Australia v South Africa 2nd Test

South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2005

Australia won by 184 runs

Australia won by 184 runs. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 137 for Australia. Shane Warne took 4/74.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 26 December 2005 to 30 December 2005
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 184 runs
Player of the match: Michael Hussey
Captains: Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Debut: Phil Jaques (Australia)
Umpires: Asad Rauf and SA Bucknor
Match referee: BC Broad

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Phil Jaques's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 355 all out. Michael Hussey top-scored with 122 off 203 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 117. Andre Nel took 4 for 84 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 152-run stand for the second wicket between Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting, 43% of the total.

South Africa replied with 311 all out. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 94 off 234 balls, and AB de Villiers made 61. Andrew Symonds took 3 for 50 for Australia. Australia led by 44 on first innings.

Australia made 321 for 7 declared in their second innings. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 137 off 242 balls, and Andrew Symonds made 72. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 58 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the fifth wicket between Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds.

Set 366 to win, South Africa made 181 all out. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 67 not out off 120 balls. Shane Warne took 4 for 74 for Australia.

Australia won by 184 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 355 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Phil Jaques	c Jacques Rudolph b Shaun Pollock	2	12
Matthew Hayden	c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock	65	177
Ricky Ponting	c Herschelle Gibbs b Andre Nel	117	198
Brad Hodge	c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock	7	26
Michael Hussey	b Makhaya Ntini	122	203
Andrew Symonds	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	0	1
Adam Gilchrist	c Herschelle Gibbs b Andre Nel	2	7
Shane Warne	c Nicky Boje b Andre Nel	9	14
Brett Lee	lbw b Makhaya Ntini	4	16
Stuart MacGill	b Makhaya Ntini	4	11
Glenn McGrath	not out	11	56

Extras 12 · Total 355 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	26	5	67	3
Makhaya Ntini	22.3	3	70	3
Jacques Kallis	21.5	4	69	0
Andre Nel	31	6	84	4
Nicky Boje	18.1	3	59	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Phil Jaques, 2.6 ov), 2-154 (Matthew Hayden, 54.4 ov), 3-176 (Brad Hodge, 62.2 ov), 4-207 (Ricky Ponting, 74.4 ov), 5-207 (Andrew Symonds, 74.5 ov), 6-213 (Adam Gilchrist, 78.2 ov), 7-227 (Shane Warne, 82.4 ov), 8-239 (Brett Lee, 89.1 ov), 9-248 (Stuart MacGill, 91.6 ov), 10-355 (Michael Hussey, 119.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matthew Hayden (0) and Phil Jaques (2)	2	18
second	Matthew Hayden (65) and Ricky Ponting (80)	152	312
third	Ricky Ponting (15) and Brad Hodge (7)	22	46
fourth	Ricky Ponting (22) and Michael Hussey (7)	31	75
fifth	Andrew Symonds (0) and Michael Hussey (0)	0	1
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (2) and Michael Hussey (3)	6	21
seventh	Shane Warne (9) and Michael Hussey (5)	14	26
eighth	Brett Lee (4) and Michael Hussey (8)	12	39
ninth	Stuart MacGill (4) and Michael Hussey (4)	9	18
tenth	Glenn McGrath (11) and Michael Hussey (95)	107	165

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 311 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
AB de Villiers	lbw b Glenn McGrath	61	141
Graeme Smith	lbw b Brett Lee	22	42
Herschelle Gibbs	b Andrew Symonds	94	234
Jacques Kallis	b Brett Lee	23	91
Ashwell Prince	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	6	19
Jacques Rudolph	b Brett Lee	13	36
Mark Boucher	lbw b Andrew Symonds	23	40
Shaun Pollock	lbw b Andrew Symonds	9	21
Nicky Boje	b Shane Warne	12	27
Andre Nel	c Michael Hussey b Stuart MacGill	14	21
Makhaya Ntini	not out	10	10

