Australia in South Africa, 2005-06

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Past Aus-SAf tours: 1997-98 |  1999-00
2000 |  2001-02 (Aus) |  2001-02 (SAf)
2005-06 (Aus)

Date Match Venue Result & Card
Feb 24 Twenty20 Intl v S. Africa Johannesburg South Africa by 2 runs
Feb 26 1st ODI v Australia Centurion S. Africa by 6 wickets (D/L)
Aus 229/8 (47/47), SAf 207/4 (37.3 Target: 204 from 41)
Mar 3 2nd ODI v Australia Cape Town S. Africa by 196 runs: SAf 289/7 (50), Aus 93 (34.3)
Mar 5 3rd ODI v Australia Gqeberha Australia by 24 runs: Aus 254/6 (50), SAf 230 (47.2)
Mar 10 4th ODI v Australia Durban Australia by 1 wicket: SAf 246/9 (50), Aus 247/9 (49.1)
Mar 12 5th ODI v Australia Johannesburg South Africa by 1 wicket: Aus 434/4 (50), SAf 438/9 (49.5)
Mar 16-20 1st TEST v Australia Cape Town Australia by 7 wickets
SAf 205 & 197, Aus 308 & 95/3
Mar 24-28 2nd TEST v Australia Durban Australia by 112 runs
Aus 369 & 307/4d, SAf 267 & 297
Mar 31-Apr 4 3rd TEST v Australia Johannesburg Australia by 2 wickets
SAf 303 & 258, Aus 270 & 294/8

 

South Africa
Age TEST ODI
33 N Boje Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
29 MV Boucher Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
22 AB de Villiers Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
28 HH Dippenaar Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
32 HH Gibbs Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 AJ Hall Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 JH Kallis Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
28 JM Kemp Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
28 A Nel Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
28 M Ntini Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 RJ Peterson Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
32 SM Pollock Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
28 AG Prince Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
25 JA Rudolph Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
25 GC Smith Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
33 R Telemachus    Bat Bowl
28 JJ van der Wath    Bat Bowl
Australia
Age TEST ODI
28 NW Bracken Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 SR Clark Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
25 MJ Clarke Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
34 AC Gilchrist Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
34 ML Hayden Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
35 GB Hogg Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 MEK Hussey Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 PA Jaques Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
24 MG Johnson    Bat Bowl
34 MS Kasprowicz Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 SM Katich Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
35 JL Langer Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
29 B Lee Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 ML Lewis    Bat Bowl
34 DR Martyn Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 RT Ponting Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 A Symonds Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
36 SK Warne Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
24 SR Watson Bat Bowl Bat Bowl

 

ODI Series Averages


                    M  I *    R   Avg  50    HS   SR   4/6  Ct/    B   R  W   Avg    BB  Eco
                                        100                   St
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South Africa 

MV Boucher          5  5 1  120  30.00  1 -  50* 76.4   7/3  9
AB de Villiers      5  5 -  181  36.20  1 -  68  86.2  21/4  3
HH Dippenaar        5  5 -  159  31.80  - 1 101  64.6  19    4
HH Gibbs            5  5 -  258  51.60  1 1 175 115.7  31/7  1
AJ Hall             5  4 1   16   5.33  - -   7 114.3   1    1   247 222  5  44.40 2/52 5.39
JH Kallis           2  2 -   41  20.50  - -  21  85.4   2/1  1    90 116  2  58.00 2/46 7.73
JM Kemp             5  5 2   89  29.66  1 -  51* 80.9   3/4  2    30  25  0             5.00
A Nel               2  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    1   108  92  3  30.66 3/30 5.11
M Ntini             5  2 2    2    -    - -   1* 40.0   -    1   279 250 11  22.72 6/22 5.38
RJ Peterson         3  2 -    7   3.50  - -   4  87.5   1    1   132  91  1  91.00 1/16 4.14
SM Pollock          4  3 1  160  80.00  2 -  69 119.4  18/3  1   192  99  5  19.80 3/23 3.09
GC Smith            5  5 1  244  61.00  1 1 119*109.4  30/3  -    78  91  0             7.00
R Telemachus        3  3 -   41  13.66  - -  29 205.0   2/3  2   168 180  5  36.00 3/34 6.43
JJ van der Wath     1  1 -   35  35.00  - -  35 194.4   1/3  -    60  76  0             7.60

