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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1997
Venue:
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Date & Time:
Fri, Mar 14, 2:00 AM LOCAL
Info
Live
Scorecard
Squads
News
Australia won by 2 wickets
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
209-10
(74.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
b Gillespie
31
65
5
0
47.69
Jacques Kallis
c Blewett b Gillespie
0
12
0
0
0.00
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Gillespie
0
1
0
0
0.00
Hansie Cronje
b McGrath
0
7
0
0
0.00
Allan Donald
c & b Warne
9
30
1
0
30.00
Dave Richardson
c McGrath b Warne
47
105
4
1
44.76
Brian McMillan
c SR Waugh b Warne
55
108
7
0
50.93
Daryll Cullinan
c Warne b Gillespie
34
59
4
0
57.63
Gary Kirsten
c Hayden b Gillespie
0
19
0
0
0.00
Paul Adams
not out
5
8
1
0
62.50
Adam Bacher
c Elliott b McGrath
11
34
2
0
32.35
Extras
17
(b 8, lb 8, w 1, nb 0, p 0)
Total
209-10
(74.4 Overs, RR: 2.79)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
22
7
66
2
0
0
3.00
Jason Gillespie
23
10
54
5
0
1
2.35
Shane Warne
23.4
5
62
3
0
0
2.65
Greg Blewett
4
2
3
0
0
0
0.75
Michael Bevan
2
0
8
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
13-1
0
Kallis
17-2
0
A Bacher
21-3
0
H Cronje
22-4
0
D Cullinan
70-5
0
H Gibbs
95-6
0
S Pollock
95-7
0
D Richardson
180-8
0
B McMillan
204-9
0
A Donald
209-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
108-10
(70.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jason Gillespie
not out
1
37
0
0
2.70
Glenn McGrath
c Richardson b Kallis
0
7
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
lbw b Adams
18
27
2
0
66.67
Matthew Hayden
c Cullinan b Pollock
0
14
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
c Richardson b McMillan
8
49
1
0
16.33
Ian Healy
c Bacher b Cronje
5
33
0
0
15.15
Mark Waugh
lbw b Cronje
20
36
3
0
55.56
Mark Taylor
c Richardson b Pollock
8
44
0
0
18.18
Michael Bevan
c Richardson b McMillan
0
13
0
0
0.00
Greg Blewett
b Donald
13
46
0
0
28.26
Matthew Elliott
run out (Bacher)
23
121
4
0
19.01
Extras
12
(b 1, lb 7, w 2, nb 2, p 0)
Total
108-10
(70.4 Overs, RR: 1.52)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
23
13
18
1
1
0
0.78
Shaun Pollock
6
3
6
2
1
0
1.00
Paul Adams
4
0
5
1
0
0
1.25
Brian McMillan
14
2
32
2
0
0
2.29
Hansie Cronje
14
7
21
2
0
0
1.50
Jacques Kallis
9.4
2
18
1
1
2
1.91
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
1-1
0
M Taylor
13-2
0
M Waugh
48-3
0
M Elliott
64-4
0
S Waugh
66-5
0
M Bevan
70-6
0
I Healy
85-7
0
G Blewett
86-8
0
S Warne
106-9
0
G McGrath
108-10
0
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
168-10
(73.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c ME Waugh b McGrath
7
22
0
0
31.82
Jacques Kallis
run out (Blewett)
2
26
0
0
7.69
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Warne
17
22
4
0
77.27
Hansie Cronje
c Healy b Bevan
27
66
5
0
40.91
Allan Donald
c Warne b Bevan
7
19
1
0
36.84
Dave Richardson
not out
3
21
0
0
14.29
Brian McMillan
lbw b Bevan
2
15
0
0
13.33
Daryll Cullinan
lbw b Gillespie
2
11
0
0
18.18
Gary Kirsten
b Gillespie
43
106
7
0
40.57
Paul Adams
c Taylor b Warne
1
8
0
0
12.50
Adam Bacher
c McGrath b Gillespie
49
129
7
0
37.98
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
168-10
(73.4 Overs, RR: 2.28)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
13
3
43
1
2
