Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1993 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1993, South Africa tour of Australia
Australia 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Symcox | 170 | 349 | 495 | 12 | 0 | 48.71 | |||
| c Kirsten b Donald | 32 | 89 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 35.95 | |||
| lbw b de Villiers | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| b Matthews | 25 | 79 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 31.64 | |||
| lbw b Matthews | 84 | 144 | 211 | 5 | 1 | 58.33 | |||
| c †Richardson b Matthews | 2 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |||
| b Symcox | 8 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 47.05 | |||
| not out | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 7, nb 5) | 14 | |||||||
| Total | 115.5 Ov (RR: 2.95, 495 Mins) | 342/7d | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-57 (Michael Slater), 2-58 (Shane Warne), 3-127 (David Boon), 4-296 (Mark Waugh), 5-300 (Allan Border), 6-327 (Damien Martyn), 7-342 (Mark Taylor, 115.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 4 | 108 | 1 | 3.60 | - | 0 | 3 | |
| 32 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 2.59 | - | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 2.83 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1.92 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16.5 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 2.91 | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retired hurt | 64 | 201 | 245 | 3 | 0 | 31.84 | |||
| c Taylor b Waugh | 16 | 59 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 27.11 | |||
| c Boon b Warne | 71 | 141 | 168 | 5 | 0 | 50.35 | |||
| c Border b McDermott | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| not out | 35 | 124 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 28.22 | |||
| not out | 63 | 172 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 36.62 | |||
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 7) | 9 | |||||||
| Total | 115 Ov (RR: 2.24, 448 Mins) | 258/3 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-49 (Gary Kirsten), 1-152* (Andrew Hudson, retired not out), 2-157 (Daryll Cullinan), 3-157 (Hansie Cronje) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 2.60 | - | 0 | 6 | |
| 21 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 2.61 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.66 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 2.07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 2.03 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sun, 26 Dec
day 1 - Australia 1st innings 71/2 (Mark Taylor 30*, David Boon 4*)Mon, 27 Dec
day 2 - no playTue, 28 Dec
day 3 - Australia 1st innings 140/3 (Mark Taylor 63*, Mark Waugh 11*)Wed, 29 Dec
day 4 - South Africa 1st innings 59/1 (Andrew Hudson 35*, Hansie Cronje 3*)Thu, 30 Dec
day 5 - South Africa 1st innings 258/3 (115 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Lunch: South Africa 146/1 (AC Hudson 64*, WJ Cronje 60*)
AC Hudson retired hurt at 152/1 (arm injury sufered earlier after being struck by a throw from SK Warne)
Tea: South Africa 201/3 (JN Rhodes 13*, KC Wessels 28*)
Match called off at 5.31pm
Attendance: 8194 (Total: 48565)
Match Details
GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Season1993/94
Player Of The Match
Series result3-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 1242
Match daysday (5-day match)
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