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Test # 1779
South Africa in Australia, 2005-06, 2nd Test
Australia v South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29,30 December 2005 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 184 runs
Series: Australia lead the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and SA Bucknor (WI)
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Test Debut: PA Jaques (Aus).
Man of the Match: MEK Hussey

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 239/8 (Hussey 23*; 89.1 overs)
  • Day 2: Australia 355, South Africa 169/2 (Gibbs 54*, Kallis 17*; 58 overs)
  • Day 3: South Africa 311, Australia 110/2 (Hayden 45*, Hodge 17*; 37 overs)
  • Day 4: Australia 321/7d, South Africa 99/6 (Prince 16*, Pollock 13*; 42 overs)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    PA Jaques             c Rudolph          b Pollock              2  12  12  0 0
    ML Hayden             c Smith            b Pollock             65 228 177  9 0
    *RT Ponting           c Gibbs            b Nel                117 298 198 13 0
    BJ Hodge              c Smith            b Pollock              7  30  26  1 0
    MEK Hussey                               b Ntini              122 247 203 14 4
    A Symonds             c Boucher          b Nel                  0   1   1  0 0
    +AC Gilchrist         c Gibbs            b Nel                  2  14   7  0 0
    SK Warne              c Boje             b Nel                  9  18  14  1 0
    B Lee                 lbw                b Ntini                4  26  16  0 0
    SCG MacGill                              b Ntini                4  13  11  1 0
    GD McGrath            not out                                  11 120  56  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 4)                   12
    Total                 (all out, 119.3 overs, 506 mins)        355
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Jaques, 2.6 ov), 2-154 (Hayden, 54.4 ov),
         3-176 (Hodge, 62.2 ov), 4-207 (Ponting, 74.4 ov),
         5-207 (Symonds, 74.5 ov), 6-213 (Gilchrist, 78.2 ov),
         7-227 (Warne, 82.4 ov), 8-239 (Lee, 89.1 ov),
         9-248 (MacGill, 91.6 ov), 10-355 (Hussey, 119.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     26      5     67      3 (2nb)
    Ntini                       22.3    3     70      3
    Kallis                      21.5    4     69      0 (2w)
    Nel                         31      6     84      4 (2nb)
    Boje                        18.1    3     59      0
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AB de Villiers        lbw                b McGrath             61 178 141  9 0
    *GC Smith             lbw                b Lee                 22  62  42  2 0
    HH Gibbs                                 b Symonds             94 347 234 15 0
    JH Kallis                                b Lee                 23 108  91  2 0
    AG Prince             c Ponting          b Warne                6  22  19  0 0
    JA Rudolph                               b Lee                 13  40  36  2 0
    +MV Boucher           lbw                b Symonds             23  48  40  4 0
    SM Pollock            lbw                b Symonds              9  37  21  1 0
    N Boje                                   b Warne               12  43  27  2 0
    A Nel                 c Hussey           b MacGill             14  28  21  3 0
    M Ntini               not out                                  10  12  10  2 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 7, nb 15)                       24
    Total                 (all out, 111 overs, 467 mins)          311
    
    FoW: 1-36 (Smith, 14.1 ov), 2-122 (de Villiers, 42.1 ov),
         3-184 (Kallis, 69.2 ov), 4-192 (Prince, 73.5 ov),
         5-214 (Rudolph, 85.1 ov), 6-260 (Boucher, 96.4 ov),
         7-265 (Gibbs, 98.4 ov), 8-281 (Pollock, 104.1 ov),
         9-291 (Boje, 107.4 ov), 10-311 (Nel, 110.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     27     13     57      1 (3nb)
    Lee                         28      5     92      3 (9nb)
    Symonds                     20      6     50      3 (3nb)
    Warne                       21      7     62      2
    MacGill                     15      3     41      1
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    ML Hayden             c Boucher          b Kallis             137 356 242 17 2
    PA Jaques             lbw                b Nel                 28  64  44  3 0
    *RT Ponting           lbw                b Pollock             11  48  29  0 0
    BJ Hodge              c Boucher          b Nel                 24  80  63  3 0
    MEK Hussey            c Kallis           b Smith               31  94  74  2 0
    A Symonds             c Nel              b Kallis              72  69  54  5 6
    +AC Gilchrist         c Prince           b Kallis               0   4   1  0 0
    SK Warne              not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 3, nb 9)                        18
    Total                 (7 wickets dec, 83 overs, 361 mins)     321
    
    DNB: B Lee, SCG MacGill, GD McGrath.
    
