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Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008-09
Venue:
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Date & Time:
Wed, Dec 17, 10:30 AM LOCAL
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Scorecard
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South Africa won by 6 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
375-10
(98.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Smith b Ntini
12
13
3
0
92.31
Simon Katich
lbw b Morkel
83
151
7
1
54.97
Ricky Ponting
c de Villiers b Ntini
0
1
0
0
0.00
Michael Hussey
c de Villiers b Steyn
0
7
0
0
0.00
Michael Clarke
c Smith b Harris
62
141
7
0
43.97
Andrew Symonds
c McKenzie b Harris
57
68
6
0
83.82
Brad Haddin
c Duminy b Ntini
46
68
4
2
67.65
Brett Lee
c Duminy b Steyn
29
46
4
0
63.04
Jason Krejza
not out
30
45
3
0
66.67
Mitchell Johnson
lbw b Morkel
18
24
1
0
75.00
Peter Siddle
c Boucher b Ntini
23
34
3
0
67.65
Extras
15
(b 0, lb 7, w 3, nb 5, p 0)
Total
375-10
(98.5 Overs, RR: 3.79)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Makhaya Ntini
19.5
1
72
4
1
0
3.69
Dale Steyn
23
4
81
2
0
3
3.52
Jacques Kallis
15
2
65
0
0
0
4.33
Morne Morkel
20
1
80
2
4
0
4.00
Paul Harris
21
2
70
2
0
0
3.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Hayden
14-1
2.4
R Ponting
14-2
2.5
M Hussey
15-3
5.2
S Katich
164-4
50.5
Clarke
166-5
51.5
Andrew Symonds
259-6
69.5
Haddin
298-7
80.4
B Lee
303-8
81.5
Johnson
341-9
88.6
Siddle
375-10
98.5
South Africa 1st Innings
281-10
(89.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Neil McKenzie
c Krejza b Johnson
2
31
0
0
6.45
Graeme Smith
b Johnson
48
94
6
0
51.06
Hashim Amla
b Krejza
47
67
5
0
70.15
Jacques Kallis
c Haddin b Johnson
63
111
6
1
56.76
AB de Villiers
c Haddin b Johnson
63
130
7
1
48.46
Jean-Paul Duminy
c Haddin b Johnson
1
11
0
0
9.09
Mark Boucher
c Katich b Siddle
26
65
2
0
40.00
Morne Morkel
c Krejza b Johnson
1
10
0
0
10.00
Paul Harris
c Krejza b Johnson
0
3
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
c Haddin b Johnson
8
9
1
0
88.89
Makhaya Ntini
not out
5
15
1
0
33.33
Extras
17
(b 0, lb 5, w 5, nb 7, p 0)
Total
281-10
(89.5 Overs, RR: 3.12)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
21
3
59
0
4
0
2.81
Mitchell Johnson
24
4
61
8
0
4
2.54
Jason Krejza
25
2
102
1
0
1
4.08
Peter Siddle
16.5
5
44
1
3
0
2.67
Andrew Symonds
3
1
10
0
0
0
3.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
16-1
7.6
Amla
106-2
31.1
Graeme Smith
110-3
32.3
de Villiers
234-4
70.4
Kallis
237-5
72.4
Duminy
238-6
74.1
Morne Morkel
241-7
76.3
P Harris
241-8
76.6
Steyn
256-9
80.4
M Boucher
281-10
89.5
Australia 2nd Innings
319-10
(97 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c & b Steyn
4
22
1
0
18.18
Simon Katich
c Boucher b Kallis
37
55
3
0
67.27
Ricky Ponting
c Boucher b Harris
32
55
4
0
58.18
Michael Hussey
b Ntini
8
35
0
0
22.86
Michael Clarke
c Kallis b Steyn
25
67
2
0
37.31
Andrew Symonds
c Smith b Harris
37
97
2
1
38.14
Brad Haddin
st Boucher b Harris
94
136
7
4
69.12
Brett Lee
c de Villiers b Kallis
5
6
1
0
83.33
Jason Krejza
c de Villiers b Kallis
32
63
5
0
50.79
Mitchell Johnson
c Kallis b Morkel
21
35
3
0
60.00
Peter Siddle
not out
4
18
0
0
22.22
Extras
20
