Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test, 26 December, 1997, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia vs South Africa | December 26, 1997, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
309/10 (121.2 ov) & 257/10 (96.2 ov)
186/10 (106.5 ov) & 273/7 (122.0 ov)
Match drawn
Australia 1st Innings Inning
| 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 | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 29 | 6 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 |
| Shaun Pollock | 28 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 |
| Lance Klusener | 19 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.90 |
| Pat Symcox | 27.2 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
South Africa 1st Innings Inning
Australia 2nd Innings Inning
South Africa 2nd Innings (target 381) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Friday, December 26, 1997 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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