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1st Test-Australia in South Africa Test Series 1957 Performance

RESULTTEST JohannesburgMon, 23 Dec - Sat, 28 Dec 1957 - 13:30

South Africa

470/10 (20.00) & 201/10 (78.4)

Australia

219/7 (20.00) & 162/3 (73)

AUS

Match drawn

PREVIEW SUMMARY SCORECARD MATCH STATS PERFORMANCE

Impact leaderboard

Everyone, ranked

Runs, strike rate against the match average, wickets and economy, dot balls and catches, in one score.

RBRichie Benaud122 (0) · 0/15

116#2 · pts

MVPADAlan Davidson24 (0) · 6/34

153#1 · pts

RERussell Endean77 (0) · 1 ct

91#3 · pts

1ADAlan DavidsonAUS · 24 (0) · 6/34153

2RBRichie BenaudAUS · 122 (0) · 0/15116

3RERussell EndeanSA · 77 (0) · 1 ct91

4IMIan MeckiffAUS · 11 (0) · 3/52 · 1 ct85

5KMKen MackayAUS · 65* (0) · 0/2969

6JWJohn WaiteSA · 59 (0)69

7HTHugh TayfieldSA · 3 (0) · 2/70 · 1 ct53

8ISIan Smith · 1* (0) · 1/2537

9BSBob SimpsonAUS · 23* (0) · 3 ct35

10KFKen FunstonSA · 27 (0)27

11CMColin McDonaldAUS · 25 (0)25

BatBallField

Who carried the team

Share of the runs

South Africa · 1

Ian Smith1* (0)100%

SASouth Africa · 215

Russell Endean77 (0)36%

John Waite59 (0)27%

Ken Funston27 (0)13%

Jack Nel7 (0)3%

Jackie McGlew6 (0)3%

Trevor Goddard5 (0)2%

Hugh Tayfield3 (0)1%

Peter Heine2 (0)1%

AUSAustralia · 170

Richie Benaud122 (0)72%

Ken Mackay65* (0)38%

Colin McDonald25 (0)15%

Alan Davidson24 (0)14%

Bob Simpson23* (0)14%

Wally Grout21 (0)12%

Ian Craig17 (0)10%

Peter Burge14 (0)8%

Ian Meckiff11 (0)6%

Jim Burke10 (0)6%

Lindsay Kline6* (0)4%

Beat their average?

6 of 22 did

Each batter's score today against their own career average in this format.

Richie Benaud122 today · avg 24.5+98

Russell Endean77 today · avg 34+43

Ken Mackay65* today · avg 33.5+32

John Waite59 today · avg 30.4+29

Wally Grout21 today · avg 15.1+6

Ken Funston27 today · avg 25.8+1

Alan Davidson24 today · avg 24.6-1

Ian Meckiff11 today · avg 11.9-1

Lindsay Kline6* today · avg 8.3-2

Ian Craig17 today · avg 19.9-3

Ian Smith1* today · avg 3.9-3

Neil Adcock0 today · avg 5.4-5

Jack Nel7 today · avg 13.6-7

Peter Heine2 today · avg 10-8

Hugh Tayfield3 today · avg 16.9-14

Colin McDonald25 today · avg 39.3-14

Jim Burke10 today · avg 33.7-24

Bob Simpson23* today · avg 46.8-24

Peter Burge14 today · avg 38.2-24

Trevor Goddard5 today · avg 34.5-29

Roy McLean0 today · avg 30.3-30

Jackie McGlew6 today · avg 42.1-36