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Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997-98
Venue:
Sydney Cricket Ground,
Sydney
Date & Time:
Jan 02
-
Jan 05
,
11:00 AM
LOCAL
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Australia won by an innings and 21 runs
South Africa 1st Innings
287-10 (124.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Adam Bacher
lbw b Blewett
39
85
4
0
45.88
Gary Kirsten
c Taylor b McGrath
11
42
0
0
26.19
Jacques Kallis
run out (Ponting)
16
59
2
0
27.12
Hansie Cronje
c Taylor b Warne
88
262
8
0
33.59
Herschelle Gibbs
c Healy b Bevan
54
150
6
0
36.00
Brian McMillan
c Elliott b Bevan
6
17
0
0
35.29
Shaun Pollock
c Taylor b Warne
18
67
3
0
26.87
Dave Richardson
b Warne
6
15
0
0
40.00
Pat Symcox
c Healy b Warne
29
40
5
0
72.50
Allan Donald
not out
4
15
1
0
26.67
Paul Adams
c SR Waugh b Warne
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
16
(b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total
287
(10 wkts, 124.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
25-1 (
G Kirsten
, 12.2),
70-2 (
A Bacher
, 30.2),
70-3 (
Kallis
, 30.5),
167-4 (
H Gibbs
, 77.4),
174-5 (
B McMillan
, 81.2),
228-6 (
S Pollock
, 105.6),
236-7 (
D Richardson
, 109.4),
276-8 (
H Cronje
, 120.1),
287-9 (
P Symcox
, 122.4),
287-10 (
P Adams
, 124.1)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
20
6
51
1
0
0
2.55
Paul Reiffel
24
7
48
0
3
0
2.00
Shane Warne
32.1
8
75
5
3
0
2.34
Michael Bevan
23
3
56
2
2
0
2.43
Greg Blewett
13
5
30
1
2
0
2.31
Steve Waugh
8
4
10
0
0
1
1.25
Mark Waugh
3
1
5
0
0
0
1.67
Matthew Elliott
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Australia 1st Innings
421-10 (167.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Elliott
c McMillan b Symcox
32
66
4
0
48.48
Mark Taylor
c Richardson b Pollock
11
45
0
0
24.44
Greg Blewett
b McMillan
28
113
4
0
24.78
Mark Waugh
lbw b Pollock
100
186
12
1
53.76
Steve Waugh
b Donald
85
199
9
0
42.71
Ricky Ponting
c & b Adams
62
155
1
1
40.00
Michael Bevan
c McMillan b Symcox
12
39
1
0
30.77
Ian Healy
not out
46
130
2
0
35.38
Paul Reiffel
b Donald
0
7
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
lbw b Pollock
12
28
2
0
42.86
Glenn McGrath
c Richardson b Donald
14
45
0
0
31.11
Extras
19
(b 1, lb 12, w 0, nb 6, p 0)
Total
421
(10 wkts, 167.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
35-1 (
M Taylor
, 13.2),
59-2 (
M Elliott
, 24.6),
103-3 (
G Blewett
, 49.4),
219-4 (
M Waugh
, 83.6),
317-5 (
S Waugh
, 118.5),
337-6 (
M Bevan
, 128.5),
354-7 (
R Ponting
, 136.6),
357-8 (
P Reiffel
, 139.6),
385-9 (
S Warne
, 153.1),
421-10 (
G McGrath
, 167.4)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
30.4
5
81
3
0
0
2.66
Shaun Pollock
33
8
71
3
6
0
2.15
Pat Symcox
39
9
103
2
0
0
2.64
Paul Adams
38
9
66
1
0
0
1.74
Brian McMillan
18
5
55
1
0
0
3.06
Jacques Kallis
8
1
30
0
1
0
3.75
Hansie Cronje
1
0
2
0
0
0
2.00
South Africa 2nd Innings
113-10 (53 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Gary Kirsten
lbw b McGrath
0
9
0
0
0.00
Adam Bacher
c Ponting b Reiffel
2
12
0
0
16.67
Jacques Kallis
b Warne
45
110
4
0
40.91
Hansie Cronje
c Ponting b Warne
5
35
0
0
14.29
Herschelle Gibbs
c Blewett b Warne
1
25
0
0
4.00
Brian McMillan
b Warne
11
13
2
0
84.62
Shaun Pollock
c Taylor b Warne
4
12
0
0
33.33
Dave Richardson
c & b Warne
0
3
0
0
0.00
Pat Symcox
b Reiffel
38
72
4
1
52.78
Allan Donald
c Healy b Reiffel
2
23
0
0
8.70
Paul Adams
not out
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
4
(b 2, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
113
(10 wkts, 53 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
1-1 (
G Kirsten
, 1.5),
3-2 (
A Bacher
, 4.5),
21-3 (
H Cronje
, 13.6),
27-4 (
H Gibbs
, 23.2),
41-5 (
B McMillan
, 25.6),
55-6 (
S Pollock
, 29.3),
55-7 (
D Richardson
, 29.6),
96-8 (
Kallis
, 43.4),
112-9 (
P Symcox
, 50.3),
113-10 (
A Donald
, 52.6)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Paul Reiffel
12
3
14
3
0
0
1.17
Glenn McGrath
5
2
8
1
0
0
1.60
Shane Warne
21
9
34
6
1
0
1.62
Greg Blewett
2
1
1
0
0
0
0.50
Michael Bevan
3
0
18
0
0
0
6.00
Mark Waugh
10
2
35
0
0
0
3.50
Match Info
Match
AUS vs RSA, 2nd Test, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997-98
Date
-
Time
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires
Darrell Hair, Peter Willey
Third Umpire
Simon Taufel
Match Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Australia Squad
Playing
Matthew Elliott
,
Mark Taylor (c)
,
Greg Blewett
,
Mark Waugh
,
Steve Waugh
,
Ricky Ponting
,
Michael Bevan
,
Ian Healy (wk)
,
Paul Reiffel
,
Shane Warne
,
Glenn McGrath
Bench
Support Staff
South Africa Squad
Playing
Adam Bacher
,
Gary Kirsten
,
Jacques Kallis
,
Hansie Cronje (c)
,
Herschelle Gibbs
,
Brian McMillan
,
Shaun Pollock
,
Dave Richardson (wk)
,
Pat Symcox
,
Allan Donald
,
Paul Adams
Bench
Support Staff
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