Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	run out (Melle/†Waite)	11	-	-	-	-	-
George Thoms	c Endean b Melle	0	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Harvey	b Murray	0	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Loxton	c †Waite b Melle	12	-	-	-	-	-
John Chambers	c Endean b Murray	12	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Fitchett	b Melle	0	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Ring (c)	c Watkins b Tayfield	56	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	run out (Innes/†Waite)	2	-	-	-	-	-
Ian McDonald †	c Tayfield b Murray	20	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	c †Waite b Murray	17	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Iverson	not out	7	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1)	1
Total	32.7 Ov (RR: 4.19, 150 Mins)	138
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-11, 3-13, 4-33, 5-35, 6-35, 7-38, 8-86, 9-124, 10-138

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Michael Melle	10	0	27	3	2.02	-	-	-
John Watkins	3	0	11	0	2.75	-	-	-
Anton Murray	14	1	47	4	2.51	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	5.7	0	52	1	6.63	-	-	-

South Africans 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew (c)	c Thoms b Ring	8	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Endean	b Johnson	15	-	-	-	-	-
John Watkins	c & b Ring	32	-	-	-	-	-
John Waite †	b Iverson	0	-	-	-	-	-
Roy McLean	b Johnston	19	-	-	-	-	-
Headley Keith	st †IH McDonald b Johnson	16	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Norton	c Ring b Johnson	4	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Innes	not out	7	-	-	-	-	-
Anton Murray	c Ring b Iverson	1	-	-	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	lbw b Johnson	5	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Melle	c CC McDonald b Iverson	5	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	50 Ov (RR: 2.26, 181 Mins)	113
Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-33, 3-34, 4-74, 5-74, 6-87, 7-94, 8-99, 9-106, 10-113

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bill Johnston	9	2	25	1	2.08	-	-	-
Sam Loxton	4	1	6	0	1.12	-	-	-
Jack Iverson	14	1	38	3	2.03	-	-	-
Doug Ring	10	3	16	2	1.20	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	13	6	27	4	1.55	-	-	-

Victoria 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	run out (McLean/†Waite)	73	-	-	-	-	-
George Thoms	b Melle	0	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Harvey	c †Waite b Murray	39	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Loxton	c Endean b Tayfield	1	-	-	-	-	-
John Chambers	b Tayfield	13	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Fitchett	c Keith b Tayfield	7	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Ring (c)	c Endean b Tayfield	16	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	c Murray b Tayfield	2	-	-	-	-	-
Ian McDonald †	b Tayfield	0	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Johnston	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Iverson	c McGlew b Tayfield	5	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1)	1
Total	47.6 Ov (RR: 3.32, 187 Mins)	159
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-59, 3-66, 4-124, 5-127, 6-147, 7-150, 8-150, 9-153, 10-159

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Michael Melle	10	0	47	1	3.52	-	-	-
John Watkins	3	1	10	0	2.50	-	-	-
Anton Murray	10	3	24	1	1.80	-	-	-
Hugh Tayfield	20.6	4	71	7	2.56	-	-	-
Headley Keith	4	1	6	0	1.12	-	-	-

South Africans 2nd Innings (T: 185 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew (c)	lbw b Ring	12	-	-	-	-	-
John Waite †	lbw b Loxton	2	-	-	-	-	-
Russell Endean	c †IH McDonald b Loxton	35	-	-	-	-	-
Roy McLean	b Johnston	18	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Innes	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
John Watkins	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 1)	2
Total	29 Ov (RR: 2.44, 117 Mins)	71/4
Did not bat: Headley Keith, Eric Norton, Anton Murray, Hugh Tayfield, Michael Melle
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-43, 3-65, 4-71

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bill Johnston	8	4	16	1	1.50	-	-	-
Sam Loxton	8	1	19	2	1.78	-	-	-
Jack Iverson	4	0	19	0	3.56	-	-	-
Doug Ring	6	3	8	1	1.00	-	-	-
Ian Johnson	3	1	7	0	1.75	-	-	-

Close of Play

Fri, 07 Nov - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 87/6 (Headley Keith 9*)

Sat, 08 Nov - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 16/1 (Jackie McGlew 4*, Russell Endean 9*)

Sun, 09 Nov - rest day

Mon, 10 Nov - day 3 - no play

Tue, 11 Nov - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 71/4 (29 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Victoria, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	1952/53
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	RG Hele Ronald Wright