Australia v South Africa 5th Test
South Africa tour of Australia - 1952 (1952/53) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 6 February 1953 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
South Africa won by 6 wickets
South Africa won by 6 wickets. Neil Harvey top-scored with 205 for Australia.
Australia, 517 (10 wkts)
| Colin McDonald | caught (Roy McLean) | 41 | 0 |
| Arthur Morris | run out | 99 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | caught (Jack Cheetham) | 205 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | run out | 40 | 0 |
| Ian Craig | caught (Headley Keith) | 53 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | caught (John Waite) | 18 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | caught (Hugh Tayfield) | 20 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | bowled | 14 | 0 |
| Gil Langley | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | caught (Russell Endean) | 12 | 0 |
| Geff Noblet | not out | 13 | 0 |
Eddie Fuller 19.00-4-74-3John Watkins 23.00-3-72-0Hugh Tayfield 35.40-4-129-3Anton Murray 25.00-3-84-1Percy Mansell 22.00-0-114-1Headley Keith 9.00-0-44-0
South Africa, 431 (10 wkts)
| Russell Endean | caught (Gil Langley) | 16 | 0 |
| John Waite | run out | 64 | 0 |
| John Watkins | bowled | 92 | 0 |
| Ken Funston | lbw | 16 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | bowled | 10 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 81 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | caught (Colin McDonald) | 66 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 52 | 0 |
| Anton Murray | caught (Bill Johnston) | 17 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | caught (Richie Benaud) | 17 | 0 |
| Eddie Fuller | not out | 0 | 0 |
Geff Noblet 30.00-6-65-1Ron Archer 33.00-4-97-1Bill Johnston 46.00-8-152-6Doug Ring 19.10-1-62-1Richie Benaud 15.00-3-55-0
Australia, 201 (10 wkts)
| Colin McDonald | caught (John Watkins) | 11 | 0 |
| Arthur Morris | lbw | 44 | 0 |
| Neil Harvey | bowled | 7 | 0 |
| Lindsay Hassett | caught (Russell Endean) | 30 | 0 |
| Ian Craig | caught (Russell Endean) | 47 | 0 |
| Ron Archer | caught (John Watkins) | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | caught (John Watkins) | 30 | 0 |
| Doug Ring | caught (Russell Endean) | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Langley | not out | 26 | 0 |
| Bill Johnston | caught (Jack Cheetham) | 5 | 0 |
| Geff Noblet | bowled | 1 | 0 |
Eddie Fuller 30.20-4-66-5John Watkins 14.00-4-33-0Hugh Tayfield 32.00-8-73-3Percy Mansell 8.00-3-29-2
South Africa, 289 (4 wkts)
| Russell Endean | bowled | 70 | 0 |
| John Waite | caught (Ron Archer) | 18 | 0 |
| John Watkins | bowled | 50 | 0 |
| Ken Funston | bowled | 35 | 0 |
| Headley Keith | not out | 40 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | not out | 76 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Murray | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Fuller | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Geff Noblet 24.00-9-44-1Ron Archer 5.00-0-23-0Bill Johnston 38.00-7-114-1Doug Ring 13.00-2-55-1Richie Benaud 15.00-4-41-1Lindsay Hassett 0.50-0-12-0
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