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Result of 1952
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South Africa in Australia Test Series
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5th Test-South Africa in Australia Test Series 1952
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fri, 06 Feb - Thu, 12 Feb 1953
AUS
Australia
344/10 (20.00) & 209/10 (84.2)
VS
South Africa
457/6 (20.00) & 297/4 (95.5)
SA
South Africa won by 6 wickets
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most 50s
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
2
2
John
WAITE
SA
2
3
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
2
4
Russell
ENDEAN
SA
2
5
Jack
CHEETHAM
SA
1
Best Average
Full →
1
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
38
2
Eddie
FULLER
SA
17.5
3
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
33.67
4
Percy
MANSELL
SA
47.67
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Eddie
FULLER
SA
5
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
3
3
Percy
MANSELL
SA
2
Best Average
Full →
1
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
54.5
2
Doug
RING
AUS
58.5
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
6
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
202
2
Percy
MANSELL
SA
143
3
Eddie
FULLER
SA
140
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Doug
RING
AUS
1
2
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
1
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
266
Best Economy
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
2.84
2
Eddie
FULLER
SA
2.85
3
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
3
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
120
2
Doug
RING
AUS
117
Best Economy
Full →
1
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
2.02
Most Fours
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
24
2
John
WATKINS
SA
12
3
Jack
CHEETHAM
SA
7
Best Economy
Full →
1
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
3.16
2
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
3.17
Most Fours
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
20
Best Averages
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
157
2
John
WATKINS
SA
71
3
Jack
CHEETHAM
SA
66
Highest Score
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
92
2
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
81
3
Russell
ENDEAN
SA
70
Most Runs
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
157
2
John
WATKINS
SA
142
3
Russell
ENDEAN
SA
86
Most Fours
Full →
1
Ian
CRAIG
AUS
10
2
Arthur
MORRIS
AUS
9
Best Averages
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
106
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Eddie
FULLER
SA
8
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
6
3
Percy
MANSELL
SA
3
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
2
2
Headley
KEITH
SA
2
Best Averages
Full →
1
Arthur
MORRIS
AUS
71.5
2
Ian
CRAIG
AUS
50
Most Runs
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
212
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Eddie
FULLER
SA
36.9
2
Percy
MANSELL
SA
60
3
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
67.4
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Eddie
FULLER
SA
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
150
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
1
Most Runs
Full →
1
Arthur
MORRIS
AUS
143
2
Ian
CRAIG
AUS
100
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
7
Best Average
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
84
Most Runs
Full →
1
John
WAITE
SA
82
Highest Score
Full →
1
Jack
CHEETHAM
SA
66
2
John
WAITE
SA
64
Most sixes
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
1
Best Averages
Full →
1
Percy
MANSELL
SA
52
2
Headley
KEITH
SA
50
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
129
2
Percy
MANSELL
SA
114
3
Anton
MURRAY
SA
84
4
Eddie
FULLER
SA
74
Most Fours
Full →
1
John
WAITE
SA
5
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Doug
RING
AUS
2
2
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
2
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
1
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
1
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
2
Best Economy
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
3.2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
72
Most sixes
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
1
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
72
2
Doug
RING
AUS
96.3
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Gil
LANGLEY
AUS
2
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
109
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Geff
NOBLET
AUS
162
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Richie
BENAUD
AUS
1
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
1
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Doug
RING
AUS
2
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
2
Most 100s
Full →
1
Neil
HARVEY
AUS
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Bill
JOHNSTON
AUS
152
2
Ron
ARCHER
AUS
97
Most Fours
Full →
1
Gil
LANGLEY
AUS
5
Bowler Matchups
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Bill Johnston
vs Jack Cheetham
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7
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RUNS
145
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Arthur Morris
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5
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212
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Doug Ring
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5
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167
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Colin McDonald
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297
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Neil Harvey
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4
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95
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Richie Benaud
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103
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Ian Craig
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81
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Richie Benaud
vs John Waite
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181
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Richie Benaud
vs Russell Endean
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109
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Bill Johnston
vs Ken Funston
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98
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Percy Mansell
vs Lindsay Hassett
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211
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Eddie Fuller
vs Neil Harvey
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3
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296
SR
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Bill Johnston
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12
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Percy Mansell
vs Colin McDonald
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138
SR
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John Murray
vs Gil Langley
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22
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Lindsay Hassett
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23
SR
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Bill Johnston
vs Hugh Tayfield
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2
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19
SR
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Doug Ring
vs Hugh Tayfield
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2
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20
SR
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Richie Benaud
vs Hugh Tayfield
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2
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27
SR
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Bill Johnston
vs John Watkins
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2
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51
SR
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Doug Ring
vs John Watkins
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2
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75
SR
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Richie Benaud
vs John Watkins
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2
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95
SR
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Richie Benaud
vs Roy McLean
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2
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28
SR
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Bill Johnston
vs Percy Mansell
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2
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RUNS
85
SR
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Richie Benaud
vs Anton Murray
WKTS
2
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RUNS
68
SR
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Doug Ring
vs Ken Funston
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2
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RUNS
89
SR
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Richie Benaud
vs Ken Funston
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2
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127
SR
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Bill Johnston
vs Anton Murray
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2
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35
SR
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Doug Ring
vs Roy McLean
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2
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38
SR
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Bill Johnston
vs Russell Endean
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2
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RUNS
86
SR
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Doug Ring
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
1
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14
SR
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Geff Noblet
vs Roy McLean
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1
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81
SR
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Doug Ring
vs Anton Murray
WKTS
1
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23
SR
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Bill Johnston
vs Eddie Fuller
WKTS
1
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—
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Bill Johnston
vs Headley Keith
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1
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10
SR
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Doug Ring
vs Percy Mansell
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1
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31
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Richie Benaud
vs Percy Mansell
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1
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—
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Bill Johnston
vs John Waite
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1
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32
SR
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Doug Ring
vs John Waite
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1
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39
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Geff Noblet
vs John Waite
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1
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18
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Ken Archer
vs John Watkins
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1
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92
SR
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Eddie Fuller
vs Ian Craig
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1
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53
SR
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Eddie Fuller
vs Richie Benaud
WKTS
1
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30
SR
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John Murray
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
1
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23
SR
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John Murray
vs Lindsay Hassett
WKTS
1
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RUNS
2
SR
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Eddie Fuller
vs Arthur Morris
WKTS
1
BALLS
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RUNS
1
SR
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Eddie Fuller
vs Bill Johnston
WKTS
1
BALLS
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RUNS
5
SR
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John Murray
vs Neil Harvey
WKTS
1
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190
SR
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Gil Langley
WKTS
1
BALLS
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4
SR
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Percy Mansell
vs Doug Ring
WKTS
1
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RUNS
—
SR
—
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Eddie Fuller
vs Geff Noblet
WKTS
1
BALLS
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RUNS
1
SR
—
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Eddie Fuller
vs Colin McDonald
WKTS
1
BALLS
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RUNS
11
SR
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Hugh Tayfield
vs Ron Archer
WKTS
1
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RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Eddie Fuller
vs Ron Archer
WKTS
1
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18
SR
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