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Test # 1393
Australia v South Africa, 1997/98, 2nd Test
Sydney Cricket Ground
2,3,4,5 January 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 21 runs
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: DB Hair and P Willey (Eng)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: SK Warne

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 197/5 (Cronje 56*, Pollock 1*, 97 overs)
  • Day 2: South Africa 287, Australia 174/3 (ME Waugh 78*, SR Waugh 18*, 67 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 392/9 (Healy 31*, McGrath 3*, 157 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AM Bacher             lbw                b Blewett             39 121  85  4 0
    G Kirsten             c Taylor           b McGrath             11  55  42  0 0
    JH Kallis             run out (Ponting)                        16  68  59  2 0
    *WJ Cronje            c Taylor           b Warne               88 335 262  8 0
    HH Gibbs              c Healy            b Bevan               54 162 150  6 0
    BM McMillan           c Elliott          b Bevan                6  14  17  0 0
    SM Pollock            c Taylor           b Warne               18  91  67  3 0
    +DJ Richardson                           b Warne                6  14  15  0 0
    PL Symcox             c Healy            b Warne               29  56  40  5 0
    AA Donald             not out                                   4  19  15  1 0
    PR Adams              c SR Waugh         b Warne                0   7   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 7)                   16
    Total                 (all out, 124.1 overs)                  287
    
    FoW: 1-25 (Kirsten, 12.2 ov), 2-70 (Bacher, 30.2 ov),
         3-70 (Kallis, 30.5 ov), 4-167 (Gibbs, 77.4 ov),
         5-174 (McMillan, 81.2 ov), 6-228 (Pollock, 105.6 ov),
         7-236 (Richardson, 109.4 ov), 8-276 (Cronje, 120.1 ov),
         9-287 (Symcox, 122.4 ov), 10-287 (Adams, 124.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     20      6     51      1
    Reiffel                     24      7     48      0 (3nb)
    Warne                       32.1    8     75      5 (3nb)
    Bevan                       23      3     56      2 (2nb)
    Blewett                     13      5     30      1 (2nb)
    SR Waugh                     8      4     10      0 (1w)
    ME Waugh                     3      1      5      0
    Elliott                      1      0      4      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    MTG Elliott           c McMillan         b Symcox              32  90  66  4 0
    *MA Taylor            c Richardson       b Pollock             11  50  45  0 0
    GS Blewett                               b McMillan            28 119 113  4 0
    ME Waugh              lbw                b Pollock            100 211 186 12 1
    SR Waugh                                 b Donald              85 279 199  9 0
    RT Ponting                           c & b Adams               62 219 155  1 1
    MG Bevan              c McMillan         b Symcox              12  42  39  1 0
    +IA Healy             not out                                  46 152 130  2 0
    PR Reiffel                               b Donald               0  12   7  0 0
    SK Warne              lbw                b Pollock             12  46  28  2 0
    GD McGrath            c Richardson       b Donald              14  59  45  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 12, nb 6)                       19
    Total                 (all out, 167.4 overs)                  421
    
    FoW: 1-35 (Taylor, 13.2 ov), 2-59 (Elliott, 24.6 ov),
         3-103 (Blewett, 49.4 ov), 4-219 (ME Waugh, 83.6 ov),
         5-317 (SR Waugh, 118.5 ov), 6-337 (Bevan, 128.5 ov),
         7-354 (Ponting, 136.6 ov), 8-357 (Reiffel, 139.6 ov),
         9-385 (Warne, 153.1 ov), 10-421 (McGrath, 167.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      30.4    5     81      3
    Pollock                     33      8     71      3 (6nb)
    Symcox                      39      9    103      2
    Adams                       38      9     66      1
    McMillan                    18      5     55      1
    Kallis                       8      1     30      0 (1nb)
    Cronje                       1      0      2      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             lbw                b McGrath              0   8   9  0 0
    AM Bacher             c Ponting          b Reiffel              2  22  12  0 0
    JH Kallis                                b Warne               45 155 110  4 0
    *WJ Cronje            c Ponting          b Warne                5  36  35  0 0
    HH Gibbs              c Blewett          b Warne                1  33  25  0 0
    BM McMillan                              b Warne               11  11  13  2 0
    SM Pollock            c Taylor           b Warne                4  11  12  0 0
    +DJ Richardson                       c & b Warne                0   2   3  0 0
    PL Symcox                                b Reiffel             38  69  72  4 1
    AA Donald             c Healy            b Reiffel              2  34  23  0 0
    PR Adams              not out                                   1   8   5  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 1, nb 1)                         4
    Total                 (all out, 53.0 overs)                   113
    
