SOUTH AFRICA IN AUSTRALIA TEST SERIES

Batting Stats

S1997
South Africa in Australia Test Series
26 Dec 1997 – 30 Jan 1998
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SERIES WINNERAustralia1-0 (3)

Batting Stats

Most Runs · Most Sixes · Best Strike Rate
category leaders

Batting in South Africa in Australia Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most runs

Test
Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.80
279#2 · runs
MOST RUNSMark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.75
279#1 · runs
Mark Taylor3 mat · avg 66.25
265#3 · runs
  1. 4Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.60248
  2. 5Hansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.17241
  3. 6Steve Waugh3 mat · avg 47.60238
  4. 7Jacques Kallis3 mat · avg 34.50207
  5. 8Adam Bacher3 mat · avg 31.33188
  6. 9Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.00168
  7. 10Pat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.40127
  8. 11Greg Blewett3 mat · avg 21.40107
  9. 12Paul Reiffel2 mat · avg 53.00106
  10. 13Herschelle Gibbs2 mat · avg 23.5094
  11. 14Shaun Pollock3 mat · avg 21.0084
  12. 15Ian Healy3 mat · avg 19.2577

Highest score

Test
Mark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.75
115#2
HIGHESTMark Taylor3 mat · avg 66.25
169#1
Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.80
108#3
  1. 4Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.60105
  2. 5Jacques Kallis3 mat · avg 34.50101
  3. 6Steve Waugh3 mat · avg 47.6096
  4. 7Hansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.1788
  5. 8Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.0087
  6. 9Paul Reiffel2 mat · avg 53.0079
  7. 10Adam Bacher3 mat · avg 31.3364
  8. 11Pat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.4054
  9. 12Herschelle Gibbs2 mat · avg 23.5054
  10. 13Ian Healy3 mat · avg 19.2546
  11. 14Shaun Pollock3 mat · avg 21.0040
  12. 15Lance Klusener2 mat · avg 18.3338

Most sixes

Test
Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.80
1#2 · sixes
MOST SIXESMark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.75
1#1 · sixes
Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.60
1#3 · sixes
  1. 4Hansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.171
  2. 5Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.001
  3. 6Pat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.401
  4. 7Herschelle Gibbs2 mat · avg 23.501

Most fours

Test
Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.80
31#2 · fours
MOST FOURSMark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.75
37#1 · fours
Steve Waugh3 mat · avg 47.60
27#3 · fours
  1. 4Mark Taylor3 mat · avg 66.2526
  2. 5Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.6024
  3. 6Hansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.1719
  4. 7Jacques Kallis3 mat · avg 34.5019
  5. 8Adam Bacher3 mat · avg 31.3319
  6. 9Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.0018
  7. 10Pat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.4016
  8. 11Greg Blewett3 mat · avg 21.4012
  9. 12Shaun Pollock3 mat · avg 21.0012
  10. 13Herschelle Gibbs2 mat · avg 23.5010
  11. 14Paul Reiffel2 mat · avg 53.008
  12. 15Lance Klusener2 mat · avg 18.338

Best strike rate

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Paul Reiffel2 mat · avg 53.00
60.23#2 · SR
BEST SRPat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.40
76.51#1 · SR
Lance Klusener2 mat · avg 18.33
52.38#3 · SR
  1. 4Michael Kasprowicz2 mat · avg 12.0050.00
  2. 5Steve Waugh3 mat · avg 47.6046.21
  3. 6Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.8043.94
  4. 7Mark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.7543.06
  5. 8Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.6041.13
  6. 9Shane Warne3 mat · avg 6.7540.91
  7. 10Hansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.1739.70
  8. 11Adam Bacher3 mat · avg 31.3338.84
  9. 12Ian Healy3 mat · avg 19.2537.75
  10. 13Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.0037.09
  11. 14Mark Taylor3 mat · avg 66.2536.65
  12. 15Jacques Kallis3 mat · avg 34.5036.19

Best average

min 3 innings
Test
Mark Taylor3 mat · avg 66.25
66.25#2 · avg
BEST AVGMark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.75
69.75#1 · avg
Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.80
55.80#3 · avg
  1. 4Paul Reiffel2 mat · avg 53.0053.00
  2. 5Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.6049.60
  3. 6Steve Waugh3 mat · avg 47.6047.60
  4. 7Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.0042.00
  5. 8Hansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.1740.17
  6. 9Jacques Kallis3 mat · avg 34.5034.50
  7. 10Adam Bacher3 mat · avg 31.3331.33
  8. 11Pat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.4025.40
  9. 12Herschelle Gibbs2 mat · avg 23.5023.50
  10. 13Greg Blewett3 mat · avg 21.4021.40
  11. 14Shaun Pollock3 mat · avg 21.0021.00
  12. 15Ian Healy3 mat · avg 19.2519.25

Most fifties

Test
Gary Kirsten3 mat · avg 55.80
2#2 · 50s
MOST 50sHansie Cronje3 mat · avg 40.17
3#1 · 50s
Steve Waugh3 mat · avg 47.60
2#3 · 50s
  1. 4Mark Waugh3 mat · avg 69.751
  2. 5Mark Taylor3 mat · avg 66.251
  3. 6Ricky Ponting3 mat · avg 49.601
  4. 7Adam Bacher3 mat · avg 31.331
  5. 8Brian McMillan3 mat · avg 42.001
  6. 9Pat Symcox3 mat · avg 25.401
  7. 10Paul Reiffel2 mat · avg 53.001
  8. 11Herschelle Gibbs2 mat · avg 23.501
batting battle

South Africa vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

South AfricavsAustralia
1513Total runs1495
39.69Strike rate40.04
5Sixes2
159Fours159
9Fifties6

Highest individual scores

1Mark TaylorAUS · match 3 · Adelaide169*
2Mark WaughAUS · match 3 · Adelaide115*
3Gary KirstenSA · match 3 · Adelaide108*
4Ricky PontingAUS · match 1 · Melbourne105
5Jacques KallisSA · match 1 · Melbourne101
6Mark WaughAUS · match 2 · Sydney100
7Steve WaughAUS · match 1 · Melbourne96
8Hansie CronjeSA · match 2 · Sydney88
9Brian McMillanSA · match 3 · Adelaide87*
10Steve WaughAUS · match 2 · Sydney85
RECENT RESULTS 1 match