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Sat, 24 Dec - Wed, 28 Dec 1949 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
South Africa
413/10 (20.00) & 191/10 (65.1)
Australia
257/0 (20.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Bill Johnston
8.125000
Keith Miller
13.400000
Colin McCool
15.000000
Ian Johnson
15.166666
John Watkins
28.000000
Most Wickets
Bill Johnston
8
Ian Johnson
6
Keith Miller
5
Hugh Tayfield
3
John Watkins
2
Best Bowling Fig
Bill Johnston
6
Keith Miller
5
Ian Johnson
3
Hugh Tayfield
3
John Watkins
2
Most Runs Conceed
Hugh Tayfield
93
Tufty Mann
92
Ian Johnson
91
Cuan McCarthy
90
Ian Smith
70
Most 50s
Eric Rowan
2
Ian Johnson
1
Best Economy
Colin McCool
1.666666
Bill Johnston
2.024922
Keith Miller
2.576923
Ray Lindwall
2.611111
Ian Johnson
2.826086
Best Averages
Lindsay Hassett
112.000000
Sam Loxton
101.000000
Ian Johnson
66.000000
Eric Rowan
46.000000
Neil Harvey
34.000000
Most Runs
Lindsay Hassett
112
Sam Loxton
101
Eric Rowan
92
Ian Johnson
66
Jack Cheetham
45
Highest Score
Lindsay Hassett
112
Sam Loxton
101
Ian Johnson
66
Eric Rowan
60
Dudley Nourse
36
Most Wickets
Cuan McCarthy
2
Tufty Mann
2
Colin McCool
1
Best Bowling Fig
Cuan McCarthy
2
Tufty Mann
2
Colin McCool
1
Most Not Outs
Ian Smith
2
Cuan McCarthy
2
Best Economy
John Watkins
2.947368
Tufty Mann
3.239436
Best Strike Rate
Bill Johnston
24.075
Keith Miller
31.2
Ian Johnson
32.2
Most Not Outs
Bill Johnston
1
Best Average
Hugh Tayfield
31.000000
Cuan McCarthy
45.000000
Best Averages
Colin McCool
31.000000
Jack Cheetham
22.500000
Most 100s
Lindsay Hassett
1
Sam Loxton
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Hugh Tayfield
93
Tufty Mann
92
Cuan McCarthy
90
Ian Smith
70
John Watkins
56
Ian Johnson
54
Best Strike Rate
Colin McCool
54
Hugh Tayfield
56
John Watkins
57
Cuan McCarthy
75
Most Runs
Dudley Nourse
36
Owen Wynne
36
John Watkins
36
Neil Harvey
34
Most Ducks
Dudley Nourse
2
Tufty Mann
2
Cuan McCarthy
2
Hugh Tayfield
2
John Watkins
2
Arthur Morris
1
Jack Moroney
1
Most Runs Conceed
Keith Miller
67
Bill Johnston
65
Worst Bowling Fig
Bill Johnston
44
Highest Score
John Watkins
36
Jack Cheetham
35
Neil Harvey
34
Most Fours
Sam Loxton
14