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Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997-98 - Scorecard
Series:
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997-98
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Fri, Dec 26, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Info
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Match drawn
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
309-10
(121.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ricky Ponting
b Symcox
105
208
14
0
50.48
Glenn McGrath
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
c & b Pollock
1
8
0
0
12.50
Michael Kasprowicz
c Bacher b Symcox
0
3
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
c Cullinan b Donald
96
188
9
0
51.06
Ian Healy
b Donald
16
25
2
0
64.00
Mark Waugh
c Richardson b Donald
0
18
0
0
0.00
Mark Taylor
c Kirsten b McMillan
20
78
1
0
25.64
Paul Reiffel
b Symcox
27
54
2
0
50.00
Greg Blewett
st Richardson b Symcox
26
114
1
0
22.81
Matthew Elliott
c Richardson b Klusener
6
33
0
0
18.18
Extras
12
(b 1, lb 6, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
309-10
(121.2 Overs, RR: 2.54)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
29
6
74
3
2
0
2.55
Shaun Pollock
28
6
76
1
2
0
2.71
Lance Klusener
19
3
48
1
2
0
2.53
Brian McMillan
10
3
19
1
0
0
1.90
Pat Symcox
27.2
4
69
4
0
0
2.54
Jacques Kallis
4
2
5
0
0
0
1.25
Hansie Cronje
4
2
11
0
0
0
2.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Elliott
18-1
13.2
M Taylor
42-2
22.5
M Waugh
44-3
28.3
G Blewett
77-4
51.3
S Waugh
222-5
94.3
I Healy
250-6
100.6
R Ponting
302-7
117.4
P Reiffel
309-8
119.5
S Warne
309-9
120.1
M Kasprowicz
309-10
121.2
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
186-10
(106.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Kallis
c Healy b McGrath
15
57
1
0
26.32
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Warne
7
25
1
0
28.00
Hansie Cronje
c Blewett b Warne
0
2
0
0
0.00
Allan Donald
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Dave Richardson
lbw b ME Waugh
1
9
0
0
11.11
Brian McMillan
c Healy b Kasprowicz
48
189
2
0
25.40
Daryll Cullinan
run out (Ponting)
5
29
0
0
17.24
Pat Symcox
b Kasprowicz
4
9
1
0
44.44
Gary Kirsten
c Healy b ME Waugh
83
256
7
0
32.42
Lance Klusener
lbw b Warne
11
35
1
0
31.43
Adam Bacher
c Healy b Kasprowicz
3
35
0
0
8.57
Extras
9
(b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
186-10
(106.5 Overs, RR: 1.74)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
17
9
20
1
0
0
1.18
Paul Reiffel
14
5
32
0
2
0
2.29
Michael Kasprowicz
13.5
3
28
3
2
0
2.07
Shane Warne
42
15
64
3
2
1
1.52
Mark Waugh
18
8
28
2
0
0
1.56
Steve Waugh
2
0
12
0
0
0
6.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Bacher
28-1
12.3
Kallis
62-2
32.2
D Cullinan
75-3
40.6
H Cronje
76-4
41.5
G Kirsten
138-5
81.4
S Pollock
155-6
90.4
D Richardson
158-7
93.5
B McMillan
182-8
104.2
L Klusener
182-9
105.3
P Symcox
186-10
106.5
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
257-10
(96.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ricky Ponting
c & b Pollock
32
84
2
0
38.10
Glenn McGrath
c McMillan b Pollock
18
47
0
0
38.30
Shane Warne
c Symcox b Donald
10
16
2
0
62.50
Michael Kasprowicz
c Kirsten b Donald
19
43
2
0
44.19
Steve Waugh
c Richardson b Pollock
17
27
2
0
62.96
Ian Healy
b Donald
4
17
0
0
23.53
Mark Waugh
b Donald
1
12
0
0
8.33
Mark Taylor
c Cullinan b Symcox
59
195
4
0
30.26
Paul Reiffel
not out
79
115
6
0
68.70
Greg Blewett
c McMillan b Donald
6
7
0
0
85.71
Matthew Elliott
lbw b Donald
1
19
0
0
5.26
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
