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Sat, 24 Jan - Thu, 29 Jan 1953 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Adelaide Oval
Match drawn
Australia
344/10 (20.00) & 233/3 (47)
South Africa
457/6 (20.00) & 177/6 (72)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
344/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin McDonald
st †Waite b Tayfield
154
0
315
16
1
0.00
In 1953
Career
Arthur Morris
c Endean b Fuller
1
0
18
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lindsay Hassett (c)
c McGlew b Mansell
163
0
359
15
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Neil Harvey
c Tayfield b Fuller
84
0
144
10
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Keith Miller
c †Waite b Tayfield
9
0
35
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Graeme Hole
c & b Mansell
59
0
107
5
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Richie Benaud
b Melle
6
0
10
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Doug Ring
c McLean b Tayfield
28
0
22
4
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ray Lindwall
lbw b Tayfield
2
0
15
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Gil Langley (WK)
not out
5
0
24
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bill Johnston
run out
11
0
12
2
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 7)
8
Total
530 135 Ov (RR: 3.92)
9010
0
0
901
17
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Michael Melle
26.00
1
105
1
3.02
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eddie Fuller
25.00
2
119
2
3.57
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
44.00
6
142
4
2.42
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
32.00
1
113
2
2.64
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Jackie McGlew
2.00
0
9
0
3.37
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
6.00
1
34
0
4.25
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
South Africa innigs
457/6 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
c Hole b Johnston
26
0
113
4
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
c †Langley b Benaud
56
0
176
4
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
c Hassett b Ring
11
0
37
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
c Hole b Benaud
44
0
151
2
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
c & b Benaud
92
0
218
7
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
b Benaud
76
0
199
10
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
b Johnston
6
0
27
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
c Hole b Johnston
33
0
56
7
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Johnston
16
0
34
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eddie Fuller
c & b Johnston
0
0
17
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Michael Melle
not out
9
0
7
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 12, lb 4, nb 2)
18
Total
387 141.4 Ov (RR: 2.73)
6579
0
0
646
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Ray Lindwall
13.00
0
47
0
2.71
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Bill Johnston
49.30
17
110
5
1.67
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Keith Miller
2.10
1
1
0
0.35
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Doug Ring
30.00
8
88
1
2.20
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Richie Benaud
44.00
9
118
4
2.01
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Graeme Hole
3.00
1
5
0
1.25
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Australia innigs
233/3 (47)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Colin McDonald
b Mansell
15
0
45
2
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Arthur Morris
c Endean b Melle
77
0
164
8
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Neil Harvey
c Endean b Watkins
116
0
125
13
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Graeme Hole
not out
6
0
23
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Richie Benaud
not out
18
0
15
2
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 1)
1
Total
233/3d 47 Ov (RR: 4.95)
3961
0
0
442
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Michael Melle
10.00
1
50
1
3.75
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eddie Fuller
3.00
0
12
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
14.00
1
65
0
3.48
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
7.00
0
40
1
4.28
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Jackie McGlew
1.00
0
7
0
5.25
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
12.00
1
58
1
3.62
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
South Africa innigs
177/6 (72)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
c †Langley b Johnston
54
0
114
6
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
b Hole
20
0
100
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
c Hole b Benaud
17
0
36
3
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
b Harvey
17
0
125
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
lbw b Johnston
17
0
43
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
b Morris
21
0
42
3
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
not out
13
0
29
1
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
not out
2
0
13
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 16)
16
Total
177/6 72 Ov (RR: 2.45)
3009
0
0
238
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bill Johnston
24.00
4
67
2
2.09
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Doug Ring
11.00
3
25
0
1.70
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Richie Benaud
14.00
5
28
1
1.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Graeme Hole
9.00
4
17
1
1.41
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Neil Harvey
7.00
2
9
1
0.96
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Arthur Morris
5.00
0
11
1
1.65
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Lindsay Hassett
1.00
0
1
0
0.75
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Colin McDonald
1.00
0
3
0
2.25
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
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