TestNo. 361MenScorecard

Australia v South Africa

South Africa won by 82 runs

24 to 30 December 1952Melbourne

Australia

243 & 29095.1 ov

South Africawon by 82 runs

227 & 388128.5 ov

Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it

Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.

South Africa innings

22771.6 ov

South Africa batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew	bowled	46	-	163	2	0	-
John Waite	caught	0	1	5	0	0	0.0
Russell Endean	caught	2	-	13	0	0	-
Ken Funston	caught	9	-	38	0	0	-
Roy McLean	caught	27	-	40	2	0	-
Jack Cheetham	caught	15	-	28	0	0	-
John Watkins	caught	19	-	50	1	0	-
Percy Mansell	bowled	24	-	42	4	0	-
Anton Murray	caught	51	-	106	5	0	-
Hugh Tayfield	caught	23	-	59	1	0	-
Michael Melle	not out	4*	-	20	0	0	-
Extras	b 4, lb 3	7
Total	all out, 71.6 overs (8-ball)	227

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 390

1-2 John Waite2-9 Russell Endean3-27 Ken Funston4-63 Roy McLean5-93 Jack Cheetham6-112 Jackie McGlew7-126 John Watkins8-156 Percy Mansell9-207 Hugh Tayfield10-227 Anton Murray

Bowling to South Africa
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ray Lindwall	14	2	29	3	2.07
Keith Miller	21	3	62	4	2.95
Bill Johnston	12	2	37	0	3.08
Doug Ring	18	1	72	1	4.00
Richie Benaud	6.6	1	20	2	2.96

Australia innings

24371.4 ov

Australia batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	caught	82	-	165	7	0	-
Arthur Morris	caught	43	-	107	1	0	-
Neil Harvey	caught	11	-	16	1	0	-
Lindsay Hassett	caught	18	-	54	1	0	-
Keith Miller	caught	52	-	101	5	1	-
Graeme Hole	caught	13	-	27	1	0	-
Richie Benaud	bowled	5	-	22	0	0	-
Ray Lindwall	run out	1	-	10	0	0	-
Doug Ring	caught	14	-	22	2	0	-
Gil Langley	not out	2*	-	10	0	0	-
Bill Johnston	lbw	0	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	nb 2	2
Total	all out, 71.4 overs (8-ball)	243

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 390

1-84 Arthur Morris2-98 Neil Harvey3-155 Colin McDonald4-158 Lindsay Hassett5-188 Graeme Hole6-211 Richie Benaud7-219 Ray Lindwall8-239 Doug Ring9-243 Keith Miller10-243 Bill Johnston

Bowling to Australia
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Michael Melle	14	0	73	0	5.21
John Watkins	6	1	15	0	2.50
Anton Murray	3	1	11	0	3.67
Hugh Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.85
Percy Mansell	19	3	58	3	3.05

South Africa innings

388128.5 ov

South Africa batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew	stumped	13	-	47	1	0	-
John Waite	caught	62	-	195	5	0	-
Russell Endean	not out	162*	-	452	9	0	-
Ken Funston	run out	26	-	73	2	0	-
Roy McLean	lbw	42	-	65	6	0	-
Jack Cheetham	lbw	6	-	43	0	0	-
John Watkins	bowled	3	-	16	0	0	-
Percy Mansell	bowled	18	-	40	4	0	-
Anton Murray	stumped	23	-	39	3	0	-
Hugh Tayfield	lbw	22	-	29	5	0	-
Michael Melle	bowled	0	-	2	0	0	-
Extras	b 1, lb 5, w 4, nb 1	11
Total	all out, 128.5 overs (8-ball)	388

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 390

1-23 Jackie McGlew2-134 John Waite3-196 Ken Funston4-261 Roy McLean5-284 Jack Cheetham6-290 John Watkins7-317 Percy Mansell8-353 Anton Murray9-388 Hugh Tayfield10-388 Michael Melle

Bowling to South Africa
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ray Lindwall	31.5	4	87	2	2.75
Keith Miller	22	5	51	3	2.32
Bill Johnston	31	9	77	2	2.48
Doug Ring	31	5	115	2	3.71
Richie Benaud	6	0	23	0	3.83
Graeme Hole	7	0	24	0	3.43

Australia innings chasing 373

29095.1 ov

Australia batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Colin McDonald	caught	23	-	53	3	0	-
Arthur Morris	caught	1	-	12	0	0	-
Lindsay Hassett	lbw	21	-	95	2	0	-
Neil Harvey	caught	60	-	94	6	0	-
Keith Miller	bowled	31	-	61	2	0	-
Gil Langley	bowled	4	-	13	0	0	-
Graeme Hole	bowled	25	-	49	4	0	-
Richie Benaud	caught	45	-	176	4	0	-
Ray Lindwall	bowled	19	-	61	3	0	-
Doug Ring	caught	53	-	81	6	0	-
Bill Johnston	not out	0*	2	8	0	0	0.0
Extras	b 1, lb 6, nb 1	8
Total	all out, 95.1 overs (8-ball)	290

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 390

1-3 Arthur Morris2-34 Colin McDonald3-76 Lindsay Hassett4-131 Neil Harvey5-139 Gil Langley6-148 Keith Miller7-181 Graeme Hole8-216 Ray Lindwall9-277 Richie Benaud10-290 Doug Ring

Bowling to Australia
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Michael Melle	11	2	39	2	3.55
John Watkins	10	2	34	0	3.40
Anton Murray	23	7	59	1	2.57
Hugh Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	2.18
Percy Mansell	14	2	69	0	4.93

Tests in December 1952

3 matches

TestScorecardAustralia280 & 27798.3South Africa221 & 240107Australia won by 96 runsBrisbane, 5 December TestScorecardPakistan257 & 236/7d120India397 & 28/06Match drawnEden Gardens, 12 December TestScorecardSouth Africa227 & 388128.5Australia243 & 29095.1South Africa won by 82 runsMelbourne, 24 December

Match facts

Format: Test No. 361
Dates: 24 to 30 December 1952
Ground: Melbourne
Result: South Africa won by 82 runs
Overs: 8 balls an over
In the database: Scorecard

GET/v1/matches/1952-12-24-australia-v-south-africa/scorecard200

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  "balls_per_over": 8,
  "innings": [{
    "team": "south-africa", "runs": 227,
    "batting": [{"player": "Anton Murray", "dismissal": "caught",
      "runs": 51, "balls": null, "minutes": 106, ...}, ...],
    "bowling": [{"player": "Ray Lindwall", "overs": "14", "wickets": 3, ...}, ...]
  }, ...]
}

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