Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test, 5 December, 1952, The Gabba
Australia vs South Africa | December 5, 1952, 07:30 PM | The Gabba
*280/10 (81.5 ov) & *277/10 (98.3 ov)
*221/10 (62.6 ov) & *240/10 (107.0 ov)
Australia won by 96 runs
Australia 1st Innings Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colin McDonald
c & b Watkins
|
27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Arthur Morris
lbw b Watkins
|
29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Neil Harvey
c sub b Melle
|
109 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Lindsay Hassett
c †Waite b Watkins
|
55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Keith Miller
b Watkins
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Graeme Hole
c Tayfield b Melle
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ray Lindwall
lbw b Melle
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Gil Langley
c Tayfield b Melle
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Douglas Ring
c Mansell b Melle
|
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Ian Johnson
lbw b Melle
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
William Johnston
not out
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS ( b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL (3.44 RUNS PER OVER) | 280/10 (81.5 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
56-2 (Colin McDonald, 0 ov), 55-1 (Arthur Morris, 0 ov), 211-3 (Neil Harvey, 0 ov), 231-5 (Lindsay Hassett, 0 ov), 216-4 (Keith Miller, 0 ov), 237-6 (Graeme Hole, 0 ov), 252-7 (Ray Lindwall, 0 ov), 273-9 (Gil Langley, 0 ov), 272-8 (Douglas Ring, 0 ov), 280-10 (Ian Johnson, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Melle | 20.5 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 |
| John Watkins | 24 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Anton Murray | 14 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 15 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 |
| Percy Mansell | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
South Africa 1st Innings Inning
Australia 2nd Innings Inning
South Africa 2nd Innings (target 337) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Friday, December 05, 1952 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
The Gabba , Brisbane
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