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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 1362 (1358/62)
South Africa v Australia, 1996/97, 3rd Test
Centurion Park
21,22,23,24 March 1997 (5-day match)

Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
Australia wins the 3-Test series 2-1

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: MJ Kitchen (Eng) and CJ Mitchley
TV Umpire: RE Koertzen
Match Referee: R Subba Row (Eng)
Man of the Match: AA Donald
Man of the Series: SR Waugh

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 227
  • Day 2: South Africa 240/3 (Bacher 94*, Symcox 5*)
  • Day 3: South Africa 384, Australia 96/4 (SR Waugh 24*, Blewett 0*)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    *MA Taylor            c Richardson       b Klusener            38 197 138  5 0
    ML Hayden                                b Schultz             10  36  22  2 0
    MTG Elliott           c Schultz          b Donald              18  68  52  2 0
    ME Waugh                                 b Donald               5  27  15  1 0
    SR Waugh              c Richardson       b Schultz             67 174 132  9 0
    GS Blewett            c Richardson       b Symcox              37  94  90  5 0
    MG Bevan              lbw                b Schultz              6  40  22  1 0
    +IA Healy             c Richardson       b Donald              19  67  47  1 0
    SK Warne              lbw                b Schultz              0   3   3  0 0
    JN Gillespie          not out                                   6  47  24  0 0
    GD McGrath                               b Klusener             0   8   7  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 4, w 7, nb 9)                   21
    Total                 (all out, 89.5 overs)                   227
    
    FoW: 1-23 (Hayden), 2-60 (Elliott), 3-72 (ME Waugh),
         4-110 (Taylor), 5-190 (Blewett), 6-197 (SR Waugh),
         7-212 (Bevan), 8-212 (Warne), 9-226 (Healy),
         10-227 (McGrath).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      20      5     60      3 (4nb, 3w)
    Schultz                     20      4     52      4 (8nb, 3w)
    Cronje                       5      3      5      0
    Klusener                    14.5    4     23      2 (1w)
    Symcox                      23      4     62      1
    Kallis                       7      2     20      0 (1nb)
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             c Healy            b McGrath             16  59  42  2 0
    AM Bacher             lbw                b McGrath             96 444 322 10 1
    BM McMillan           c Hayden           b ME Waugh            55 159 119  8 0
    DJ Cullinan                              b McGrath             47 120 103  8 0
    PL Symcox             c Blewett          b Gillespie           16  44  30  3 0
    JH Kallis             c SR Waugh         b McGrath              2  21  15  0 0
    *WJ Cronje            not out                                  79 148 111  9 2
    +DJ Richardson                           b McGrath              0   2   2  0 0
    L Klusener                               b Gillespie           30  58  46  3 1
    AA Donald             c Healy            b Gillespie            8  32  15  2 0
    BN Schultz            c Healy            b McGrath              2  16   9  0 0
    Extras                (b 11, lb 16, w 1, nb 5)                 33
    Total                 (all out, 134.4 overs)                  384
    
    FoW: 1-26 (Kirsten), 2-128 (McMillan), 3-229 (Cullinan),
         4-252 (Symcox), 5-255 (Kallis), 6-262 (Bacher),
         7-262 (Richardson), 8-330 (Klusener), 9-367 (Donald),
         10-384 (Schultz).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     40.4   15     86      6
    Gillespie                   31     13     75      3 (1nb, 1w)
    Blewett                      5      0     19      0 (1nb)
    Warne                       36     11     89      0 (4nb)
    Bevan                       15      3     54      0
    ME Waugh                     7      1     34      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    *MA Taylor            c Richardson       b Donald               5  26  19  1 0
    ML Hayden             lbw                b Schultz              0   9   6  0 0
    MTG Elliott                              b Donald              12  50  35  1 0
    ME Waugh                                 b Symcox              42 139 100  7 0
    SR Waugh              not out                                  60 266 179  8 0
    GS Blewett                               b Donald               0  12  10  0 0
    MG Bevan                                 b Symcox               5  32  20  1 0
    +IA Healy             c Richardson       b Schultz             12  33  24  1 0
    SK Warne              lbw                b Donald              12  55  43  2 0
    JN Gillespie                             b Donald               0   3   2  0 0
    GD McGrath                               b Klusener            11  20  17  2 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 6, w 4, nb 14)                  26
    Total                 (all out, 73.4 overs)                   185
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Hayden), 2-10 (Taylor), 3-28 (Elliott),
         4-94 (ME Waugh), 5-99 (Blewett), 6-108 (Bevan),
         7-131 (Healy), 8-164 (Warne), 9-164 (Gillespie),
         10-185 (McGrath).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      18      5     36      5 (3w)
    Schultz                     17      4     39      2 (9nb, 1w)
    Klusener                    14.4    1     40      1 (3nb)
    Symcox                      19      5     49      2
    Kallis                       5      1     13      0 (1nb)
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 29 runs)                      R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             c Taylor           b Blewett              6  18  16  1 0
    AM Bacher             c Elliott          b Gillespie            5  11   6  1 0
    BM McMillan           not out                                   7  18  10  0 0
    DJ Cullinan           not out                                  12  11   9  3 0
    Extras                (w 1, nb 1)                               2
    Total                 (2 wickets, 6.4 overs)                   32
    
    DNB: PL Symcox, JH Kallis, *WJ Cronje, +DJ Richardson,
         L Klusener, AA Donald, BN Schultz.
    
    FoW: 1-11 (Bacher), 2-15 (Kirsten).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gillespie                    3.4    0     19      1 (1w)
    Blewett                      3      0     13      1 (1nb)
    

      Day 1

    • Healy dropped by Richardson off Schultz when he had 2 and the total was 199.
    • Healy was Donald's 150th Test victim; Donald is only the second South African bowler to have taken 150 Test wickets.
    • Attendance: 9100

      Day 2

    • Kirsten's wicket was Healy's 300th Test dismissal.
    • Bacher/McMillan 100 partnership in 161 mins, 237 balls.
    • Bacher/Cullinan 100 partnership in 115 mins, 190 balls.
    • Lunch: SA 58/1 (Bacher 20*, McMillan 19*, 30 overs)
    • Tea: SA 145/2 (Bacher 51*, Cullinan 8*, 60 overs)
    • Attendance: 9663

      Day 3

    • ME Waugh caught by Richardson off a no-ball from Brett Schultz when he was on 26 and the total was 71.
    • In the 22nd over, Klusener was no-balled under law 42 for bowling a third bouncer in the over to S Waugh.
    • Bad light stopped play with 7 scheduled overs remaining.
    • Attendance: 11 100.

      Day 4

    • IA Healy suspended for two matches for dissent.




  • Report

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, Australia.

    Ground Page: Centurion Park

    Australia Player Pages: MA Taylor, ML Hayden, MTG Elliott, ME Waugh, SR Waugh, GS Blewett, MG Bevan, IA Healy, SK Warne, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath.

    South Africa Player Pages: G Kirsten, AM Bacher, BM McMillan, DJ Cullinan, PL Symcox, JH Kallis, WJ Cronje, DJ Richardson, L Klusener, AA Donald, BN Schultz.

    Match Officials' Pages: MJ Kitchen, CJ Mitchley, RE Koertzen, R Subba Row.

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