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South Africa v Australia @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
14, 15, 16, 17 March 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RE Koertzen, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: DL Orchard
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Australia won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Matthew Hayden b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 19 | 27 | - | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c Matthew Elliott b Glenn McGrath | 11 | 34 | 51 | 2 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Greg Blewett b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 12 | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Shane Warne b Jason Gillespie | 34 | 59 | 78 | 4 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 6. Herschelle Gibbs | b Jason Gillespie | 31 | 65 | 93 | 5 | - |
| 7. Brian McMillan | c Steve Waugh b Shane Warne | 55 | 108 | 187 | 7 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | c Glenn McGrath b Shane Warne | 47 | 105 | 116 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. Allan Donald | c & b Shane Warne | 9 | 30 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | not out | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Gary Kirsten), 2-17 (Jacques Kallis), 3-21 (Adam Bacher), 4-22 (Hansie Cronje), 5-70 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-95 (Herschelle Gibbs), 7-95 (Shaun Pollock), 8-180 (Dave Richardson), 9-204 (Brian McMillan), 209 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 8b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.4 ovs) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 22 | 7 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 23 | 10 | 54 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 23.4 | 5 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | c Daryll Cullinan b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 8 | 44 | 65 | - | - |
| 3. Matthew Elliott | run out (Adam Bacher > > ) | 23 | 121 | 166 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Hansie Cronje | 20 | 36 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Brian McMillan | 8 | 49 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | b Allan Donald | 13 | 46 | 82 | - | - |
| 7. Michael Bevan | c Dave Richardson b Brian McMillan | 0 | 13 | 16 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Adam Bacher b Hansie Cronje | 5 | 33 | 47 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | lbw b Paul Adams | 18 | 27 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | not out | 1 | 37 | 44 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Dave Richardson b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Matthew Hayden), 2-13 (Mark Taylor), 3-48 (Mark Waugh), 4-64 (Matthew Elliott), 5-66 (Steve Waugh), 6-70 (Michael Bevan), 7-85 (Ian Healy), 8-86 (Greg Blewett), 9-106 (Shane Warne), 108 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70.4 ovs) 108 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 23 | 13 | 18 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Adams | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 14 | 2 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 9.4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Jason Gillespie | 43 | 106 | 138 | 7 | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c Glenn McGrath b Jason Gillespie | 49 | 129 | 173 | 7 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | run out (Greg Blewett > > ) | 2 | 26 | 31 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 2 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Ian Healy b Michael Bevan | 27 | 66 | 89 | 5 | - |
| 6. Herschelle Gibbs | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 22 | 32 | - | - |
| 7. Brian McMillan | lbw b Michael Bevan | 2 | 15 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Shane Warne | 17 | 22 | 27 | 4 | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | not out | 3 | 21 | 32 | - | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | c Shane Warne b Michael Bevan | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 1 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-87 (Gary Kirsten), 2-98 (Jacques Kallis), 3-99 (Adam Bacher), 4-100 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-122 (Herschelle Gibbs), 6-137 (Brian McMillan), 7-152 (Hansie Cronje), 8-156 (Shaun Pollock), 9-167 (Allan Donald), 168 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.4 ovs) 168 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 13 | 3 | 43 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 18 | 4 | 49 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 7.3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 17.4 | 7 | 20 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 13 | 3 | 18 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Brian McMillan | 13 | 31 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | run out (Hansie Cronje > > ) | 14 | 37 | 64 | 2 | - |
| 3. Matthew Elliott | c & b Paul Adams | 44 | 91 | 114 | 8 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Jacques Kallis | 116 | 228 | 323 | 17 | 1 |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Hansie Cronje b Jacques Kallis | 18 | 54 | 88 | 1 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | b Paul Adams | 7 | 42 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 7. Michael Bevan | c Daryll Cullinan b Hansie Cronje | 24 | 62 | 98 | 3 | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | not out | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Shane Warne | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | not out | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-23 (Mark Taylor), 2-30 (Matthew Hayden), 3-113 (Matthew Elliott), 4-167 (Steve Waugh), 5-192 (Greg Blewett), 6-258 (Mark Waugh), 7-258 (Michael Bevan), 8-265 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 11b, 8lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 93.3 ovs) 271 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 26 | 6 | 75 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 21 | 5 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 9.3 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 16 | 7 | 29 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Adams | 21 | 4 | 66 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Adam Bacher, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Herschelle Gibbs, Brian McMillan, Shaun Pollock, Dave Richardson, Allan Donald, Paul Adams