Australia 

NW Bracken          5  3 -   33  11.00  - -  16  80.5   2/2  1   278 215  9  23.88 5/67 4.64
SR Clark            4  2 2   18    -    - -  16* 78.3   2    -   210 204  4  51.00 2/69 5.83
MJ Clarke           5  4 -   86  21.50  1 -  53  60.1   7/1  4   147 151  2  75.50 1/46 6.16
AC Gilchrist        5  5 -  140  28.00  1 -  55  95.2  23/1  8
GB Hogg             3  2 -   19   9.50  - -  13  79.2   2    2   114  90  3  30.00 2/48 4.74
MEK Hussey          5  5 -  200  40.00  2 -  81  96.6  18/7  3    12  15  0             7.50
PA Jaques           1  1 -    0   0.00  - -   0   0.0   -    -
MG Johnson          1  1 1    0    -    - -   0*  -     -    -    18  28  0             9.33
SM Katich           5  5 -  192  38.40  1 -  79  63.8  21/2  -
B Lee               5  5 3   60  30.00  - -  38*120.0   3/2  1   269 281  7  40.14 4/48 6.27
ML Lewis            3  1 1    4    -    - -   4*100.0   -    -   138 176  2  88.00 2/38 7.65
DR Martyn           5  4 -   57  14.25  1 -  51  64.8   1/1  2
RT Ponting          3  3 -  233  77.66  1 1 164 114.2  19/9  1
A Symonds           2  2 1  103 103.00  1 -  76 122.6  12/3  1    90 106  3  35.33 2/75 7.07
SR Watson           3  3 1   53  26.50  - -  27  66.2   4    -   132 113  4  28.25 2/46 5.14

 

Record performances for series

Highest Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 DG Bradman (Aus) 299* SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
2 RG Pollock (SAf) 274 Aus Durban 5 Feb 1970
3 AD Nourse (SAf) 231 Aus Joh'burg OW 24 Dec 1935
4 DG Bradman (Aus) 226 SAf Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
5 VT Trumper (Aus) 214* SAf Adelaide 7 Jan 1911
6 GS Blewett (Aus) 214 SAf Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
7 RG Pollock (SAf) 209 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
8 RN Harvey (Aus) 205 SAf Melbourne 6 Feb 1953
9 AC Gilchrist (Aus) 204* SAf Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
10 GA Faulkner (SAf) 204 Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
11 BJ Hodge (Aus) 203* SAf Perth 16 Dec 2005
12 HL Collins (Aus) 203 SAf Joh'burg OW 12 Nov 1921
13 EJ Barlow (SAf) 201 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
14 C Hill (Aus) 191 SAf Sydney 9 Dec 1910
15 RN Harvey (Aus) 190 SAf Sydney 9 Jan 1953
16 SJ McCabe (Aus) 189* SAf Joh'burg OW 24 Dec 1935
17 JW Burke (Aus) 189 SAf Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
18 DT Lindsay (SAf) 182 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
19 RN Harvey (Aus) 178 SAf Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
20 RG Pollock (SAf) 175 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
21 MA Taylor (Aus) 170 SAf Melbourne 26 Dec 1993
22 MA Taylor (Aus) 169* SAf Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
23 BC Booth (Aus) 169 SAf Brisbane 6 Dec 1963
24 DG Bradman (Aus) 167 SAf Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
= AL Hassett (Aus) 167 SAf Gqeberha 3 Mar 1950
26 SR Waugh (Aus) 164 SAf Adelaide 28 Jan 1994
= W Bardsley (Aus) 164 SAf Lord's 15 Jul 1912
28 AL Hassett (Aus) 163 SAf Adelaide 24 Jan 1953
29 WR Endean (SAf) 162* Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
30 WM Woodfull (Aus) 161 SAf Melbourne 31 Dec 1931