(b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 7, p 0)
Total
319-10
(97 Overs, RR: 3.28)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
19
3
81
2
0
0
4.26
Makhaya Ntini
21
2
76
1
1
0
3.62
Paul Harris
27
3
85
3
0
2
3.15
Jacques Kallis
14
4
24
3
0
0
1.71
Morne Morkel
16
4
42
1
6
0
2.63
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Hayden
25-1
8.3
S Katich
59-2
16.1
R Ponting
88-3
26.4
M Hussey
88-4
27.5
Clarke
148-5
50.6
Andrew Symonds
157-6
58.1
B Lee
162-7
59.5
J Krejza
241-8
79.4
Johnson
278-9
88.3
Haddin
319-10
96.6
South Africa 2nd Innings
414-4
(119.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
lbw b Johnson
108
147
13
0
73.47
Neil McKenzie
c Haddin b Johnson
10
52
1
0
19.23
Hashim Amla
c Haddin b Lee
53
112
6
0
47.32
Jacques Kallis
c Hussey b Johnson
57
106
4
2
53.77
AB de Villiers
not out
106
186
9
0
56.99
Jean-Paul Duminy
not out
50
119
4
1
42.02
Extras
30
(b 13, lb 9, w 2, nb 6, p 0)
Total
414-4
(119.2 Overs, RR: 3.46)
Did not Bat
Mark Boucher,
Morne Morkel,
Makhaya Ntini,
Dale Steyn,
Paul Harris
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
27
4
73
1
6
1
2.70
Mitchell Johnson
34.2
5
98
3
0
1
2.87
Peter Siddle
26
2
84
0
0
0
3.23
Jason Krejza
24
2
102
0
0
0
4.25
Michael Clarke
8
0
35
0
0
0
4.38
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
19-1
14.3
Graeme Smith
172-2
50.2
Amla
179-3
53.2
Kallis
303-4
85.3
Australia 1st Innings
375-10
(98.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Smith b Ntini
12
13
3
0
92.31
Simon Katich
lbw b Morkel
83
151
7
1
54.97
Ricky Ponting
c de Villiers b Ntini
0
1
0
0
0.00
Michael Hussey
c de Villiers b Steyn
0
7
0
0
0.00
Michael Clarke
c Smith b Harris
62
141
7
0
43.97
Andrew Symonds
c McKenzie b Harris
57
68
6
0
83.82
Brad Haddin
c Duminy b Ntini
46
68
4
2
67.65
Brett Lee
c Duminy b Steyn
29
46
4
0
63.04
Jason Krejza
not out
30
45
3
0
66.67
Mitchell Johnson
lbw b Morkel
18
24
1
0
75.00
Peter Siddle
c Boucher b Ntini
23
34
3
0
67.65
Extras
15
(b 0, lb 7, w 3, nb 5, p 0)
Total
375-10
(98.5 Overs, RR: 3.79)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Makhaya Ntini
19.5
1
72
4
1
0
3.69
Dale Steyn
23
4
81
2
0
3
3.52
Jacques Kallis
15
2
65
0
0
0
4.33
Morne Morkel
20
1
80
2
4
0
4.00
Paul Harris
21
2
70
2
0
0
3.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Hayden
14-1
2.4
R Ponting
14-2
2.5
M Hussey
15-3
5.2
S Katich
164-4
50.5
Clarke
166-5
51.5
Andrew Symonds
259-6
69.5
Haddin
298-7
80.4
B Lee
303-8
81.5
Johnson
341-9
88.6
Siddle
375-10
98.5
South Africa 1st Innings
281-10
(89.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Neil McKenzie
c Krejza b Johnson
2
31
0
0
6.45
Graeme Smith
b Johnson
48
94
6
0
51.06
Hashim Amla
b Krejza
47
67
5
0
70.15
Jacques Kallis
c Haddin b Johnson
63
111
6
1
56.76
AB de Villiers
c Haddin b Johnson
63
130
7
1
48.46
Jean-Paul Duminy
c Haddin b Johnson
1
11
0
0
9.09
Mark Boucher
c Katich b Siddle
26
65
2
0
40.00
Morne Morkel
c Krejza b Johnson
1
10
0
0
10.00
Paul Harris
c Krejza b Johnson
0
3
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
c Haddin b Johnson
8
9
1
0
88.89
Makhaya Ntini
not out
5
15
1
0
33.33
Extras
17
(b 0, lb 5, w 5, nb 7, p 0)
Total
281-10
(89.5 Overs, RR: 3.12)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
21
3
59
0
4
0
2.81
