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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 359 (360/30)
Australia v South Africa, 1952/53, 1st Test
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
5,6,8,9,10 December 1952 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 96 runs
Australia leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: HAR Elphinstone and RJJ Wright
Test Debuts: KJ Funston, ARA Murray (SA).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 273/8 (Langley 17*, Johnson 1*)
  • Day 2: Australia 280, South Africa 221, Australia 2/0 (McDonald 1*, Morris 1*)
  • Day 3: Australia 242/6 (Lindwall 30*, Langley 23*)
  • Day 4: Australia 277, South Africa 150/2 (McGlew 68*, Funston 53*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald                          c & b Watkins             27  85   4  0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Watkins             29  77   4  0
    RN Harvey             c sub              b Melle              109 155  16  0
    *AL Hassett           c Waite            b Watkins             55 172   6  0
    KR Miller                                b Watkins              3   6   0  0
    GB Hole               c Tayfield         b Melle                8  24   1  0
    RR Lindwall           lbw                b Melle                5  32   0  0
    +GRA Langley          c Tayfield         b Melle               17  60   0  0
    DT Ring               c Mansell          b Melle               13  28   1  0
    IWG Johnson           lbw                b Melle                7  22   0  0
    WA Johnston           not out                                   1  15   0  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3, nb 2)                         6
    Total                 (all out, 81.5 overs)                   280
    
    FoW: 1-55 (Morris), 2-56 (McDonald), 3-211 (Harvey),
         4-216 (Miller), 5-231 (Hassett), 6-237 (Hole),
         7-252 (Lindwall), 8-272 (Ring), 9-273 (Langley),
         10-280 (Johnson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Melle                       20.5    0     71      6
    Watkins                     24      8     41      4
    Murray                      14      1     63      0
    Tayfield                    15      3     59      0
    Mansell                      8      0     40      0
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    DJ McGlew             c Johnson          b Miller               9   9   2  0
    +JHB Waite            lbw                b Ring                39 107   4  0
    WR Endean             c Langley          b Ring                14  43   0  0
    KJ Funston                               b Ring                33  84   1  1
    RA McLean             c Miller           b Johnson             13  16   1  0
    *JE Cheetham          c Langley          b Lindwall            26  96   1  0
    JC Watkins            c Miller           b Ring                25  50   3  0
    PNF Mansell           c Lindwall         b Ring                31  43   5  0
    ARA Murray            lbw                b Johnston            18  43   1  0
    HJ Tayfield           lbw                b Ring                 3  20   0  0
    MG Melle              not out                                   7   6   1  0
    Extras                (b 3)                                     3
    Total                 (all out, 62.6 overs)                   221
    
    FoW: 1-13 (McGlew), 2-39 (Endean), 3-88 (Waite), 4-103 (McLean),
         5-113 (Funston), 6-153 (Watkins), 7-177 (Cheetham),
         8-195 (Mansell), 9-211 (Tayfield), 10-221 (Murray).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    12      0     48      1
    Miller                      10      0     46      1
    Johnston                     7.6    2     21      1
    Ring                        21      2     72      6
    Johnson                     12      3     31      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           st Waite           b Tayfield            17 110   1  0
    AR Morris             c Melle            b Tayfield            58 190   3  0
    *AL Hassett           c McGlew           b Melle               17  39   3  0
    RN Harvey             run out                                  52 103   4  0
    KR Miller             lbw                b Tayfield             3  20   0  0
    GB Hole               lbw                b Melle               42  81   6  0
    RR Lindwall           not out                                  38 140   3  0
    +GRA Langley                             b Watkins             27  45   3  0
    DT Ring                                  b Melle                4   5   1  0
    IWG Johnson           lbw                b Watkins             13  45   2  0
    WA Johnston           c McGlew           b Tayfield             0   4   0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 4)                               6
    Total                 (all out, 98.3 overs)                   277
    
    FoW: 1-48 (McDonald), 2-75 (Hassett), 3-115 (Morris),
         4-123 (Miller), 5-160 (Harvey), 6-198 (Hole),
         7-246 (Langley), 8-251 (Ring), 9-276 (Johnson),
         10-277 (Johnston).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Melle                       26      2     95      3
    Watkins                     26     13     47      2
    Murray                      13      7     13      0
    Tayfield                    33.3    5    116      4
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 337 runs)                     R   M   4  6
    DJ McGlew             lbw                b Lindwall            69 260   4  0
    +JHB Waite            st Langley         b Johnson             14  49   2  0
    WR Endean             lbw                b Lindwall            12  54   0  0
    KJ Funston            c Langley          b Johnston            65 203   2  1
    RA McLean                                b Lindwall            38  96   4  0
    *JE Cheetham                             b Johnston            18  87   1  0
    JC Watkins            hit wicket         b Johnson              1   5   0  0
    PNF Mansell                              b Lindwall             4   9   0  0
    ARA Murray            not out                                  11  55   0  0
    HJ Tayfield           c Langley          b Johnson              1   5   0  0
    MG Melle                                 b Lindwall             4  24   0  0
    Extras                (b 2, nb 1)                               3
    Total                 (all out, 107 overs)                    240
    
    FoW: 1-20 (Waite), 2-57 (Endean), 3-153 (McGlew),
         4-170 (Funston), 5-209 (McLean), 6-210 (Watkins),
         7-215 (Mansell), 8-226 (Cheetham), 9-227 (Tayfield),
         10-240 (Melle).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    30      8     60      5
    Johnston                    26      5     62      2
    Ring                        17      3     58      0
    Johnson                     30      7     52      3
    Hole                         3      0      5      0
    Harvey                       1      1      0      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

    Australia Player Pages: CC McDonald, AR Morris, RN Harvey, AL Hassett, KR Miller, GB Hole, RR Lindwall, GRA Langley, DT Ring, IWG Johnson, WA Johnston.

    South Africa Player Pages: DJ McGlew, JHB Waite, WR Endean, KJ Funston, RA McLean, JE Cheetham, JC Watkins, PNF Mansell, ARA Murray, HJ Tayfield, MG Melle.

    Match Officials' Pages: HAR Elphinstone, RJJ Wright.

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