AUSTRALIA IN SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

A1957
Australia in South Africa Test Series
23 Dec 1957 – 28 Feb 1958
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SERIES WINNERAustralia3-0 (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
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.00
25#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSRichie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.93
30#1 · wkts
Peter Heine4 mat · avg 18.88
17#3 · wkts
  1. 4Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.5917
  2. 5Lindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.3315
  3. 6Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.2914
  4. 7Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.0911
  5. 8Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 59.577
  6. 9Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 64.333
  7. 10Ian Smith1 mat · avg 27.502
  8. 11Jim Burke3 mat · avg 38.502
  9. 12Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 43.502
  10. 13Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 58.502
  11. 14Eddie Fuller1 mat · avg 62.502

Best figures

Test
Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.29
6/43#2
BEST FIGURESAlan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.00
6/34#1
Peter Heine4 mat · avg 18.88
6/58#3
  1. 4Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.935/49
  2. 5Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.595/120
  3. 6Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.095/125
  4. 7Lindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.334/33
  5. 8Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 59.572/25
  6. 9Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 58.502/37
  7. 10Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 64.332/54
  8. 11Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 43.502/87
  9. 12Eddie Fuller1 mat · avg 62.502/125
  10. 13Jim Burke3 mat · avg 38.501/23
  11. 14Ian Smith1 mat · avg 27.501/25

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 64.33
2.05#2 · econ
BEST ECONJim Burke3 mat · avg 38.50
1.75#1 · econ
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.00
2.11#3 · econ
  1. 4Lindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.332.15
  2. 5Ian Smith1 mat · avg 27.502.20
  3. 6Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 59.572.21
  4. 7Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.592.31
  5. 8Peter Heine4 mat · avg 18.882.57
  6. 9Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.092.70
  7. 10Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.932.71
  8. 11Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.293.13
  9. 12Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 43.503.22
  10. 13Eddie Fuller1 mat · avg 62.503.64
  11. 14Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 58.503.82

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.00
17.00#2 · avg
BEST AVGLindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.33
16.33#1 · avg
Peter Heine4 mat · avg 18.88
18.88#3 · avg
  1. 4Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.9321.93
  2. 5Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.2929.29
  3. 6Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.0932.09
  4. 7Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.5937.59
  5. 8Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 59.5759.57

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Lindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.33
45.53#2 · SR
BEST SRPeter Heine4 mat · avg 18.88
44.06#1 · SR
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.00
48.44#3 · SR
  1. 4Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.9348.50
  2. 5Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.2956.14
  3. 6Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.0971.27
  4. 7Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.5997.59
  5. 8Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 59.57162.00

Most maidens

Test
Trevor Goddard5 mat · avg 59.57
69#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSHugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.59
100#1 · mdns
Richie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.93
56#3 · mdns
  1. 4Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.0047
  2. 5Lindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.3331
  3. 6Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.0924
  4. 7Ken Mackay5 mat · avg 64.3320
  5. 8Peter Heine4 mat · avg 18.8819
  6. 9Jim Burke3 mat · avg 38.5019
  7. 10Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.2915
  8. 11Ian Smith1 mat · avg 27.5010
  9. 12Eddie Fuller1 mat · avg 62.503
  10. 13Ron Gaunt1 mat · avg 43.502
  11. 14Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 58.501

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Lindsay Kline5 mat · avg 16.33
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wRichie Benaud5 mat · avg 21.93
6#1 · 3w
Alan Davidson5 mat · avg 17.00
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Peter Heine4 mat · avg 18.883
  2. 5Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 37.593
  3. 6Ian Meckiff4 mat · avg 32.092
  4. 7Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 29.291
bowling battle

Australia vs South Africa

The series totalled up, side against side.

AustraliavsSouth Africa
88Wickets61
2.39Economy2.59
0Dot balls0
199Maidens217
153-wkt hauls7

Best bowling figures

1Alan DavidsonAUS · match 1 · Johannesburg6/34
2Neil AdcockSA · match 3 · Durban6/43
3Peter HeineSA · match 1 · Johannesburg6/58
4Peter HeineSA · match 4 · Johannesburg6/96
5Alan DavidsonAUS · match 5 · Port Elizabeth5/38
6Richie BenaudAUS · match 2 · Cape Town5/49
7Richie BenaudAUS · match 5 · Port Elizabeth5/82
8Richie BenaudAUS · match 4 · Johannesburg5/84
9Richie BenaudAUS · match 3 · Durban5/114
10Hugh TayfieldSA · match 2 · Cape Town5/120
RECENT RESULTS 3 matches