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1st Test-Australia in South Africa Test Series 1957

TEST 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

innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: Neil Adcock Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 1-176 (Trevor Goddard), 2-182 (Jack Nel), 3-237 (Jackie McGlew), 4-341 (Russell End FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 8, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	14
TOTAL 470/9d(130.6 Ov, RR: 3.59)	484	0		22	3		In 1957	1253			Career	327733	0	0
Jackie McGlew (c) c Simpson b Meckiff	108	0	0	12	1	0.00	In 1957	114	12	1	Career	1585	114	1
Trevor Goddard b Meckiff	90	0	0	10	1	0.00	In 1957	95	10	1	Career	663	50	1
Jack Nel b Meckiff	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	11	0	0	Career	150	0	0
John Waite (WK) c Burge b Benaud	115	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	174	0	0	Career	1330	81	0
Russell Endean lbw b Meckiff	50	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	127	0	0	Career	1504	90	1
Roy McLean b Meckiff	50	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	50	0	0	Career	1360	147	6
Ken Funston lbw b Mackay	12	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	39	0	0	Career	629	32	3
Hugh Tayfield b Davidson	18	0	0	0	1	0.00	In 1957	21	0	1	Career	654	18	4
Peter Heine b Mackay	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	9	0	0	Career	128	9	0
Ian Smith not out	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	3	0	0	Career	39	0	0
Extras (b 8, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	14

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Alan Davidson	32.00	4	115	1	2.69	In 1957	7	6/115	Career	23
Ian Meckiff	31.00	3	125	5	3.02	In 1957	8	5/125	Career	8
Ken Mackay	20.60	3	54	2	1.95	In 1957	2	3/27	Career	6
Richie Benaud	27.00	7	115	1	3.19	In 1957	1	7/72	Career	71
Lindsay Kline	20.00	6	47	0	1.76	In 1957	0	0/47	Career	0

innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Jim Burke), 2-40 (Ken Mackay), 3-56 (Ian Craig), 4-62 (Peter Burge), 5-151 (C FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 4, lb 11, nb 1)	16
TOTAL 368(91.2 Ov, RR: 4.03)	384	0		20	1		In 1957	1253			Career	327733	0	0
Colin McDonald c Tayfield b Smith	75	0	210	0	1	0.00	In 1957	100	0	1	Career	1561	109	3
Jim Burke c (wk)Waite b Heine	16	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	26	0	0	Career	718	44	0
Ken Mackay c (wk)Waite b Heine	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	68	0	0	Career	228	7	0
Ian Craig (c) b Heine	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	31	0	0	Career	286	17	0
Peter Burge c (wk)Waite b Heine	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	14	0	0	Career	345	12	0
Bob Simpson lbw b Tayfield	60	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	83	0	0	Career	83	0	0
Richie Benaud c Heine b Adcock	122	0	0	20	0	0.00	In 1957	122	20	0	Career	990	106	7
Alan Davidson c sub b Heine	24	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	24	0	0	Career	341	23	2
Wally Grout (WK) c Endean b Tayfield	21	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	21	0	0	Career	21	0	0
Ian Meckiff c Smith b Heine	11	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	11	0	0	Career	11	0	0
Lindsay Kline not out	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	6	0	0	Career	6	0	0
Extras (b 4, lb 11, nb 1)	16

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Peter Heine	14.20	3	58	6	3.05	In 1957	6	6/58	Career	45
Neil Adcock	23.00	3	106	1	3.45	In 1957	1	5/27	Career	56
Trevor Goddard	16.00	5	57	0	2.67	In 1957	0	5/31	Career	40
Hugh Tayfield	29.00	9	101	2	2.61	In 1957	4	9/79	Career	145
Ian Smith	9.00	2	30	1	2.50	In 1957	2	4/46	Career	12

innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Trevor Goddard), 2-19 (Jackie McGlew), 3-19 (Jack Nel), 4-19 (Roy McLean), 5-1 FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 7, nb 1, w 1)	14
TOTAL 201(78.4 Ov, RR: 2.56)	215	0		0	0		In 1957	1253			Career	327733	0	0
Jackie McGlew (c) c Simpson b Meckiff	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	114	12	1	Career	1585	114	1
Trevor Goddard c (wk)Grout b Davidson	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	95	10	1	Career	663	50	1
Jack Nel c (wk)Grout b Davidson	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	11	0	0	Career	150	0	0
John Waite (WK) c (wk)Grout b Burke	59	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	174	0	0	Career	1330	81	0
Roy McLean c (wk)Grout b Davidson	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	50	0	0	Career	1360	147	6
Russell Endean c Meckiff b Davidson	77	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	127	0	0	Career	1504	90	1
Ken Funston b Meckiff	27	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	39	0	0	Career	629	32	3
Hugh Tayfield c (wk)Grout b Meckiff	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	21	0	1	Career	654	18	4
Peter Heine c (wk)Grout b Davidson	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	9	0	0	Career	128	9	0
Ian Smith not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	3	0	0	Career	39	0	0
Neil Adcock c Simpson b Davidson	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	74	6	1
Extras (b 5, lb 7, nb 1, w 1)	14

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Alan Davidson	17.40	4	34	6	1.45	In 1957	7	6/115	Career	23
Ian Meckiff	26.00	3	52	3	1.50	In 1957	8	5/125	Career	8
Ken Mackay	11.00	1	29	0	1.97	In 1957	2	3/27	Career	6
Richie Benaud	2.00	0	15	0	5.62	In 1957	1	7/72	Career	71
Lindsay Kline	8.00	2	18	0	1.68	In 1957	0	0/47	Career	0
Jim Burke	14.00	3	39	1	2.08	In 1957	1	4/15	Career	5

innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Did not bat: Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Wally Grout (wk), Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline Did not bat	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Fall of wickets: 0-17 (Jim Burke, retired hurt), 1-44 (Colin McDonald), 2-85 (Ian Craig), 3-118 (Pet FOW	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Extras (b 6, lb 2)	8
TOTAL 162/3(73 Ov, RR: 2.21)	170	0		0	0		In 1957	1253			Career	327733	0	0
Colin McDonald st (wk)Waite b Smith	25	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	100	0	1	Career	1561	109	3
Jim Burke retired hurt	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	26	0	0	Career	718	44	0
Ken Mackay not out	65	0	225	0	0	0.00	In 1957	68	0	0	Career	228	7	0
Ian Craig (c) b Tayfield	17	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	31	0	0	Career	286	17	0
Peter Burge b Tayfield	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1957	14	0	0	Career	345	12	0
Bob Simpson not out	23	0	55	0	0	0.00	In 1957	83	0	0	Career	83	0	0
Extras (b 6, lb 2)	8

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Peter Heine	8.00	2	17	0	1.59	In 1957	6	6/58	Career	45
Neil Adcock	3.00	0	11	0	2.75	In 1957	1	5/27	Career	56
Trevor Goddard	12.00	6	24	0	1.50	In 1957	0	5/31	Career	40
Hugh Tayfield	33.00	12	70	2	1.59	In 1957	4	9/79	Career	145
Ian Smith	16.00	8	25	1	1.17	In 1957	2	4/46	Career	12
Jackie McGlew	1.00	0	7	0	5.25	In 1957	0	0/7	Career	0