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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Tuesday, December 18, 2001

1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, 14-18 Dec 2001

Test # 1576
South Africa in Australia, 2001/02, 1st Test
Australia v South Africa
Adelaide Oval
14,15,16,17,18 December 2001 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 246 runs
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: SJA Taufel and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: SK Warne

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 272/6 (Martyn 37*, Warne 7*; 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Australia 439, South Africa 101/2 (Gibbs 42*, Henderson 3*; 37 overs)
  • Day 3: South Africa 374, Australia 3/0 (Langer 0*, Hayden 3*; 3 overs)
  • Day 4: Australia 309/7d, South Africa 17/2 (Dippenaar 0*; 12 overs)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer c Pollock b Henderson 116 332 246 15 1
    ML Hayden c Ntini b Klusener 31 97 67 5 0
    RT Ponting run out (Dippenaar/Boucher) 54 119 86 4 0
    ME Waugh c Boucher b Hayward 2 18 15 0 0
    *SR Waugh c McKenzie b Henderson 8 42 33 1 0
    DR Martyn not out 124 294 210 9 0
    +AC Gilchrist c Hayward b Henderson 7 9 8 1 0
    SK Warne b Klusener 41 97 77 4 0
    B Lee c McKenzie b Hayward 32 98 83 4 0
    JN Gillespie c Boucher b Henderson 3 26 21 0 0
    GD McGrath b Hayward 5 7 10 0 0
    Extras (lb 6, nb 10) 16
    Total (all out, 141 overs, 574 mins) 439

    FoW: 1-80 (Hayden, 21.2 ov), 2-182 (Ponting, 50.6 ov),
    3-199 (ME Waugh, 55.3 ov), 4-211 (SR Waugh, 65.3 ov),
    5-238 (Langer, 79.2 ov), 6-248 (Gilchrist, 81.5 ov),
    7-332 (Warne, 105.2 ov), 8-409 (Lee, 132.4 ov),
    9-434 (Gillespie, 139.2 ov), 10-439 (McGrath, 140.6 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Pollock 28 8 64 0 (6nb)
    Hayward 31 5 108 3 (4nb)
    Ntini 19 7 64 0
    Kallis 16 1 37 0
    Klusener 14 4 44 2
    Henderson 33 4 116 4

    South Africa 1st innings R M B 4 6
    HH Gibbs st Gilchrist b Warne 78 261 187 9 0
    G Kirsten lbw b McGrath 47 125 86 6 0
    HH Dippenaar c Ponting b McGrath 4 8 7 1 0
    CW Henderson run out (McGrath/Lee) 30 90 66 4 0
    JH Kallis lbw b McGrath 5 40 33 0 0
    ND McKenzie lbw b Martyn 87 218 168 16 0
    L Klusener b Warne 22 28 24 4 0
    +MV Boucher c Langer b Warne 64 206 149 8 0
    *SM Pollock c Gilchrist b Warne 0 8 1 0 0
    M Ntini c Ponting b Warne 9 22 14 2 0
    M Hayward not out 0 9 5 0 0
    Extras (b 8, lb 9, nb 11) 28
    Total (all out, 121.4 overs, 512 mins) 374

    FoW: 1-87 (Kirsten, 30.4 ov), 2-93 (Dippenaar, 32.4 ov),
    3-155 (Henderson, 52.2 ov), 4-178 (Gibbs, 61.4 ov),
    5-178 (Kallis, 62.3 ov), 6-214 (Klusener, 69.2 ov),
    7-355 (McKenzie, 114.6 ov), 8-356 (Pollock, 117.1 ov),
    9-365 (Boucher, 119.5 ov), 10-374 (Ntini, 121.4 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 33 10 94 3 (3nb)
    Gillespie 23 7 57 0
    Warne 39.4 9 113 5 (1nb)
    Lee 19 2 81 0 (6nb)
    ME Waugh 3 0 9 0
    Martyn 4 2 3 1

    Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    JL Langer c Boucher b Pollock 1 18 15 0 0
    ML Hayden b Kallis 131 261 207 12 4
    RT Ponting lbw b Kallis 25 67 48 4 0
    ME Waugh c Boucher b Henderson 74 194 134 9 0
    +AC Gilchrist c McKenzie b Kallis 22 32 21 3 0
    *SR Waugh c Pollock b Henderson 13 35 21 2 0
    DR Martyn not out 6 29 22 0 0
    SK Warne b Henderson 6 6 8 1 0
    Extras (b 8, lb 16, nb 7) 31
    Total (7 wickets dec, 78.1 overs, 324 mins) 309

    DNB: B Lee, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-8 (Langer, 4.1 ov), 2-66 (Ponting, 19.3 ov),
    3-247 (Hayden, 63.3 ov), 4-273 (ME Waugh, 68.4 ov),
    5-291 (Gilchrist, 71.4 ov), 6-303 (SR Waugh, 76.4 ov),
    7-309 (Warne, 78.1 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Pollock 12 4 38 1 (3nb)
    Hayward 10 0 32 0 (3nb)
    Henderson 29.1 1 130 3
    Kallis 15 2 45 3
    Ntini 8 3 13 0
    Klusener 4 0 27 0 (1nb)

