Australia v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of Australia - 2001 (2001/02) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 2002

Australia won by 10 wickets

Australia won by 10 wickets. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 153 for South Africa. Nicky Boje took 4/63.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of Australia - 2001 (2001/02)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 2 January 2002 to 5 January 2002
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
Player of the match: Justin Langer
Captains: Steve Waugh (Australia), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
Debut: Justin Ontong (South Africa)
Umpires: DJ Harper and DR Shepherd
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Justin Ontong's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 554 all out. Justin Langer top-scored with 126 off 211 balls, and Damien Martyn made 117. Nicky Boje took 4 for 63 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 219-run stand for the first wicket between Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 388 across 12 Tests.

South Africa replied with 154 all out. Mark Boucher top-scored with 35 off 65 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 35 for Australia. Australia led by 400 on first innings. South Africa followed on.

South Africa made 452 all out in their second innings. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 153 off 359 balls, and Boeta Dippenaar made 74. Stuart MacGill took 4 for 123 for Australia. The innings was built on a 149-run stand for the second wicket between Gary Kirsten and Boeta Dippenaar.

Australia made 52 for 0 in their second innings. Justin Langer top-scored with 30 not out off 30 balls.

Australia won by 10 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 554 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	c Neil McKenzie b Nicky Boje	126	211
Matthew Hayden	c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock	105	198
Ricky Ponting	run out (Justin Ontong, Mark Boucher)	14	19
Mark Waugh	c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald	19	34
Steve Waugh	b Shaun Pollock	30	64
Damien Martyn	c Neil McKenzie b Nicky Boje	117	166
Adam Gilchrist	c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis	34	50
Shane Warne	b Shaun Pollock	37	46
Brett Lee	b Nicky Boje	29	62
Stuart MacGill	c Claude Henderson b Nicky Boje	20	23
Glenn McGrath	not out	1	2

Extras 22 · Total 554 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	31	6	119	1
Shaun Pollock	37	11	109	3
Jacques Kallis	22	1	129	1
Claude Henderson	27	3	112	0
Nicky Boje	25.2	6	63	4
Justin Ontong	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-219 (Matthew Hayden, 61.3 ov), 2-247 (Ricky Ponting, 68.6 ov), 3-253 (Justin Langer, 70.3 ov), 4-302 (Steve Waugh, 84.3 ov), 5-308 (Mark Waugh, 89.3 ov), 6-356 (Adam Gilchrist, 105.4 ov), 7-439 (Shane Warne, 118.6 ov), 8-502 (Brett Lee, 136.5 ov), 9-542 (Stuart MacGill, 142.5 ov), 10-554 (Damien Martyn, 144.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (107) and Matthew Hayden (105)	219	368
second	Justin Langer (14) and Ricky Ponting (14)	28	45
third	Mark Waugh (0) and Justin Langer (5)	6	9
fourth	Steve Waugh (30) and Mark Waugh (18)	49	85
fifth	Mark Waugh (1) and Damien Martyn (1)	6	30
sixth	Damien Martyn (14) and Adam Gilchrist (34)	48	97
seventh	Shane Warne (37) and Damien Martyn (42)	83	80
eighth	Damien Martyn (31) and Brett Lee (29)	63	110
ninth	Damien Martyn (18) and Stuart MacGill (20)	40	36
tenth	Damien Martyn (11) and Glenn McGrath (1)	12	9

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 154 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Herschelle Gibbs	c Mark Waugh b Stuart MacGill	32	80
Gary Kirsten	c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath	18	39
Boeta Dippenaar	b Glenn McGrath	3	14
Jacques Kallis	c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart MacGill	4	13
Neil McKenzie	b Shane Warne	20	41
Justin Ontong	lbw b Shane Warne	9	44
Mark Boucher	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	35	65
Shaun Pollock	c Damien Martyn b Glenn McGrath	6	17
Nicky Boje	run out (Justin Langer, Glenn McGrath)	7	8
Claude Henderson	c Glenn McGrath b Stuart MacGill	9	43
Allan Donald	not out	2	11