    FoW: 1-53 (Jaques, 14.1 ov), 2-82 (Ponting, 25.2 ov),
         3-131 (Hodge, 44.1 ov), 4-193 (Hussey, 67.2 ov),
         5-317 (Hayden, 82.3 ov), 6-321 (Symonds, 82.5 ov),
         7-321 (Gilchrist, 82.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     23      5     60      1 (5nb)
    Ntini                        8      2     17      0
    Kallis                      11      0     58      3 (1nb)
    Nel                         20      3     71      2
    Boje                        14      1     65      0
    Smith                        7      0     41      1 (3nb)
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 366 runs)                     R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             c Gilchrist        b McGrath             25  70  52  3 0
    AB de Villiers        st Gilchrist       b Warne                8  64  44  1 0
    HH Gibbs                                 b Warne                9  18  11  2 0
    JH Kallis             c Gilchrist        b Symonds              9  39  26  2 0
    AG Prince             c Hayden           b Warne               26 147 120  2 0
    JA Rudolph                               b Symonds              4   8   5  1 0
    +MV Boucher           c Ponting          b Warne                5  30  18  0 0
    SM Pollock            not out                                  67 156 120  8 1
    N Boje                                   b McGrath             13  58  38  0 1
    A Nel                 c Gilchrist        b McGrath              2  10   7  0 0
    M Ntini                                  b MacGill              2   5   6  0 0
    Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 4)                        11
    Total                 (all out, 74 overs, 307 mins)           181
    
    FoW: 1-39 (de Villiers, 15.2 ov), 2-45 (Smith, 16.3 ov),
         3-58 (Gibbs, 19.1 ov), 4-64 (Kallis, 24.4 ov),
         5-72 (Rudolph, 26.3 ov), 6-82 (Boucher, 33.1 ov),
         7-130 (Prince, 55.3 ov), 8-166 (Boje, 70.1 ov),
         9-178 (Nel, 72.2 ov), 10-181 (Ntini, 73.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     15      3     44      3
    Lee                         11      4     23      0 (1nb)
    Warne                       28      7     74      4 (3nb, 1w)
    Symonds                      4      2      6      2
    MacGill                     16      7     28      1
    

    • 4th Umpire - JD Ward
    • 12th Men: NW Bracken (Australia) and C Langeveldt (South Africa)

      Day 1

    • Australia 1st innings
    • Drinks: Australia - 27/1 in 11.0 overs (ML Hayden 7, RT Ponting 17)
    • Australia: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 3
    • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (ML Hayden 18, RT Ponting 36, Ex 3)
    • Kallis left the field after the 5th ball of the 17th over after he pulled a muscle, Boje completed the over
    • Lunch: Australia - 60/1 in 20.0 overs (ML Hayden 17, RT Ponting 38)
    • RT Ponting: 50 off 73 balls (6 x 4)
    • Australia: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (193 balls), Extras 5
    • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 188 balls (ML Hayden 46, RT Ponting 59, Ex 5)
    • Drinks: Australia - 112/1 in 39.0 overs (ML Hayden 45, RT Ponting 60)
    • ML Hayden: 50 off 135 balls (8 x 4)
    • Australia: 150 runs in 52.2 overs (317 balls), Extras 7
    • Tea: Australia - 162/2 in 57.0 overs (RT Ponting 83, BJ Hodge 5)
    • RT Ponting: 100 off 172 balls (11 x 4)
    • Australia: 200 runs in 72.4 overs (441 balls), Extras 9
    • Drinks: Australia - 202/3 in 73.0 overs (RT Ponting 112, MEK Hussey 7)
    • New Ball Taken: Australia 234/7 after 86.5 overs (MEK Hussey 1, B Lee 0)

