South Africa v Australia 1st Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 1966 (1966/67) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 23 December 1966

South Africa won by 233 runs

South Africa won by 233 runs. Denis Lindsay top-scored with 182 for South Africa. Trevor Goddard took 6/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of South Africa - 1966 (1966/67)
Ground: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
Dates: 23 December 1966 to 28 December 1966
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 233 runs
Captains: Peter van der Merwe (South Africa), Bob Simpson (Australia)
Debuts: Brian Taber (Australia), David Renneberg (Australia)
Umpires: HC Kidson and LM Baxter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Brian Taber and David Renneberg played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 199 all out. Denis Lindsay top-scored with 69 off 101 balls, and Tiger Lance made 44. Graham McKenzie took 5 for 46 for Australia. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tiger Lance and Denis Lindsay, 55% of the total. From 14 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 41 for 5. That was well below the 1960s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 292 across 6 Tests.

Australia replied with 325 all out. Bill Lawry top-scored with 98, and Bob Simpson made 65. Eddie Barlow took 3 for 39 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the first wicket between Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry. Australia led by 126 on first innings.

South Africa made 620 all out in their second innings. Denis Lindsay top-scored with 182 off 227 balls, and Graeme Pollock made 90. The innings was built on a 221-run stand for the seventh wicket between Denis Lindsay and Peter van der Merwe.

Set 495 to win, Australia made 261 all out. Tom Veivers top-scored with 55, and Bob Simpson made 48. Trevor Goddard took 6 for 53 for South Africa.

South Africa won by 233 runs.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 199 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Trevor Goddard	c Brian Taber	5	–
Eddie Barlow	c Brian Taber	13	–
Ali Bacher	c Bob Cowper	5	–
Graeme Pollock	c Graham McKenzie	5	–
Colin Bland	lbw	0	–
Tiger Lance	hit wicket	44	124
Denis Lindsay	c Brian Taber	69	101
Peter van der Merwe	c Brian Taber	19	–
Richard Dumbrill	c Ian Chappell	19	–
Peter Pollock	c Brian Taber	6	–
Atholl McKinnon	not out	0	–

Extras 14 · Total 199 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Graham McKenzie	21.5	6	46	5
Neil Hawke	8	1	25	1
David Renneberg	16	3	54	2
Ian Chappell	2	0	16	0
Tom Veivers	9	1	13	0
Bob Cowper	6	0	21	0
Bob Simpson	4	1	10	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Trevor Goddard), 2-31 (Eddie Barlow), 3-31 (Ali Bacher), 4-35 (Colin Bland), 5-41 (Graeme Pollock), 6-151 (Denis Lindsay), 7-156 (Tiger Lance), 8-190 (Peter van der Merwe), 9-199 (Richard Dumbrill), 10-199 (Peter Pollock)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Trevor Goddard and Eddie Barlow	14
second	Eddie Barlow and Ali Bacher	17
third	Graeme Pollock and Ali Bacher	0
fourth	Colin Bland and Graeme Pollock	4
fifth	Tiger Lance and Graeme Pollock	6
sixth	Tiger Lance and Denis Lindsay	110
seventh	Tiger Lance and Peter van der Merwe	5
eighth	Peter van der Merwe and Richard Dumbrill	34
ninth	Peter Pollock and Richard Dumbrill	9
tenth	Atholl McKinnon and Peter Pollock	0

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 325 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Bob Simpson	c Trevor Goddard	65
Bill Lawry	c Denis Lindsay	98
Ian Redpath	c Denis Lindsay	41
Bob Cowper	c Denis Lindsay	0
Keith Stackpole	c Denis Lindsay	0
Ian Chappell	c Denis Lindsay	37
Tom Veivers	bowled	18
Brian Taber	c Denis Lindsay	13
Graham McKenzie	run out	16
Neil Hawke	not out	18
David Renneberg	c Trevor Goddard	9

Extras 10 · Total 325 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Peter Pollock	25	6	74	1
Richard Dumbrill	18	3	55	0
Trevor Goddard	26	11	39	2
Tiger Lance	17	6	35	1
Atholl McKinnon	27.2	9	73	2
Eddie Barlow	17	3	39	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-118 (Bob Simpson), 2-204 (Bill Lawry), 3-207 (Ian Redpath), 4-207 (Bob Cowper), 5-218 (Keith Stackpole), 6-267 (Tom Veivers), 7-267 (Ian Chappell), 8-294 (Brian Taber), 9-299 (Graham McKenzie), 10-325 (David Renneberg)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry	118
second	Bill Lawry and Ian Redpath	86
third	Ian Redpath and Bob Cowper	3
fourth	Bob Cowper and Keith Stackpole	0
fifth	Ian Chappell and Keith Stackpole	11
sixth	Tom Veivers and Ian Chappell	49
seventh	Ian Chappell and Brian Taber	0
eighth	Graham McKenzie and Brian Taber	27
ninth	Graham McKenzie and Neil Hawke	5
tenth	Neil Hawke and David Renneberg	26

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 620 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Trevor Goddard	c Bob Simpson	13	–
Eddie Barlow	c Brian Taber	50	127
Ali Bacher	run out	63	117
Graeme Pollock	bowled	90	–
Colin Bland	c Bob Simpson	32	–
Tiger Lance	c Bob Simpson	70	–
Denis Lindsay	c Ian Chappell	182	227
Peter van der Merwe	c Ian Chappell	76	–
Richard Dumbrill	c Brian Taber	29	–
Peter Pollock	st Brian Taber	2	–
Atholl McKinnon	not out	0	–

Extras 13 · Total 620 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Graham McKenzie	39	4	118	1
Neil Hawke	14.2	1	46	1
David Renneberg	32	8	96	1
Ian Chappell	21	3	91	2
Tom Veivers	18	3	59	0
Bob Cowper	16	2	56	1
Bob Simpson	16.1	3	66	2
Keith Stackpole	21	6	75	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Trevor Goddard), 2-87 (Eddie Barlow), 3-178 (Ali Bacher), 4-228 (Colin Bland), 5-268 (Graeme Pollock), 6-349 (Tiger Lance), 7-570 (Denis Lindsay), 8-614 (Peter van der Merwe), 9-620 (Richard Dumbrill), 10-620 (Peter Pollock)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Trevor Goddard and Eddie Barlow	29
second	Eddie Barlow and Ali Bacher	58
third	Graeme Pollock and Ali Bacher	91
fourth	Colin Bland and Graeme Pollock	50
fifth	Tiger Lance and Graeme Pollock	40
sixth	Tiger Lance and Denis Lindsay	81
seventh	Denis Lindsay and Peter van der Merwe	221
eighth	Peter van der Merwe and Richard Dumbrill	44
ninth	Peter Pollock and Richard Dumbrill	6
tenth	Atholl McKinnon and Peter Pollock	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 261 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Bob Simpson	run out	48
Bill Lawry	bowled	27
Ian Redpath	c Peter van der Merwe	21
Bob Cowper	c Denis Lindsay	1
Keith Stackpole	bowled	9
Ian Chappell	c Denis Lindsay	34
Tom Veivers	bowled	55
Brian Taber	bowled	7
Graham McKenzie	c Mike Procter	34
Neil Hawke	c Mike Procter	13
David Renneberg	not out	2

Extras 10 · Total 261 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Peter Pollock	18	3	33	0
Richard Dumbrill	16	6	43	1
Trevor Goddard	32.5	14	53	6
Tiger Lance	3	0	6	0
Atholl McKinnon	30	14	64	1
Eddie Barlow	15	1	47	1
Graeme Pollock	3	1	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Bill Lawry), 2-97 (Bob Simpson), 3-98 (Bob Cowper), 4-110 (Ian Redpath), 5-112 (Keith Stackpole), 6-183 (Tom Veivers), 7-210 (Brian Taber), 8-212 (Ian Chappell), 9-248 (Neil Hawke), 10-261 (Graham McKenzie)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry	62
second	Bob Simpson and Ian Redpath	35
third	Ian Redpath and Bob Cowper	1
fourth	Ian Redpath and Keith Stackpole	12
fifth	Ian Chappell and Keith Stackpole	2
sixth	Tom Veivers and Ian Chappell	71
seventh	Ian Chappell and Brian Taber	27
eighth	Graham McKenzie and Ian Chappell	2
ninth	Graham McKenzie and Neil Hawke	36
tenth	Graham McKenzie and David Renneberg	13

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