Best Bowling - Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 7/ 23 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
2 JV Saunders (Aus) 7/ 34 SAf Joh'burg OW 18 Oct 1902
3 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7/ 40 SAf Joh'burg OW 15 Feb 1936
4 SK Warne (Aus) 7/ 56 SAf Sydney 2 Jan 1994
5 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 7/ 81 Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
6 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7/ 83 SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
7 SM Pollock (SAf) 7/ 87 Aus Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
8 JT Partridge (SAf) 7/ 91 Aus Sydney 7 Feb 1964
9 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7/ 100 SAf Durban 28 Feb 1936
10 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7/ 116 SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
11 WJ Whitty (Aus) 6/ 17 SAf Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
12 H Ironmonger (Aus) 6/ 18 SAf Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
13 SK Warne (Aus) 6/ 34 SAf Sydney 2 Jan 1998
= AK Davidson (Aus) 6/ 34 SAf Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
15 NAT Adcock (SAf) 6/ 43 Aus Durban 24 Jan 1958
= PS de Villiers (SAf) 6/ 43 Aus Sydney 2 Jan 1994
17 WA Johnston (Aus) 6/ 44 SAf Joh'burg EP 24 Dec 1949
18 AN Connolly (Aus) 6/ 47 SAf Gqeberha 5 Mar 1970
= RO Schwarz (SAf) 6/ 47 Aus Sydney 3 Mar 1911
20 TL Goddard (SAf) 6/ 53 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
21 PS Heine (SAf) 6/ 58 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
22 AA Donald (SAf) 6/ 59 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
23 A Cotter (Aus) 6/ 69 SAf Sydney 9 Dec 1910
24 MG Melle (SAf) 6/ 71 Aus Brisbane 5 Dec 1952
25 DT Ring (Aus) 6/ 72 SAf Brisbane 5 Dec 1952
26 CV Grimmett (Aus) 6/ 73 SAf Durban 28 Feb 1936
= MJ Procter (SAf) 6/ 73 Aus Gqeberha 5 Mar 1970
28 JM Gregory (Aus) 6/ 77 SAf Durban (Lord's) 5 Nov 1921
29 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 6/ 84 Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
30 GD McGrath (Aus) 6/ 86 SAf Centurion 21 Mar 1997

Most Runs for Series

Rank Name M I R Avg. 50 100 HS
1 RN Harvey (Aus) 14 23 1625 81.25 5 8 205
2 RT Ponting (Aus) 15 27 1535 63.95 6 7 143*
3 RG Pollock (SAf) 14 23 1453 69.19 5 5 274
4 ML Hayden (Aus) 16 30 1369 48.89 5 6 138
5 EJ Barlow (SAf) 14 26 1149 47.87 3 5 201
6 SR Waugh (Aus) 16 25 1147 49.86 7 2 164
7 ME Waugh (Aus) 18 29 1135 42.03 4 4 116
8 G Kirsten (SAf) 18 34 1134 34.36 5 2 153
9 JH Kallis (SAf) 17 33 1105 36.83 5 3 114
10 TL Goddard (SAf) 18 33 1090 37.58 8 0 93
11 WM Lawry (Aus) 14 28 985 36.48 4 1 157
12 W Bardsley (Aus) 11 17 982 61.37 6 3 164
13 RB Simpson (Aus) 15 27 980 39.20 6 1 153
14 HH Gibbs (SAf) 15 30 947 31.56 6 1 104
15 AD Nourse (SAf) 10 19 923 51.27 5 2 231

Most Wickets for Series

Rank Name M R W Avg. 5wi 10wm Best
1 SK Warne (Aus) 24 3142 130 24.16 7 2 7/ 56
2 CV Grimmett (Aus) 10 1199 77 15.57 8 4 7/ 40
3 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 15 2208 64 34.50 4 1 7/ 23
4 GD McGrath (Aus) 17 1558 57 27.33 2 0 6/ 86
5 TL Goddard (SAf) 18 1462 53 27.58 2 0 6/ 53
= AA Donald (SAf) 14 1647 53 31.07 2 0 6/ 59
7 PM Pollock (SAf) 14 1438 52 27.65 3 0 6/ 95
= R Benaud (Aus) 13 1413 52 27.17 5 0 5/ 49
9 WJ Whitty (Aus) 8 875 50 17.50 3 0 6/ 17
10 B Lee (Aus) 12 1483 49 30.26 2 0 5/ 69
11 WA Johnston (Aus) 10 1129 44 25.65 3 0 6/ 44
12 CB Llewellyn (SAf) 10 1138 42 27.09 4 1 6/ 92
13 GD McKenzie (Aus) 13 1646 41 40.14 3 0 5/ 46
= MJ Procter (SAf) 7 616 41 15.02 1 0 6/ 73
15 SM Pollock (SAf) 13 1474 40 36.85 1 0 7/ 87