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Test # 1397
South Africa in Australia, 1997/98, 3rd Test
Australia v South Africa
Adelaide Oval
30,31 January, 1,2,3 February 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: Australia wins the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and SG Randell
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Test Debut: SCG MacGill (Aus).
Man of the Match: SM Pollock
Man of the Series: SK Warne

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 269/4 (Cronje 70*, Richardson 0*; 96 ov)
  • Day 2: South Africa 517, Australia 71/1 (Taylor 26*, Blewett 31*; 22 ov)
  • Day 3: Australia 327/9 (Taylor 157*, MacGill 2*; 112 ov)
  • Day 4: Australia 350, South Africa 193/6d, Australia 32/2 (Blewett 9*, ME Waugh 11*; 17 ov)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AM Bacher             c Warne            b Bichel              64 184 161  9 0
    G Kirsten             c Warne            b Kasprowicz          77 205 155 12 0
    JH Kallis             lbw                b MacGill             15  32  24  3 0
    *WJ Cronje                               b Warne               73 173 148  9 1
    HH Gibbs              c Healy            b Blewett             37 133 103  4 1
    +DJ Richardson        c Taylor           b Warne               15  77  56  2 0
    JN Rhodes             c Bichel           b Kasprowicz           6  24  21  1 0
    BM McMillan           not out                                  87 223 165 12 1
    SM Pollock            c Blewett          b Kasprowicz          40  81  66  7 0
    L Klusener            c Warne            b MacGill             38  68  59  6 0
    PL Symcox             lbw                b SR Waugh            54  47  42  6 0
    Extras                (lb 8, w 2, nb 1)                        11
    Total                 (all out, 166.0 overs)                  517
    
    FoW: 1-140 (Bacher, 49.5 ov), 2-148 (Kirsten, 54.5 ov),
         3-160 (Kallis, 57.4 ov), 4-269 (Gibbs, 94.1 ov),
         5-275 (Cronje, 101.6 ov), 6-286 (Rhodes, 106.4 ov),
         7-305 (Richardson, 113.6 ov), 8-374 (Pollock, 136.4 ov),
         9-443 (Klusener, 154.2 ov), 10-517 (Symcox, 165.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Kasprowicz                  39      7    125      3 (3nb)
    Bichel                      35     10    103      1 (1w)
    Warne                       33      6     95      2
    MacGill                     29      7    112      2
    ME Waugh                     6      1     21      0 (1w)
    Blewett                     14      5     26      1
    SR Waugh                    10      3     27      1
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    *MA Taylor            not out                                 169 524 378 21 0
    MTG Elliott           c Kallis           b Pollock              8  24  22  1 0
    GS Blewett            c Bacher           b Pollock             31  56  44  5 0
    ME Waugh              c Gibbs            b Pollock             63 171 127  9 0
    SR Waugh              c Richardson       b Pollock              6  10   8  1 0
    RT Ponting                               b Klusener            26  97  72  4 0
    +IA Healy                            c & b Pollock              1  25  14  0 0
    AJ Bichel             c Symcox           b Pollock              0   8   5  0 0
    SK Warne              c Richardson       b Pollock              0   1   1  0 0
    MS Kasprowicz         c Symcox           b Kallis              17  42  26  4 0
    SCG MacGill                              b Symcox              10  71  47  1 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 12, nb 5)                       19
    Total                 (all out, 122.5 overs)                  350
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Elliott, 6.2 ov), 2-71 (Blewett, 22.4 ov),
         3-197 (ME Waugh, 63.2 ov), 4-207 (SR Waugh, 65.4 ov),
         5-263 (Ponting, 88.5 ov), 6-273 (Healy, 93.6 ov),
         7-279 (Bichel, 95.6 ov), 8-279 (Warne, 96.1 ov),
         9-317 (Kasprowicz, 105.5 ov), 10-350 (MacGill, 122.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     41     11     87      7 (3nb)
    McMillan                    23      5     60      0 (1nb)
    Kallis                      18      5     45      1
    Klusener                    27      6    104      1 (2nb)
    Symcox                      13.5    3     40      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             not out                                 108 235 159 12 1
    AM Bacher             c MacGill          b Warne               41 102  82  5 0
    JH Kallis                                b Kasprowicz          15  54  43  3 0
    *WJ Cronje            c Warne            b Kasprowicz           5  26  17  0 0
    L Klusener                               b MacGill              0   2   1  0 0
    PL Symcox             c Healy            b MacGill              2   2   3  0 0
    HH Gibbs              st Healy           b MacGill              2  20  18  0 0
    JN Rhodes             not out                                  19  23  26  3 0
    Extras                (nb 1)                                    1
    Total                 (6 wickets declared, 58 overs)          193
    
    DNB: SM Pollock, BM McMillan, +DJ Richardson.
    
    FoW: 1-80 (Bacher, 26.3 ov), 2-133 (Kallis, 39.2 ov),
         3-155 (Cronje, 45.5 ov), 4-155 (Klusener, 46.1 ov),
         5-157 (Symcox, 46.4 ov), 6-165 (Gibbs, 52.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Kasprowicz                  18      5     55      2
    Bichel                      14      2     51      0 (1nb)
    SR Waugh                     4      1     13      0
    Warne                       15      2     52      1
    MacGill                      7      1     22      3
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 361 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    MTG Elliott           c Richardson       b Pollock              4  18  16  1 0
    *MA Taylor                               b Klusener             6  39  27  0 0
    GS Blewett                               b Pollock             16 104  79  2 0
    ME Waugh              not out                                 115 404 305 16 0
    SR Waugh              c Richardson       b Klusener            34 110  93  6 0
    RT Ponting            c Symcox           b Klusener            23 118  84  3 0
    +IA Healy             c Richardson       b Kallis              10  24  18  2 0
    AJ Bichel             lbw                b Klusener             7  40  26  1 0
    SK Warne              not out                                   4  23  13  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, nb 6)                               8
    Total                 (7 wickets, 108.4 overs)                227
    
    DNB: MS Kasprowicz, SCG MacGill.
    
    FoW: 1-6 (Elliott, 4.4 ov), 2-17 (Taylor, 9.2 ov),
         3-54 (Blewett, 30.2 ov), 4-112 (SR Waugh, 59.3 ov),
         5-185 (Ponting, 89.5 ov), 6-202 (Healy, 94.4 ov),
         7-215 (Bichel, 103.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     30.4   12     61      2 (2nb)
    Klusener                    30     10     67      4 (5nb)
    Kallis                      16     10     20      1
    Symcox                      18      2     42      0
    McMillan                    13      2     33      0 (2nb)
    Cronje                       1      0      2      0
    

    • IA Healy's 100th Test
    • SG Randell's 33rd Test, equals the Australian umpiring record (also: AR Crafter, 33)
    • PR Reiffel injured his little finger on his right hand in the 3rd ODI final
    • AA Donald's buttock strain from the 2nd final also kept him out

      Day 1

    • The last time a century opening partnership was scored on the morning of the 1st day of a Test against Australia was by New Zealand at Wellington, 1992/93.
    • Lunch: South Africa 105/0 (Bacher 52*, Kirsten 51*, 32 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa 178/3 (Cronje 9*, Gibbs 10*, 64 overs)
    • Stumps: South Africa 4/269 (Cronje 70*, Richardson 0*; 96 overs)
    • Attendance: 17,357.

      Day 2

    • Lunch: South Africa 7/353 (McMillan 24*, Pollock 35*; 128 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa 517 all out
    • Stumps: Australia 1/71 (Taylor 26*, Blewett 31*; 22 overs)
    • The Tea break was delayed for 30 minutes due to South Africa having lost 9 wickets at the scheduled time. Pat Symcox was dismissed with the last ball before the rescheduled tea would have taken place.

      Day 3

    • Lunch: Australia 2/154 (Taylor 69*, ME Waugh 38*; 51 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 4/236 (Taylor 109*, Ponting 9*; 71 overs)
    • Stumps: Australia 9/327 (Taylor 157*, MacGill 2*; 112 overs)

      Day 4

    • Rain interrupted play from 11:08 until 11:16am.
    • MA Taylor carries his bat, the first Australian to do so since DC Boon v New Zealand at Auckland, 1985/86.
    • Lunch: South Africa 43/0 (Kirsten 22*, Bacher 20*; 15 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa 144/2 (Kirsten 87*, Cronje 0*; 44 overs)
    • Stumps: Australia 32/2 (Blewett 9*, ME Waugh 11*; 17 overs)

      Day 5

    • Lunch: Australia 90/3 (ME Waugh 41*, SR Waugh 21*; 48 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 162/4 (ME Waugh 78*, Ponting 18*; 79 overs)




  • Report

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Adelaide Oval

    South Africa Player Pages: AM Bacher, G Kirsten, JH Kallis, WJ Cronje, HH Gibbs, DJ Richardson, JN Rhodes, BM McMillan, SM Pollock, L Klusener, PL Symcox.

    Australia Player Pages: MA Taylor, MTG Elliott, GS Blewett, ME Waugh, SR Waugh, RT Ponting, IA Healy, AJ Bichel, SK Warne, MS Kasprowicz, SCG MacGill.

    Match Officials' Pages: DB Cowie, SG Randell, SJ Davis, RS Madugalle.

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