257-10
(96.2 Overs, RR: 2.66)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
27
8
59
6
3
0
2.19
Shaun Pollock
21.2
5
56
3
1
0
2.64
Pat Symcox
35
9
90
1
0
0
2.57
Brian McMillan
2
0
6
0
0
0
3.00
Lance Klusener
9
2
28
0
0
0
3.11
Hansie Cronje
2
0
11
0
0
0
5.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Elliott
4-1
6.1
G Blewett
10-2
8.3
M Waugh
12-3
12.5
S Waugh
44-4
22.2
R Ponting
106-5
50.4
M Taylor
128-6
59.3
I Healy
128-7
60.1
S Warne
146-8
64.4
M Kasprowicz
208-9
80.4
G McGrath
257-10
96.2
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
273-7
(122 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Kallis
b Reiffel
101
279
6
0
36.20
Shaun Pollock
not out
15
70
1
0
21.43
Hansie Cronje
c Taylor b SR Waugh
70
143
2
0
48.95
Dave Richardson
lbw b McGrath
11
39
0
0
28.21
Brian McMillan
c Taylor b Warne
16
69
2
0
23.19
Daryll Cullinan
b Warne
0
8
0
0
0.00
Gary Kirsten
b Reiffel
0
14
0
0
0.00
Lance Klusener
not out
6
10
1
0
60.00
Adam Bacher
c Taylor b Warne
39
109
1
0
35.78
Extras
15
(b 5, lb 4, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
273-7
(122 Overs, RR: 2.23)
Did not Bat
Allan Donald,
Pat Symcox
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
28
11
57
1
0
0
2.04
Paul Reiffel
18
7
24
2
2
0
1.33
Michael Kasprowicz
14
1
45
0
0
0
3.21
Shane Warne
44
11
97
3
8
0
2.20
Mark Waugh
10
0
25
0
0
0
2.50
Steve Waugh
7
2
12
1
0
0
1.71
Greg Blewett
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
1-1
5.1
A Bacher
88-2
37.1
D Cullinan
88-3
39.3
H Cronje
211-4
84.2
Kallis
229-5
97.2
B McMillan
241-6
105.6
D Richardson
260-7
118.2
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
309-10
(121.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ricky Ponting
b Symcox
105
208
14
0
50.48
Glenn McGrath
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
c & b Pollock
1
8
0
0
12.50
Michael Kasprowicz
c Bacher b Symcox
0
3
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
c Cullinan b Donald
96
188
9
0
51.06
Ian Healy
b Donald
16
25
2
0
64.00
Mark Waugh
c Richardson b Donald
0
18
0
0
0.00
Mark Taylor
c Kirsten b McMillan
20
78
1
0
25.64
Paul Reiffel
b Symcox
27
54
2
0
50.00
Greg Blewett
st Richardson b Symcox
26
114
1
0
22.81
Matthew Elliott
c Richardson b Klusener
6
33
0
0
18.18
Extras
12
(b 1, lb 6, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
309-10
(121.2 Overs, RR: 2.54)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
29
6
74
3
2
0
2.55
Shaun Pollock
28
6
76
1
2
0
2.71
Lance Klusener
19
3
48
1
2
0
2.53
Brian McMillan
10
3
19
1
0
0
1.90
Pat Symcox
27.2
4
69
4
0
0
2.54
Jacques Kallis
4
2
5
0
0
0
1.25
Hansie Cronje
4
2
11
0
0
0
2.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Elliott
18-1
13.2
M Taylor
42-2
22.5
M Waugh
44-3
28.3
G Blewett
77-4
51.3
S Waugh
222-5
94.3
I Healy
250-6
100.6
R Ponting
302-7
117.4
P Reiffel
309-8
119.5
S Warne
309-9
120.1
M Kasprowicz
309-10
121.2
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
186-10
(106.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Kallis
c Healy b McGrath
15
57
1
0
26.32
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Warne
7
25
1
0
28.00
Hansie Cronje
c Blewett b Warne
0
2
0
0
0.00
Allan Donald
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Dave Richardson
lbw b ME Waugh
1
9
0
0
11.11
Brian McMillan
c Healy b Kasprowicz
48
189
2
0
25.40
Daryll Cullinan
run out (Ponting)
5
29
0
0
17.24
Pat Symcox
b Kasprowicz
4
9
1
0
44.44
Gary Kirsten
c Healy b ME Waugh
83
256
7
0
32.42
Lance Klusener
lbw b Warne
11
35
1
0
31.43
Adam Bacher
c Healy b Kasprowicz
3
35
0
0
8.57
Extras
9
