South Africa v Australia @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg
24, 26, 27, 28 December 1949 (four-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, D Collins
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c Hugh Tayfield b Cuan McCarthy | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 2. Jack Moroney | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Keith Miller | b Tufty Mann | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
| *4. Lindsay Hassett | b John Watkins | 112 | - | 270 | - | - | |
| 5. Neil Harvey | b John Watkins | 34 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Sam Loxton | st Billy Wade b Hugh Tayfield | 101 | - | 135 | 14 | - | |
| 7. Colin McCool | b Hugh Tayfield | 31 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Ian Johnson | c Jack Cheetham b Tufty Mann | 66 | - | - | - | - | |
| +9. Ron Saggers | lbw b Cuan McCarthy | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Ray Lindwall | c Jack Nel b Hugh Tayfield | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Arthur Morris), 2-2 (Jack Moroney), 3-71 (Keith Miller), 4-163 (Neil Harvey), 5-200 (Lindsay Hassett), 6-283 (Colin McCool), 7-320 (Sam Loxton), 8-372 (Ron Saggers), 9-408 (Ray Lindwall), 413 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 113.4 ovs) 413 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 25 | 2 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 19 | 3 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 13 | 0 | 70 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 28 | 3 | 93 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 28.4 | 4 | 92 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Eric Rowan | b Keith Miller | 60 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Owen Wynne | lbw b Bill Johnston | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Jack Nel | b Ian Johnson | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Lindsay Hassett b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| +5. Billy Wade | b Keith Miller | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Jack Cheetham | lbw b Bill Johnston | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. John Watkins | c Lindsay Hassett b Keith Miller | 36 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | lbw b Keith Miller | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Keith Miller | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Ian Smith | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Owen Wynne), 2-32 (Jack Nel), 3-40 (Dudley Nourse), 4-47 (Billy Wade), 5-82 (Jack Cheetham), 6-112 (Eric Rowan), 7-122 (Hugh Tayfield), 8-122 (Tufty Mann), 9-133 (John Watkins), 137 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 0b, 14lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 56.2 ovs) 137 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 12 | 4 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 15 | 3 | 40 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 18.2 | 6 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Eric Rowan | lbw b Colin McCool | 32 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Owen Wynne | c Ron Saggers b Bill Johnston | 33 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Jack Nel | c Ron Saggers b Bill Johnston | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Ron Saggers b Ian Johnson | 36 | - | - | - | - | |
| +5. Billy Wade | b Bill Johnston | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Jack Cheetham | c Lindsay Hassett b Bill Johnston | 35 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. John Watkins | c Keith Miller b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | c Keith Miller b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tufty Mann | lbw b Bill Johnston | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Ian Smith | c Colin McCool b Bill Johnston | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Eric Rowan), 2-81 (Owen Wynne), 3-113 (Jack Nel), 4-133 (Dudley Nourse), 5-141 (Billy Wade), 6-142 (John Watkins), 7-142 (Hugh Tayfield), 8-184 (Tufty Mann), 9-186 (Ian Smith), 191 (Jack Cheetham). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.1 ovs) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 20.1 | 5 | 44 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 14 | 0 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa:
Eric Rowan, Owen Wynne, Jack Nel, Dudley Nourse, Billy Wade, Jack Cheetham, John Watkins, Hugh Tayfield, Tufty Mann, Ian Smith, Cuan McCarthy
Australia:
Arthur Morris, Jack Moroney, Keith Miller, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Sam Loxton, Colin McCool, Ian Johnson, Ron Saggers, Ray Lindwall, Bill Johnston
