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Test # 318 (318/25)
Australia in South Africa, 1949/50, 1st Test
South Africa v Australia
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
24,26,27,28 December 1949 (4-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RGA Ashman and DV Collins
Test Debuts: JD Nel, HJ Tayfield, JC Watkins (SA); J Moroney (Aus).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 190/4 (Hassett 109*, Loxton 16*)
  • Day 2: Australia 413, South Africa 70/4 (Rowan 48*, Cheetham 5*)
  • Day 3: South Africa 137 and 84/2 (Nel 6*, Nourse 2*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    AR Morris             c Tayfield         b McCarthy             0       0  0
    J Moroney             run out                                   0       0  0
    KR Miller                                b Mann                21          0
    *AL Hassett                              b Watkins            112 270      0
    RN Harvey                                b Watkins             34          0
    SJE Loxton            st Wade            b Tayfield           101 135  14  0
    CL McCool                                b Tayfield            31          0
    IWG Johnson           c Cheetham         b Mann                66          0
    +RA Saggers           lbw                b McCarthy            14          0
    RR Lindwall           c Nel              b Tayfield            21          0
    WA Johnston           not out                                   1       0  0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 5, w 2)                         12
    Total                 (all out, 113.4 overs)                  413
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Morris), 2-2 (Moroney), 3-71 (Miller), 4-163 (Harvey),
         5-200 (Hassett), 6-283 (McCool), 7-320 (Loxton),
         8-372 (Saggers), 9-408 (Lindwall), 10-413 (Johnson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCarthy                    25      2     90      2
    Watkins                     19      3     56      2
    Smith                       13      0     70      0
    Tayfield                    28      3     93      3
    Mann                        28.4    4     92      2
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   4  6
    EAB Rowan                                b Miller              60      0
    OE Wynne              lbw                b Johnston             3   0  0
    JD Nel                                   b Johnson              4      0
    *AD Nourse            c Hassett          b Johnson              0   0  0
    +WW Wade                                 b Miller               2   0  0
    JE Cheetham           lbw                b Johnston            10      0
    JC Watkins            c Hassett          b Miller              36      0
    HJ Tayfield           lbw                b Miller               6      0
    NBF Mann                                 b Miller               0   0  0
    VI Smith              not out                                   1   0  0
    CN McCarthy                              b Johnson              0   0  0
    Extras                (lb 14, nb 1)                            15
    Total                 (all out, 56.2 overs)                   137
    
    FoW: 1-14 (Wynne), 2-32 (Nel), 3-40 (Nourse), 4-47 (Wade),
         5-82 (Cheetham), 6-112 (Rowan), 7-122 (Tayfield),
         8-122 (Mann), 9-133 (Watkins), 10-137 (McCarthy).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    10      1     22      0
    Johnston                    12      4     21      2
    Miller                      15      3     40      5
    Johnson                     18.2    6     37      3
    Loxton                       1      0      2      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (following on)                         R   4  6
    EAB Rowan             lbw                b McCool              32      0
    OE Wynne              c Saggers          b Johnston            33      0
    JD Nel                c Saggers          b Johnston            14      0
    *AD Nourse            c Saggers          b Johnson             36      0
    +WW Wade                                 b Johnston            11      0
    JE Cheetham           c Hassett          b Johnston            35      0
    JC Watkins            c Miller           b Johnson              0   0  0
    HJ Tayfield           c Miller           b Johnson              0   0  0
    NBF Mann              lbw                b Johnston            13      0
    VI Smith              c McCool           b Johnston             1   0  0
    CN McCarthy           not out                                   1   0  0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 2)                   15
    Total                 (all out, 65.1 overs)                   191
    
    FoW: 1-50 (Rowan), 2-81 (Wynne), 3-113 (Nel), 4-133 (Nourse),
         5-141 (Wade), 6-142 (Watkins), 7-142 (Tayfield),
         8-184 (Mann), 9-186 (Smith), 10-191 (Cheetham).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                     8      1     25      0
    Johnston                    20.1    5     44      6
    Miller                      11      1     27      0
    Johnson                     14      0     54      3
    Loxton                       3      0     11      0
    McCool                       9      3     15      1
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, Australia.

    Ground Page: Ellis Park, Johannesburg

    Australia Player Pages: AR Morris, J Moroney, KR Miller, AL Hassett, RN Harvey, SJE Loxton, CL McCool, IWG Johnson, RA Saggers, RR Lindwall, WA Johnston.

    South Africa Player Pages: EAB Rowan, OE Wynne, JD Nel, AD Nourse, WW Wade, JE Cheetham, JC Watkins, HJ Tayfield, NBF Mann, VI Smith, CN McCarthy.

    Match Officials' Pages: RGA Ashman, DV Collins.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
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