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Fri, 26 Dec - Tue, 30 Dec 1997 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Match drawn
Australia
355/10 (31.10) & 257/10 (96.2)
South Africa
501/3 (20.00) & 273/7 (122)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
355/10 (31.10)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Matthew Elliott
c †Richardson b Klusener
6
33
55
0
0
18.18
In 1997
Career
Mark Taylor (c)
c Kirsten b McMillan
20
78
98
1
0
25.64
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
st †Richardson b Symcox
26
114
156
1
0
22.80
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
c †Richardson b Donald
0
18
21
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
c Cullinan b Donald
96
188
264
9
0
51.06
In 1997
Career
Ricky Ponting
b Symcox
105
208
269
14
0
50.48
In 1997
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
b Donald
16
25
28
2
0
64.00
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
b Symcox
27
54
77
2
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
c & b Pollock
1
8
11
0
0
12.50
In 1997
Career
Michael Kasprowicz
c Bacher b Symcox
0
3
8
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Glenn McGrath
not out
0
5
5
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 6, nb 5)
12
Total
309 121.2 Ov (RR: 2.54, 500 Mins)
5871
13946
0
551
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Allan Donald
29.00
6
74
3
2.55
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Shaun Pollock
28.00
6
76
1
2.71
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
19.00
3
48
1
2.52
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
10.00
3
19
1
1.90
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
27.20
4
69
4
2.52
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
4.00
2
5
0
1.25
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje
4.00
2
11
0
2.75
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
South Africa innigs
501/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Adam Bacher
c †Healy b Kasprowicz
3
35
53
0
0
8.57
In 1997
Career
Gary Kirsten
c †Healy b ME Waugh
83
256
323
7
0
32.42
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
c †Healy b McGrath
15
57
77
1
0
26.31
In 1997
Career
Daryll Cullinan
run out (Ponting)
5
29
39
0
0
17.24
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje (c)
c Blewett b Warne
0
2
3
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
c †Healy b Kasprowicz
48
189
227
2
0
25.39
In 1997
Career
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Warne
7
25
28
1
0
28.00
In 1997
Career
David Richardson (WK)
lbw b ME Waugh
1
9
10
0
0
11.11
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
lbw b Warne
11
35
47
1
0
31.42
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
b Kasprowicz
4
9
12
1
0
44.44
In 1997
Career
Allan Donald
not out
0
2
4
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(lb 2, nb 6, w 1)
9
Total
186 106.5 Ov (RR: 1.74, 416 Mins)
3534
12312
0
247
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
17.00
9
20
1
1.17
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
14.00
5
32
0
2.28
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Michael Kasprowicz
13.50
3
28
3
2.02
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
42.00
15
64
3
1.52
0
1
2
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
18.00
8
28
2
1.55
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
2.00
0
12
0
6.00
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Australia innigs
257/10 (96.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mark Taylor (c)
c Cullinan b Symcox
59
195
248
4
0
30.25
In 1997
Career
Matthew Elliott
lbw b Donald
1
19
28
0
0
5.26
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
c McMillan b Donald
6
7
10
0
0
85.71
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
b Donald
1
12
15
0
0
8.33
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
c †Richardson b Pollock
17
27
43
2
0
62.96
In 1997
Career
Ricky Ponting
c & b Pollock
32
84
113
2
0
38.09
In 1997
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
b Donald
4
17
39
0
0
23.52
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
not out
79
115
154
6
0
68.69
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
c Symcox b Donald
10
16
19
2
0
62.50
In 1997
Career
Michael Kasprowicz
c Kirsten b Donald
19
43
62
2
0
44.18
In 1997
Career
Glenn McGrath
c McMillan b Pollock
18
47
66
0
0
38.29
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 3, nb 4)
11
Total
257 96.2 Ov (RR: 2.66, 403 Mins)
4883
11058
0
342
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Allan Donald
27.00
8
59
6
2.18
0
0
3
In 1997
Career
Shaun Pollock
21.20
5
56
3
2.62
0
0
1
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
35.00
9
90
1
2.57
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
2.00
0
6
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
9.00
2
28
0
3.11
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje
2.00
0
11
0
5.50
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
South Africa innigs
273/7 (122)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gary Kirsten
b Reiffel
0
14
23
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Adam Bacher
c Taylor b Warne
39
109
149
1
0
35.77
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
b Reiffel
101
279
357
6
0
36.20
In 1997
Career
Daryll Cullinan
b Warne
0
8
10
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje (c)
c Taylor b SR Waugh
70
143
170
2
0
48.95
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
c Taylor b Warne
16
69
84
2
0
23.18
In 1997
Career
Shaun Pollock
not out
15
70
101
1
0
21.42
In 1997
Career
David Richardson (WK)
lbw b McGrath
11
39
47
0
0
28.20
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
not out
6
10
16
1
0
60.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 4, nb 6)
15
Total
273/7 122 Ov (RR: 2.23, 483 Mins)
5187
14079
0
247
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
28.00
11
57
1
2.03
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
18.00
7
24
2
1.33
0
0
2
In 1997
Career
Michael Kasprowicz
14.00
1
45
0
3.21
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
44.00
11
97
3
2.20
0
0
8
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
10.00
0
25
0
2.50
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
7.00
2
12
1
1.71
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
1.00
0
4
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
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