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Fri, 21 Mar - Mon, 24 Mar 1997 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Centurion Park
South Africa won by 8 wickets
South Africa
485/10 (31.10) & 32/2 (6.4)
Australia
145/3 (20.00) & 185/10 (73.4)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
145/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mark Taylor (c)
c †Richardson b Klusener
38
138
197
5
0
27.53
In 1997
Career
Matthew Hayden
b Schultz
10
22
36
2
0
45.45
In 1997
Career
Matthew Elliott
c Schultz b Donald
18
52
68
2
0
34.61
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
b Donald
5
15
27
1
0
33.33
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
c †Richardson b Schultz
67
132
174
9
0
50.75
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
c †Richardson b Symcox
37
90
94
5
0
41.11
In 1997
Career
Michael Bevan
lbw b Schultz
6
22
40
1
0
27.27
In 1997
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
c †Richardson b Donald
19
47
67
1
0
40.42
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
lbw b Schultz
0
3
3
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Jason Gillespie
not out
6
24
47
0
0
25.00
In 1997
Career
Glenn McGrath
b Klusener
0
7
8
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 4, nb 9, w 7)
21
Total
227 89.5 Ov (RR: 2.52)
4313
10488
0
494
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Allan Donald
20.00
5
60
3
3.00
0
3
4
In 1997
Career
Brett Schultz
20.00
4
52
4
2.60
0
3
8
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje
5.00
3
5
0
1.00
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
14.50
4
23
2
1.55
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
23.00
4
62
1
2.69
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
7.00
2
20
0
2.85
0
0
1
In 1997
Career
South Africa innigs
485/10 (31.10)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gary Kirsten
c †Healy b McGrath
16
42
59
2
0
38.09
In 1997
Career
Adam Bacher
lbw b McGrath
96
322
444
10
1
29.81
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
c Hayden b ME Waugh
55
119
159
8
0
46.21
In 1997
Career
Daryll Cullinan
b McGrath
47
103
120
8
0
45.63
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
c Blewett b Gillespie
16
30
44
3
0
53.33
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
c SR Waugh b McGrath
2
15
21
0
0
13.33
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje (c)
not out
79
111
148
9
2
71.17
In 1997
Career
David Richardson (WK)
b McGrath
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
b Gillespie
30
46
58
3
1
65.21
In 1997
Career
Allan Donald
c †Healy b Gillespie
8
15
32
2
0
53.33
In 1997
Career
Brett Schultz
c †Healy b McGrath
2
9
16
0
0
22.22
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 16, nb 5, w 1)
33
Total
384 134.4 Ov (RR: 2.85)
7296
15466
0
855
76
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
40.40
15
86
6
2.11
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Jason Gillespie
31.00
13
75
3
2.41
0
1
1
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
5.00
0
19
0
3.80
0
0
1
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
36.00
11
89
0
2.47
0
0
4
In 1997
Career
Michael Bevan
15.00
3
54
0
3.60
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
7.00
1
34
1
4.85
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Australia innigs
32/2 (6.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mark Taylor (c)
c †Richardson b Donald
5
19
26
1
0
26.31
In 1997
Career
Matthew Hayden
lbw b Schultz
0
6
9
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Matthew Elliott
b Donald
12
35
50
1
0
34.28
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
b Symcox
42
100
139
7
0
42.00
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh
not out
60
179
266
8
0
33.51
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
b Donald
0
10
12
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Michael Bevan
b Symcox
5
20
32
1
0
25.00
In 1997
Career
Ian Healy (WK)
c †Richardson b Schultz
12
24
33
1
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
lbw b Donald
12
43
55
2
0
27.90
In 1997
Career
Jason Gillespie
b Donald
0
2
3
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Glenn McGrath
b Klusener
11
17
20
2
0
64.70
In 1997
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 6, nb 14, w 4)
26
Total
185 73.4 Ov (RR: 2.51)
3515
8645
0
437
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Allan Donald
18.00
5
36
5
2.00
0
3
0
In 1997
Career
Brett Schultz
17.00
4
39
2
2.29
0
1
9
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
14.40
1
40
1
2.72
0
0
3
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
19.00
5
49
2
2.57
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
5.00
1
13
0
2.60
0
0
1
In 1997
Career
South Africa innigs
185/10 (73.4)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gary Kirsten
c Taylor b Blewett
6
16
18
1
0
37.50
In 1997
Career
Adam Bacher
c Elliott b Gillespie
5
6
11
1
0
83.33
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
not out
7
10
18
0
0
70.00
In 1997
Career
Daryll Cullinan
not out
12
9
11
3
0
133.33
In 1997
Career
Extras
(nb 1, w 1)
2
Total
32/2 6.4 Ov (RR: 4.80)
608
779
0
95
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Jason Gillespie
3.40
0
19
1
5.18
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Greg Blewett
3.00
0
13
1
4.33
0
0
1
In 1997
Career
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