    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 375 runs) R M B 4 6
    HH Gibbs c Langer b McGrath 9 26 28 1 0
    G Kirsten c Ponting b Warne 7 46 31 1 0
    HH Dippenaar c Warne b McGrath 0 33 27 0 0
    JH Kallis not out 65 234 174 7 0
    ND McKenzie lbw b McGrath 0 2 2 0 0
    L Klusener c Warne b Gillespie 18 58 44 1 0
    +MV Boucher c Gilchrist b Gillespie 0 7 4 0 0
    *SM Pollock c Ponting b Warne 1 15 11 0 0
    CW Henderson c Ponting b Warne 3 23 22 0 0
    M Ntini b Lee 4 71 34 0 0
    M Hayward c Gilchrist b Lee 12 37 28 2 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 3) 9
    Total (all out, 67 overs, 280 mins) 128

    FoW: 1-12 (Gibbs, 6.5 ov), 2-17 (Kirsten, 11.6 ov),
    3-21 (Dippenaar, 16.1 ov), 4-21 (McKenzie, 16.3 ov),
    5-54 (Klusener, 30.5 ov), 6-58 (Boucher, 32.3 ov),
    7-67 (Pollock, 35.5 ov), 8-74 (Henderson, 41.6 ov),
    9-113 (Ntini, 58.6 ov), 10-128 (Hayward, 66.6 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 14 8 13 3 (1nb)
    Gillespie 11 4 23 2 (1w)
    Warne 29 7 57 3 (2nb)
    Lee 12 3 29 2
    Martyn 1 0 1 0

    • Hours of play: 11.00am - 1.00pm, 1.40pm - 3.40pm, 4.00pm - 6.00pm
    • Scorers: RM Artis and T Lowrey
    • 12th Men: SCG MacGill (Australia) and JL Ontong (South Africa)
    • ME & SR Waugh become the first brothers to appear in 100 Test matches together.
    • Australia 50 in 60 mins, 13.1 overs
    • Lunch: 88/1 (Langer 44, Ponting 7, 27 overs)
    • Australia 100 in 138 mins, 31.3 overs
    • Langer 50 in 139 mins, 104 balls, 9x4
    • Australia 150 in 190 mins, 43.1 overs
    • Ponting 50 in 105 mins, 78 balls, 3x4
    • Langer 100 in 232 mins, 171 balls, 15x4, 1x6
    • Tea: 203/3 (Langer 104, S Waugh 4, 56 overs)
    • Australia 200 in 239 mins, 55.5 overs
    • Australia 250 in 345 mins, 82.1 overs
    • New ball taken at 265/6 after 84 overs
    • Crowd: 19,266
    • Australia 300 in 412 mins, 99.2 overs
    • Martyn 50 in 136 mins, 98 balls, 3x4
    • Australia 350 in 474 mins, 113.4 overs
    • Lunch: 363/7 (Martyn 77, Lee 11, 120 overs)
    • Australia 400 in 532 mins, 130.5 overs
    • Martyn 100 in 255 mins, 185 balls, 6x4
    • Tea: South Africa 16/0 (Gibbs 6, Kirsten 10)
    • South Africa 50 in 75 mins, 19.3 overs
    • South Africa 100 in 152 mins 36.5 overs
    • Stumps: South Africa 101/2 (Gibbs 42, Henderson 3, 37 overs)
    • Attendance Day 2: 18,247
    • Gibbs 50 in 178 mins, 133 balls, 7x4
    • South Africa 150 in 208 mins, 48.3 overs
    • Lunch Day 3: South Africa 179/5 (McKenzie 1, Klusener 0, 65 overs)
    • South Africa 200 in 289 mins, 67.5 overs
    • South Africa 250 in 369 mins, 88 overs
    • Tea Day 3: South Africa 265/6 (McKenzie 45, Boucher 15, 95 overs)
    • New Ball taken after 95 overs 265/6
    • McKenzie 50 in 137 mins, 103 balls, 11x4
    • South Africa 300 in 420 mins, 100.3 overs
    • Boucher 50 in 160 mins, 111 balls, 6x4
    • South Africa 350 in 475 mins, 113.2 overs
    • Crowd: 17,071

      Day 4

    • Australia's 50 in 64 mins, 14.3 overs
    • Australia's 100 in 133 mins, 31.4 overs
    • Lunch: 102/2 (Hayden 47, M Waugh 14, 32 overs)
    • Hayden 50 in 140 mins, 110 balls, 3x4, 1x6
    • Australia 150 in 181 mins, 44.3 overs
    • 3rd wkt stand of 100 in 108 mins, 167 balls
    • ME Waugh 50 in 127 mins, 94 balls, 7x4
    • Australia 200 in 220 mins, 52.4 overs
    • Hayden 100 in 231 mins, 170 balls, 9x4, 3x6
    • Tea 227/2 (Hayden 116, ME Waugh 60, 61 overs)
    • Australia 250 in 266 mins, 64.3 overs
    • Australia 300 in 307 mins, 74.3 overs
    • Crowd 13,721

      Day 5

    • South Africa 50 in 120 mins, 30.1 overs
    • Lunch: SA 73/7 (Kallis 28, Henderson 3, 41 overs)
    • Kallis 50 in 159 mins, 121 balls, 6x4
    • South Africa 100 in 206 mins, 50.5 overs
    • Crowd 9,250, Match: 77,555
    • Match concluded at 3.34pm
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