Australia v South Africa @ Sydney Cricket Ground
9, 10, 12, 13 January 1953 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: HAR Elphinstone, MJ McInnes
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 38 runs
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | run out ( > > ) | 24 | - | 95 | - | - | |
| +2. John Waite | c Arthur Morris b Bill Johnston | 32 | - | 113 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Russell Endean | b Ray Lindwall | 18 | - | 39 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Ken Funston | b Doug Ring | 56 | - | 101 | 6 | - | |
| 5. Roy McLean | b Ray Lindwall | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| *6. Jack Cheetham | c Bill Johnston b Keith Miller | 5 | - | 40 | - | - | |
| 7. Anton Murray | c sub b Keith Miller | 4 | - | 42 | - | - | |
| 8. John Watkins | c sub b Keith Miller | 17 | - | 43 | - | - | |
| 9. Percy Mansell | b Ray Lindwall | 8 | - | 17 | - | - | |
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 3 | - | 24 | - | - | |
| 11. Michael Melle | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Jackie McGlew), 2-65 (John Waite), 3-83 (Russell Endean), 4-83 (Roy McLean), 5-115 (Jack Cheetham), 6-142 (Ken Funston), 7-144 (Anton Murray), 8-156 (Percy Mansell), 9-172 (John Watkins), 173 (Michael Melle). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.2 ovs) 173 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 14.2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 17 | 1 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 18 | 5 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 12 | 4 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 67 | - | 210 | 7 | - | |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b John Watkins | 18 | 0 | 81 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | c Ken Funston b Anton Murray | 2 | - | 26 | - | - | |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c John Watkins b Anton Murray | 190 | - | 361 | 21 | - | |
| 5. Keith Miller | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 55 | - | 185 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Graeme Hole | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | 25 | - | - | |
| 7. Richie Benaud | lbw b Michael Melle | 0 | - | 22 | - | - | |
| 8. Doug Ring | b Hugh Tayfield | 58 | - | 68 | 7 | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | b Anton Murray | 1 | - | 12 | - | - | |
| +10. Gil Langley | c Percy Mansell b Anton Murray | 20 | - | 44 | 4 | - | |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 7 | - | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Arthur Morris), 2-49 (Lindsay Hassett), 3-162 (Colin McDonald), 4-330 (Keith Miller), 5-344 (Graeme Hole), 6-350 (Richie Benaud), 7-374 (Neil Harvey), 8-379 (Ray Lindwall), 9-425 (Doug Ring), 443 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 3b, 12lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131.2 ovs) 443 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Melle | 23 | 3 | 98 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 12 | 5 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 51.2 | 11 | 169 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 38 | 9 | 94 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 9 | - | 21 | 1 | - | |
| +2. John Waite | c Graeme Hole b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | 12 | - | - | |
| 3. Russell Endean | lbw b Keith Miller | 71 | - | 203 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Ken Funston | c Graeme Hole b Keith Miller | 16 | - | 71 | - | - | |
| *5. Jack Cheetham | c Arthur Morris b Ray Lindwall | 5 | - | 20 | - | - | |
| 6. Roy McLean | c Richie Benaud b Ray Lindwall | 65 | - | 93 | 7 | - | |
| 7. Anton Murray | c Graeme Hole b Richie Benaud | 17 | - | 57 | 2 | - | |
| 8. John Watkins | c Keith Miller b Bill Johnston | 48 | - | 58 | 6 | - | |
| 9. Percy Mansell | c Graeme Hole b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 10. Michael Melle | not out | 0 | - | 4 | - | - | |
| 11. Hugh Tayfield | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (John Waite), 2-10 (Jackie McGlew), 3-60 (Ken Funston), 4-68 (Jack Cheetham), 5-167 (Roy McLean), 6-167 (Russell Endean), 7-232 (Anton Murray), 8-232 (Percy Mansell), 9-232 (John Watkins). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.6 ovs) 232 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 20 | 3 | 72 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 18 | 6 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 14.6 | 0 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 12 | 1 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Graeme Hole, Richie Benaud, Doug Ring, Ray Lindwall, Gil Langley, Bill Johnston
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, John Waite, Russell Endean, Ken Funston, Jack Cheetham, Roy McLean, Anton Murray, John Watkins, Percy Mansell, Michael Melle, Hugh Tayfield