(b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
186-10
(106.5 Overs, RR: 1.74)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
17
9
20
1
0
0
1.18
Paul Reiffel
14
5
32
0
2
0
2.29
Michael Kasprowicz
13.5
3
28
3
2
0
2.07
Shane Warne
42
15
64
3
2
1
1.52
Mark Waugh
18
8
28
2
0
0
1.56
Steve Waugh
2
0
12
0
0
0
6.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Bacher
28-1
12.3
Kallis
62-2
32.2
D Cullinan
75-3
40.6
H Cronje
76-4
41.5
G Kirsten
138-5
81.4
S Pollock
155-6
90.4
D Richardson
158-7
93.5
B McMillan
182-8
104.2
L Klusener
182-9
105.3
P Symcox
186-10
106.5
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
257-10
(96.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ricky Ponting
c & b Pollock
32
84
2
0
38.10
Glenn McGrath
c McMillan b Pollock
18
47
0
0
38.30
Shane Warne
c Symcox b Donald
10
16
2
0
62.50
Michael Kasprowicz
c Kirsten b Donald
19
43
2
0
44.19
Steve Waugh
c Richardson b Pollock
17
27
2
0
62.96
Ian Healy
b Donald
4
17
0
0
23.53
Mark Waugh
b Donald
1
12
0
0
8.33
Mark Taylor
c Cullinan b Symcox
59
195
4
0
30.26
Paul Reiffel
not out
79
115
6
0
68.70
Greg Blewett
c McMillan b Donald
6
7
0
0
85.71
Matthew Elliott
lbw b Donald
1
19
0
0
5.26
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
257-10
(96.2 Overs, RR: 2.66)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
27
8
59
6
3
0
2.19
Shaun Pollock
21.2
5
56
3
1
0
2.64
Pat Symcox
35
9
90
1
0
0
2.57
Brian McMillan
2
0
6
0
0
0
3.00
Lance Klusener
9
2
28
0
0
0
3.11
Hansie Cronje
2
0
11
0
0
0
5.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Elliott
4-1
6.1
G Blewett
10-2
8.3
M Waugh
12-3
12.5
S Waugh
44-4
22.2
R Ponting
106-5
50.4
M Taylor
128-6
59.3
I Healy
128-7
60.1
S Warne
146-8
64.4
M Kasprowicz
208-9
80.4
G McGrath
257-10
96.2
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
273-7
(122 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Kallis
b Reiffel
101
279
6
0
36.20
Shaun Pollock
not out
15
70
1
0
21.43
Hansie Cronje
c Taylor b SR Waugh
70
143
2
0
48.95
Dave Richardson
lbw b McGrath
11
39
0
0
28.21
Brian McMillan
c Taylor b Warne
16
69
2
0
23.19
Daryll Cullinan
b Warne
0
8
0
0
0.00
Gary Kirsten
b Reiffel
0
14
0
0
0.00
Lance Klusener
not out
6
10
1
0
60.00
Adam Bacher
c Taylor b Warne
39
109
1
0
35.78
Extras
15
(b 5, lb 4, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
273-7
(122 Overs, RR: 2.23)
Did not Bat
Allan Donald,
Pat Symcox
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
28
11
57
1
0
0
2.04
Paul Reiffel
18
7
24
2
2
0
1.33
Michael Kasprowicz
14
1
45
0
0
0
3.21
Shane Warne
44
11
97
3
8
0
2.20
Mark Waugh
10
0
25
0
0
0
2.50
Steve Waugh
7
2
12
1
0
0
1.71
Greg Blewett
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
1-1
5.1
A Bacher
88-2
37.1
D Cullinan
88-3
39.3
H Cronje
211-4
84.2
Kallis
229-5
97.2
B McMillan
241-6
105.6
D Richardson
260-7
118.2
INFO
Match
AUS vs RSA • 1st Test • South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997-98
Series
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997-98
Date
Fri, Dec 26
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Steve Bucknor, Steve Randell
3rd Umpire
Bill Sheahan
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Australia squad
Players
Matthew Elliott,
Mark Taylor (c),
Greg Blewett,
Mark Waugh,
Steve Waugh,
Ricky Ponting,
Ian Healy (wk),
Paul Reiffel,
Shane Warne,
Michael Kasprowicz,
Glenn McGrath
South Africa squad
Players
Adam Bacher,
Gary Kirsten,
Jacques Kallis,
Daryll Cullinan,
Hansie Cronje (c),
Brian McMillan,
Shaun Pollock,
Dave Richardson (wk),
Lance Klusener,
Pat Symcox,
Allan Donald
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