Australia v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of Australia - 1997 (1997/98) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 1997 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn · Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis
Match drawn. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 105 for Australia. Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis.
Australia, 297 (10 wkts)
| Matthew Elliott | caught (David Richardson) | 6 | 33 |
| Mark Taylor | caught (Gary Kirsten) | 20 | 78 |
| Greg Blewett | stumping (David Richardson) | 26 | 114 |
| Mark Waugh | caught (David Richardson) | 0 | 18 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Daryll Cullinan) | 96 | 188 |
| Ricky Ponting | bowled | 105 | 208 |
| Ian Healy | bowled | 16 | 25 |
| Paul Reiffel | bowled | 27 | 54 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Shaun Pollock) | 1 | 8 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | caught (Adam Bacher) | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 5 |
Allan Donald 29.00-6-74-3Shaun Pollock 28.00-6-76-1Lance Klusener 19.00-3-48-1Brian McMillan 10.00-3-19-1Pat Symcox 27.20-4-69-4Jacques Kallis 4.00-2-5-0Hansie Cronje 4.00-2-11-0
South Africa, 177 (10 wkts)
| Adam Bacher | caught (Ian Healy) | 3 | 35 |
| Gary Kirsten | caught (Ian Healy) | 83 | 256 |
| Jacques Kallis | caught (Ian Healy) | 15 | 57 |
| Daryll Cullinan | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 5 | 29 |
| Hansie Cronje | caught (Greg Blewett) | 0 | 2 |
| Brian McMillan | caught (Ian Healy) | 48 | 189 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw | 7 | 25 |
| David Richardson | lbw | 1 | 9 |
| Lance Klusener | lbw | 11 | 35 |
| Pat Symcox | bowled | 4 | 9 |
| Allan Donald | not out | 0 | 2 |
Glenn McGrath 17.00-9-20-1Paul Reiffel 14.00-5-32-0Michael Kasprowicz 13.50-3-28-3Shane Warne 42.00-15-64-3Mark Waugh 18.00-8-28-2Steve Waugh 2.00-0-12-0
Australia, 246 (10 wkts)
| Mark Taylor | caught (Daryll Cullinan) | 59 | 195 |
| Matthew Elliott | lbw | 1 | 19 |
| Greg Blewett | caught (Brian McMillan) | 6 | 7 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 1 | 12 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (David Richardson) | 17 | 27 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (Shaun Pollock) | 32 | 84 |
| Ian Healy | bowled | 4 | 17 |
| Paul Reiffel | not out | 79 | 115 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Pat Symcox) | 10 | 16 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | caught (Gary Kirsten) | 19 | 43 |
| Glenn McGrath | caught (Brian McMillan) | 18 | 47 |
Allan Donald 27.00-8-59-6Shaun Pollock 21.20-5-56-3Pat Symcox 35.00-9-90-1Brian McMillan 2.00-0-6-0Lance Klusener 9.00-2-28-0Hansie Cronje 2.00-0-11-0
South Africa, 258 (7 wkts)
| Gary Kirsten | bowled | 0 | 14 |
| Adam Bacher | caught (Mark Taylor) | 39 | 109 |
| Jacques Kallis | bowled | 101 | 279 |
| Daryll Cullinan | bowled | 0 | 8 |
| Hansie Cronje | caught (Mark Taylor) | 70 | 143 |
| Brian McMillan | caught (Mark Taylor) | 16 | 69 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 15 | 70 |
| David Richardson | lbw | 11 | 39 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 6 | 10 |
| Pat Symcox | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Glenn McGrath 28.00-11-57-1Paul Reiffel 18.00-7-24-2Michael Kasprowicz 14.00-1-45-0Shane Warne 44.00-11-97-3Mark Waugh 10.00-0-25-0Steve Waugh 7.00-2-12-1Greg Blewett 1.00-0-4-0
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE FOLLOW-ON →