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Thu, 22 Jan - Tue, 27 Jan 1970 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa won by 170 runs
South Africa
493/10 (48.30) & 232/10 (96)
Australia
191/5 (20.00) & 280/10 (129.1)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
493/10 (48.30)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Barry Richards
b Connolly
29
87
129
4
0
33.33
In 1970
Career
Trevor Goddard
c †Taber b Walters
16
43
37
2
0
37.20
In 1970
Career
Ali Bacher (c)
lbw b Connolly
57
116
114
8
0
49.13
In 1970
Career
Graeme Pollock
c Chappell b Walters
49
134
136
7
1
36.56
In 1970
Career
Eddie Barlow
c Chappell b Gleeson
127
322
360
11
1
39.44
In 1970
Career
Lee Irvine
c Gleeson b Mallett
42
111
122
3
0
37.83
In 1970
Career
Mike Procter
b Mallett
22
68
67
2
0
32.35
In 1970
Career
Dennis Gamsy (WK)
not out
30
96
89
2
0
31.25
In 1970
Career
Peter Pollock
lbw b Mallett
1
20
13
0
0
5.00
In 1970
Career
Kelly Seymour
c Lawry b Mallett
0
3
6
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Grahame Chevalier
c Chappell b Mallett
0
5
8
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 5, nb 2)
9
Total
382 167.1 Ov (RR: 2.28)
6494
17085
0
663
34
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham McKenzie
30.00
8
74
0
2.46
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Alan Connolly
29.00
12
62
2
2.13
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Doug Walters
8.00
1
19
2
2.37
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
John Gleeson
45.00
17
92
1
2.04
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Ashley Mallett
55.10
16
126
5
2.28
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Australia innigs
191/5 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Keith Stackpole
c Barlow b Procter
19
53
71
1
0
35.84
In 1970
Career
Bill Lawry (c)
b PM Pollock
2
8
16
0
0
25.00
In 1970
Career
Ian Chappell
c Chevalier b PM Pollock
0
4
2
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Doug Walters
c Irvine b PM Pollock
73
148
187
4
1
49.32
In 1970
Career
Ian Redpath
c Barlow b Procter
0
4
6
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Paul Sheahan
c Barlow b Chevalier
8
20
29
2
0
40.00
In 1970
Career
Brian Taber (WK)
lbw b Seymour
11
43
41
2
0
25.58
In 1970
Career
Graham McKenzie
c RG Pollock b PM Pollock
5
28
39
1
0
17.85
In 1970
Career
Ashley Mallett
c Goddard b Chevalier
19
42
60
3
0
45.23
In 1970
Career
John Gleeson
b Goddard
17
49
47
2
0
34.69
In 1970
Career
Alan Connolly
not out
0
1
2
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Extras
(b 1, nb 9)
10
Total
164 66.4 Ov (RR: 2.46)
2788
6800
0
255
17
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Mike Procter
12.00
4
30
2
2.50
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Peter Pollock
12.00
4
20
4
1.66
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Trevor Goddard
19.40
9
29
1
1.47
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Grahame Chevalier
11.00
2
32
2
2.90
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Kelly Seymour
11.00
2
28
1
2.54
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Eddie Barlow
1.00
0
15
0
15.00
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
South Africa innigs
232/10 (96)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Barry Richards
c †Taber b Connolly
32
44
60
5
0
72.72
In 1970
Career
Trevor Goddard
c Lawry b Mallett
17
57
58
1
0
29.82
In 1970
Career
Ali Bacher (c)
lbw b Gleeson
16
36
54
1
0
44.44
In 1970
Career
Graeme Pollock
c Walters b Connolly
50
130
131
8
0
38.46
In 1970
Career
Eddie Barlow
c †Taber b Gleeson
16
54
51
2
0
29.62
In 1970
Career
Lee Irvine
c Walters b Connolly
19
70
71
3
0
27.14
In 1970
Career
Mike Procter
c †Taber b Connolly
48
94
104
5
0
51.06
In 1970
Career
Dennis Gamsy (WK)
c †Taber b Gleeson
2
23
28
0
0
8.69
In 1970
Career
Peter Pollock
b Gleeson
25
51
55
2
1
49.01
In 1970
Career
Kelly Seymour
c Lawry b Connolly
0
10
7
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Grahame Chevalier
not out
0
7
8
0
0
0.00
In 1970
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 4, nb 2)
7
Total
232 96 Ov (RR: 2.41)
3944
9792
0
459
17
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham McKenzie
8.00
0
29
0
3.62
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Alan Connolly
26.00
10
47
5
1.80
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
John Gleeson
30.00
11
70
4
2.33
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Ashley Mallett
32.00
10
79
1
2.46
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Australia innigs
280/10 (129.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Keith Stackpole
c Barlow b Goddard
29
95
115
3
0
30.52
In 1970
Career
Bill Lawry (c)
lbw b Procter
83
175
183
12
1
47.42
In 1970
Career
Ian Chappell
b Chevalier
13
63
72
2
0
20.63
In 1970
Career
Doug Walters
c Irvine b Procter
4
15
15
1
0
26.66
In 1970
Career
Ian Redpath
not out
47
216
248
3
0
21.75
In 1970
Career
Paul Sheahan
b Seymour
16
47
42
2
0
34.04
In 1970
Career
Brian Taber (WK)
lbw b Procter
15
53
53
1
0
28.30
In 1970
Career
Ashley Mallett
c PM Pollock b Procter
5
9
17
1
0
55.55
In 1970
Career
Graham McKenzie
c RG Pollock b Chevalier
19
30
49
4
0
63.33
In 1970
Career
John Gleeson
b Richards
10
21
20
2
0
47.61
In 1970
Career
Alan Connolly
b Chevalier
25
58
48
2
0
43.10
In 1970
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 2, nb 5)
14
Total
280 129.1 Ov (RR: 2.16)
4760
13294
0
561
17
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Mike Procter
17.00
4
47
4
2.76
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Peter Pollock
18.00
12
19
0
1.05
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Trevor Goddard
32.00
12
66
1
2.06
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Grahame Chevalier
31.10
9
68
3
2.18
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Kelly Seymour
19.00
6
40
1
2.10
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Eddie Barlow
6.00
2
14
0
2.33
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
Barry Richards
6.00
1
12
1
2.00
0
0
0
In 1970
Career
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