RESULT
1st Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1997, South Africa tour of Australia
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Elliott | c †Richardson b Klusener | 6 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
Mark Taylor (c) | c Kirsten b McMillan | 20 | 78 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 25.64 | ||
Greg Blewett | st †Richardson b Symcox | 26 | 114 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 22.80 | ||
Mark Waugh | c †Richardson b Donald | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Steve Waugh | c Cullinan b Donald | 96 | 188 | 264 | 9 | 0 | 51.06 | ||
Ricky Ponting | b Symcox | 105 | 208 | 269 | 14 | 0 | 50.48 | ||
Ian Healy † | b Donald | 16 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 64.00 | ||
Paul Reiffel | b Symcox | 27 | 54 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Shane Warne | c & b Pollock | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
Michael Kasprowicz | c Bacher b Symcox | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 1, lb 6, nb 5) | 12 | |||||||
TOTAL | 121.2 Ov (RR: 2.54, 500 Mts) | 309 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Matthew Elliott, 13.2 ov), 2-42 (Mark Taylor, 22.5 ov), 3-44 (Mark Waugh, 28.3 ov), 4-77 (Greg Blewett, 51.3 ov), 5-222 (Steve Waugh, 94.3 ov), 6-250 (Ian Healy, 100.6 ov), 7-302 (Ricky Ponting, 117.4 ov), 8-309 (Paul Reiffel, 119.5 ov), 9-309 (Shane Warne, 120.1 ov), 10-309 (Michael Kasprowicz, 121.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allan Donald | 29 | 6 | 74 | 3 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Shaun Pollock | 28 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 2.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Lance Klusener | 19 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Brian McMillan | 10 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Pat Symcox | 27.2 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Kallis | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Hansie Cronje | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Bacher | c †Healy b Kasprowicz | 3 | 35 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 8.57 | ||
Gary Kirsten | c †Healy b ME Waugh | 83 | 256 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 32.42 | ||
Jacques Kallis | c †Healy b McGrath | 15 | 57 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 26.31 | ||
Daryll Cullinan | run out (Ponting) | 5 | 29 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17.24 | ||
Hansie Cronje (c) | c Blewett b Warne | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Brian McMillan | c †Healy b Kasprowicz | 48 | 189 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 25.39 | ||
Shaun Pollock | lbw b Warne | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 | ||
David Richardson † | lbw b ME Waugh | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
Lance Klusener | lbw b Warne | 11 | 35 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 31.42 | ||
Pat Symcox | b Kasprowicz | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
Allan Donald | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (lb 2, nb 6, w 1) | 9 | |||||||
TOTAL | 106.5 Ov (RR: 1.74, 416 Mts) | 186 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Adam Bacher, 12.3 ov), 2-62 (Jacques Kallis, 32.2 ov), 3-75 (Daryll Cullinan, 40.6 ov), 4-76 (Hansie Cronje, 41.5 ov), 5-138 (Gary Kirsten, 81.4 ov), 6-155 (Shaun Pollock, 90.4 ov), 7-158 (David Richardson, 93.5 ov), 8-182 (Brian McMillan, 104.2 ov), 9-182 (Lance Klusener, 105.3 ov), 10-186 (Pat Symcox, 106.5 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn McGrath | 17 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Paul Reiffel | 14 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Michael Kasprowicz | 13.5 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Shane Warne | 42 | 15 | 64 | 3 | 1.52 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Mark Waugh | 18 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Steve Waugh | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Taylor (c) | c Cullinan b Symcox | 59 | 195 | 248 | 4 | 0 | 30.25 | ||
Matthew Elliott | lbw b Donald | 1 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 | ||
Greg Blewett | c McMillan b Donald | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 | ||
Mark Waugh | b Donald | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
Steve Waugh | c †Richardson b Pollock | 17 | 27 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 62.96 | ||
Ricky Ponting | c & b Pollock | 32 | 84 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 38.09 | ||
