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Fri, 06 Feb - Thu, 12 Feb 1953 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Australia
344/10 (20.00) & 209/10 (84.2)
South Africa
457/6 (20.00) & 297/4 (95.5)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
John Watkins
2
John Waite
2
Roy McLean
2
Arthur Morris
2
Ian Craig
2
Russell Endean
2
Jack Cheetham
1
Best Bowling Fig
Bill Johnston
6
Eddie Fuller
5
Hugh Tayfield
3
Percy Mansell
2
Anton Murray
1
Most Wickets
Eddie Fuller
8
Bill Johnston
7
Hugh Tayfield
6
Percy Mansell
3
Doug Ring
2
Best Average
Eddie Fuller
17.500000
Hugh Tayfield
33.666666
Bill Johnston
38.000000
Percy Mansell
47.666666
Geff Noblet
54.500000
Best Economy
Geff Noblet
2.018518
John Watkins
2.837837
Eddie Fuller
2.845528
Hugh Tayfield
2.997032
Ron Archer
3.157894
Most Runs Conceed
Bill Johnston
266
Hugh Tayfield
202
Percy Mansell
143
Eddie Fuller
140
Ron Archer
120
Most Runs
Neil Harvey
212
Roy McLean
157
Arthur Morris
143
John Watkins
142
Ian Craig
100
Highest Score
Neil Harvey
205
Arthur Morris
99
John Watkins
92
Roy McLean
81
Russell Endean
70
Best Averages
Roy McLean
157.000000
Neil Harvey
106.000000
Arthur Morris
71.500000
John Watkins
71.000000
Jack Cheetham
66.000000
Most Fours
Roy McLean
24
Neil Harvey
20
John Watkins
12
Ian Craig
10
Arthur Morris
9
Most Wickets
Geff Noblet
2
Richie Benaud
1
Ron Archer
1
Anton Murray
1
Best Bowling Fig
Doug Ring
1
Geff Noblet
1
Richie Benaud
1
Ron Archer
1
Most Not Outs
Geff Noblet
2
Gil Langley
2
Roy McLean
2
Headley Keith
2
Eddie Fuller
1
Best Economy
Bill Johnston
3.166666
Richie Benaud
3.200000
Best Strike Rate
Eddie Fuller
36.9
Percy Mansell
60
Hugh Tayfield
67.4
Most Runs Conceed
Doug Ring
117
Geff Noblet
109
Best Average
Doug Ring
58.500000
Anton Murray
84.000000
Best Strike Rate
Bill Johnston
72
Doug Ring
96.3
Anton Murray
150
Geff Noblet
162
Most Runs
Russell Endean
86
John Waite
82
Most Ducks
Doug Ring
2
Ron Archer
2
Best Averages
Percy Mansell
52.000000
Ian Craig
50.000000
Headley Keith
50.000000
Most 100s
Neil Harvey
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Bill Johnston
152
Hugh Tayfield
129
Percy Mansell
114
Ron Archer
97
Anton Murray
84
Eddie Fuller
74
John Watkins
72
Highest Score
Jack Cheetham
66
John Waite
64
Most sixes
Roy McLean
1
John Watkins
1
Most Fours
Jack Cheetham
7
John Waite
5
Gil Langley
5