      Day 2

    • Australia: 250 runs in 93.4 overs (568 balls), Extras 11
    • MEK Hussey: 50 off 125 balls (8 x 4)
    • Drinks: Australia - 283/9 in 103.0 overs (MEK Hussey 59, GD McGrath 2)
    • Australia: 300 runs in 105.4 overs (640 balls), Extras 12
    • MEK Hussey: 100 off 184 balls (11 x 4, 3 x 6)
    • Lunch: Australia - 344/9 in 117.0 overs (MEK Hussey 112, GD McGrath 10)
    • Australia: 350 runs in 117.4 overs (712 balls), Extras 12
    • Drinks: South Africa - 35/0 in 13.0 overs (AB de Villiers 9, GC Smith 21)
    • South Africa: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (122 balls), Extras 6
    • Tea: South Africa - 61/1 in 23.0 overs (AB de Villiers 24, HH Gibbs 7)
    • AB de Villiers: 50 off 109 balls (9 x 4)
    • South Africa: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (199 balls), Extras 10
    • Drinks: South Africa - 114/1 in 38.0 overs (AB de Villiers 60, HH Gibbs 20)
    • South Africa: 150 runs in 52.2 overs (322 balls), Extras 12
    • HH Gibbs: 50 off 107 balls (7 x 4)

      Day 3

    • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (HH Gibbs 29, JH Kallis 24, Ex 3)
    • Drinks: South Africa - 187/3 in 72.0 overs (HH Gibbs 63, AG Prince 1)
    • South Africa: 200 runs in 80.3 overs (496 balls), Extras 17
    • New Ball Taken: South Africa 214/4 after 84.1 overs (HH Gibbs 0, JA Rudolph 0)
    • Lunch: South Africa - 226/5 in 87.0 overs (HH Gibbs 80, MV Boucher 2)
    • South Africa: 250 runs in 93.4 overs (576 balls), Extras 22
    • Drinks: South Africa - 270/7 in 101.0 overs (SM Pollock 2, N Boje 2)
    • South Africa: 300 runs in 109.2 overs (671 balls), Extras 24
    • Tea: South Africa - 311/10 in 111.0 overs
    • Australia 2nd innings
    • Australia: 50 runs in 13.5 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
    • Drinks: Australia - 59/1 in 16.0 overs (ML Hayden 24, RT Ponting 2)
    • Australia: 100 runs in 32.5 overs (202 balls), Extras 8

      Day 4

    • ML Hayden: 50 off 122 balls (7 x 4)
    • Drinks: Australia - 142/3 in 52.0 overs (ML Hayden 66, MEK Hussey 4)
    • Australia: 150 runs in 54.5 overs (335 balls), Extras 9
    • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (ML Hayden 28, MEK Hussey 26, Ex 3)
    • Lunch: Australia - 192/3 in 66.0 overs (ML Hayden 86, MEK Hussey 31)
    • Australia: 200 runs in 67.6 overs (415 balls), Extras 12
    • ML Hayden: 100 off 210 balls (14 x 4)
    • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (ML Hayden 18, A Symonds 33, Ex 0)
    • Australia: 250 runs in 76.1 overs (464 balls), Extras 12
    • A Symonds: 50 off 40 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
    • Australia: 300 runs in 80.6 overs (495 balls), Extras 18
    • Drinks: Australia - 301/4 in 81.0 overs (ML Hayden 131, A Symonds 58)
    • 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 85 balls (ML Hayden 44, A Symonds 64, Ex 6)
    • South Africa 2nd innings
    • Tea: South Africa - 21/0 in 8.0 overs (GC Smith 12, AB de Villiers 4)
    • South Africa: 50 runs in 17.5 overs (109 balls), Extras 8
    • Drinks: South Africa - 60/3 in 21.0 overs (JH Kallis 8, AG Prince 2)
    • South Africa 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (10th over, bowled by Lee, called by umpire Rauf)

      Day 5

    • South Africa: 100 runs in 42.3 overs (258 balls), Extras 10
    • Drinks: South Africa - 139/7 in 59.0 overs (SM Pollock 37, N Boje 5)
    • South Africa: 150 runs in 64.5 overs (393 balls), Extras 11
    • SM Pollock: 50 off 104 balls (6 x 4)
    • Lunch: South Africa - 180/9 in 73.0 overs (SM Pollock 66, M Ntini 2)




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