Ian Healy † | b Donald | 4 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 23.52 | ||
Paul Reiffel | not out | 79 | 115 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 68.69 | ||
Shane Warne | c Symcox b Donald | 10 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 | ||
Michael Kasprowicz | c Kirsten b Donald | 19 | 43 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 44.18 | ||
Glenn McGrath | c McMillan b Pollock | 18 | 47 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 38.29 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 3, nb 4) | 11 | |||||||
TOTAL | 96.2 Ov (RR: 2.66, 403 Mts) | 257 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Matthew Elliott, 6.1 ov), 2-10 (Greg Blewett, 8.3 ov), 3-12 (Mark Waugh, 12.5 ov), 4-44 (Steve Waugh, 22.2 ov), 5-106 (Ricky Ponting, 50.4 ov), 6-128 (Mark Taylor, 59.3 ov), 7-128 (Ian Healy, 60.1 ov), 8-146 (Shane Warne, 64.4 ov), 9-208 (Michael Kasprowicz, 80.4 ov), 10-257 (Glenn McGrath, 96.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allan Donald | 27 | 8 | 59 | 6 | 2.18 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
Shaun Pollock | 21.2 | 5 | 56 | 3 | 2.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
Pat Symcox | 35 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 2.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Brian McMillan | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Lance Klusener | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Hansie Cronje | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (Target: 381 runs)
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Kirsten | b Reiffel | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Adam Bacher | c Taylor b Warne | 39 | 109 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 35.77 | ||
Jacques Kallis | b Reiffel | 101 | 279 | 357 | 6 | 0 | 36.20 | ||
Daryll Cullinan | b Warne | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Hansie Cronje (c) | c Taylor b SR Waugh | 70 | 143 | 170 | 2 | 0 | 48.95 | ||
Brian McMillan | c Taylor b Warne | 16 | 69 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 23.18 | ||
Shaun Pollock | not out | 15 | 70 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 21.42 | ||
David Richardson † | lbw b McGrath | 11 | 39 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 28.20 | ||
Lance Klusener | not out | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
Extras | (b 5, lb 4, nb 6) | 15 | |||||||
TOTAL | 122 Ov (RR: 2.23, 483 Mts) | 273/7 | |||||||
Did not bat: Pat Symcox, Allan Donald | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Gary Kirsten, 5.1 ov), 2-88 (Adam Bacher, 37.1 ov), 3-88 (Daryll Cullinan, 39.3 ov), 4-211 (Hansie Cronje, 84.2 ov), 5-229 (Jacques Kallis, 97.2 ov), 6-241 (Brian McMillan, 105.6 ov), 7-260 (David Richardson, 118.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn McGrath | 28 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 2.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Paul Reiffel | 18 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Michael Kasprowicz | 14 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Shane Warne | 44 | 11 | 97 | 3 | 2.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 8 |
Mark Waugh | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Steve Waugh | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Greg Blewett | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 1997/98 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | 3-match series level 0-0 |
Match number | Test no. 1392 |
Match days | day (5-day match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Match Referee |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 26 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 206/4 (Steve Waugh 87*, Ricky Ponting 56*, 90 ov)
Sat, 27 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 94/4 (Gary Kirsten 61*, Brian McMillan 6*, 56 ov)
Sun, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 67/4 (Mark Taylor 30*, Ricky Ponting 8*, 37 ov)
Mon, 29 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 79/1 (Adam Bacher 34*, Jacques Kallis 40*, 30 ov)
Tue, 30 Dec - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 273/7 (122 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
- Lunch: South Africa 139/3 (Kallis 67*, Cronje 27*; 60 overs)
- Tea: South Africa 226/4 (Kallis 100*, McMillan 6*; 93 overs)
- Jacques Kallis passes his highest Test score
- Attendance: Day 1 - 73,812 (third-largest Boxing Day crowd at the MCG); Day 2 - 31,367; Day 3 - 24,859; Day 4 - 18,895; Day 5 - 11,249. Aggregate 160,182.
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