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South Africa v Australia @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
19, 20, 21, 23, 24 February 1970 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: CMP Coetzee, AJ Warner
Match Result: South Africa won by 307 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Barry Richards | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 65 | 74 | 87 | 12 | 1 |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Doug Walters b Alan Connolly | 6 | 0 | 60 | - | - |
| *3. Ali Bacher | lbw b Laurie Mayne | 30 | 0 | 128 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | c Brian Taber b Eric Freeman | 52 | 0 | 157 | 5 | - |
| 5. Eddie Barlow | st Brian Taber b John Gleeson | 6 | 0 | 44 | - | - |
| 6. Lee Irvine | c Keith Stackpole b John Gleeson | 79 | 126 | 170 | 4 | 2 |
| 7. Tiger Lance | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| +8. Denis Lindsay | c Keith Stackpole b John Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Mike Procter | c Ian Chappell b Doug Walters | 22 | 0 | 75 | 2 | - |
| 10. Peter Pollock | c Brian Taber b Doug Walters | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. John Traicos | not out | 1 | 8 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Trevor Goddard), 2-85 (Barry Richards), 3-141 (Ali Bacher), 4-162 (Eddie Barlow), 5-170 (Graeme Pollock), 6-194 (Tiger Lance), 7-194 (Denis Lindsay), 8-238 (Mike Procter), 9-246 (Peter Pollock), 279 (Lee Irvine). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.4 ovs) 279 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Laurie Mayne | 26 | 5 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 30 | 10 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 20 | 4 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 21.4 | 2 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Denis Lindsay b Mike Procter | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Denis Lindsay b Peter Pollock | 1 | 10 | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | lbw b Mike Procter | 0 | 17 | 27 | - | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | c Tiger Lance b Trevor Goddard | 34 | 0 | 191 | 4 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Mike Procter b Peter Pollock | 64 | 0 | 169 | 5 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | b Peter Pollock | 44 | 0 | 157 | 5 | 1 |
| 7. Eric Freeman | c Trevor Goddard b Peter Pollock | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 8. Laurie Mayne | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| +9. Brian Taber | not out | 26 | 0 | 90 | 3 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b Mike Procter | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | c Barry Richards b Peter Pollock | 3 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Keith Stackpole), 2-7 (Bill Lawry), 3-12 (Ian Redpath), 4-109 (Ian Chappell), 5-112 (Doug Walters), 6-139 (Eric Freeman), 7-140 (Laurie Mayne), 8-194 (Paul Sheahan), 9-195 (John Gleeson), 202 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 10nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.2 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mike Procter | 21 | 5 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Pollock | 23.2 | 10 | 39 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 12 | 5 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 26 | 10 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tiger Lance | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Traicos | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Barry Richards | c Brian Taber b Laurie Mayne | 35 | 95 | 114 | 3 | - |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | c Bill Lawry b John Gleeson | 110 | 0 | 323 | 13 | 1 |
| *3. Ali Bacher | b Alan Connolly | 15 | 0 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | b Eric Freeman | 87 | 0 | 148 | 13 | - |
| 5. Lee Irvine | c Bill Lawry b John Gleeson | 73 | 86 | 119 | 10 | 1 |
| +6. Denis Lindsay | b John Gleeson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 7. Tiger Lance | lbw b John Gleeson | 30 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Mike Procter | not out | 36 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 2 |
| 9. Trevor Goddard | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Pollock | c Brian Taber b John Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. John Traicos | lbw b Laurie Mayne | 0 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (Barry Richards), 2-102 (Ali Bacher), 3-241 (Graeme Pollock), 4-269 (Eddie Barlow), 5-275 (Denis Lindsay), 6-349 (Tiger Lance), 7-372 (Lee Irvine), 8-375 (Trevor Goddard), 9-380 (Peter Pollock), 408 (John Traicos). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.3 ovs) 408 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Laurie Mayne | 18.3 | 1 | 77 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 32 | 6 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Freeman | 19 | 4 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 45 | 15 | 125 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Denis Lindsay b Mike Procter | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Graeme Pollock b Eddie Barlow | 17 | 35 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Ian Redpath | b Trevor Goddard | 66 | 202 | 229 | 11 | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | b Eddie Barlow | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | b Mike Procter | 15 | 0 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | b Mike Procter | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| 7. Eric Freeman | run out ( > > ) | 18 | 0 | 102 | 3 | - |
| 8. Laurie Mayne | c Mike Procter b John Traicos | 2 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| +9. Brian Taber | not out | 18 | 0 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b Trevor Goddard | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | c Barry Richards b Trevor Goddard | 36 | 43 | 41 | 4 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-11 (Keith Stackpole), 2-43 (Bill Lawry), 3-43 (Ian Chappell), 4-73 (Doug Walters), 5-73 (Paul Sheahan), 6-122 (Eric Freeman), 7-124 (Laurie Mayne), 8-126 (Ian Redpath), 9-126 (John Gleeson), 178 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 77.5 ovs) 178 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mike Procter | 14 | 8 | 24 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Pollock | 15 | 4 | 56 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 7 | 3 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 24.5 | 16 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Traicos | 17 | 4 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Barry Richards, Eddie Barlow, Ali Bacher, Graeme Pollock, Lee Irvine, Denis Lindsay, Tiger Lance, Mike Procter, Trevor Goddard, Peter Pollock, John Traicos