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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.

Friday, January 6, 2006

3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2006

Test no. 1780
South Africa in Australia Test Series - 3rd Test
Australia v South Africa
2005/06 season

Played at Sydney Cricket Ground on 2,3,4,5,6 January 2006 (5-day match)

Result Australia won by 8 wickets

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR

AB de Villiers c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Lee 2 25 18 0 0 11.11
captain GC Smith lbw b Lee 39 125 77 6 0 50.64

HH Gibbs b McGrath 27 64 49 5 0 55.10

JH Kallis c McGrath b Symonds 111 361 275 17 0 40.36

AG Prince lbw b Warne 119 395 271 13 0 43.91

JA Rudolph c wicketkeeperGilchrist b McGrath 38 138 110 5 0 34.54
wicketkeeper MV Boucher c wicketkeeperGilchrist b MacGill 5 29 23 0 0 21.73

SM Pollock c Hodge b Lee 46 86 64 3 0 71.87

J Botha not out 20 62 46 2 0 43.47

A Nel c Hodge b Warne 12 10 8 2 0 150.00

CK Langeveldt not out 1 4 3 0 0 33.33

Extras (b 9, lb 6, nb 16) 31











Total (9 wickets dec; 154.4 overs; 660 mins) 451 (2.91 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-16 (de Villiers, 5.6 ov), 2-69 (Gibbs, 20.3 ov), 3-86 (Smith, 28.1 ov), 4-305 (Kallis, 104.3 ov), 5-344 (Prince, 121.5 ov), 6-355 (Boucher, 128.4 ov), 7-394 (Rudolph, 140.5 ov), 8-433 (Pollock, 152.1 ov), 9-449 (Nel, 153.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

GD McGrath 34 17 65 2 1.91

B Lee 30.4 7 82 3 2.67 (11nb)

A Symonds 23 4 69 1 3.00 (3nb)

SK Warne 36 5 106 2 2.94

MEK Hussey 2 0 12 0 6.00 (2nb)

SCG MacGill 29 5 102 1 3.51

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR

JL Langer b Langeveldt 25 23 20 3 0 125.00

ML Hayden b Langeveldt 4 15 11 0 0 36.36
captain RT Ponting lbw b Kallis 120 257 174 12 1 68.96

BJ Hodge c Rudolph b Nel 6 33 23 0 0 26.08

MEK Hussey c wicketkeeperBoucher b Botha 45 149 111 8 0 40.54

A Symonds lbw b Nel 12 77 51 1 0 23.52
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist c wicketkeeperBoucher b Nel 86 156 109 10 2 78.89

SK Warne c wicketkeeperBoucher b Nel 0 1 1 0 0 0.00

B Lee c Smith b Kallis 17 49 40 3 0 42.50

SCG MacGill c Nel b Pollock 29 52 21 5 0 138.09

GD McGrath not out 1 33 12 0 0 8.33

Extras (lb 10, w 2, nb 2) 14











Total (all out; 95.1 overs; 431 mins) 359 (3.77 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-22 (Hayden, 3.5 ov), 2-35 (Langer, 5.4 ov), 3-54 (Hodge, 14.2 ov), 4-184 (Hussey, 49.6 ov), 5-222 (Ponting, 63.2 ov), 6-226 (Symonds, 66.5 ov), 7-226 (Warne, 66.6 ov), 8-263 (Lee, 77.5 ov), 9-322 (MacGill, 88.3 ov), 10-359 (Gilchrist, 95.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

SM Pollock 25 3 109 1 4.36 (2nb)

CK Langeveldt 24 4 108 2 4.50 (1w)

A Nel 24.1 3 81 4 3.35

JH Kallis 15 4 25 2 1.66 (1w)

J Botha 7 2 26 1 3.71

South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
captain GC Smith lbw b McGrath 5 12 9 0 0 55.55

AB de Villiers lbw b Lee 1 7 4 0 0 25.00

HH Gibbs run out (Hodge) 67 99 74 11 0 90.54

JH Kallis not out 50 180 96 3 0 52.08

AG Prince c Ponting b MacGill 18 39 30 2 0 60.00

JA Rudolph c McGrath b MacGill 4 5 7 0 0 57.14
wicketkeeper MV Boucher st wicketkeeperGilchrist b MacGill 11 14 13 2 0 84.61

SM Pollock not out 26 24 21 2 1 123.80

Extras (b 3, lb 4, w 3, nb 2) 12











Total (6 wickets dec; 42 overs; 200 mins) 194 (4.61 runs per over)

Did not bat J Botha, A Nel, CK Langeveldt

Fall of wickets1-4 (de Villiers, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Smith, 2.4 ov), 3-92 (Gibbs, 21.4 ov), 4-123 (Prince, 30.6 ov), 5-129 (Rudolph, 32.3 ov), 6-152 (Boucher, 36.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

GD McGrath 15 2 61 1 4.06 (1nb)

B Lee 10 3 48 1 4.80 (1nb)

SK Warne 11 1 45 0 4.09 (3w)

SCG MacGill 6 1 33 3 5.50

Australia 2nd innings (target: 287 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR

JL Langer b Langeveldt 20 49 32 5 0 62.50

ML Hayden c Smith b Botha 90 197 134 11 0 67.16
captain RT Ponting not out 143 202 159 16 0 89.93

BJ Hodge not out 27 51 42 3 0 64.28

Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 4) 8











Total (2 wickets; 60.3 overs; 258 mins) 288 (4.76 runs per over)

Did not bat MEK Hussey, A Symonds, wicketkeeperAC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, SCG MacGill, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets1-30 (Langer, 11.2 ov), 2-212 (Hayden, 44.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

SM Pollock 14 2 55 0 3.92 (2nb, 1w)

CK Langeveldt 14 1 52 1 3.71 (2nb)

A Nel 7 0 46 0 6.57

J Botha 12.3 0 77 1 6.16 (1w)

JH Kallis 2 0 8 0 4.00

JA Rudolph 11 0 49 0 4.45 (1w)

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
Series Australia won the 3-match series 2-0

Test debut J Botha (South Africa)
Player of the match RT Ponting (Australia)
Player of the series RT Ponting (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire RL Parry
Match referee BC Broad (England)

Close of play
2 Jan day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 230/3 (JH Kallis 80*, AG Prince 62*, 74 ov)
3 Jan day 2 - Australia 1st innings 54/3 (RT Ponting 13*, 14.2 ov)
4 Jan day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 4/1 (GC Smith 3*, 1.3 ov)
5 Jan day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 94/3 (JH Kallis 14*, AG Prince 0*, 22 ov)
6 Jan day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 288/2 (60.3 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • 4th Umpire - RJ Tucker
  • 12th Men: NW Bracken (Australia) and N Boje (South Africa)
  • Day 1
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 9
  • Drinks: South Africa - 52/1 in 18.0 overs (GC Smith 25, HH Gibbs 16)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (191 balls), Extras 12
  • Lunch: South Africa - 103/3 in 34.0 overs (JH Kallis 14, AG Prince 8)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 49.4 overs (304 balls), Extras 17
  • JH Kallis: 50 off 116 balls (8x4)
  • AG Prince: 50 off 106 balls (5x4)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (403 balls), Extras 20
  • Day 2
  • South Africa: 250 in 86.4 overs (529 balls), Extras 22
  • Drinks: South Africa - 253/3 (Kallis 90, Prince 73)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 280/3 (Kallis 98, Prince 90)
  • JH Kallis: 100 off 266 balls, (16x4)
  • South Africa: 300 in 102.1 overs (624 balls), Extras 25
  • AG Prince: 100 off 214 balls, (11x4)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 347/5 (Rudolph 20, Boucher 2)
  • South Africa: 350 in 124.3 overs (762 balls), Extras 29
  • Tea: South Africa - 390/6 (Rudolph 38, Pollock 19)
  • South Africa: 400 in 142.2 overs (869 balls), Extras 30
  • Drinks: South Africa - 433/8 (Botha 16)
  • South Africa: 450 in 154.2 overs (942 balls), Extras 31
  • Australia 1st innings
  • Australia: 50 in 13 overs (78 balls), Extras 6
  • Day 3
  • Drinks: Australia - 92/3 (Ponting 42, Hussey 9)
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 68 balls, (4x4, 1x6)
  • Australia: 100 in 25.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 6
  • Australia: 150 in 43.4 overs (262 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks: Australia - 194/4 (Ponting 99, Symonds 3)
  • RT Ponting: 100 off 143 balls, (10x4, 1x6)
  • Australia: 200 in 54.5 overs (329 balls), Extras 12
  • Australia: 250 in 74.4 overs (448 balls), Extras 12
  • Drinks: Australia - 270/8 (Gilchrist 23, MacGill 6)
  • Australia: 300 in 86.1 overs (517 balls), Extras 13
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 80 balls, (7x4)
  • Australia: 350 in 93.3 overs (562 balls), Extras 14
  • Day 4
  • Drinks: South Africa - 73/2 (Gibbs 34, Kallis 1)
  • South Africa: 50 in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
  • HH Gibbs: 50 off 58 balls, (9x4)
  • Day 5
  • South Africa 100 off 25.1 overs (153 balls)
  • South Africa 150 off 35.4 overs (216 balls)
  • Kallis 50 in 178 mins, off 96 balls, 3x4
  • Lunch: Australia 31/1 (Hayden 8*, Ponting 1*, 12 overs)
  • Australia 50 off 15.1 overs (92 balls)
  • Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership off 44 balls
  • Australia 100 off 22.1 overs (135 balls)
  • Hayden 50 in 123 mins, off 81 balls, 7x4
  • Ponting 50 in 75 mins, off 52 balls, 7x4
  • Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership in 76 mins, off 97 balls
  • Australia 150 off 30 overs (184 balls)
  • Hayden/Ponting 150 partnership off 165 balls
  • Tea: Australia 182/1 (Hayden 75*, Ponting 81*, 39 overs)
  • Australia 200 off 41.5 overs (255 balls)
  • Australia 250 off 52.4 overs (320 balls)
  • Ponting/Hodge 50 partnership off 72 balls

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