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
Australia 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c McLean b Mansell | 41 | - | 134 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 99 | - | 163 | 7 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cheetham b Fuller | 205 | - | 295 | 19 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 40 | - | 118 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Keith b Fuller | 53 | - | 107 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Fuller | 18 | - | 52 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Tayfield | 20 | - | 59 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Tayfield | 14 | - | 32 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Murray | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Endean b Tayfield | 12 | - | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 2.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 2.34 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 35.4 | 4 | 129 | 3 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 3.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Langley b Johnston | 16 | - | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 64 | - | 154 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Archer | 92 | - | 193 | 8 | 1 | - | |||
| lbw b Johnston | 16 | - | 74 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Johnston | 10 | - | 61 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Noblet | 81 | - | 93 | 10 | 1 | - | |||
| c McDonald b Johnston | 66 | - | 193 | 7 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Johnston | 52 | - | 151 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Johnston | 17 | - | 57 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Benaud b Ring | 17 | - | 57 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 2.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 8 | 152 | 6 | 2.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19.1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 2.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Watkins b Fuller | 11 | - | 72 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Tayfield | 44 | - | 124 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| b Fuller | 7 | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| c Endean b Mansell | 30 | - | 120 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Endean b Tayfield | 47 | - | 114 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| c Watkins b Tayfield | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Watkins b Fuller | 30 | - | 68 | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| c Endean b Mansell | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 26 | - | 77 | 5 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cheetham b Fuller | 5 | - | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 1.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 1.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 295 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Johnston | 70 | - | 180 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| c Archer b Noblet | 18 | - | 77 | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ring | 50 | - | 162 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| b Benaud | 35 | - | 97 | 3 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 40 | - | 118 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 76 | - | 80 | 14 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 6) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 95.5 Ov (RR: 3.10) | 297/4 | |||||||
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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 1.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 3.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 2.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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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 | |
| Season | 1952/53 |
| Series result | 5-match series drawn 2-2 |
| Match number | Test no. 365 |
| Match days | day (6-day match) |
| Test debut | |
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