South Africa v Australia 4th Test
Australia tour of South Africa - 1957 (1957/58) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 7 February 1958
Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia won by 10 wickets. Richie Benaud top-scored with 100 for Australia. Peter Heine took 6/96.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of South Africa - 1957 (1957/58)
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Dates
- 7 February 1958 to 12 February 1958
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 10 wickets
- Captains
- Ian Craig (Australia), Clive van Ryneveld (South Africa)
- Debut
- Chris Burger (South Africa)
- Umpires
- A Birkett and JH McMenamin
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Chris Burger's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 401 all out. Richie Benaud top-scored with 100, and Ken Mackay made 83. Peter Heine took 6 for 96 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 158-run stand for the third wicket between Jim Burke and Richie Benaud. From 210 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 234 for 7.
South Africa replied with 203 all out. Ken Funston top-scored with 70. Richie Benaud took 4 for 70 for Australia. Australia led by 198 on first innings. South Africa followed on.
South Africa made 198 all out in their second innings. Jackie McGlew top-scored with 70, and Ken Funston made 64. Richie Benaud took 5 for 84 for Australia. From 161 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 183 for 9.
Set 1 to win, Australia made 1 for 0. Colin McDonald top-scored with 1 not out.
Australia won by 10 wickets.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 401 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | lbw | 26 |
| Jim Burke | c John Waite | 81 |
| Neil Harvey | c John Waite | 5 |
| Richie Benaud | c Russell Endean | 100 |
| Ian Craig | bowled | 3 |
| Wally Grout | lbw | 7 |
| Ken Mackay | not out | 83 |
| Bob Simpson | c John Waite | 6 |
| Alan Davidson | c Chris Burger | 62 |
| Ian Meckiff | c Russell Endean | 26 |
| Lindsay Kline | c John Waite | 1 |
Extras 1 · Total 401 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 37.5 | 6 | 96 | 6 |
| Neil Adcock | 17 | 3 | 37 | 2 |
| Trevor Goddard | 43 | 10 | 136 | 1 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 49 | 17 | 107 | 1 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Colin McDonald), 2-52 (Neil Harvey), 3-210 (Richie Benaud), 4-213 (Ian Craig), 5-222 (Jim Burke), 6-222 (Wally Grout), 7-234 (Bob Simpson), 8-315 (Alan Davidson), 9-393 (Ian Meckiff), 10-401 (Lindsay Kline)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jim Burke and Colin McDonald | 43 |
| second | Neil Harvey and Jim Burke | 9 |
| third | Jim Burke and Richie Benaud | 158 |
| fourth | Jim Burke and Ian Craig | 3 |
| fifth | Jim Burke and Wally Grout | 9 |
| sixth | Ken Mackay and Wally Grout | 0 |
| seventh | Ken Mackay and Bob Simpson | 12 |
| eighth | Alan Davidson and Ken Mackay | 81 |
| ninth | Ken Mackay and Ian Meckiff | 78 |
| tenth | Ken Mackay and Lindsay Kline | 8 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 203 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | c Wally Grout | 1 |
| Russell Endean | lbw | 22 |
| Hugh Tayfield | lbw | 27 |
| Trevor Goddard | c Ian Meckiff | 9 |
| Ken Funston | c Ian Craig | 70 |
| Roy McLean | c Wally Grout | 9 |
| Chris Burger | st Wally Grout | 21 |
| John Waite | lbw | 12 |
| Peter Heine | c Richie Benaud | 24 |
| Neil Adcock | bowled | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 0 |
Extras 8 · Total 203 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Meckiff | 21 | 3 | 38 | 2 |
| Alan Davidson | 19 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Ken Mackay | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Richie Benaud | 20.2 | 0 | 70 | 4 |
| Lindsay Kline | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Jackie McGlew), 2-27 (Russell Endean), 3-46 (Trevor Goddard), 4-104 (Hugh Tayfield), 5-115 (Roy McLean), 6-166 (Ken Funston), 7-166 (Chris Burger), 8-186 (John Waite), 9-194 (Neil Adcock), 10-203 (Peter Heine)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jackie McGlew and Russell Endean | 17 |
| second | Hugh Tayfield and Russell Endean | 10 |
| third | Hugh Tayfield and Trevor Goddard | 19 |
| fourth | Hugh Tayfield and Ken Funston | 58 |
| fifth | Roy McLean and Ken Funston | 11 |
| sixth | Ken Funston and Chris Burger | 51 |
| seventh | John Waite and Chris Burger | 0 |
| eighth | John Waite and Peter Heine | 20 |
| ninth | Neil Adcock and Peter Heine | 8 |
| tenth | Clive van Ryneveld and Peter Heine | 9 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 198 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | c Bob Simpson | 70 |
| Russell Endean | c Bob Simpson | 38 |
| Trevor Goddard | c Bob Simpson | 0 |
| Ken Funston | not out | 64 |
| Roy McLean | c Wally Grout | 0 |
| John Waite | c Wally Grout | 10 |
| Chris Burger | c Colin McDonald | 1 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | lbw | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | st Wally Grout | 0 |
| Peter Heine | c Ian Meckiff | 1 |
| Neil Adcock | run out | 3 |
Extras 11 · Total 198 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Meckiff | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Alan Davidson | 20 | 4 | 44 | 1 |
| Richie Benaud | 41 | 8 | 84 | 5 |
| Lindsay Kline | 16 | 6 | 27 | 3 |
| Jim Burke | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-78 (Russell Endean), 2-78 (Trevor Goddard), 3-147 (Jackie McGlew), 4-148 (Roy McLean), 5-161 (John Waite), 6-180 (Chris Burger), 7-180 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-182 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-183 (Peter Heine), 10-198 (Neil Adcock)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Jackie McGlew and Russell Endean | 78 |
| second | Jackie McGlew and Trevor Goddard | 0 |
| third | Jackie McGlew and Ken Funston | 69 |
| fourth | Roy McLean and Ken Funston | 1 |
| fifth | John Waite and Ken Funston | 13 |
| sixth | Ken Funston and Chris Burger | 19 |
| seventh | Clive van Ryneveld and Ken Funston | 0 |
| eighth | Hugh Tayfield and Ken Funston | 2 |
| ninth | Ken Funston and Peter Heine | 1 |
| tenth | Ken Funston and Neil Adcock | 15 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 1 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McDonald | not out | 1 |
| Jim Burke | not out | 0 |
Did not bat: Neil Harvey, Richie Benaud, Ian Craig, Wally Grout, Ken Mackay, Bob Simpson, Alan Davidson, Ian Meckiff, Lindsay Kline
Extras 0 · Total 1 for 0
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy McLean | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jim Burke and Colin McDonald | 1 | 4 |
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