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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 February 1953 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Roy McLean b Percy Mansell | 41 | - | 134 | 1 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | run out ( > > ) | 99 | 0 | 163 | 7 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Jack Cheetham b Eddie Fuller | 205 | - | 295 | 19 | - |
| *4. Lindsay Hassett | run out ( > > ) | 40 | - | 118 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ian Craig | c Headley Keith b Eddie Fuller | 53 | - | 107 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ron Archer | c John Waite b Eddie Fuller | 18 | - | 52 | 1 | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | c & b Hugh Tayfield | 20 | - | 59 | 2 | - |
| 8. Doug Ring | b Hugh Tayfield | 14 | - | 32 | 2 | - |
| +9. Gil Langley | b Anton Murray | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 12 | - | 21 | 2 | - |
| 11. Geff Noblet | not out | 13 | - | 17 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-122 (Colin McDonald), 2-166 (Arthur Morris), 3-269 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-417 (Ian Craig), 5-450 (Neil Harvey), 6-459 (Ron Archer), 7-490 (Doug Ring), 8-493 (Gil Langley), 9-495 (Richie Benaud), 520 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 133.4 ovs) 520 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddie Fuller | 19 | 4 | 74 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 23 | 3 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 35.4 | 4 | 129 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 25 | 3 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 22 | 0 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Headley Keith | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Russell Endean | c Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 16 | - | 39 | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | run out ( > > ) | 64 | - | 154 | 4 | - |
| 3. John Watkins | b Ron Archer | 92 | - | 193 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. Ken Funston | lbw b Bill Johnston | 16 | - | 74 | 1 | - |
| 5. Headley Keith | b Bill Johnston | 10 | - | 61 | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | lbw b Geff Noblet | 81 | - | 93 | 10 | 1 |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | c Colin McDonald b Bill Johnston | 66 | - | 193 | 7 | - |
| 8. Percy Mansell | lbw b Bill Johnston | 52 | - | 151 | 4 | - |
| 9. Anton Murray | c & b Bill Johnston | 17 | - | 57 | 2 | - |
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | c Richie Benaud b Doug Ring | 17 | - | 57 | - | - |
| 11. Eddie Fuller | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Russell Endean), 2-129 (John Waite), 3-189 (Ken Funston), 4-189 (John Watkins), 5-239 (Headley Keith), 6-290 (Roy McLean), 7-401 (Percy Mansell), 8-402 (Jack Cheetham), 9-435 (Anton Murray), 435 (Hugh Tayfield). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143.1 ovs) 435 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geff Noblet | 30 | 6 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 33 | 4 | 97 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 46 | 8 | 152 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 19.1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 3 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c John Watkins b Eddie Fuller | 11 | - | 72 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 44 | 0 | 124 | 2 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | b Eddie Fuller | 7 | - | 14 | 1 | - |
| *4. Lindsay Hassett | c Russell Endean b Percy Mansell | 30 | - | 120 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ian Craig | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 47 | - | 114 | 4 | - |
| 6. Ron Archer | c John Watkins b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | c John Watkins b Eddie Fuller | 30 | - | 68 | 2 | - |
| 8. Doug Ring | c Russell Endean b Percy Mansell | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| +9. Gil Langley | not out | 26 | - | 77 | 5 | - |
| 10. Bill Johnston | c Jack Cheetham b Eddie Fuller | 5 | - | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Geff Noblet | b Eddie Fuller | 1 | - | 19 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Colin McDonald), 2-44 (Neil Harvey), 3-70 (Arthur Morris), 4-128 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-129 (Ron Archer), 6-152 (Ian Craig), 7-152 (Doug Ring), 8-187 (Richie Benaud), 9-193 (Bill Johnston), 209 (Geff Noblet). |
| Extras | 7b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.2 ovs) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddie Fuller | 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 14 | 4 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 32 | 8 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 8 | 3 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Russell Endean | b Bill Johnston | 70 | - | 180 | 3 | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Ron Archer b Geff Noblet | 18 | - | 77 | 1 | - |
| 3. John Watkins | b Doug Ring | 50 | - | 162 | 4 | - |
| 4. Ken Funston | b Richie Benaud | 35 | - | 97 | 3 | - |
| 5. Headley Keith | not out | 40 | - | 118 | 4 | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | not out | 76 | - | 80 | 14 | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | ||||||
| 8. Percy Mansell | ||||||
| 9. Anton Murray | ||||||
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 11. Eddie Fuller |
| FOW | 1-42 (John Waite), 2-124 (Russell Endean), 3-174 (John Watkins), 4-191 (Ken Funston). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 95.5 ovs) 297 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geff Noblet | 24 | 9 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 38 | 7 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 13 | 2 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 15 | 4 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Hassett | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Craig, Ron Archer, Richie Benaud, Doug Ring, Gil Langley, Bill Johnston, Geff Noblet