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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
Most 50s
Bill Lawry
2
Doug Walters
2
Graeme Pollock
2
Ali Bacher
2
Best Average
Doug Walters
9.500000
Peter Pollock
9.750000
Barry Richards
12.000000
Mike Procter
12.833333
Alan Connolly
15.571428
Best Bowling Fig
Alan Connolly
5
Ashley Mallett
5
Peter Pollock
4
John Gleeson
4
Mike Procter
4
Grahame Chevalier
3
Doug Walters
2
Most Wickets
Alan Connolly
7
Ashley Mallett
6
Mike Procter
6
Grahame Chevalier
5
John Gleeson
5
Peter Pollock
4
Kelly Seymour
2
Best Economy
Peter Pollock
1.300000
Trevor Goddard
1.848249
Alan Connolly
1.981818
Barry Richards
2.000000
John Gleeson
2.160000
Best Strike Rate
Ali Bacher
0.480263
Doug Walters
0.472392
Ashley Mallett
0.470588
Barry Richards
0.465648
Bill Lawry
0.464480
Most Fours
Graeme Pollock
15
Eddie Barlow
13
Bill Lawry
12
Ali Bacher
9
Barry Richards
9
Most Runs
Eddie Barlow
143
Graeme Pollock
99
Bill Lawry
85
Doug Walters
77
Ali Bacher
73
Best Averages
Eddie Barlow
71.500000
Graeme Pollock
49.500000
Ian Redpath
47.000000
Bill Lawry
42.500000
Doug Walters
38.500000
Highest Score
Eddie Barlow
127
Bill Lawry
83
Doug Walters
73
Ali Bacher
57
Graeme Pollock
50
Most Runs Conceed
Ashley Mallett
205
John Gleeson
162
Alan Connolly
109
Graham McKenzie
103
Grahame Chevalier
100
Best Economy
Kelly Seymour
2.266666
Ashley Mallett
2.353616
Best Strike Rate
Doug Walters
24
Mike Procter
29
Barry Richards
36
Most Not Outs
Alan Connolly
2
Ian Redpath
2
Grahame Chevalier
2
Dennis Gamsy
2
Best Average
Grahame Chevalier
20.000000
John Gleeson
32.400000
Best Averages
Ali Bacher
36.500000
Mike Procter
35.000000
Most 100s
Eddie Barlow
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Ashley Mallett
126
John Gleeson
92
Most Runs
Mike Procter
70
Lee Irvine
61
Barry Richards
61
Most Ducks
Ian Redpath
2
Ian Chappell
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Graham McKenzie
74
Grahame Chevalier
68
Trevor Goddard
66
Alan Connolly
62
Mike Procter
47
Most Ducks
Kelly Seymour
2
Grahame Chevalier
2
Best Strike Rate
Mike Procter
0.432098
Alan Connolly
0.423728
Most Fours
Mike Procter
7
Lee Irvine
6
Doug Walters
5
Graham McKenzie
5
Most Balls Faced
Eddie Barlow
376
Graeme Pollock
264
Ian Redpath
220
Bill Lawry
183
Lee Irvine
181
Doug Walters
163
Best Strike Rate
Peter Pollock
45
Alan Connolly
47.1429
Grahame Chevalier
50.52
Ashley Mallett
87.1
Most Runs Conceed
Trevor Goddard
95
Mike Procter
77
Highest Score
Mike Procter
48
Ian Redpath
47
Most sixes
Bill Lawry
1
Doug Walters
1
Eddie Barlow
1
Most Balls Faced
Mike Procter
162
Most sixes
Peter Pollock
1
Graeme Pollock
1