Australia vs South Africa, 5th Test at Melbourne, Feb 06 1953 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

5th Test, Melbourne, February 06 - 12, 1953, South Africa tour of Australia

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Australia

520 & 209

South Africa

(T:295) 435 & 297/4

South Africa won by 6 wickets

Australia 1st Innings

South Africa 1st Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

South Africa 2nd Innings

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Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	c McLean b Mansell	41	-	134	1	0	-
Arthur Morris	run out	99	-	163	7	0	-
Neil Harvey	c Cheetham b Fuller	205	-	295	19	0	-
Lindsay Hassett (c)	run out	40	-	118	1	0	-
Ian Craig	c Keith b Fuller	53	-	107	6	0	-
Ron Archer	c †Waite b Fuller	18	-	52	1	0	-
Richie Benaud	c & b Tayfield	20	-	59	2	0	-
Doug Ring	b Tayfield	14	-	32	2	0	-
Gil Langley †	b Murray	2	-	4	0	0	-
Bill Johnston	c Endean b Tayfield	12	-	21	2	0	-
Geff Noblet	not out	13	-	17	2	0	-
Extras	(lb 3)	3
Total	133.4 Ov (RR: 3.89)	520
Fall of wickets: 1-122 (Colin McDonald), 2-166 (Arthur Morris), 3-269 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-417 (Ian Craig), 5-450 (Neil Harvey), 6-459 (Ron Archer), 7-490 (Doug Ring), 8-493 (Gil Langley), 9-495 (Richie Benaud), 10-520 (Bill Johnston)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Eddie Fuller	19	4	74	3	2.92	-	-	-
John Watkins	23	3	72	0	2.34	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	35.4	4	129	3	2.72	-	-	-
Anton Murray	25	3	84	1	2.52	-	-	-
Percy Mansell	22	0	114	1	3.88	-	-	-
Headley Keith	9	0	44	0	3.66	-	-	-

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Russell Endean	c †Langley b Johnston	16	-	39	0	0	-
John Waite †	run out	64	-	154	4	0	-
John Watkins	b Archer	92	-	193	8	1	-
Ken Funston	lbw b Johnston	16	-	74	1	0	-
Headley Keith	b Johnston	10	-	61	0	0	-
Roy McLean	lbw b Noblet	81	-	93	10	1	-
Jack Cheetham (c)	c McDonald b Johnston	66	-	193	7	0	-
Percy Mansell	lbw b Johnston	52	-	151	4	0	-
Anton Murray	c & b Johnston	17	-	57	2	0	-
Hugh Tayfield	c Benaud b Ring	17	-	57	0	0	-
Eddie Fuller	not out	0	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 3)	4
Total	143.1 Ov (RR: 3.03)	435
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Russell Endean), 2-129 (John Waite), 3-189 (Ken Funston), 4-189 (John Watkins), 5-239 (Headley Keith), 6-290 (Roy McLean), 7-401 (Percy Mansell), 8-402 (Jack Cheetham), 9-435 (Anton Murray), 10-435 (Hugh Tayfield)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Geff Noblet	30	6	65	1	1.62	-	-	-
Ron Archer	33	4	97	1	2.20	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	46	8	152	6	2.47	-	-	-
Doug Ring	19.1	1	62	1	2.43	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	15	3	55	0	2.75	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	c Watkins b Fuller	11	-	72	0	0	-
Arthur Morris	lbw b Tayfield	44	-	124	2	0	-
Neil Harvey	b Fuller	7	-	14	1	0	-
Lindsay Hassett (c)	c Endean b Mansell	30	-	120	2	0	-
Ian Craig	c Endean b Tayfield	47	-	114	4	0	-
Ron Archer	c Watkins b Tayfield	0	-	4	0	0	-
Richie Benaud	c Watkins b Fuller	30	-	68	2	0	-
Doug Ring	c Endean b Mansell	0	-	3	0	0	-
Gil Langley †	not out	26	-	77	5	0	-
Bill Johnston	c Cheetham b Fuller	5	-	16	1	0	-
Geff Noblet	b Fuller	1	-	19	0	0	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 1)	8
Total	84.2 Ov (RR: 2.48)	209
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Colin McDonald), 2-44 (Neil Harvey), 3-70 (Arthur Morris), 4-128 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-129 (Ron Archer), 6-152 (Ian Craig), 7-152 (Doug Ring), 8-187 (Richie Benaud), 9-193 (Bill Johnston), 10-209 (Geff Noblet)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Eddie Fuller	30.2	4	66	5	1.63	-	-	-
John Watkins	14	4	33	0	1.76	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	32	8	73	3	1.71	-	-	-
Percy Mansell	8	3	29	2	2.71	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 295 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Russell Endean	b Johnston	70	-	180	3	0	-
John Waite †	c Archer b Noblet	18	-	77	1	0	-
John Watkins	b Ring	50	-	162	4	0	-
Ken Funston	b Benaud	35	-	97	3	0	-
Headley Keith	not out	40	-	118	4	0	-
Roy McLean	not out	76	-	80	14	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 6)	8
Total	95.5 Ov (RR: 3.10)	297/4
Did not bat: Jack Cheetham (c), Percy Mansell, Anton Murray, Hugh Tayfield, Eddie Fuller
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (John Waite), 2-124 (Russell Endean), 3-174 (John Watkins), 4-191 (Ken Funston)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Geff Noblet	24	9	44	1	1.37	-	-	-
Ron Archer	5	0	23	0	3.45	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	38	7	114	1	2.25	-	-	-
Doug Ring	13	2	55	1	3.17	-	-	-
Richie Benaud	15	4	41	1	2.05	-	-	-
Lindsay Hassett	0.5	0	12	0	14.40	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Fri, 06 Feb - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 243/2 (Neil Harvey 71*, Lindsay Hassett 30*)

Sat, 07 Feb - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 48/1 (John Waite 29*, John Watkins 3*)

Sun, 08 Feb - rest day

Mon, 09 Feb - day 3 - South Africa 1st innings 325/6 (Jack Cheetham 27*, Percy Mansell 16*)

Tue, 10 Feb - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 89/3 (Lindsay Hassett 17*, Ian Craig 7*)

Wed, 11 Feb - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 94/1 (Russell Endean 57*, John Watkins 17*)

Thu, 12 Feb - day 6 - South Africa 2nd innings 297/4 (95.5 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	1952/53
Series result	5-match series drawn 2-2
Match number	Test no. 365
Match days	day (6-day match)
Test debut	Ian Craig Ron Archer Headley Keith
Umpires	Mel McInnes Ronald Wright

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South Africa Innings

Player Name		R
WR Endean	bowled	70
JHB Waite	caught	18
JC Watkins	bowled	50
KJ Funston	bowled	35
HJ Keith	not out	40
RA McLean	not out	76
Extras	(b 2, lb 6)
Total	297(4 wkts; 95.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
G Noblet	24	9	44	1	1.37
RG Archer	5	0	23	0	3.45
WA Johnston	38	7	114	1	2.25
DT Ring	13	2	55	1	3.17
R Benaud	15	4	41	1	2.05
AL Hassett	0.5	0	12	0	14.4

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	42	John Waite	Russell Endean
2nd	82	John Watkins	Russell Endean
3rd	50	John Watkins	Ken Funston
4th	17	Ken Funston	Headley Keith
5th	106	Roy McLean	Headley Keith

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