Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 26 December, 1997, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

Australia vs South Africa | December 26, 1997, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground

Abandoned, Canceled, No Result

Australia

309/10 (121.2 ov) & 257/10 (96.2 ov)

South Africa

186/10 (106.5 ov) & 273/7 (122.0 ov)

Match drawn

Player of the Match

Jacques Kallis - South Africa

Commentary Scorecard Squad Stats

Australia 1st Innings Inning

309/10 (121.2 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Elliott c †Richardson b Klusener	6	33	0	0	18.18
Mark Taylor c Kirsten b McMillan	20	78	1	0	25.64
Greg Blewett st †Richardson b Symcox	26	114	1	0	22.81
Mark Waugh c †Richardson b Donald	0	18	0	0	0.00
Steve Waugh c Cullinan b Donald	96	188	9	0	51.06
Ricky Ponting b Symcox	105	208	14	0	50.48
Ian Healy b Donald	16	25	2	0	64.00
Paul Reiffel b Symcox	27	54	2	0	50.00
Shane Warne c & b Pollock	1	8	0	0	12.50
Michael Kasprowicz c Bacher b Symcox	0	3	0	0	0.00
Glenn McGrath not out	0	5	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 1, lb 6, w 0, nb 5, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.55 RUNS PER OVER)	309/10 (121.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

18-1 (Matthew Elliott, 0 ov), 42-2 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov), 77-4 (Greg Blewett, 0 ov), 302-7 (Ricky Ponting, 0 ov), 250-6 (Ian Healy, 0 ov), 309-8 (Paul Reiffel, 0 ov), 309-9 (Shane Warne, 0 ov), 309-10 (Michael Kasprowicz, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Allan Donald	29	6	74	3	2.55
Shaun Pollock	28	6	76	1	2.71
Lance Klusener	19	3	48	1	2.53
Brian McMillan	10	3	19	1	1.90
Pat Symcox	27.2	4	69	4	2.52
Jacques Kallis	4	2	5	0	1.25
Hansie Cronje	4	2	11	0	2.75

South Africa 1st Innings Inning

186/10 (106.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Adam Bacher c †Healy b Kasprowicz	3	35	0	0	8.57
Gary Kirsten c †Healy b ME Waugh	83	256	7	0	32.42
Jacques Kallis c †Healy b McGrath	15	57	1	0	26.32
Daryll Cullinan run out	5	29	0	0	17.24
Hansie Cronje c Blewett b Warne	0	2	0	0	0.00
Brian McMillan c †Healy b Kasprowicz	48	189	2	0	25.40
Shaun Pollock lbw b Warne	7	25	1	0	28.00
David John Richardson lbw b ME Waugh	1	9	0	0	11.11
Lance Klusener lbw b Warne	11	35	1	0	31.43
Pat Symcox b Kasprowicz	4	9	1	0	44.44
Allan Donald not out	0	2	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 6, p 0)	9
TOTAL (1.75 RUNS PER OVER)	186/10 (106.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

28-1 (Adam Bacher, 0 ov), 138-5 (Gary Kirsten, 0 ov), 62-2 (Jacques Kallis, 0 ov), 75-3 (Daryll Cullinan, 0 ov), 76-4 (Hansie Cronje, 0 ov), 182-8 (Brian McMillan, 0 ov), 155-6 (Shaun Pollock, 0 ov), 158-7 (David John Richardson, 0 ov), 182-9 (Lance Klusener, 0 ov), 186-10 (Pat Symcox, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Glenn McGrath	17	9	20	1	1.18
Paul Reiffel	14	5	32	0	2.29
Michael Kasprowicz	13.5	3	28	3	2.02
Shane Warne	42	15	64	3	1.52
Mark Waugh	18	8	28	2	1.56
Steve Waugh	2	0	12	0	6.00

Australia 2nd Innings Inning

257/10 (96.2 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mark Taylor c Cullinan b Symcox	59	195	4	0	30.26
Matthew Elliott lbw b Donald	1	19	0	0	5.26
Greg Blewett c McMillan b Donald	6	7	0	0	85.71
Mark Waugh b Donald	1	12	0	0	8.33
Steve Waugh c †Richardson b Pollock	17	27	2	0	62.96
Ricky Ponting c & b Pollock	32	84	2	0	38.10
Ian Healy b Donald	4	17	0	0	23.53
Paul Reiffel not out	79	115	6	0	68.70
Shane Warne c Symcox b Donald	10	16	2	0	62.50
Michael Kasprowicz c Kirsten b Donald	19	43	2	0	44.19
Glenn McGrath c McMillan b Pollock	18	47	0	0	38.30
EXTRAS ( b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 4, p 0)	11
TOTAL (2.67 RUNS PER OVER)	257/10 (96.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

128-6 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov), 4-1 (Matthew Elliott, 0 ov), 10-2 (Greg Blewett, 0 ov), 106-5 (Ricky Ponting, 0 ov), 128-7 (Ian Healy, 0 ov), 146-8 (Shane Warne, 0 ov), 208-9 (Michael Kasprowicz, 0 ov), 257-10 (Glenn McGrath, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Allan Donald	27	8	59	6	2.19
Shaun Pollock	21.2	5	56	3	2.63
Pat Symcox	35	9	90	1	2.57
Brian McMillan	2	0	6	0	3.00
Lance Klusener	9	2	28	0	3.11
Hansie Cronje	2	0	11	0	5.50

South Africa 2nd Innings (target 381) Inning

273/7 (122.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Gary Kirsten b Reiffel	0	14	0	0	0.00
Adam Bacher c Taylor b Warne	39	109	1	0	35.78
Jacques Kallis b Reiffel	101	279	6	0	36.20
Daryll Cullinan b Warne	0	8	0	0	0.00
Hansie Cronje c Taylor b SR Waugh	70	143	2	0	48.95
Brian McMillan c Taylor b Warne	16	69	2	0	23.19
Shaun Pollock not out	15	70	1	0	21.43
David John Richardson lbw b McGrath	11	39	0	0	28.21
Lance Klusener not out	6	10	1	0	60.00
EXTRAS ( b 5, lb 4, w 0, nb 6, p 0)	15
TOTAL (2.24 RUNS PER OVER)	273/7 (122.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

2-1 (Gary Kirsten, 0 ov), 88-2 (Adam Bacher, 0 ov), 229-5 (Jacques Kallis, 0 ov), 89-3 (Daryll Cullinan, 0 ov), 211-4 (Hansie Cronje, 0 ov), 241-6 (Brian McMillan, 0 ov), 260-7 (David John Richardson, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT

Pat Symcox, Allan Donald

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Glenn McGrath	28	11	57	1	2.04
Paul Reiffel	18	8	24	2	1.33
Michael Kasprowicz	14	1	45	0	3.21
Shane Warne	44	11	97	3	2.20
Mark Waugh	10	0	25	0	2.50
Steve Waugh	7	2	12	1	1.71
Greg Blewett	1	0	4	0	4.00