0
3.31
Jason Gillespie
18
4
49
3
0
0
2.72
Steve Waugh
4.3
0
16
0
0
0
3.72
Greg Blewett
7.3
3
16
0
0
0
2.19
Shane Warne
17.4
7
20
2
1
0
1.15
Michael Bevan
13
3
18
3
0
0
1.38
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
87-1
0
Kallis
98-2
0
A Bacher
99-3
0
D Cullinan
100-4
0
H Gibbs
122-5
0
B McMillan
137-6
0
H Cronje
152-7
0
S Pollock
156-8
0
A Donald
167-9
0
P Adams
168-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
271-8
(93.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jason Gillespie
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
lbw b Kallis
3
3
0
0
100.00
Matthew Hayden
run out (Cronje)
14
37
2
0
37.84
Steve Waugh
c Cronje b Kallis
18
54
1
0
33.33
Ian Healy
not out
10
9
1
1
111.11
Mark Waugh
b Kallis
116
228
17
1
50.88
Mark Taylor
lbw b McMillan
13
31
1
0
41.94
Michael Bevan
c Cullinan b Cronje
24
62
3
0
38.71
Greg Blewett
b Adams
7
42
1
0
16.67
Matthew Elliott
c & b Adams
44
91
8
0
48.35
Extras
22
(b 11, lb 8, w 3, nb 0, p 0)
Total
271-8
(93.3 Overs, RR: 2.89)
Did not Bat
Glenn McGrath
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
26
6
75
0
0
1
2.88
Brian McMillan
21
5
46
1
0
0
2.19
Hansie Cronje
9.3
1
36
1
0
1
3.87
Jacques Kallis
16
7
29
3
1
0
1.81
Paul Adams
21
4
66
2
0
1
3.14
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Taylor
23-1
0
Matthew Hayden
30-2
0
M Elliott
113-3
0
S Waugh
167-4
0
G Blewett
192-5
0
M Waugh
258-6
0
M Bevan
258-7
0
S Warne
265-8
0
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
209-10
(74.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
b Gillespie
31
65
5
0
47.69
Jacques Kallis
c Blewett b Gillespie
0
12
0
0
0.00
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Gillespie
0
1
0
0
0.00
Hansie Cronje
b McGrath
0
7
0
0
0.00
Allan Donald
c & b Warne
9
30
1
0
30.00
Dave Richardson
c McGrath b Warne
47
105
4
1
44.76
Brian McMillan
c SR Waugh b Warne
55
108
7
0
50.93
Daryll Cullinan
c Warne b Gillespie
34
59
4
0
57.63
Gary Kirsten
c Hayden b Gillespie
0
19
0
0
0.00
Paul Adams
not out
5
8
1
0
62.50
Adam Bacher
c Elliott b McGrath
11
34
2
0
32.35
Extras
17
(b 8, lb 8, w 1, nb 0, p 0)
Total
209-10
(74.4 Overs, RR: 2.79)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
22
7
66
2
0
0
3.00
Jason Gillespie
23
10
54
5
0
1
2.35
Shane Warne
23.4
5
62
3
0
0
2.65
Greg Blewett
4
2
3
0
0
0
0.75
Michael Bevan
2
0
8
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
13-1
0
Kallis
17-2
0
A Bacher
21-3
0
H Cronje
22-4
0
D Cullinan
70-5
0
H Gibbs
95-6
0
S Pollock
95-7
0
D Richardson
180-8
0
B McMillan
204-9
0
A Donald
209-10
0
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
108-10
(70.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jason Gillespie
not out
1
37
0
0
2.70
Glenn McGrath
c Richardson b Kallis
0
7
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
lbw b Adams
18
27
2
0
66.67
Matthew Hayden
c Cullinan b Pollock
0
14
0
0
0.00
Steve Waugh
c Richardson b McMillan
8
49
1
0
16.33
Ian Healy
c Bacher b Cronje
5
33
0
0
15.15
Mark Waugh
lbw b Cronje
20
36
3
0
55.56
Mark Taylor
c Richardson b Pollock
8
44
0
0
18.18
Michael Bevan
c Richardson b McMillan
0
13
0
0
0.00
Greg Blewett
b Donald
13
46
0
0
28.26
Matthew Elliott
run out (Bacher)
23
121
4
0
19.01
Extras
12
(b 1, lb 7, w 2, nb 2, p 0)
Total
108-10
(70.4 Overs, RR: 1.52)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
23
13
18
1
1
0
0.78
Shaun Pollock
