Full Scorecard of Australia vs South Africa 1st Test 1993/94 - Score Report

result

1st Test, Melbourne, Dec 26 - 30 1993, South Africa tour of Australia

Australia

342/7d

South Africa

(115 ov)258/3

Match drawn

player of the match

Mark Taylor

Australia

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mark Taylor	b Symcox	170	349	495	12	0	48.71

Michael Slater	c Kirsten b Donald	32	89	104	1	0	35.95

Shane Warne	lbw b de Villiers	0	2	5	0	0	0.00

David Boon	b Matthews	25	79	114	2	0	31.64

Mark Waugh	lbw b Matthews	84	144	211	5	1	58.33

Allan Border (c)	c †Richardson b Matthews	2	12	18	0	0	16.66

Damien Martyn	b Symcox	8	17	23	1	0	47.05

Ian Healy †	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 Mts)	342/7d
Did not bat: Paul Reiffel, Tim May, Craig McDermott
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	4s	6s	NB
Allan Donald	30	4	108	1	3.60	-	-	-	3
Fanie de Villiers	32	6	83	1	2.59	-	-	-	2
Craig Matthews	24	5	68	3	2.83	-	-	-	0
Hansie Cronje	13	4	25	0	1.92	-	-	-	0
Pat Symcox	16.5	3	49	2	2.91	-	-	-	0

South Africa 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Hudson	retired hurt	64	201	245	3	0	31.84

Gary Kirsten	c Taylor b Waugh	16	59	89	0	0	27.11

Hansie Cronje	c Boon b Warne	71	141	168	5	0	50.35

Daryll Cullinan	c Border b McDermott	0	1	8	0	0	0.00

Jonty Rhodes	not out	35	124	193	1	0	28.22

Kepler Wessels (c)	not out	63	172	189	2	0	36.62

Extras	(lb 2, nb 7)	9
TOTAL	(115 Ov, RR: 2.24, 448 Mts)	258/3
Did not bat: David Richardson †, Pat Symcox, Craig Matthews, Fanie de Villiers, Allan Donald
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Gary Kirsten), 1-152* (Andrew Hudson, retired hurt), 2-157 (Daryll Cullinan), 3-157 (Hansie Cronje)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Craig McDermott	23	5	60	1	2.60	-	-	-	6
Paul Reiffel	21	4	55	0	2.61	-	-	-	1
Mark Waugh	12	3	20	1	1.66	-	-	-	0
Tim May	28	7	58	0	2.07	-	-	-	0
Shane Warne	31	8	63	1	2.03	-	-	-	0

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	1993/94
Player Of The Match	Mark Taylor
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 1242
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Fanie de Villiers Gary Kirsten
Umpires	Darrell Hair Terry Prue
TV Umpire	Leonard King
Match Referee	Jackie Hendriks

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 play

Tue, 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 match

MATCH NOTES

General

Scorers: KV O'Neill and MK Walsh
12th Men: GD McGrath (Australia) and DJ Callaghan (South Africa)

Day 1

Rain prevented any play until 5.00pm (play extended to 7.11pm)
Lunch: No play
Tea: No play
Rain stopped play from 6.51pm to 6.56pm
Attendance: 15604

Day 2

Rain prevented any play. The days play was abandoned at 3.10pm
Attendance: 3067

Day 3

Rain stopped play from 12.25pm - 12.45pm.
Lunch: Australia 127/3 (MA Taylor 61*)
Rain prevented a resumption of play after lunch until 5.20pm
Tea: No play
Bad light ended play at 5.49pm
Attendance: 11420

Day 4

Lunch: Australia 235/3 (MA Taylor 104*, NME Waugh 64*)
Tea: Australia 342/7 (IA Healy 7*, 115.5 ov)
Rain stopped play from 4.26pm to 4.55pm
Rain stopped play from 5.18pm to 5.39pm
Rain ended play at 6.44pm
Attendance: 10280

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)

South Africa Innings

Player Name		R	B
AC Hudson	retired hurt	64	201
G Kirsten	caught	16	59
WJ Cronje	caught	71	141
DJ Cullinan	caught	0	1
JN Rhodes	not out	35	124
KC Wessels	not out	63	172
Extras	(lb 2, nb 7)
Total	258(3 wkts; 115 ovs)

Australia 1st INNINGS

South Africa 1st INNINGS

MATCH DETAILS

Mark Taylor

Fanie de Villiers

Gary Kirsten

Darrell Hair

Terry Prue

Leonard King

Jackie Hendriks