Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 5th Test, 6 February, 1953, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia vs South Africa | February 6, 1953, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*435/10 (143.5 ov) & *297/4 (95.5 ov)
*520/10 (135.0 ov) & *209/10 (84.2 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Australia 1st Innings Inning
| 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 | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Fuller | 19 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 |
| John Watkins | 23 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 35.4 | 4 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Anton Murray | 25 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 |
| Percy Mansell | 22 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.18 |
| Headley Keith | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.89 |
South Africa 1st Innings Inning
Australia 2nd Innings Inning
South Africa 2nd Innings (target 295) Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Friday, February 06, 1953 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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