Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	c & b Watkins	27	-	85	4	0	-
Arthur Morris	lbw b Watkins	29	-	77	4	0	-
Neil Harvey	c sub b Melle	109	-	155	16	0	-
Lindsay Hassett (c)	c †Waite b Watkins	55	-	172	6	0	-
Keith Miller	b Watkins	3	-	6	0	0	-
Graeme Hole	c Tayfield b Melle	8	-	24	1	0	-
Ray Lindwall	lbw b Melle	5	-	32	0	0	-
Gil Langley †	c Tayfield b Melle	17	-	60	0	0	-
Doug Ring	c Mansell b Melle	13	-	28	1	0	-
Ian Johnson	lbw b Melle	7	-	22	0	0	-
Bill Johnston	not out	1	-	15	0	0	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, nb 2)	6
Total	81.5 Ov (RR: 3.43)	280
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Arthur Morris), 2-56 (Colin McDonald), 3-211 (Neil Harvey), 4-216 (Keith Miller), 5-231 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-237 (Graeme Hole), 7-252 (Ray Lindwall), 8-272 (Doug Ring), 9-273 (Gil Langley), 10-280 (Ian Johnson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Michael Melle	20.5	0	71	6	2.58	-	-	-
John Watkins	24	8	41	4	1.28	-	-	-
Anton Murray	14	1	63	0	3.37	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	15	3	59	0	2.95	-	-	-
Percy Mansell	8	0	40	0	3.75	-	-	-

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew	c Johnson b Miller	9	-	9	2	0	-
John Waite †	lbw b Ring	39	-	107	4	0	-
Russell Endean	c †Langley b Ring	14	-	43	0	0	-
Ken Funston	b Ring	33	-	84	1	1	-
Roy McLean	c Miller b Johnson	13	-	16	1	0	-
Jack Cheetham (c)	c †Langley b Lindwall	26	-	96	1	0	-
John Watkins	c Miller b Ring	25	-	50	3	0	-
Percy Mansell	c Lindwall b Ring	31	-	43	5	0	-
Anton Murray	lbw b Johnston	18	-	43	1	0	-
Hugh Tayfield	lbw b Ring	3	-	20	0	0	-
Michael Melle	not out	7	-	6	1	0	-
Extras	(b 3)	3
Total	62.6 Ov (RR: 3.52)	221
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Jackie McGlew), 2-39 (Russell Endean), 3-88 (John Waite), 4-103 (Roy McLean), 5-113 (Ken Funston), 6-153 (John Watkins), 7-177 (Jack Cheetham), 8-195 (Percy Mansell), 9-211 (Hugh Tayfield), 10-221 (Anton Murray)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	12	0	48	1	3.00	-	-	-
Keith Miller	10	0	46	1	3.45	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	7.6	2	21	1	2.03	-	-	-
Doug Ring	21	2	72	6	2.57	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	12	3	31	1	1.93	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	st †Waite b Tayfield	17	-	110	1	0	-
Arthur Morris	c Melle b Tayfield	58	-	190	3	0	-
Lindsay Hassett (c)	c McGlew b Melle	17	-	39	3	0	-
Neil Harvey	run out	52	-	103	4	0	-
Keith Miller	lbw b Tayfield	3	-	20	0	0	-
Graeme Hole	lbw b Melle	42	-	81	6	0	-
Ray Lindwall	not out	38	-	140	3	0	-
Gil Langley †	b Watkins	27	-	45	3	0	-
Doug Ring	b Melle	4	-	5	1	0	-
Ian Johnson	lbw b Watkins	13	-	45	2	0	-
Bill Johnston	c McGlew b Tayfield	0	-	4	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 4)	6
Total	98.3 Ov (RR: 2.81)	277
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Colin McDonald), 2-75 (Lindsay Hassett), 3-115 (Arthur Morris), 4-123 (Keith Miller), 5-160 (Neil Harvey), 6-198 (Graeme Hole), 7-246 (Gil Langley), 8-251 (Doug Ring), 9-276 (Ian Johnson), 10-277 (Bill Johnston)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Michael Melle	26	2	95	3	2.74	-	-	-
John Watkins	26	13	47	2	1.35	-	-	-
Anton Murray	13	7	13	0	0.75	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	33.3	5	116	4	2.60	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 337 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew	lbw b Lindwall	69	-	260	4	0	-
John Waite †	st †Langley b Johnson	14	-	49	2	0	-
Russell Endean	lbw b Lindwall	12	-	54	0	0	-
Ken Funston	c †Langley b Johnston	65	-	203	2	1	-
Roy McLean	b Lindwall	38	-	96	4	0	-
Jack Cheetham (c)	b Johnston	18	-	87	1	0	-
John Watkins	hit wicket b Johnson	1	-	5	0	0	-
Percy Mansell	b Lindwall	4	-	9	0	0	-
Anton Murray	not out	11	-	55	0	0	-
Hugh Tayfield	c †Langley b Johnson	1	-	5	0	0	-
Michael Melle	b Lindwall	4	-	24	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, nb 1)	3
Total	107 Ov (RR: 2.24)	240
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (John Waite), 2-57 (Russell Endean), 3-153 (Jackie McGlew), 4-170 (Ken Funston), 5-209 (Roy McLean), 6-210 (John Watkins), 7-215 (Percy Mansell), 8-226 (Jack Cheetham), 9-227 (Hugh Tayfield), 10-240 (Michael Melle)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ray Lindwall	30	8	60	5	1.50	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	26	5	62	2	1.78	-	-	-
Doug Ring	17	3	58	0	2.55	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	30	7	52	3	1.30	-	-	-
Graeme Hole	3	0	5	0	1.25	-	-	-
Neil Harvey	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-

Close of Play

Fri, 05 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 273/8 (Gil Langley 17*, Ian Johnson 1*)

Sat, 06 Dec - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 2/0 (Colin McDonald 1*, Arthur Morris 1*)

Sun, 07 Dec - rest day

Mon, 08 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 242/6 (Ray Lindwall 30*, Gil Langley 23*)

Tue, 09 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 150/2 (Jackie McGlew 68*, Ken Funston 53*)

Wed, 10 Dec - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 240 (107 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	1952/53
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 359
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Anton Murray Ken Funston
Umpires	Herb Elphinstone Ronald Wright

Match Coverage

AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA 1952-53

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South Africa Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RR Lindwall	30	8	60	5	1.5
WA Johnston	26	5	62	2	1.78
DT Ring	17	3	58	0	2.55
IWG Johnson	30	7	52	3	1.3
GB Hole	3	0	5	0	1.25
RN Harvey	1	1	0	0	0

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