AUSTRALIA IN SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

A1949
Australia in South Africa Test Series
24 Dec 1949 – 03 Mar 1950
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SERIES WINNERAustralia4-0 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
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Bowling in Australia in South Africa Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.22
18#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSBill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
23#1 · wkts
Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.94
17#3 · wkts
  1. 4Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.7117
  2. 5Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.9416
  3. 6Colin McCool5 mat · avg 20.6213
  4. 7Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.6712
  5. 8Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.888
  6. 9Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 107.205
  7. 10Geff Noblet1 mat · avg 12.333
  8. 11John Watkins3 mat · avg 48.003
  9. 12Sam Loxton5 mat · avg 52.002
  10. 13Denis Begbie2 mat · avg 92.001

Best figures

Test
Bill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
6/44#2
BEST FIGURESHugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.71
7/23#1
Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.67
5/32#3
  1. 4Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.225/34
  2. 5Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.945/40
  3. 6Colin McCool5 mat · avg 20.625/41
  4. 7Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.885/113
  5. 8Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.944/105
  6. 9Geff Noblet1 mat · avg 12.333/21
  7. 10John Watkins3 mat · avg 48.002/56
  8. 11Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 107.202/90
  9. 12Sam Loxton5 mat · avg 52.001/7
  10. 13Denis Begbie2 mat · avg 92.001/38

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Bill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
2.44#2 · econ
BEST ECONGeff Noblet1 mat · avg 12.33
1.41#1 · econ
Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.67
2.62#3 · econ
  1. 4Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.942.89
  2. 5Sam Loxton5 mat · avg 52.003.06
  3. 6Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.223.17
  4. 7Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.943.18
  5. 8Colin McCool5 mat · avg 20.623.31
  6. 9John Watkins3 mat · avg 48.003.35
  7. 10Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.713.65
  8. 11Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 107.203.72
  9. 12Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.884.46
  10. 13Ian Smith3 mat · avg 0.004.95
  11. 14Denis Begbie2 mat · avg 92.006.57

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Colin McCool5 mat · avg 20.62
20.62#2 · avg
BEST AVGBill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
17.04#1 · avg
Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.67
20.67#3 · avg
  1. 4Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.9422.94
  2. 5Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.2224.22
  3. 6Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.8837.88
  4. 7Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.9438.94
  5. 8Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.7142.71
  6. 9Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 107.20107.20

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Bill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
41.96#2 · SR
BEST SRColin McCool5 mat · avg 20.62
37.38#1 · SR
Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.22
45.78#3 · SR
  1. 4Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.6747.33
  2. 5Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.9447.65
  3. 6Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.8851.00
  4. 7Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.7170.12
  5. 8Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.9473.38
  6. 9Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 107.20172.80

Most maidens

Test
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.94
29#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSBill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
31#1 · mdns
Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.22
25#3 · mdns
  1. 4Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.7121
  2. 5Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.9418
  3. 6Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 107.2018
  4. 7Colin McCool5 mat · avg 20.6213
  5. 8Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.6713
  6. 9Geff Noblet1 mat · avg 12.339
  7. 10John Watkins3 mat · avg 48.008
  8. 11Sam Loxton5 mat · avg 52.006
  9. 12Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.885
  10. 13Dudley Nourse1 mat · avg 0.001
  11. 14Eric Rowan1 mat · avg 0.001
  12. 15Neil Harvey2 mat · avg 0.001

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Ian Johnson5 mat · avg 24.22
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wBill Johnston5 mat · avg 17.04
5#1 · 3w
Keith Miller5 mat · avg 22.94
4#3 · 3w
  1. 4Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 38.943
  2. 5Ray Lindwall4 mat · avg 20.673
  3. 6Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 42.712
  4. 7Colin McCool5 mat · avg 20.621
  5. 8Michael Melle2 mat · avg 37.881
  6. 9Geff Noblet1 mat · avg 12.331
bowling battle

Australia vs South Africa

The series totalled up, side against side.

AustraliavsSouth Africa
88Wickets50
2.80Economy3.72
0Dot balls0
116Maidens83
183-wkt hauls6

Best bowling figures

1Hugh TayfieldSA · match 3 · Durban7/23
2Bill JohnstonAUS · match 1 · Johannesburg6/44
3Ray LindwallAUS · match 2 · Cape Town5/32
4Ian JohnsonAUS · match 3 · Durban5/34
5Keith MillerAUS · match 1 · Johannesburg5/40
6Colin McCoolAUS · match 2 · Cape Town5/41
7Michael MelleSA · match 4 · Johannesburg5/113
8Bill JohnstonAUS · match 3 · Durban4/39
9Keith MillerAUS · match 5 · Port Elizabeth4/42
10Bill JohnstonAUS · match 3 · Durban4/75
RECENT RESULTS 1 match