RESULT
Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 6 February, 1953, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
SA
435/10 (143.5 ov) & 297/4 (95.5 ov)
AUS
520/10 (135.0 ov) & 209/10 (84.2 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
520/10 (135.0 ov)
RR 3.85
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colin McDonald
c McLean b Mansell
|
41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Arthur Morris
run out
|
99 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Neil Harvey
c Cheetham b Fuller
|
205 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Lindsay Hassett
run out
|
40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ian Craig
c Keith b Fuller
|
53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ronald Archer
c †Waite b Fuller
|
18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Richie Benaud
c & b Tayfield
|
20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Douglas Ring
b Tayfield
|
14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Gil Langley
b Murray
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
William Johnston
c Endean b Tayfield
|
12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Geoffrey Noblet
not out
|
13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0) | 3 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.85 RUNS PER OVER) | 520/10 (135.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
122-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov),
166-2 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov),
450-5 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov),
269-3 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov),
417-4 (Ian Craig, 0 ov),
459-6 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov),
495-9 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov),
490-7 (Douglas Ring, 0 ov),
493-8 (Gil Langley, 0 ov),
520-10 (William Johnston, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Fuller | 19 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 |
| John Watkins | 23 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 35.4 | 4 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Anton Murray | 25 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 |
| Percy Mansell | 22 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.18 |
| Headley Keith | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.89 |
South Africa 1st Innings
435/10 (143.5 ov)
RR 3.03
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Russell Endean
c †Langley b Johnston
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
John Waite
run out
|
64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
John Watkins
b Archer
|
92 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.00 |
|
Kenneth Funston
lbw b Johnston
|
16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Headley Keith
b Johnston
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Roy McLean
lbw b Noblet
|
81 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.00 |
|
John Cheetham
c McDonald b Johnston
|
66 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Percy Mansell
lbw b Johnston
|
52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Anton Murray
c & b Johnston
|
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Hugh Tayfield
c Benaud b Ring
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Edward Fuller
not out
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0) | 4 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.03 RUNS PER OVER) | 435/10 (143.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
31-1 (Russell Endean, 0 ov),
129-2 (John Waite, 0 ov),
189-4 (John Watkins, 0 ov),
189-3 (Kenneth Funston, 0 ov),
239-5 (Headley Keith, 0 ov),
290-6 (Roy McLean, 0 ov),
402-8 (John Cheetham, 0 ov),
401-7 (Percy Mansell, 0 ov),
435-9 (Anton Murray, 0 ov),
435-10 (Hugh Tayfield, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Noblet | 30 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 |
| Ronald Archer | 33 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.94 |
| William Johnston | 46 | 8 | 152 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Douglas Ring | 19.1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
Australia 2nd Innings
209/10 (84.2 ov)
RR 2.48
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colin McDonald
c Watkins b Fuller
|
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Arthur Morris
lbw b Tayfield
|
44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Neil Harvey
b Fuller
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Lindsay Hassett
c Endean b Mansell
|
30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ian Craig
c Endean b Tayfield
|
47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ronald Archer
c Watkins b Tayfield
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Richie Benaud
c Watkins b Fuller
|
30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Douglas Ring
c Endean b Mansell
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Gil Langley
not out
|
26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
William Johnston
c Cheetham b Fuller
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Geoffrey Noblet
b Fuller
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 7, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.48 RUNS PER OVER) | 209/10 (84.2 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
36-1 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov),
70-3 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov),
44-2 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov),
128-4 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov),
152-6 (Ian Craig, 0 ov),
129-5 (Ronald Archer, 0 ov),
187-8 (Richie Benaud, 0 ov),
152-7 (Douglas Ring, 0 ov),
193-9 (William Johnston, 0 ov),
209-10 (Geoffrey Noblet, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Fuller | 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |
| John Watkins | 14 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.36 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 32 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 |
| Percy Mansell | 8 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 |
South Africa 2nd Innings (target 295)
297/4 (95.5 ov)
RR 3.11
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Russell Endean
b Johnston
|
70 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
John Waite
c Archer b Noblet
|
18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
John Watkins
b Ring
|
50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Kenneth Funston
b Benaud
|
35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Headley Keith
not out
|
40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Roy McLean
not out
|
76 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 2, lb 6, w 0, nb 0, p 0) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.11 RUNS PER OVER) | 297/4 (95.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
124-2 (Russell Endean, 0 ov),
42-1 (John Waite, 0 ov),
174-3 (John Watkins, 0 ov),
191-4 (Kenneth Funston, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
John Cheetham,
Percy Mansell,
Anton Murray,
Hugh Tayfield,
Edward Fuller
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Noblet | 24 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Ronald Archer | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 |
| William Johnston | 38 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Douglas Ring | 13 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Lindsay Hassett | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Australia vs South Africa
- DATE & TIME
- Friday, February 06, 1953 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne