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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005-06
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Mon, Dec 26, 11:00 AM LOCAL
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Australia won by 184 runs
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
355-10
(119.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Phil Jaques
c Rudolph b Pollock
2
12
0
0
16.67
Matthew Hayden
c Smith b Pollock
65
177
9
0
36.72
Ricky Ponting
c Gibbs b Nel
117
198
13
0
59.09
Brad Hodge
c Smith b Pollock
7
26
1
0
26.92
Michael Hussey
b Ntini
122
203
14
4
60.10
Andrew Symonds
c Boucher b Nel
0
1
0
0
0.00
Adam Gilchrist
c Gibbs b Nel
2
7
0
0
28.57
Shane Warne
c Boje b Nel
9
14
1
0
64.29
Brett Lee
lbw b Ntini
4
16
0
0
25.00
Stuart MacGill
b Ntini
4
11
1
0
36.36
Glenn McGrath
not out
11
56
0
0
19.64
Extras
12
(b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
355-10
(119.3 Overs, RR: 2.97)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
26
5
67
3
2
0
2.58
Makhaya Ntini
22.3
3
70
3
0
0
3.14
Jacques Kallis
21.5
4
69
0
0
2
3.21
Andre Nel
31
6
84
4
2
0
2.71
Nicky Boje
18.1
3
59
0
0
0
3.26
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
P Jaques
2-1
2.6
Matthew Hayden
154-2
54.4
Hodge
176-3
62.2
R Ponting
207-4
74.4
Andrew Symonds
207-5
74.5
A Gilchrist
213-6
78.2
S Warne
227-7
82.4
B Lee
239-8
89.1
S MacGill
248-9
91.6
M Hussey
355-10
119.3
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
311-10
(111 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
AB de Villiers
lbw b McGrath
61
141
9
0
43.26
Graeme Smith
lbw b Lee
22
42
2
0
52.38
Herschelle Gibbs
b Symonds
94
234
15
0
40.17
Jacques Kallis
b Lee
23
91
2
0
25.27
Ashwell Prince
c Ponting b Warne
6
19
0
0
31.58
Jacques Rudolph
b Lee
13
36
2
0
36.11
Mark Boucher
lbw b Symonds
23
40
4
0
57.50
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Symonds
9
21
1
0
42.86
Nicky Boje
b Warne
12
27
2
0
44.44
Andre Nel
c Hussey b MacGill
14
21
3
0
66.67
Makhaya Ntini
not out
10
10
2
0
100.00
Extras
24
(b 2, lb 7, w 0, nb 15, p 0)
Total
311-10
(111 Overs, RR: 2.8)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
27
13
57
1
3
0
2.11
Brett Lee
28
5
92
3
9
0
3.29
Andrew Symonds
20
6
50
3
3
0
2.50
Shane Warne
21
7
62
2
0
0
2.95
Stuart MacGill
15
3
41
1
0
0
2.73
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Graeme Smith
36-1
14.1
de Villiers
122-2
42.1
Kallis
184-3
69.2
A Prince
192-4
73.5
J Rudolph
214-5
85.1
M Boucher
260-6
96.4
H Gibbs
265-7
98.4
S Pollock
281-8
104.1
N Boje
291-9
107.4
A Nel
311-10
110.6
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
321-7
(83 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Boucher b Kallis
137
242
17
2
56.61
Phil Jaques
lbw b Nel
28
44
3
0
63.64
Ricky Ponting
lbw b Pollock
11
29
0
0
37.93
Brad Hodge
c Boucher b Nel
24
63
3
0
38.10
Michael Hussey
c Kallis b Smith
31
74
2
0
41.89
Andrew Symonds
c Nel b Kallis
72
54
5
6
133.33
Adam Gilchrist
c Prince b Kallis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
18
(b 6, lb 3, w 0, nb 9, p 0)
Total
321-7
(83 Overs, RR: 3.86)
Did not Bat
Brett Lee,
Stuart MacGill,
Glenn McGrath
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
23
5
60
1
5
0
2.61
Makhaya Ntini
8
2
17
0
0
0
2.13
Jacques Kallis
11
0
58
3
1
0
5.27
Andre Nel
20
3
71
2
0
0
3.55
