Australia v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 16 December 2005 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn · Man of the Match: Brad Hodge
Match drawn. Brad Hodge top-scored with 203* for Australia. Man of the Match: Brad Hodge.
Australia, 244 (10 wkts)
| Justin Langer | caught (Graeme Smith) b Makhaya Ntini | 37 | 89 |
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Jacques Rudolph) b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 71 | 107 |
| Brad Hodge | caught (Mark Boucher) b Makhaya Ntini | 41 | 96 |
| Michael Hussey | caught (Charl Langeveldt) b Makhaya Ntini | 23 | 51 |
| Andrew Symonds | bowled b Andre Nel | 13 | 29 |
| Adam Gilchrist | caught (Herschelle Gibbs) b Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 13 |
| Shane Warne | lbw b Charl Langeveldt | 24 | 30 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 19 | 29 |
| Nathan Bracken | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andre Nel | 10 | 11 |
| Glenn McGrath | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 |
Shaun Pollock 19.00-6-46-1Makhaya Ntini 19.00-3-64-5Charl Langeveldt 17.00-1-100-1Andre Nel 17.20-3-29-3Justin Kemp 3.00-0-13-0
South Africa, 278 (10 wkts)
| AB de Villiers | bowled b Shane Warne | 68 | 109 |
| Graeme Smith | caught (Ricky Ponting) b Nathan Bracken | 34 | 65 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled b Brett Lee | 21 | 43 |
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Justin Langer) b Brett Lee | 8 | 28 |
| Ashwell Prince | lbw b Shane Warne | 28 | 79 |
| Justin Kemp | caught (Brad Hodge) b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 29 |
| Mark Boucher | caught (Matthew Hayden) b Shane Warne | 62 | 77 |
| Shaun Pollock | bowled b Brett Lee | 34 | 35 |
| Andre Nel | not out | 4 | 20 |
| Charl Langeveldt | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | caught (Brad Hodge) b Brett Lee | 12 | 10 |
Glenn McGrath 18.00-3-59-1Brett Lee 22.20-1-93-5Nathan Bracken 12.00-3-46-1Shane Warne 29.00-4-92-3
Australia, 501 (8 wkts)
| Justin Langer | bowled b Shaun Pollock | 47 | 114 |
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Mark Boucher) b Charl Langeveldt | 20 | 33 |
| Brett Lee | lbw b Charl Langeveldt | 32 | 53 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (Mark Boucher) b Makhaya Ntini | 53 | 106 |
| Brad Hodge | not out | 203 | 332 |
| Michael Hussey | caught (Mark Boucher) b Shaun Pollock | 58 | 121 |
| Andrew Symonds | caught (Herschelle Gibbs) b Charl Langeveldt | 25 | 49 |
| Adam Gilchrist | caught (Jacques Rudolph) b Andre Nel | 44 | 58 |
| Shane Warne | lbw b Justin Kemp | 5 | 7 |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 14 | 24 |
| Glenn McGrath | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Pollock 36.00-6-98-2Makhaya Ntini 34.00-8-113-1Charl Langeveldt 31.00-3-117-3Andre Nel 28.00-2-104-1Jacques Rudolph 6.40-1-29-0Justin Kemp 11.00-0-58-1
South Africa, 253 (5 wkts)
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 30 | 65 |
| AB de Villiers | caught (Brad Hodge) b Shane Warne | 12 | 57 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | caught (Shane Warne) b Brett Lee | 33 | 104 |
| Jacques Rudolph | not out | 102 | 283 |
| Ashwell Prince | lbw b Shane Warne | 8 | 45 |
| Justin Kemp | caught (Ricky Ponting) b Shane Warne | 55 | 166 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 13 | 39 |
| Shaun Pollock | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Nel | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Glenn McGrath 24.00-11-39-0Brett Lee 31.00-9-83-1Shane Warne 47.00-21-83-3Nathan Bracken 19.00-5-37-1Andrew Symonds 3.00-0-6-0Brad Hodge 2.00-0-8-0
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