Australia v South Africa
Match drawn
24 to 29 January 1953Adelaide
Australia
530 & 233/3d47 ov
South Africa
387 & 177/672 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.
Australia innings
530135 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | stumped | 154 | - | 315 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Arthur Morris | caught | 1 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught | 163 | - | 359 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 84 | - | 144 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Keith Miller | caught | 9 | - | 35 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Hole | caught | 59 | - | 107 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | bowled | 6 | - | 10 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Doug Ring | caught | 28 | - | 22 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ray Lindwall | lbw | 2 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | not out | 5* | - | 24 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | run out | 11 | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 7 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 135 overs (8-ball) | 530 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 530
1-2 Arthur Morris2-277 Colin McDonald3-356 Lindsay Hassett4-387 Keith Miller5-439 Neil Harvey6-448 Richie Benaud7-494 Doug Ring8-505 Ray Lindwall9-517 Graeme Hole10-530 Bill Johnston
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Melle | 26 | 1 | 105 | 1 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Fuller | 25 | 2 | 119 | 2 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 44 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 32 | 1 | 113 | 2 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie McGlew | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
387141.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | caught | 26 | - | 113 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | caught | 56 | - | 176 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | caught | 11 | - | 37 | 1 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | caught | 44 | - | 151 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ken Funston | caught | 92 | - | 218 | 7 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | bowled | 76 | - | 199 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | bowled | 6 | - | 27 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | caught | 33 | - | 56 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | bowled | 16 | - | 34 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Fuller | caught | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Melle | not out | 9* | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 12, lb 4, nb 2 | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out, 141.4 overs (8-ball) | 387 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 530
1-62 Jackie McGlew2-79 Roy McLean3-100 Russell Endean4-208 John Waite5-270 Ken Funston6-296 Jack Cheetham7-350 Percy Mansell8-374 John Watkins9-378 Hugh Tayfield10-387 Eddie Fuller
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lindwall | 13 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 49.3 | 17 | 110 | 5 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | 30 | 8 | 88 | 1 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 44 | 9 | 118 | 4 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Hole | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
233/3d47 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | bowled | 15 | - | 45 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | caught | 77 | - | 164 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 116 | - | 125 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Hole | not out | 6* | - | 23 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | not out | 18* | - | 15 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets declared, 47 overs (8-ball) | 233 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 530
1-42 Colin McDonald2-199 Arthur Morris3-209 Neil Harvey
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Melle | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Fuller | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 14 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie McGlew | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 12 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 377
177/672 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | caught | 54 | - | 114 | 6 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | bowled | 20 | - | 100 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | caught | 17 | - | 36 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | bowled | 17 | - | 125 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ken Funston | lbw | 17 | - | 43 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | bowled | 21 | - | 42 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | not out | 13* | - | 29 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | not out | 2* | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 16 | 16 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 72 overs (8-ball) | 177 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 530
1-81 John Waite2-95 Jackie McGlew3-109 Roy McLean4-127 Ken Funston5-158 John Watkins6-166 Russell Endean
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Johnston | 24 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 14 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Hole | 9 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Morris | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McDonald | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |