South Africa v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 26 February 2009
Australia won by 162 runs
Australia won by 162 runs. Marcus North top-scored with 117 for Australia. Mitchell Johnson took 4/25.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09)
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Dates
- 26 February 2009 to 2 March 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 162 runs
- Player of the match
- Mitchell Johnson
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Phillip Hughes (Australia), Marcus North (Australia), Ben Hilfenhaus (Australia)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Phillip Hughes, Marcus North and Ben Hilfenhaus played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 466 all out. Marcus North top-scored with 117 off 233 balls, and Mitchell Johnson made 96. Dale Steyn took 4 for 113 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the eighth wicket between Marcus North and Mitchell Johnson. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 338 across 10 Tests.
South Africa replied with 220 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 104 not out off 185 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 25 for Australia. Australia led by 246 on first innings.
Australia made 207 all out in their second innings. Phillip Hughes top-scored with 75 off 121 balls. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 22 for South Africa.
Set 454 to win, South Africa made 291 all out. Graeme Smith top-scored with 69 off 110 balls, and Hashim Amla made 57. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 112 for Australia.
Australia won by 162 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 466 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Hughes | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 0 | 4 |
| Simon Katich | c Neil McKenzie b Dale Steyn | 3 | 25 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Makhaya Ntini | 83 | 134 |
| Michael Hussey | c Jacques Kallis b Morne Morkel | 4 | 21 |
| Michael Clarke | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 68 | 90 |
| Marcus North | st Mark Boucher b Paul Harris | 117 | 233 |
| Brad Haddin | c Paul Harris b Makhaya Ntini | 63 | 105 |
| Andrew McDonald | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 96 | 131 |
| Peter Siddle | c Jacques Kallis b Morne Morkel | 9 | 15 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 0 | 1 |
Extras 23 · Total 466 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 30 | 4 | 113 | 4 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 27 | 6 | 71 | 2 |
| Morne Morkel | 28.4 | 3 | 117 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Paul Harris | 18 | 2 | 64 | 1 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 14 | 2 | 54 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Phillip Hughes, 0.4 ov), 2-18 (Simon Katich, 8.5 ov), 3-38 (Michael Hussey, 14.6 ov), 4-151 (Ricky Ponting, 41.2 ov), 5-182 (Michael Clarke, 49.4 ov), 6-295 (Brad Haddin, 83.5 ov), 7-296 (Andrew McDonald, 84.4 ov), 8-413 (Marcus North, 120.5 ov), 9-466 (Peter Siddle, 125.3 ov), 10-466 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 125.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Simon Katich (0) and Phillip Hughes (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (12) and Simon Katich (3) | 18 | 50 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (14) and Michael Hussey (4) | 20 | 38 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (57) and Michael Clarke (54) | 113 | 159 |
| fifth | Marcus North (13) and Michael Clarke (14) | 31 | 50 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (63) and Marcus North (49) | 113 | 206 |
| seventh | Marcus North (1) and Andrew McDonald (0) | 1 | 5 |
| eighth | Marcus North (54) and Mitchell Johnson (56) | 117 | 218 |
| ninth | Mitchell Johnson (40) and Peter Siddle (9) | 53 | 30 |
| tenth | Mitchell Johnson (0) and Ben Hilfenhaus (0) | 0 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 220 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McKenzie | lbw b Peter Siddle | 36 | 125 |
| Graeme Smith | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 2 |
| Hashim Amla | c Ricky Ponting b Ben Hilfenhaus | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Michael Hussey b Peter Siddle | 27 | 44 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 104 | 185 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 17 | 52 |
| Mark Boucher | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | c & b Peter Siddle | 2 | 22 |
| Paul Harris | lbw b Marcus North | 1 | 4 |
| Dale Steyn | c Marcus North b Andrew McDonald | 17 | 49 |
| Makhaya Ntini | b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 2 |
Extras 14 · Total 220 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Johnson | 18.1 | 7 | 25 | 4 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 25 | 9 | 58 | 1 |
| Peter Siddle | 21 | 1 | 76 | 3 |
| Andrew McDonald | 10 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Marcus North | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Graeme Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-2 (Hashim Amla, 1.2 ov), 3-49 (Jacques Kallis, 17.1 ov), 4-93 (Neil McKenzie, 40.5 ov), 5-138 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 57.2 ov), 6-138 (Mark Boucher, 57.5 ov), 7-154 (Morne Morkel, 63.5 ov), 8-156 (Paul Harris, 64.6 ov), 9-208 (Dale Steyn, 79.4 ov), 10-220 (Makhaya Ntini, 81.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil McKenzie (1) and Graeme Smith (0) | 1 | 5 |
| second | Neil McKenzie (0) and Hashim Amla (1) | 1 | 3 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (27) and Neil McKenzie (14) | 47 | 96 |
| fourth | Neil McKenzie (21) and AB de Villiers (20) | 44 | 142 |
| fifth | Jean-Paul Duminy (17) and AB de Villiers (27) | 45 | 99 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (0) and AB de Villiers (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | AB de Villiers (14) and Morne Morkel (2) | 16 | 36 |
| eighth | Paul Harris (1) and AB de Villiers (1) | 2 | 7 |
| ninth | AB de Villiers (31) and Dale Steyn (17) | 52 | 91 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (1) and AB de Villiers (11) | 12 | 9 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Hughes | c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris | 75 | 121 |
| Simon Katich | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 10 | 22 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Hashim Amla b Jacques Kallis | 25 | 44 |
| Michael Hussey | c Makhaya Ntini b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Harris | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus North | b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 7 |
| Brad Haddin | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 37 | 54 |
| Andrew McDonald | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 11 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 12 |
| Peter Siddle | not out | 22 | 36 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | b Dale Steyn | 16 | 15 |
Extras 9 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 16.4 | 5 | 51 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 11 | 3 | 52 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Paul Harris | 11 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Simon Katich, 11.3 ov), 2-99 (Ricky Ponting, 26.5 ov), 3-99 (Michael Hussey, 26.6 ov), 4-99 (Michael Clarke, 27.2 ov), 5-104 (Marcus North, 28.5 ov), 6-138 (Phillip Hughes, 35.3 ov), 7-145 (Andrew McDonald, 38.1 ov), 8-147 (Mitchell Johnson, 40.4 ov), 9-174 (Brad Haddin, 48.2 ov), 10-207 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 53.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Simon Katich (10) and Phillip Hughes (26) | 38 | 69 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (25) and Phillip Hughes (30) | 61 | 95 |
| third | Michael Hussey (0) and Phillip Hughes (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (0) and Phillip Hughes (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Marcus North (5) and Phillip Hughes (0) | 5 | 9 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (15) and Phillip Hughes (19) | 34 | 40 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (0) and Andrew McDonald (7) | 7 | 16 |
| eighth | Brad Haddin (1) and Mitchell Johnson (1) | 2 | 15 |
| ninth | Brad Haddin (21) and Peter Siddle (6) | 27 | 46 |
| tenth | Ben Hilfenhaus (16) and Peter Siddle (16) | 33 | 32 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 291 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McKenzie | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 35 | 95 |
| Graeme Smith | c Mitchell Johnson b Ben Hilfenhaus | 69 | 110 |
| Hashim Amla | c Phillip Hughes b Peter Siddle | 57 | 130 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Mitchell Johnson | 45 | 139 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Andrew McDonald | 3 | 7 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Ricky Ponting b Peter Siddle | 29 | 75 |
| Mark Boucher | b Ben Hilfenhaus | 24 | 105 |
| Morne Morkel | c Phillip Hughes b Mitchell Johnson | 2 | 12 |
| Paul Harris | c Simon Katich b Peter Siddle | 8 | 35 |
| Dale Steyn | b Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 12 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 291 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Johnson | 34.2 | 2 | 112 | 4 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 31 | 7 | 68 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 25 | 8 | 46 | 3 |
| Andrew McDonald | 22 | 8 | 31 | 1 |
| Marcus North | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Neil McKenzie, 27.3 ov), 2-130 (Graeme Smith, 41.1 ov), 3-206 (Hashim Amla, 69.3 ov), 4-211 (AB de Villiers, 72.4 ov), 5-229 (Jacques Kallis, 82.6 ov), 6-268 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 103.6 ov), 7-272 (Morne Morkel, 109.1 ov), 8-284 (Mark Boucher, 114.6 ov), 9-289 (Paul Harris, 118.6 ov), 10-291 (Dale Steyn, 119.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil McKenzie (35) and Graeme Smith (39) | 76 | 166 |
| second | Hashim Amla (21) and Graeme Smith (30) | 54 | 84 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (40) and Hashim Amla (36) | 76 | 170 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (1) and AB de Villiers (3) | 5 | 19 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (4) and Jean-Paul Duminy (12) | 18 | 62 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (17) and Jean-Paul Duminy (17) | 39 | 127 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (2) and Morne Morkel (2) | 4 | 31 |
| eighth | Mark Boucher (5) and Paul Harris (7) | 12 | 35 |
| ninth | Paul Harris (1) and Dale Steyn (4) | 5 | 24 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (0) and Dale Steyn (2) | 2 | 2 |
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