Extras 9 · Total 154 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	17	6	35	3
Brett Lee	6	2	13	0
Stuart MacGill	20.2	6	51	3
Shane Warne	19	5	47	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Gary Kirsten, 13.1 ov), 2-43 (Boeta Dippenaar, 17.2 ov), 3-56 (Jacques Kallis, 20.4 ov), 4-77 (Herschelle Gibbs, 26.3 ov), 5-93 (Neil McKenzie, 37.3 ov), 6-98 (Justin Ontong, 39.3 ov), 7-111 (Shaun Pollock, 44.3 ov), 8-121 (Nicky Boje, 46.5 ov), 9-148 (Mark Boucher, 59.1 ov), 10-154 (Claude Henderson, 62.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten (18) and Herschelle Gibbs (8)	37	68
second	Herschelle Gibbs (3) and Boeta Dippenaar (3)	6	25
third	Jacques Kallis (4) and Herschelle Gibbs (9)	13	20
fourth	Herschelle Gibbs (9) and Neil McKenzie (12)	21	35
fifth	Neil McKenzie (8) and Justin Ontong (8)	16	66
sixth	Mark Boucher (4) and Justin Ontong (1)	5	12
seventh	Shaun Pollock (6) and Mark Boucher (7)	13	30
eighth	Nicky Boje (5) and Mark Boucher (2)	10	13
ninth	Mark Boucher (22) and Claude Henderson (5)	27	74
tenth	Allan Donald (2) and Claude Henderson (4)	6	19

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 452 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Herschelle Gibbs	b Brett Lee	10	31
Gary Kirsten	b Stuart MacGill	153	359
Boeta Dippenaar	c Ricky Ponting b Stuart MacGill	74	116
Jacques Kallis	c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne	34	68
Neil McKenzie	c Stuart MacGill b Brett Lee	38	81
Justin Ontong	lbw b Shane Warne	32	48
Mark Boucher	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	27	34
Shaun Pollock	not out	61	83
Nicky Boje	b Stuart MacGill	1	7
Claude Henderson	b Stuart MacGill	2	8
Allan Donald	c Brett Lee b Shane Warne	2	19

Extras 18 · Total 452 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	28	5	95	1
Shane Warne	42.5	8	132	3
Brett Lee	19	5	62	2
Stuart MacGill	45	13	123	4
Mark Waugh	6	1	14	0
Ricky Ponting	1	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Herschelle Gibbs, 7.5 ov), 2-166 (Boeta Dippenaar, 49.3 ov), 3-211 (Jacques Kallis, 71.1 ov), 4-282 (Neil McKenzie, 93.4 ov), 5-356 (Justin Ontong, 113.4 ov), 6-372 (Gary Kirsten, 118.4 ov), 7-392 (Mark Boucher, 125.5 ov), 8-393 (Nicky Boje, 128.4 ov), 9-403 (Claude Henderson, 132.2 ov), 10-452 (Allan Donald, 141.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten (5) and Herschelle Gibbs (9)	17	45
second	Gary Kirsten (67) and Boeta Dippenaar (74)	149	251
third	Gary Kirsten (10) and Jacques Kallis (34)	45	131
fourth	Gary Kirsten (28) and Neil McKenzie (38)	71	136
fifth	Gary Kirsten (40) and Justin Ontong (32)	74	120
sixth	Gary Kirsten (3) and Mark Boucher (13)	16	30
seventh	Shaun Pollock (6) and Mark Boucher (14)	20	43
eighth	Shaun Pollock (0) and Nicky Boje (1)	1	17
ninth	Shaun Pollock (8) and Claude Henderson (2)	10	22
tenth	Allan Donald (2) and Shaun Pollock (47)	49	57

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 52 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	not out	30	30
Matthew Hayden	not out	21	32

Did not bat: Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath

Extras 1 · Total 52 for 0

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R
Allan Donald	3	0	12
Shaun Pollock	3	1	11
Nicky Boje	2.1	0	15
Claude Henderson	2	0	14

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (26) and Matthew Hayden (21)	50	56

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