 10-182 (Alexander, 41.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
MG Johnson	10	3	27	1	2.70
6.5 to Khan, full and straight, Khan goes across the line and misses, that was hitting middle and leg stump. 15/1
BW Hilfenhaus	6	1	22	0	3.66	(2nb)

DE Bollinger	8.1	2	29	3	3.55	(2nb)
12.1 to Snijman, attempted pull-shot, miss-timed straight to mid-on. That's another one gone. 35/2 12.3 to van Jaarsveld, gone! Middle-stump uprooted, what a great sight for any seam-bowler. Van Jaarsveld beaten by a stunner. 35/3 41.1 to Alexander, yorker, too good for Alexander. 182/10
AB McDonald	6	1	22	0	3.66	(1nb)

MJ North	11	0	69	6	6.27
30.2 to Bodi, fine little snick through to Haddin. That's the end of Bodi. 121/5 36.1 to Wiese, attempts to go over the top. Hauls out at mid-off. 157/6 36.4 to van der Merwe, caught Johnson 159/7 38.5 to Imran Tahir, Hauls out at midwicket. 177/8 40.6 to Kuhn, hauls out at deep mid-wicket. 182/9


Australians 2nd innings (target: 226 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
PJ Hughes	retired out	53	93	79	8	0	67.08

MJ North	retired out	50	95	83	5	0	60.24

AB McDonald	not out	29	54	45	2	0	64.44

BJ Haddin†	c Bodi b Imran Tahir	13	26	13	2	0	100.00
34.1 full-blooded drive straight into the hands of mid-off. 137/1
MG Johnson	c Petersen b Imran Tahir	21	25	24	2	1	87.50
40.4 edged and taken at second slip and the captains have called the game a draw. 171/2
Extras	(lb 5)	5

Total	(4 wickets; 40.4 overs; 147 mins)	171	(4.20 runs per over)

Did not bat RT Ponting*, PM Siddle, SM Katich, BE McGain, BW Hilfenhaus, DE Bollinger

Fall of wickets 1-105 (Hughes, 26.6 ov), 2-107 (North, 27.6 ov), 3-137 (Haddin, 34.1 ov), 4-171 (Johnson, 40.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
NE Mbhalati	6	1	24	0	4.00

CJ Alexander	7	2	24	0	3.42

D Wiese	4	0	19	0	4.75

RE van der Merwe	13	1	59	0	4.53

Imran Tahir	7.4	0	25	2	3.26
34.1 to Haddin, full-blooded drive straight into the hands of mid-off. 137/1 40.4 to Johnson, edged and taken at second slip and the captains have called the game a draw. 171/2
GH Bodi	3	0	15	0	5.00

Match details

Toss Australians, who chose to field

Umpires M Erasmus and IL Howell
Match referee D Govindjee
Reserve umpire GH Pienaar

Close of play
Fri, 20 Feb	- day 1 - South African Board President's XI 1st innings 393/5 (HG Kuhn 95, D Wiese 44, 91 ov)
Sat, 21 Feb	- day 2 - Australians 1st innings 360/5 (MJ North 52, MG Johnson 12, 86 ov)
Sun, 22 Feb	- day 3 - Australians 2nd innings 171/4 (40.4 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Australia 350 runs, 340 mins, 516 balls, 53x4, 5x6
SA XI 50 runs, 75 mins, 105 balls, 8x4, 0x6
50 Partnership, 45 mins, 61 balls, 9x4, 0x6, Petersen 24, Bodi 23, Ex 4
SA XI 100 runs, 111 mins, 156 balls, 17x4, 0x6
SA XI 150 runs, 147 mins, 213 balls, 25x4, 0x6
50 Partnership, 39 mins, 56 balls, 10x4, 0x6, Hughes 35, North 14, Ex 2
Australia 50 runs, 39 mins, 56 balls, 10x4, 0x6
Hughes 50 runs, 89 mins, 76 balls, 8x4, 0x6
100 Partnership, 90 mins, 151 balls, 13x4 0x6, Hughes 50, North 46, Ex 4
Australia 100 runs, 90 mins, 151 balls, 13x4, 0x6
North 50 runs, 95 mins, 80 balls, 5x4, 0x6
Australia 150 runs, 132 mins, 217 balls, 17x4, 0x6

Tour Results

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg - Apr 17, 2009
Australia won by 47 runs

South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth - Apr 13, 2009
South Africa won by 61 runs

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town - Apr 9, 2009
South Africa won by 25 runs

South Africa v Australia at Centurion - Apr 5, 2009
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 142 balls remaining)

South Africa v Australia at Durban - Apr 3, 2009
Australia won by 141 runs

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Match Coverage

Report - North boosts Test prospects in draw

Report - Khan and Kuhn make Australians toil

- Australians home | squad
- SABP XI home | squad

Photos

Feb 22, 2009

Phillip Hughes drives

Feb 22, 2009

Phillip Hughes scored 53 in the second innings

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