Australia v South Africa
South Africa won by 6 wickets
6 to 12 February 1953Melbourne
Australia
520 & 20984.2 ov
South Africawon by 6 wickets
435 & 297/495.5 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.
Australia innings
520133.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 41 | - | 134 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | run out | 99 | - | 163 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | caught | 205 | - | 295 | 19 | 0 | - |
| Lindsay Hassett | run out | 40 | - | 118 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ian Craig | caught | 53 | - | 107 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | caught | 18 | - | 52 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | caught | 20 | - | 59 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Doug Ring | bowled | 14 | - | 32 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | bowled | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | caught | 12 | - | 21 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Geff Noblet | not out | 13* | - | 17 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 3 | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 133.4 overs (8-ball) | 520 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 520
1-122 Colin McDonald2-166 Arthur Morris3-269 Lindsay Hassett4-417 Ian Craig5-450 Neil Harvey6-459 Ron Archer7-490 Doug Ring8-493 Gil Langley9-495 Richie Benaud10-520 Bill Johnston
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Fuller | 19 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 23 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 35.4 | 4 | 129 | 3 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Murray | 25 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 22 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 5.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.89 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
435143.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Endean | caught | 16 | - | 39 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | run out | 64 | - | 154 | 4 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | bowled | 92 | - | 193 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Ken Funston | lbw | 16 | - | 74 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | bowled | 10 | - | 61 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 81 | - | 93 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | caught | 66 | - | 193 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 52 | - | 151 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Anton Murray | caught | 17 | - | 57 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | caught | 17 | - | 57 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Fuller | not out | 0* | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 3 | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 143.1 overs (8-ball) | 435 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 520
1-31 Russell Endean2-129 John Waite3-189 Ken Funston4-189 John Watkins5-239 Headley Keith6-290 Roy McLean7-401 Percy Mansell8-402 Jack Cheetham9-435 Anton Murray10-435 Hugh Tayfield
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geff Noblet | 30 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 33 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 46 | 8 | 152 | 6 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | 19.1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
20984.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught | 11 | - | 72 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 44 | - | 124 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 7 | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught | 30 | - | 120 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ian Craig | caught | 47 | - | 114 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ron Archer | caught | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richie Benaud | caught | 30 | - | 68 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Doug Ring | caught | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gil Langley | not out | 26* | - | 77 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Bill Johnston | caught | 5 | - | 16 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Geff Noblet | bowled | 1 | - | 19 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 7, lb 1 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 84.2 overs (8-ball) | 209 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 520
1-36 Colin McDonald2-44 Neil Harvey3-70 Arthur Morris4-128 Lindsay Hassett5-129 Ron Archer6-152 Ian Craig7-152 Doug Ring8-187 Richie Benaud9-193 Bill Johnston10-209 Geff Noblet
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Fuller | 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 14 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 32 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 8 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 295
297/495.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Endean | bowled | 70 | - | 180 | 3 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | caught | 18 | - | 77 | 1 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | bowled | 50 | - | 162 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ken Funston | bowled | 35 | - | 97 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | not out | 40* | - | 118 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | not out | 76* | - | 80 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 6 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 95.5 overs (8-ball) | 297 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 520
1-42 John Waite2-124 Russell Endean3-174 John Watkins4-191 Ken Funston
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geff Noblet | 24 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 38 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | 13 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19.20 | 0 | 0 |