Nicky Boje
14
1
65
0
0
0
4.64
Graeme Smith
7
0
41
1
3
0
5.86
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
P Jaques
53-1
14.1
R Ponting
82-2
25.2
Hodge
131-3
44.1
M Hussey
193-4
67.2
Matthew Hayden
317-5
82.3
Andrew Symonds
321-6
82.5
A Gilchrist
321-7
82.6
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
181-10
(74 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
c Gilchrist b McGrath
25
52
3
0
48.08
AB de Villiers
st Gilchrist b Warne
8
44
1
0
18.18
Herschelle Gibbs
b Warne
9
11
2
0
81.82
Jacques Kallis
c Gilchrist b Symonds
9
26
2
0
34.62
Ashwell Prince
c Hayden b Warne
26
120
2
0
21.67
Jacques Rudolph
b Symonds
4
5
1
0
80.00
Mark Boucher
c Ponting b Warne
5
18
0
0
27.78
Shaun Pollock
not out
67
120
8
1
55.83
Nicky Boje
b McGrath
13
38
0
1
34.21
Andre Nel
c Gilchrist b McGrath
2
7
0
0
28.57
Makhaya Ntini
b MacGill
2
6
0
0
33.33
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
181-10
(74 Overs, RR: 2.44)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
15
3
44
3
0
0
2.93
Brett Lee
11
4
23
0
1
0
2.09
Shane Warne
28
7
74
4
3
1
2.64
Andrew Symonds
4
2
6
2
0
0
1.50
Stuart MacGill
16
7
28
1
0
0
1.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
de Villiers
39-1
15.2
Graeme Smith
45-2
16.3
H Gibbs
58-3
19.1
Kallis
64-4
24.4
J Rudolph
72-5
26.3
M Boucher
82-6
33.1
A Prince
130-7
55.3
N Boje
166-8
70.1
A Nel
178-9
72.2
M Ntini
181-10
73.6
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
355-10
(119.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Phil Jaques
c Rudolph b Pollock
2
12
0
0
16.67
Matthew Hayden
c Smith b Pollock
65
177
9
0
36.72
Ricky Ponting
c Gibbs b Nel
117
198
13
0
59.09
Brad Hodge
c Smith b Pollock
7
26
1
0
26.92
Michael Hussey
b Ntini
122
203
14
4
60.10
Andrew Symonds
c Boucher b Nel
0
1
0
0
0.00
Adam Gilchrist
c Gibbs b Nel
2
7
0
0
28.57
Shane Warne
c Boje b Nel
9
14
1
0
64.29
Brett Lee
lbw b Ntini
4
16
0
0
25.00
Stuart MacGill
b Ntini
4
11
1
0
36.36
Glenn McGrath
not out
11
56
0
0
19.64
Extras
12
(b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 4, p 0)
Total
355-10
(119.3 Overs, RR: 2.97)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
26
5
67
3
2
0
2.58
Makhaya Ntini
22.3
3
70
3
0
0
3.14
Jacques Kallis
21.5
4
69
0
0
2
3.21
Andre Nel
31
6
84
4
2
0
2.71
Nicky Boje
18.1
3
59
0
0
0
3.26
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
P Jaques
2-1
2.6
Matthew Hayden
154-2
54.4
Hodge
176-3
62.2
R Ponting
207-4
74.4
Andrew Symonds
207-5
74.5
A Gilchrist
213-6
78.2
S Warne
227-7
82.4
B Lee
239-8
89.1
S MacGill
248-9
91.6
M Hussey
355-10
119.3
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
311-10
(111 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
AB de Villiers
lbw b McGrath
61
141
9
0
43.26
Graeme Smith
lbw b Lee
22
42
2
0
52.38
Herschelle Gibbs
b Symonds
94
234
15
0
40.17
Jacques Kallis
b Lee
23
91
2
0
25.27
Ashwell Prince
c Ponting b Warne
6
19
0
0
31.58
Jacques Rudolph
b Lee
13
36
2
0
36.11
Mark Boucher
lbw b Symonds
23
40
4
0
57.50
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Symonds
9
21
1
0
42.86
Nicky Boje
b Warne
12
27
2
0
44.44
Andre Nel
c Hussey b MacGill
14
21
3
0
66.67
Makhaya Ntini
not out
10
10
2
0
100.00
Extras
24
(b 2, lb 7, w 0, nb 15, p 0)
Total
311-10
(111 Overs, RR: 2.8)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
27
13
57
1
3
0
