Australia Vs South Africa 1St Match
New Zealand Centenary Tournament Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa - 1995 (1994/95) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 15 February 1995
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Steve Waugh top-scored with 44* for Australia. Paul Reiffel took 4/27.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Date
- 15 February 1995
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 3 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Debuts
- Greg Blewett (Australia), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- FJ Cameron
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Greg Blewett and Ricky Ponting played their first ODIs.
South Africa batted first and made 123 all out. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 25 off 61 balls. Paul Reiffel took 4 for 27 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 210 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 124, Australia made 124 for 7. Steve Waugh top-scored with 44 not out off 92 balls. From 38 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 18 runs, to 56 for 5.
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 40 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 123 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Ian Healy | 15 | 35 |
| Mike Rindel | c Mark Taylor | 14 | 27 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Mark Taylor | 22 | 41 |
| Daryll Cullinan | st Ian Healy | 0 | 7 |
| Jonty Rhodes | bowled | 25 | 61 |
| Dave Callaghan | c Steve Waugh | 1 | 7 |
| David Richardson | not out | 22 | 56 |
| Eric Simons | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Symcox | c Mark Waugh | 10 | 31 |
| Fanie de Villiers | bowled | 8 | 6 |
| Allan Donald | bowled | 0 | 10 |
Extras 6 · Total 123 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Paul Reiffel | 8.2 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| Greg Blewett | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
| Tim May | 8 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Mike Rindel), 2-48 (Gary Kirsten), 3-52 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-54 (Hansie Cronje), 5-55 (Dave Callaghan), 6-95 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-95 (Eric Simons), 8-111 (Pat Symcox), 9-121 (Fanie de Villiers), 10-123 (Allan Donald)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Mike Rindel | 20 |
| second | Hansie Cronje and Gary Kirsten | 28 |
| third | Hansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan | 4 |
| fourth | Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes | 2 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes and Dave Callaghan | 1 |
| sixth | David Richardson and Jonty Rhodes | 40 |
| seventh | David Richardson and Eric Simons | 0 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Pat Symcox | 16 |
| ninth | David Richardson and Fanie de Villiers | 10 |
| tenth | Allan Donald and David Richardson | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 124 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Daryll Cullinan | 24 | 33 |
| Greg Blewett | run out | 14 | 21 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 11 | 23 |
| David Boon | lbw | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 44 | 92 |
| Ricky Ponting | bowled | 1 | 6 |
| Ian Healy | lbw | 18 | 57 |
| Paul Reiffel | c Jonty Rhodes | 8 | 24 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Tim May, Glenn McGrath
Extras 1 · Total 124 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Fanie de Villiers | 10 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Eric Simons | 10 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Hansie Cronje | 6.2 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Mark Taylor), 2-38 (Greg Blewett), 3-39 (David Boon), 4-55 (Mark Waugh), 5-56 (Ricky Ponting), 6-103 (Ian Healy), 7-115 (Paul Reiffel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Greg Blewett | 38 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Greg Blewett | 0 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Waugh | 1 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh | 16 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 1 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Ian Healy | 47 |
| seventh | Steve Waugh and Paul Reiffel | 12 |
| eighth | Steve Waugh and Shane Warne | 9 |
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