6
3
6
2
1
0
1.00
Paul Adams
4
0
5
1
0
0
1.25
Brian McMillan
14
2
32
2
0
0
2.29
Hansie Cronje
14
7
21
2
0
0
1.50
Jacques Kallis
9.4
2
18
1
1
2
1.91
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
1-1
0
M Taylor
13-2
0
M Waugh
48-3
0
M Elliott
64-4
0
S Waugh
66-5
0
M Bevan
70-6
0
I Healy
85-7
0
G Blewett
86-8
0
S Warne
106-9
0
G McGrath
108-10
0
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
168-10
(73.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c ME Waugh b McGrath
7
22
0
0
31.82
Jacques Kallis
run out (Blewett)
2
26
0
0
7.69
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Warne
17
22
4
0
77.27
Hansie Cronje
c Healy b Bevan
27
66
5
0
40.91
Allan Donald
c Warne b Bevan
7
19
1
0
36.84
Dave Richardson
not out
3
21
0
0
14.29
Brian McMillan
lbw b Bevan
2
15
0
0
13.33
Daryll Cullinan
lbw b Gillespie
2
11
0
0
18.18
Gary Kirsten
b Gillespie
43
106
7
0
40.57
Paul Adams
c Taylor b Warne
1
8
0
0
12.50
Adam Bacher
c McGrath b Gillespie
49
129
7
0
37.98
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
168-10
(73.4 Overs, RR: 2.28)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Glenn McGrath
13
3
43
1
2
0
3.31
Jason Gillespie
18
4
49
3
0
0
2.72
Steve Waugh
4.3
0
16
0
0
0
3.72
Greg Blewett
7.3
3
16
0
0
0
2.19
Shane Warne
17.4
7
20
2
1
0
1.15
Michael Bevan
13
3
18
3
0
0
1.38
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
87-1
0
Kallis
98-2
0
A Bacher
99-3
0
D Cullinan
100-4
0
H Gibbs
122-5
0
B McMillan
137-6
0
H Cronje
152-7
0
S Pollock
156-8
0
A Donald
167-9
0
P Adams
168-10
0
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
271-8
(93.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jason Gillespie
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
lbw b Kallis
3
3
0
0
100.00
Matthew Hayden
run out (Cronje)
14
37
2
0
37.84
Steve Waugh
c Cronje b Kallis
18
54
1
0
33.33
Ian Healy
not out
10
9
1
1
111.11
Mark Waugh
b Kallis
116
228
17
1
50.88
Mark Taylor
lbw b McMillan
13
31
1
0
41.94
Michael Bevan
c Cullinan b Cronje
24
62
3
0
38.71
Greg Blewett
b Adams
7
42
1
0
16.67
Matthew Elliott
c & b Adams
44
91
8
0
48.35
Extras
22
(b 11, lb 8, w 3, nb 0, p 0)
Total
271-8
(93.3 Overs, RR: 2.89)
Did not Bat
Glenn McGrath
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
26
6
75
0
0
1
2.88
Brian McMillan
21
5
46
1
0
0
2.19
Hansie Cronje
9.3
1
36
1
0
1
3.87
Jacques Kallis
16
7
29
3
1
0
1.81
Paul Adams
21
4
66
2
0
1
3.14
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Taylor
23-1
0
Matthew Hayden
30-2
0
M Elliott
113-3
0
S Waugh
167-4
0
G Blewett
192-5
0
M Waugh
258-6
0
M Bevan
258-7
0
S Warne
265-8
0
INFO
Match
RSA vs AUS • 2nd Test • Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1997
Series
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1997
Date
Fri, Mar 14
Time
2:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires
Rudi Koertzen, Srinivas Venkataraghavan
3rd Umpire
David Orchard
Referee
Raman Subba Row
South Africa squad
Players
Gary Kirsten,
Adam Bacher,
Jacques Kallis,
Daryll Cullinan,
Hansie Cronje (c),
Herschelle Gibbs,
Brian McMillan,
Shaun Pollock,
Dave Richardson (wk),
Allan Donald,
Paul Adams
Australia squad
Players
Matthew Hayden,
Mark Taylor (c),
Matthew Elliott,
Mark Waugh,
Steve Waugh,
Greg Blewett,
Michael Bevan,
Ian Healy (wk),
Shane Warne,
Jason Gillespie,
Glenn McGrath
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