    FoW: 1-1 (Kirsten, 1.5 ov), 2-3 (Bacher, 4.5 ov),
         3-21 (Cronje, 13.6 ov), 4-27 (Gibbs, 23.2 ov),
         5-41 (McMillan, 25.6 ov), 6-55 (Pollock, 29.3 ov),
         7-55 (Richardson, 29.6 ov), 8-96 (Kallis, 43.4 ov),
         9-112 (Symcox, 50.3 ov), 10-113 (Donald, 52.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Reiffel                     12      3     14      3
    McGrath                      5      2      8      1
    Warne                       21      9     34      6 (1nb)
    Blewett                      2      1      1      0
    Bevan                        3      0     18      0
    ME Waugh                    10      2     35      0
    

    • SR Waugh becomes the 16th player (3rd for Australia) to appear in 100 Test matches.

    • Day One:
    • Lunch: South Africa 1/47 (Bacher 30*, Kallis 3*, 22 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa 3/140 (Cronje 25*, Gibbs 43*, 64 overs)
    • Stumps: South Africa 5/197 (Cronje 56*, Pollock 1*, 97 overs)
    • Start of play delayed 30 minutes due to dampness on a batting strip adjacent to the Test pitch, due to overwatering on the previous day.
    • Attendance: 34,952.

    • Day Two:
    • Lunch: South Africa 287 all out (Donald 4*, 124.1 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 2/78 (Blewett 19*, M Waugh 11*, 36 overs)
    • Stumps: Australia 3/174 (ME Waugh 78*, SR Waugh 18*, 67 overs)
    • When Warne dismissed Cronje he became Australia's 2nd highest wicket-taker in Tests (14th overall), passing CJ McDermott, 291.
    • Floodlights turned on at 2.55pm.
    • Rain ends play at 5.54pm.
    • Attendance: 27,246.

    • Day Three:
    • Lunch: Australia 4/259 (SR Waugh 57*, Ponting 19*, 96 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 5/332 (Ponting 48*, Bevan 12*, 126 overs)
    • Stumps: Australia 9/392 (Healy 31*, McGrath 3*; 157 overs)
    • Floodlights turned on at 4.40pm.
    • Attendance: 26,118.

    • Day Four:
    • Lunch: South Africa 3/21 (Kallis 12*, Gibbs 0*; 16 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa: 7/85 (Kallis 40*, Symcox 18*; 39 overs)
    • Floodlights switched on at 2.40pm.
    • When Warne dismissed Kallis he became the 13th bowler to take 300 Test wickets in his 63rd match.
    • Rain stopped play at 3.05pm. Tea was taken during the interruption. Play resumed at 6.20pm, with stumps rescheduled to 7.00pm. Taylor claimed the additional half-hour with the score 9/112. The match ended at 7.10pm. No further play would have been possible on the day with a heavy downpour commencing as the final delivery was bowled.
    • Attendance: 17,169. Match aggregate: 105,125.




  • Report

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

    South Africa Player Pages: AM Bacher, G Kirsten, JH Kallis, WJ Cronje, HH Gibbs, BM McMillan, SM Pollock, DJ Richardson, PL Symcox, AA Donald, PR Adams.

    Australia Player Pages: MTG Elliott, MA Taylor, GS Blewett, ME Waugh, SR Waugh, RT Ponting, MG Bevan, IA Healy, PR Reiffel, SK Warne, GD McGrath.

    Match Officials' Pages: DB Hair, P Willey, SJA Taufel, RS Madugalle.

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