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Monday, January 5, 1998

2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 2-5 Jan 1998

Test # 1393
Australia v South Africa, 1997/98, 2nd Test
Sydney Cricket Ground
2,3,4,5 January 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 21 runs
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: DB Hair and P Willey (Eng)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: SK Warne

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 197/5 (Cronje 56*, Pollock 1*, 97 overs)
  • Day 2: South Africa 287, Australia 174/3 (ME Waugh 78*, SR Waugh 18*, 67 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 392/9 (Healy 31*, McGrath 3*, 157 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AM Bacher lbw b Blewett 39 121 85 4 0
    G Kirsten c Taylor b McGrath 11 55 42 0 0
    JH Kallis run out (Ponting) 16 68 59 2 0
    *WJ Cronje c Taylor b Warne 88 335 262 8 0
    HH Gibbs c Healy b Bevan 54 162 150 6 0
    BM McMillan c Elliott b Bevan 6 14 17 0 0
    SM Pollock c Taylor b Warne 18 91 67 3 0
    +DJ Richardson b Warne 6 14 15 0 0
    PL Symcox c Healy b Warne 29 56 40 5 0
    AA Donald not out 4 19 15 1 0
    PR Adams c SR Waugh b Warne 0 7 3 0 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 7) 16
    Total (all out, 124.1 overs) 287

    FoW: 1-25 (Kirsten, 12.2 ov), 2-70 (Bacher, 30.2 ov),
    3-70 (Kallis, 30.5 ov), 4-167 (Gibbs, 77.4 ov),
    5-174 (McMillan, 81.2 ov), 6-228 (Pollock, 105.6 ov),
    7-236 (Richardson, 109.4 ov), 8-276 (Cronje, 120.1 ov),
    9-287 (Symcox, 122.4 ov), 10-287 (Adams, 124.1 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 20 6 51 1
    Reiffel 24 7 48 0 (3nb)
    Warne 32.1 8 75 5 (3nb)
    Bevan 23 3 56 2 (2nb)
    Blewett 13 5 30 1 (2nb)
    SR Waugh 8 4 10 0 (1w)
    ME Waugh 3 1 5 0
    Elliott 1 0 4 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MTG Elliott c McMillan b Symcox 32 90 66 4 0
    *MA Taylor c Richardson b Pollock 11 50 45 0 0
    GS Blewett b McMillan 28 119 113 4 0
    ME Waugh lbw b Pollock 100 211 186 12 1
    SR Waugh b Donald 85 279 199 9 0
    RT Ponting c & b Adams 62 219 155 1 1
    MG Bevan c McMillan b Symcox 12 42 39 1 0
    +IA Healy not out 46 152 130 2 0
    PR Reiffel b Donald 0 12 7 0 0
    SK Warne lbw b Pollock 12 46 28 2 0
    GD McGrath c Richardson b Donald 14 59 45 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 12, nb 6) 19
    Total (all out, 167.4 overs) 421

    FoW: 1-35 (Taylor, 13.2 ov), 2-59 (Elliott, 24.6 ov),
    3-103 (Blewett, 49.4 ov), 4-219 (ME Waugh, 83.6 ov),
    5-317 (SR Waugh, 118.5 ov), 6-337 (Bevan, 128.5 ov),
    7-354 (Ponting, 136.6 ov), 8-357 (Reiffel, 139.6 ov),
    9-385 (Warne, 153.1 ov), 10-421 (McGrath, 167.4 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Donald 30.4 5 81 3
    Pollock 33 8 71 3 (6nb)
    Symcox 39 9 103 2
    Adams 38 9 66 1
    McMillan 18 5 55 1
    Kallis 8 1 30 0 (1nb)
    Cronje 1 0 2 0

    South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    G Kirsten lbw b McGrath 0 8 9 0 0
    AM Bacher c Ponting b Reiffel 2 22 12 0 0
    JH Kallis b Warne 45 155 110 4 0
    *WJ Cronje c Ponting b Warne 5 36 35 0 0
    HH Gibbs c Blewett b Warne 1 33 25 0 0
    BM McMillan b Warne 11 11 13 2 0
    SM Pollock c Taylor b Warne 4 11 12 0 0
    +DJ Richardson c & b Warne 0 2 3 0 0
    PL Symcox b Reiffel 38 69 72 4 1
    AA Donald c Healy b Reiffel 2 34 23 0 0
    PR Adams not out 1 8 5 0 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 1, nb 1) 4
    Total (all out, 53.0 overs) 113

    FoW: 1-1 (Kirsten, 1.5 ov), 2-3 (Bacher, 4.5 ov),
    3-21 (Cronje, 13.6 ov), 4-27 (Gibbs, 23.2 ov),
    5-41 (McMillan, 25.6 ov), 6-55 (Pollock, 29.3 ov),
    7-55 (Richardson, 29.6 ov), 8-96 (Kallis, 43.4 ov),
    9-112 (Symcox, 50.3 ov), 10-113 (Donald, 52.6 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Reiffel 12 3 14 3
    McGrath 5 2 8 1
    Warne 21 9 34 6 (1nb)
    Blewett 2 1 1 0
    Bevan 3 0 18 0
    ME Waugh 10 2 35 0

    • SR Waugh becomes the 16th player (3rd for Australia) to appear in 100 Test matches.

    • Day One:
    • Lunch: South Africa 1/47 (Bacher 30*, Kallis 3*, 22 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa 3/140 (Cronje 25*, Gibbs 43*, 64 overs)
    • Stumps: South Africa 5/197 (Cronje 56*, Pollock 1*, 97 overs)
    • Start of play delayed 30 minutes due to dampness on a batting strip adjacent to the Test pitch, due to overwatering on the previous day.
    • Attendance: 34,952.

    • Day Two:
    • Lunch: South Africa 287 all out (Donald 4*, 124.1 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 2/78 (Blewett 19*, M Waugh 11*, 36 overs)
    • Stumps: Australia 3/174 (ME Waugh 78*, SR Waugh 18*, 67 overs)
    • When Warne dismissed Cronje he became Australia's 2nd highest wicket-taker in Tests (14th overall), passing CJ McDermott, 291.
    • Floodlights turned on at 2.55pm.
    • Rain ends play at 5.54pm.
    • Attendance: 27,246.

    • Day Three:
    • Lunch: Australia 4/259 (SR Waugh 57*, Ponting 19*, 96 overs)
    • Tea: Australia 5/332 (Ponting 48*, Bevan 12*, 126 overs)
    • Stumps: Australia 9/392 (Healy 31*, McGrath 3*; 157 overs)
    • Floodlights turned on at 4.40pm.
    • Attendance: 26,118.

    • Day Four:
    • Lunch: South Africa 3/21 (Kallis 12*, Gibbs 0*; 16 overs)
    • Tea: South Africa: 7/85 (Kallis 40*, Symcox 18*; 39 overs)
    • Floodlights switched on at 2.40pm.
    • When Warne dismissed Kallis he became the 13th bowler to take 300 Test wickets in his 63rd match.
    • Rain stopped play at 3.05pm. Tea was taken during the interruption. Play resumed at 6.20pm, with stumps rescheduled to 7.00pm. Taylor claimed the additional half-hour with the score 9/112. The match ended at 7.10pm. No further play would have been possible on the day with a heavy downpour commencing as the final delivery was bowled.
    • Attendance: 17,169. Match aggregate: 105,125.
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