RESULT

Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 24 December, 1952, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

227/10 (71.6 ov) & 388/10 (128.5 ov)

AUS

243/10 (71.4 ov) & 290/10 (95.1 ov)

South Africa won by 82 runs

South Africa 1st Innings

227/10 (71.6 ov)

RR 3.17

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Derrick McGlew b Lindwall	46	0	2	0	0.00
John Waite c Lindwall b Miller	0	1	0	0	0.00
Russell Endean c Benaud b Lindwall	2	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Funston c Ring b Miller	9	0	0	0	0.00
Roy McLean c Lindwall b Ring	27	0	2	0	0.00
John Cheetham c Johnston b Miller	15	0	0	0	0.00
John Watkins c †Langley b Benaud	19	0	1	0	0.00
Percy Mansell b Lindwall	24	0	4	0	0.00
Anton Murray c Johnston b Benaud	51	0	5	0	0.00
Hugh Tayfield c †Langley b Miller	23	0	1	0	0.00
Michael Melle not out	4	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	7
TOTAL (3.17 RUNS PER OVER)	227/10 (71.6 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 112-6 (Derrick McGlew, 0 ov), 2-1 (John Waite, 0 ov), 9-2 (Russell Endean, 0 ov), 27-3 (Kenneth Funston, 0 ov), 63-4 (Roy McLean, 0 ov), 93-5 (John Cheetham, 0 ov), 126-7 (John Watkins, 0 ov), 156-8 (Percy Mansell, 0 ov), 227-10 (Anton Murray, 0 ov), 207-9 (Hugh Tayfield, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	14	2	29	3	2.07
Keith Miller	21	3	62	4	2.95
William Johnston	12	2	37	0	3.08
Douglas Ring	18	1	72	1	4.00
Richie Benaud	6.6	1	20	2	2.86

Australia 1st Innings

243/10 (71.4 ov)

RR 3.40

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c sub b Mansell	82	0	7	0	0.00
Arthur Morris c & b Tayfield	43	0	1	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c Cheetham b Tayfield	11	0	1	0	0.00
Lindsay Hassett c Melle b Mansell	18	0	1	0	0.00
Keith Miller c Endean b Tayfield	52	0	5	1	0.00
Graeme Hole c †Waite b Mansell	13	0	1	0	0.00
Richie Benaud b Tayfield	5	0	0	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall run out	1	0	0	0	0.00
Douglas Ring c McGlew b Tayfield	14	0	2	0	0.00
Gil Langley not out	2	0	0	0	0.00
William Johnston lbw b Tayfield	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	2
TOTAL (3.40 RUNS PER OVER)	243/10 (71.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 155-3 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 84-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 98-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 158-4 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 243-9 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 188-5 (Graeme Hole, 0 ov), 211-6 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 219-7 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 239-8 (Douglas Ring, 0 ov), 243-10 (William Johnston, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Michael Melle	14	0	73	0	5.21
John Watkins	6	1	15	0	2.50
Anton Murray	3	1	11	0	3.67
Hugh Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.83
Percy Mansell	19	3	58	3	3.05

South Africa 2nd Innings

388/10 (128.5 ov)

RR 3.02

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Derrick McGlew st †Langley b Ring	13	0	1	0	0.00
John Waite c Hole b Miller	62	0	5	0	0.00
Russell Endean not out	162	0	9	0	0.00
Kenneth Funston run out	26	0	2	0	0.00
Roy McLean lbw b Miller	42	0	6	0	0.00
John Cheetham lbw b Johnston	6	0	0	0	0.00
John Watkins b Johnston	3	0	0	0	0.00
Percy Mansell b Miller	18	0	4	0	0.00
Anton Murray st †Langley b Ring	23	0	3	0	0.00
Hugh Tayfield lbw b Lindwall	22	0	5	0	0.00
Michael Melle b Lindwall	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 5, w 4, nb 1, p 0)	11
TOTAL (3.02 RUNS PER OVER)	388/10 (128.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 23-1 (Derrick McGlew, 0 ov), 134-2 (John Waite, 0 ov), 196-3 (Kenneth Funston, 0 ov), 261-4 (Roy McLean, 0 ov), 284-5 (John Cheetham, 0 ov), 290-6 (John Watkins, 0 ov), 317-7 (Percy Mansell, 0 ov), 353-8 (Anton Murray, 0 ov), 388-9 (Hugh Tayfield, 0 ov), 388-10 (Michael Melle, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Ray Lindwall	31.5	4	87	2	2.73
Keith Miller	22	5	51	3	2.32
William Johnston	31	9	77	2	2.48
Douglas Ring	31	5	115	2	3.71
Richie Benaud	6	0	23	0	3.83
Graeme Hole	7	0	24	0	3.43

Australia 2nd Innings (target 373)

290/10 (95.1 ov)

RR 3.05

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald c Mansell b Murray	23	0	3	0	0.00
Arthur Morris c Watkins b Melle	1	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Hassett lbw b Tayfield	21	0	2	0	0.00
Neil Harvey c Watkins b Tayfield	60	0	6	0	0.00
Keith Miller b Tayfield	31	0	2	0	0.00
Gil Langley b Tayfield	4	0	0	0	0.00
Graeme Hole b Tayfield	25	0	4	0	0.00
Richie Benaud c Melle b Tayfield	45	0	4	0	0.00
Ray Lindwall b Melle	19	0	3	0	0.00
Douglas Ring c Melle b Tayfield	53	0	6	0	0.00
William Johnston not out	0	2	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 6, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	8
TOTAL (3.05 RUNS PER OVER)	290/10 (95.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 34-2 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 3-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 76-3 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 131-4 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 148-6 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 139-5 (Gil Langley, 0 ov), 181-7 (Graeme Hole, 0 ov), 277-9 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov), 216-8 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 290-10 (Douglas Ring, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Michael Melle	11	2	39	2	3.55
John Watkins	10	2	34	0	3.40
Anton Murray	23	7	59	1	2.57
Hugh Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	2.18
Percy Mansell	14	2	69	0	4.93

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs South Africa
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, December 24, 1952 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne