Australia v South Africa
1953-02-06 · Test · Men · Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 6 wickets
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
Australia
133.4 overs · run rate 3.89 · all out| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught Roy McLean | 41 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Arthur Morris | run out | 99 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Harvey | caught Jack Cheetham | 205 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lindsay Hassett | run out | 40 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Craig | caught Headley Keith | 53 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ron Archer | caught John Waite | 18 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richie Benaud | caught Hugh Tayfield | 20 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Doug Ring | bowled | 14 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gil Langley | bowled | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Johnston | caught Russell Endean | 12 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Geff Noblet | not out | 13* | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of wickets1-122 (Colin McDonald)2-166 (Arthur Morris)3-269 (Lindsay Hassett)4-417 (Ian Craig)5-450 (Neil Harvey)6-459 (Ron Archer)7-490 (Doug Ring)8-493 (Gil Langley)9-495 (Richie Benaud)10-520 (Bill Johnston)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Fuller | 19 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 23 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 35.4 | 4 | 129 | 3 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Murray | 25 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 22 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.66 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa
143.1 overs · run rate 3.03 · all out| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Endean | caught Gil Langley | 16 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Waite | run out | 64 | - | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Watkins | bowled | 92 | - | 8 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Ken Funston | lbw | 16 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Headley Keith | bowled | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 81 | - | 10 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Jack Cheetham | caught Colin McDonald | 66 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 52 | - | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anton Murray | caught Bill Johnston | 17 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hugh Tayfield | caught Richie Benaud | 17 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eddie Fuller | not out | 0* | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of wickets1-31 (Russell Endean)2-129 (John Waite)3-189 (Ken Funston)4-189 (John Watkins)5-239 (Headley Keith)6-290 (Roy McLean)7-401 (Percy Mansell)8-402 (Jack Cheetham)9-435 (Anton Murray)10-435 (Hugh Tayfield)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geff Noblet | 30 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 33 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 46 | 8 | 152 | 6 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | 19.1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
Australia
84.2 overs · run rate 2.48 · all out| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | caught John Watkins | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 44 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 7 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught Russell Endean | 30 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Craig | caught Russell Endean | 47 | - | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ron Archer | caught John Watkins | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richie Benaud | caught John Watkins | 30 | - | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Doug Ring | caught Russell Endean | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gil Langley | not out | 26* | - | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Johnston | caught Jack Cheetham | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Geff Noblet | bowled | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of wickets1-36 (Colin McDonald)2-44 (Neil Harvey)3-70 (Arthur Morris)4-128 (Lindsay Hassett)5-129 (Ron Archer)6-152 (Ian Craig)7-152 (Doug Ring)8-187 (Richie Benaud)9-193 (Bill Johnston)10-209 (Geff Noblet)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Fuller | 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 14 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 32 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | 8 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa
95.5 overs · run rate 3.10| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Endean | bowled | 70 | - | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Waite | caught Ron Archer | 18 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Watkins | bowled | 50 | - | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ken Funston | bowled | 35 | - | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Headley Keith | not out | 40* | - | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Roy McLean | not out | 76* | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 |
Did not bat: Jack Cheetham, Percy Mansell, Anton Murray, Hugh Tayfield, Eddie Fuller
Fall of wickets1-42 (John Waite)2-124 (Russell Endean)3-174 (John Watkins)4-191 (Ken Funston)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geff Noblet | 24 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | 38 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | 13 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 |