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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 365 (364/34)
Australia v South Africa, 1952/53, 5th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
6,7,9,10,11,12 February 1953 (6-day match)

Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
5-Test series drawn 2-2

Toss: Australia
Umpires: MJ McInnes and RJJ Wright
Test Debuts: RG Archer, ID Craig (Aus); HJ Keith (SA).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 243/2 (Harvey 71*, Hassett 30*)
  • Day 2: Australia 520, South Africa 48/1 (Waite 29*, Watkins 3*)
  • Day 3: South Africa 325/6 (Cheetham 27*, Mansell 16*)
  • Day 4: South Africa 435, Australia 89/3 (Hassett 17*, Craig 7*)
  • Day 5: Australia 209, South Africa 94/1 (Endean 57*, Watkins 17*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c McLean           b Mansell             41 134   1  0
    AR Morris             run out                                  99 163   7  0
    RN Harvey             c Cheetham         b Fuller             205 295  19  0
    *AL Hassett           run out                                  40 118   1  0
    ID Craig              c Keith            b Fuller              53 107   6  0
    RG Archer             c Waite            b Fuller              18  52   1  0
    R Benaud                             c & b Tayfield            20  59   2  0
    DT Ring                                  b Tayfield            14  32   2  0
    +GRA Langley                             b Murray               2   4   0  0
    WA Johnston           c Endean           b Tayfield            12  21   2  0
    G Noblet              not out                                  13  17   2  0
    Extras                (lb 3)                                    3
    Total                 (all out, 133.4 overs)                  520
    
    FoW: 1-122 (McDonald), 2-166 (Morris), 3-269 (Hassett),
         4-417 (Craig), 5-450 (Harvey), 6-459 (Archer), 7-490 (Ring),
         8-493 (Langley), 9-495 (Benaud), 10-520 (Johnston).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Fuller                      19      4     74      3
    Watkins                     23      3     72      0
    Tayfield                    35.4    4    129      3
    Murray                      25      3     84      1
    Mansell                     22      0    114      1
    Keith                        9      0     44      0
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    WR Endean             c Langley          b Johnston            16  39   0  0
    +JHB Waite            run out                                  64 154   4  0
    JC Watkins                               b Archer              92 193   8  1
    KJ Funston            lbw                b Johnston            16  74   1  0
    HJ Keith                                 b Johnston            10  61   0  0
    RA McLean             lbw                b Noblet              81  93  10  1
    *JE Cheetham          c McDonald         b Johnston            66 193   7  0
    PNF Mansell           lbw                b Johnston            52 151   4  0
    ARA Murray                           c & b Johnston            17  57   2  0
    HJ Tayfield           c Benaud           b Ring                17  57   0  0
    ERH Fuller            not out                                   0   2   0  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3)                               4
    Total                 (all out, 143.1 overs)                  435
    
    FoW: 1-31 (Endean), 2-129 (Waite), 3-189 (Funston),
         4-189 (Watkins), 5-239 (Keith), 6-290 (McLean),
         7-401 (Mansell), 8-402 (Cheetham), 9-435 (Murray),
         10-435 (Tayfield).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Noblet                      30      6     65      1
    Archer                      33      4     97      1
    Johnston                    46      8    152      6
    Ring                        19.1    1     62      1
    Benaud                      15      3     55      0
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   4  6
    CC McDonald           c Watkins          b Fuller              11  72   0  0
    AR Morris             lbw                b Tayfield            44 124   2  0
    RN Harvey                                b Fuller               7  14   1  0
    *AL Hassett           c Endean           b Mansell             30 120   2  0
    ID Craig              c Endean           b Tayfield            47 114   4  0
    RG Archer             c Watkins          b Tayfield             0   4   0  0
    R Benaud              c Watkins          b Fuller              30  68   2  0
    DT Ring               c Endean           b Mansell              0   3   0  0
    +GRA Langley          not out                                  26  77   5  0
    WA Johnston           c Cheetham         b Fuller               5  16   1  0
    G Noblet                                 b Fuller               1  19   0  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 1)                               8
    Total                 (all out, 84.2 overs)                   209
    
    FoW: 1-36 (McDonald), 2-44 (Harvey), 3-70 (Morris),
         4-128 (Hassett), 5-129 (Archer), 6-152 (Craig),
         7-152 (Ring), 8-187 (Benaud), 9-193 (Johnston),
         10-209 (Noblet).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Fuller                      30.2    4     66      5
    Watkins                     14      4     33      0
    Tayfield                    32      8     73      3
    Mansell                      8      3     29      2
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 295 runs)                     R   M   4  6
    WR Endean                                b Johnston            70 180   3  0
    +JHB Waite            c Archer           b Noblet              18  77   1  0
    JC Watkins                               b Ring                50 162   4  0
    KJ Funston                               b Benaud              35  97   3  0
    HJ Keith              not out                                  40 118   4  0
    RA McLean             not out                                  76  80  14  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 6)                               8
    Total                 (4 wickets, 95.5 overs)                 297
    
    DNB: *JE Cheetham, PNF Mansell, ARA Murray, HJ Tayfield,
         ERH Fuller.
    
    FoW: 1-42 (Waite), 2-124 (Endean), 3-174 (Watkins),
         4-191 (Funston).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Noblet                      24      9     44      1
    Archer                       5      0     23      0
    Johnston                    38      7    114      1
    Ring                        13      2     55      1
    Benaud                      15      4     41      1
    Hassett                      0.5    0     12      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

    Australia Player Pages: CC McDonald, AR Morris, RN Harvey, AL Hassett, ID Craig, RG Archer, R Benaud, DT Ring, GRA Langley, WA Johnston, G Noblet.

    South Africa Player Pages: WR Endean, JHB Waite, JC Watkins, KJ Funston, HJ Keith, RA McLean, JE Cheetham, PNF Mansell, ARA Murray, HJ Tayfield, ERH Fuller.

    Match Officials' Pages: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright.

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