Mitchell Johnson
24
4
61
8
0
4
2.54
Jason Krejza
25
2
102
1
0
1
4.08
Peter Siddle
16.5
5
44
1
3
0
2.67
Andrew Symonds
3
1
10
0
0
0
3.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
16-1
7.6
Amla
106-2
31.1
Graeme Smith
110-3
32.3
de Villiers
234-4
70.4
Kallis
237-5
72.4
Duminy
238-6
74.1
Morne Morkel
241-7
76.3
P Harris
241-8
76.6
Steyn
256-9
80.4
M Boucher
281-10
89.5
Australia 2nd Innings
319-10
(97 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c & b Steyn
4
22
1
0
18.18
Simon Katich
c Boucher b Kallis
37
55
3
0
67.27
Ricky Ponting
c Boucher b Harris
32
55
4
0
58.18
Michael Hussey
b Ntini
8
35
0
0
22.86
Michael Clarke
c Kallis b Steyn
25
67
2
0
37.31
Andrew Symonds
c Smith b Harris
37
97
2
1
38.14
Brad Haddin
st Boucher b Harris
94
136
7
4
69.12
Brett Lee
c de Villiers b Kallis
5
6
1
0
83.33
Jason Krejza
c de Villiers b Kallis
32
63
5
0
50.79
Mitchell Johnson
c Kallis b Morkel
21
35
3
0
60.00
Peter Siddle
not out
4
18
0
0
22.22
Extras
20
(b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 7, p 0)
Total
319-10
(97 Overs, RR: 3.28)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
19
3
81
2
0
0
4.26
Makhaya Ntini
21
2
76
1
1
0
3.62
Paul Harris
27
3
85
3
0
2
3.15
Jacques Kallis
14
4
24
3
0
0
1.71
Morne Morkel
16
4
42
1
6
0
2.63
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Hayden
25-1
8.3
S Katich
59-2
16.1
R Ponting
88-3
26.4
M Hussey
88-4
27.5
Clarke
148-5
50.6
Andrew Symonds
157-6
58.1
B Lee
162-7
59.5
J Krejza
241-8
79.4
Johnson
278-9
88.3
Haddin
319-10
96.6
South Africa 2nd Innings
414-4
(119.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
lbw b Johnson
108
147
13
0
73.47
Neil McKenzie
c Haddin b Johnson
10
52
1
0
19.23
Hashim Amla
c Haddin b Lee
53
112
6
0
47.32
Jacques Kallis
c Hussey b Johnson
57
106
4
2
53.77
AB de Villiers
not out
106
186
9
0
56.99
Jean-Paul Duminy
not out
50
119
4
1
42.02
Extras
30
(b 13, lb 9, w 2, nb 6, p 0)
Total
414-4
(119.2 Overs, RR: 3.46)
Did not Bat
Mark Boucher,
Morne Morkel,
Makhaya Ntini,
Dale Steyn,
Paul Harris
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
27
4
73
1
6
1
2.70
Mitchell Johnson
34.2
5
98
3
0
1
2.87
Peter Siddle
26
2
84
0
0
0
3.23
Jason Krejza
24
2
102
0
0
0
4.25
Michael Clarke
8
0
35
0
0
0
4.38
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
19-1
14.3
Graeme Smith
172-2
50.2
Amla
179-3
53.2
Kallis
303-4
85.3
INFO
Match
AUS vs RSA • 1st Test • South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008-09
Series
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008-09
Date
Wed, Dec 17
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 2:30 AM GMT
Venue
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Umpires
Aleem Dar, Asoka De Silva
3rd Umpire
Paul Reiffel
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Australia squad
Players
Matthew Hayden,
Simon Katich,
Ricky Ponting (c),
Michael Hussey,
Michael Clarke,
Andrew Symonds,
Brad Haddin (wk),
Brett Lee,
Jason Krejza,
Mitchell Johnson,
Peter Siddle
South Africa squad
Players
Neil McKenzie,
Graeme Smith (c),
Hashim Amla,
Jacques Kallis,
AB de Villiers,
Jean-Paul Duminy,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Morne Morkel,
Paul Harris,
Dale Steyn,
Makhaya Ntini
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