Extras 24 · Total 311 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	27	13	57	1
Brett Lee	28	5	92	3
Andrew Symonds	20	6	50	3
Shane Warne	21	7	62	2
Stuart MacGill	15	3	41	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Graeme Smith, 14.1 ov), 2-122 (AB de Villiers, 42.1 ov), 3-184 (Jacques Kallis, 69.2 ov), 4-192 (Ashwell Prince, 73.5 ov), 5-214 (Jacques Rudolph, 85.1 ov), 6-260 (Mark Boucher, 96.4 ov), 7-265 (Herschelle Gibbs, 98.4 ov), 8-281 (Shaun Pollock, 104.1 ov), 9-291 (Nicky Boje, 107.4 ov), 10-311 (Andre Nel, 110.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (22) and AB de Villiers (9)	36	88
second	Herschelle Gibbs (27) and AB de Villiers (52)	86	173
third	Jacques Kallis (23) and Herschelle Gibbs (34)	62	168
fourth	Herschelle Gibbs (2) and Ashwell Prince (6)	8	27
fifth	Herschelle Gibbs (9) and Jacques Rudolph (13)	22	68
sixth	Herschelle Gibbs (17) and Mark Boucher (23)	46	70
seventh	Shaun Pollock (0) and Herschelle Gibbs (5)	5	12
eighth	Shaun Pollock (9) and Nicky Boje (6)	16	34
ninth	Nicky Boje (6) and Andre Nel (4)	10	21
tenth	Makhaya Ntini (10) and Andre Nel (10)	20	20

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 321 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Matthew Hayden	c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis	137	242
Phil Jaques	lbw b Andre Nel	28	44
Ricky Ponting	lbw b Shaun Pollock	11	29
Brad Hodge	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	24	63
Michael Hussey	c Jacques Kallis b Graeme Smith	31	74
Andrew Symonds	c Andre Nel b Jacques Kallis	72	54
Adam Gilchrist	c Ashwell Prince b Jacques Kallis	0	1
Shane Warne	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath

Extras 18 · Total 321 for 7 declared

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	23	5	60	1
Makhaya Ntini	8	2	17	0
Jacques Kallis	11	0	58	3
Andre Nel	20	3	71	2
Nicky Boje	14	1	65	0
Graeme Smith	7	0	41	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Phil Jaques, 14.1 ov), 2-82 (Ricky Ponting, 25.2 ov), 3-131 (Brad Hodge, 44.1 ov), 4-193 (Michael Hussey, 67.2 ov), 5-317 (Matthew Hayden, 82.3 ov), 6-321 (Andrew Symonds, 82.5 ov), 7-321 (Adam Gilchrist, 82.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matthew Hayden (20) and Phil Jaques (28)	53	89
second	Matthew Hayden (18) and Ricky Ponting (11)	29	67
third	Matthew Hayden (21) and Brad Hodge (24)	49	115
fourth	Matthew Hayden (28) and Michael Hussey (31)	62	140
fifth	Matthew Hayden (50) and Andrew Symonds (68)	124	93
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (0) and Andrew Symonds (4)	4	2
seventh	Shane Warne (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0)	0	1

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 181 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	25	52
AB de Villiers	st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne	8	44
Herschelle Gibbs	b Shane Warne	9	11
Jacques Kallis	c Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds	9	26
Ashwell Prince	c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne	26	120
Jacques Rudolph	b Andrew Symonds	4	5
Mark Boucher	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	5	18
Shaun Pollock	not out	67	120
Nicky Boje	b Glenn McGrath	13	38
Andre Nel	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	2	7
Makhaya Ntini	b Stuart MacGill	2	6

Extras 11 · Total 181 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	15	3	44	3
Brett Lee	11	4	23	0
Shane Warne	28	7	74	4
Andrew Symonds	4	2	6	2
Stuart MacGill	16	7	28	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (AB de Villiers, 15.2 ov), 2-45 (Graeme Smith, 16.3 ov), 3-58 (Herschelle Gibbs, 19.1 ov), 4-64 (Jacques Kallis, 24.4 ov), 5-72 (Jacques Rudolph, 26.3 ov), 6-82 (Mark Boucher, 33.1 ov), 7-130 (Ashwell Prince, 55.3 ov), 8-166 (Nicky Boje, 70.1 ov), 9-178 (Andre Nel, 72.2 ov), 10-181 (Makhaya Ntini, 73.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (24) and AB de Villiers (8)	39	92
second	Herschelle Gibbs (5) and Graeme Smith (1)	6	7
third	Jacques Kallis (8) and Herschelle Gibbs (4)	13	17
fourth	Jacques Kallis (1) and Ashwell Prince (5)	6	33
fifth	Ashwell Prince (4) and Jacques Rudolph (4)	8	11
sixth	Mark Boucher (5) and Ashwell Prince (4)	10	40
seventh	Shaun Pollock (34) and Ashwell Prince (13)	48	135
eighth	Shaun Pollock (22) and Nicky Boje (13)	36	89
ninth	Shaun Pollock (10) and Andre Nel (2)	12	13
tenth	Shaun Pollock (1) and Makhaya Ntini (2)	3	10

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