1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 1993

Test # 1242 (1242/54)
Australia v South Africa, 1993/94, 1st Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29,30 December 1993 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: 3-Test series level 0-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue
TV Umpire: LJ King
Match Referee: JL Hendriks (WI)
Test Debuts: PS de Villiers, G Kirsten (SA).
Man of the Match: MA Taylor

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 71/2 (Taylor 30*, Boon 4*) Day 2: No play Day 3: Australia 140/3 (Taylor 63*, Waugh 11*) Day 4: Australia 342/7d, South Africa 59/1 (Hudson 35*, Cronje 3*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MA Taylor b Symcox 170 495 349 12 0 MJ Slater c Kirsten b Donald 32 104 89 1 0 SK Warne lbw b de Villiers 0 5 2 0 0 DC Boon b Matthews 25 114 79 2 0 ME Waugh lbw b Matthews 84 211 144 5 1 *AR Border c Richardson b Matthews 2 18 12 0 0 DR Martyn b Symcox 8 23 17 1 0 +IA Healy not out 7 15 8 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 7, nb 5) 14 Total (7 wickets dec, 115.5 overs, 495 mins) 342 DNB: PR Reiffel, TBA May, CJ McDermott. FoW: 1-57 (Slater), 2-58 (Warne), 3-127 (Boon), 4-296 (Waugh), 5-300 (Border), 6-327 (Martyn), 7-342 (Taylor). Bowling O M R W Donald 30 4 108 1 (3nb) de Villiers 32 6 83 1 (2nb) Matthews 24 5 68 3 Cronje 13 4 25 0 Symcox 16.5 3 49 2 South Africa 1st innings R M B 4 6 AC Hudson retired hurt 64 201 245 3 0 G Kirsten c Taylor b Waugh 16 59 89 0 0 WJ Cronje c Boon b Warne 71 141 168 5 0 DJ Cullinan c Border b McDermott 0 1 8 0 0 JN Rhodes not out 35 124 193 1 0 *KC Wessels not out 63 172 189 2 0 Extras (lb 2, nb 7) 9 Total (3 wickets, 115 overs, 349 min) 258 DNB: +DJ Richardson, PL Symcox, CR Matthews, PS de Villiers, AA Donald. FoW: 1-49 (Kirsten), 2-157 (Cullinan), 3-157 (Cronje). Bowling O M R W McDermott 23 5 60 1 (6nb) Reiffel 21 4 55 0 (1nb) Waugh 12 3 20 1 May 28 7 58 0 Warne 31 8 63 1 12th Men: GD McGrath (Aus) and DJ Callaghan (RSA) AC Hudson retired hurt at 152/1