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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 361 (361/31)
Australia v South Africa, 1952/53, 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
24,26,27,29,30 December 1952 (5-day match)

Result: South Africa won by 82 runs
5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: HAR Elphinstone and MJ McInnes

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 227, Australia 26/0 (McDonald 14*, Morris 11*)
  • Day 2: Australia 243, South Africa 6/0 (McGlew 4*, Waite 2*)
  • Day 3: South Africa 267/4 (Endean 115*, Cheetham 2*)
  • Day 4: South Africa 388, Australia 132/4 (Miller 23*, Langley 0*)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    DJ McGlew                                b Lindwall            46 163      2 0
    +JHB Waite            c Lindwall         b Miller               0   5   1  0 0
    WR Endean             c Benaud           b Lindwall             2  13      0 0
    KJ Funston            c Ring             b Miller               9  38      0 0
    RA McLean             c Lindwall         b Ring                27  40      2 0
    *JE Cheetham          c Johnston         b Miller              15  28      0 0
    JC Watkins            c Langley          b Benaud              19  50      1 0
    PNF Mansell                              b Lindwall            24  42      4 0
    ARA Murray            c Johnston         b Benaud              51 106      5 0
    HJ Tayfield           c Langley          b Miller              23  59      1 0
    MG Melle              not out                                   4  20      0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 3)                               7
    Total                 (all out, 71.6 overs)                   227
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Waite), 2-9 (Endean), 3-27 (Funston), 4-63 (McLean),
         5-93 (Cheetham), 6-112 (McGlew), 7-126 (Watkins),
         8-156 (Mansell), 9-207 (Tayfield), 10-227 (Murray).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    14      2     29      3
    Miller                      21      3     62      4
    Johnston                    12      2     37      0
    Ring                        18      1     72      1
    Benaud                       6.6    1     20      2
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c sub              b Mansell             82 165   7  0
    AR Morris                            c & b Tayfield            43 107   1  0
    RN Harvey             c Cheetham         b Tayfield            11  16   1  0
    *AL Hassett           c Melle            b Mansell             18  54   1  0
    KR Miller             c Endean           b Tayfield            52 101   5  1
    GB Hole               c Waite            b Mansell             13  27   1  0
    R Benaud                                 b Tayfield             5  22   0  0
    RR Lindwall           run out                                   1  10   0  0
    DT Ring               c McGlew           b Tayfield            14  22   2  0
    +GRA Langley          not out                                   2  10   0  0
    WA Johnston           lbw                b Tayfield             0   2   0  0
    Extras                (nb 2)                                    2
    Total                 (all out, 71.4 overs)                   243
    
    FoW: 1-84 (Morris), 2-98 (Harvey), 3-155 (McDonald),
         4-158 (Hassett), 5-188 (Hole), 6-211 (Benaud),
         7-219 (Lindwall), 8-239 (Ring), 9-243 (Miller),
         10-243 (Johnston).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Melle                       14      0     73      0
    Watkins                      6      1     15      0
    Murray                       3      1     11      0
    Tayfield                    29.4    9     84      6
    Mansell                     19      3     58      3
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   4  6
    DJ McGlew             st Langley         b Ring                13  47   1  0
    +JHB Waite            c Hole             b Miller              62 195   5  0
    WR Endean             not out                                 162 452   9  0
    KJ Funston            run out                                  26  73   2  0
    RA McLean             lbw                b Miller              42  65   6  0
    *JE Cheetham          lbw                b Johnston             6  43   0  0
    JC Watkins                               b Johnston             3  16   0  0
    PNF Mansell                              b Miller              18  40   4  0
    ARA Murray            st Langley         b Ring                23  39   3  0
    HJ Tayfield           lbw                b Lindwall            22  29   5  0
    MG Melle                                 b Lindwall             0   2   0  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 5, w 4, nb 1)                   11
    Total                 (all out, 128.5 overs)                  388
    
    FoW: 1-23 (McGlew), 2-134 (Waite), 3-196 (Funston),
         4-261 (McLean), 5-284 (Cheetham), 6-290 (Watkins),
         7-317 (Mansell), 8-353 (Murray), 9-388 (Tayfield),
         10-388 (Melle).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lindwall                    31.5    4     87      2
    Miller                      22      5     51      3
    Johnston                    31      9     77      2
    Ring                        31      5    115      2
    Benaud                       6      0     23      0
    Hole                         7      0     24      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 373 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    CC McDonald           c Mansell          b Murray              23  53      3 0
    AR Morris             c Watkins          b Melle                1  12      0 0
    *AL Hassett           lbw                b Tayfield            21  95      2 0
    RN Harvey             c Watkins          b Tayfield            60  94      6 0
    KR Miller                                b Tayfield            31  61      2 0
    +GRA Langley                             b Tayfield             4  13      0 0
    GB Hole                                  b Tayfield            25  49      4 0
    R Benaud              c Melle            b Tayfield            45 176      4 0
    RR Lindwall                              b Melle               19  61      3 0
    DT Ring               c Melle            b Tayfield            53  81      6 0
    WA Johnston           not out                                   0   8   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 6, nb 1)                         8
    Total                 (all out, 95.1 overs)                   290
    
    FoW: 1-3 (Morris), 2-34 (McDonald), 3-76 (Hassett),
         4-131 (Harvey), 5-139 (Langley), 6-148 (Miller),
         7-181 (Hole), 8-216 (Lindwall), 9-277 (Benaud),
         10-290 (Ring).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Melle                       11      2     39      2
    Watkins                     10      2     34      0
    Murray                      23      7     59      1
    Tayfield                    37.1   13     81      7
    Mansell                     14      2     69      0
    


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    Team Pages: Australia, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    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.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: HAR Elphinstone, MJ McInnes.

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