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1st Test-Australia in South Africa Test Series 1949

TESTEllis Park, JohannesburgSat, 24 Dec - Wed, 28 Dec 1949 - 13:30

South Africa

413/10 (20.00) & 191/10 (65.1)

Australia

257/0 (20.00)

AUS

Australia won by an innings and 85 runs

AUSAustralia innings

257/0 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Arthur Morris c Tayfield b McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	0	0	0	Career	1408	137	4
Jack Moroney run out	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Keith Miller b Mann	21	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	21	0	0	Career	804	47	13
Lindsay Hassett (c) b Watkins	112	0	270	0	0	0.00	In 1949	112	0	0	Career	1304	108	4
Neil Harvey b Watkins	34	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	34	0	0	Career	333	32	0
Sam Loxton st (wk)Wade b Tayfield	101	0	135	14	0	0.00	In 1949	101	14	0	Career	325	34	5
Colin McCool b Tayfield	31	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	31	0	0	Career	356	30	0
Ian Johnson c Cheetham b Mann	66	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	66	0	0	Career	275	13	0
Ron Saggers (WK) lbw b McCarthy	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	14	0	0	Career	19	0	0
Ray Lindwall c Nel b Tayfield	21	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	21	0	0	Career	442	35	3
Bill Johnston not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	1	0	0	Career	94	5	0
Extras (b 5, lb 5, w 2)	12
Total 413 113.4 Ov (RR: 3.63)	413

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Cuan McCarthy	25.00	2	90	2	2.70	In 1949	2	6/20	Career	23
John Watkins	19.00	3	56	2	2.21	In 1949	2	2/56	Career	2
Ian Smith	13.00	0	70	0	4.03	In 1949	0	4/46	Career	9
Hugh Tayfield	28.00	3	93	3	2.49	In 1949	3	3/93	Career	3
Tufty Mann	28.40	4	92	2	2.42	In 1949	2	6/59	Career	34

SASouth Africa innings

413/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Eric Rowan b Miller	60	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	92	0	0	Career	1138	9	0
Owen Wynne lbw b Johnston	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	36	0	0	Career	149	0	0
Jack Nel b Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	18	0	0	Career	18	0	0
Dudley Nourse (c) c Hassett b Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	36	0	0	Career	2290	128	6
Billy Wade (WK) b Miller	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	13	0	0	Career	472	7	1
Jack Cheetham lbw b Johnston	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	45	0	0	Career	65	0	0
John Watkins c Hassett b Miller	36	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	36	0	0	Career	36	0	0
Hugh Tayfield lbw b Miller	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	6	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Tufty Mann b Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	13	0	0	Career	194	0	1
Ian Smith not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	2	0	0	Career	14	0	0
Cuan McCarthy b Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	1	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Extras (lb 14, nb 1)	15
Total 137 56.2 Ov (RR: 2.43)	137

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ray Lindwall	10.00	1	22	0	1.65	In 1949	0	7/61	Career	65
Bill Johnston	12.00	4	21	2	1.31	In 1949	8	6/21	Career	51
Keith Miller	15.00	3	40	5	2.00	In 1949	5	7/60	Career	43
Ian Johnson	18.20	6	37	3	1.52	In 1949	6	6/42	Career	39
Sam Loxton	1.00	0	2	0	1.50	In 1949	0	3/55	Career	6

AUSAustralia innings

191/10 (65.1)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Eric Rowan lbw b McCool	32	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	92	0	0	Career	1138	9	0
Owen Wynne c (wk)Saggers b Johnston	33	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	36	0	0	Career	149	0	0
Jack Nel c (wk)Saggers b Johnston	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	18	0	0	Career	18	0	0
Dudley Nourse (c) c (wk)Saggers b Johnson	36	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	36	0	0	Career	2290	128	6
Billy Wade (WK) b Johnston	11	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	13	0	0	Career	472	7	1
Jack Cheetham c Hassett b Johnston	35	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	45	0	0	Career	65	0	0
John Watkins c Miller b Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	36	0	0	Career	36	0	0
Hugh Tayfield c Miller b Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	6	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Tufty Mann lbw b Johnston	13	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	13	0	0	Career	194	0	1
Ian Smith c McCool b Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	2	0	0	Career	14	0	0
Cuan McCarthy not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1949	1	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Extras (b 9, lb 3, nb 2, w 1)	15
Total 191 65.1 Ov (RR: 2.93)	191