2.11
Brett Lee
28
5
92
3
9
0
3.29
Andrew Symonds
20
6
50
3
3
0
2.50
Shane Warne
21
7
62
2
0
0
2.95
Stuart MacGill
15
3
41
1
0
0
2.73
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Graeme Smith
36-1
14.1
de Villiers
122-2
42.1
Kallis
184-3
69.2
A Prince
192-4
73.5
J Rudolph
214-5
85.1
M Boucher
260-6
96.4
H Gibbs
265-7
98.4
S Pollock
281-8
104.1
N Boje
291-9
107.4
A Nel
311-10
110.6
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
321-7
(83 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Boucher b Kallis
137
242
17
2
56.61
Phil Jaques
lbw b Nel
28
44
3
0
63.64
Ricky Ponting
lbw b Pollock
11
29
0
0
37.93
Brad Hodge
c Boucher b Nel
24
63
3
0
38.10
Michael Hussey
c Kallis b Smith
31
74
2
0
41.89
Andrew Symonds
c Nel b Kallis
72
54
5
6
133.33
Adam Gilchrist
c Prince b Kallis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
18
(b 6, lb 3, w 0, nb 9, p 0)
Total
321-7
(83 Overs, RR: 3.86)
Did not Bat
Brett Lee,
Stuart MacGill,
Glenn McGrath
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
23
5
60
1
5
0
2.61
Makhaya Ntini
8
2
17
0
0
0
2.13
Jacques Kallis
11
0
58
3
1
0
5.27
Andre Nel
20
3
71
2
0
0
3.55
Nicky Boje
14
1
65
0
0
0
4.64
Graeme Smith
7
0
41
1
3
0
5.86
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
P Jaques
53-1
14.1
R Ponting
82-2
25.2
Hodge
131-3
44.1
M Hussey
193-4
67.2
Matthew Hayden
317-5
82.3
Andrew Symonds
321-6
82.5
A Gilchrist
321-7
82.6
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
181-10
(74 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
c Gilchrist b McGrath
25
52
3
0
48.08
AB de Villiers
st Gilchrist b Warne
8
44
1
0
18.18
Herschelle Gibbs
b Warne
9
11
2
0
81.82
Jacques Kallis
c Gilchrist b Symonds
9
26
2
0
34.62
Ashwell Prince
c Hayden b Warne
26
120
2
0
21.67
Jacques Rudolph
b Symonds
4
5
1
0
80.00
Mark Boucher
c Ponting b Warne
5
18
0
0
27.78
Shaun Pollock
not out
67
120
8
1
55.83
Nicky Boje
b McGrath
13
38
0
1
34.21
Andre Nel
c Gilchrist b McGrath
2
7
0
0
28.57
Makhaya Ntini
b MacGill
2
6
0
0
33.33
Extras
11
(b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
181-10
(74 Overs, RR: 2.44)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
15
3
44
3
0
0
2.93
Brett Lee
11
4
23
0
1
0
2.09
Shane Warne
28
7
74
4
3
1
2.64
Andrew Symonds
4
2
6
2
0
0
1.50
Stuart MacGill
16
7
28
1
0
0
1.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
de Villiers
39-1
15.2
Graeme Smith
45-2
16.3
H Gibbs
58-3
19.1
Kallis
64-4
24.4
J Rudolph
72-5
26.3
M Boucher
82-6
33.1
A Prince
130-7
55.3
N Boje
166-8
70.1
A Nel
178-9
72.2
M Ntini
181-10
73.6
INFO
Match
AUS vs RSA • 2nd Test • South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005-06
Series
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005-06
Date
Mon, Dec 26
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Asad Rauf, Steve Bucknor
3rd Umpire
Bob Parry
Referee
Chris Broad
Australia squad
Players
Phil Jaques,
Matthew Hayden,
Ricky Ponting (c),
Brad Hodge,
Michael Hussey,
Andrew Symonds,
Adam Gilchrist (wk),
Shane Warne,
Brett Lee,
Stuart MacGill,
Glenn McGrath
South Africa squad
Players
AB de Villiers,
Graeme Smith (c),
Herschelle Gibbs,
Jacques Kallis,
Ashwell Prince,
Jacques Rudolph,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Shaun Pollock,
Nicky Boje,
Andre Nel,
Makhaya Ntini
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