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Nervous Nineties

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 30, 2008

2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2008

Test no. 1902
 South Africa in Australia Test Series - 2nd Test
Australia v South Africa 		2008/09 season

Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26,27,28,29,30 December 2008 (5-day match)

Result South Africa won by 9 wickets

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

ML Hayden c Duminy b Ntini 8 31 17 1 0 47.05

SM Katich b Steyn 54 153 109 6 0 49.54
captain RT Ponting c Amla b Harris 101 197 126 10 1 80.15

MEK Hussey c wicketkeeperBoucher b Steyn 0 16 9 0 0 0.00

MJ Clarke not out 88 330 208 4 1 42.30

A Symonds c Kallis b Morkel 27 56 55 3 0 49.09
wicketkeeper BJ Haddin c Smith b Ntini 40 88 71 5 0 56.33

B Lee c Kallis b Steyn 21 33 21 5 0 100.00

MG Johnson b Steyn 0 3 3 0 0 0.00

NM Hauritz c Smith b Steyn 12 29 21 2 0 57.14

PM Siddle c de Villiers b Kallis 19 54 49 1 0 38.77

Extras (b 5, lb 12, nb 7) 24











Total (all out; 113.4 overs; 500 mins) 394 (3.46 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-21 (Hayden, 7.2 ov), 2-128 (Katich, 33.6 ov), 3-143 (Hussey, 37.3 ov), 4-184 (Ponting, 51.2 ov), 5-223 (Symonds, 66.1 ov), 6-277 (Haddin, 88.3 ov), 7-322 (Lee, 95.2 ov), 8-326 (Johnson, 95.5 ov), 9-352 (Hauritz, 101.5 ov), 10-394 (Siddle, 113.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

DW Steyn 29 6 87 5 3.00

M Ntini 27 7 108 2 4.00 (1nb)

JH Kallis 18.4 4 55 1 2.94

M Morkel 22 3 89 1 4.04 (6nb)

PL Harris 17 3 38 1 2.23

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
captain GC Smith c wicketkeeperHaddin b Siddle 62 166 113 6 0 54.86

ND McKenzie b Siddle 0 7 5 0 0 0.00

HM Amla c Symonds b Johnson 19 35 30 1 0 63.33

JH Kallis c wicketkeeperHaddin b Hauritz 26 81 53 2 0 49.05

AB de Villiers b Siddle 7 57 51 0 0 13.72

JP Duminy c Siddle b Hauritz 166 448 340 18 0 48.82
wicketkeeper MV Boucher c Hussey b Hauritz 3 22 15 0 0 20.00

M Morkel b Johnson 21 45 39 4 0 53.84

PL Harris c Johnson b Hussey 39 74 67 4 0 58.20

DW Steyn b Siddle 76 238 191 9 1 39.79

M Ntini not out 2 49 29 0 0 6.89

Extras (b 5, lb 13, nb 15, pen 5) 38











Total (all out; 153 overs; 615 mins) 459 (3.00 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-1 (McKenzie, 1.4 ov), 2-39 (Amla, 8.3 ov), 3-102 (Kallis, 26.4 ov), 4-126 (Smith, 37.6 ov), 5-132 (de Villiers, 41.5 ov), 6-141 (Boucher, 46.4 ov), 7-184 (Morkel, 57.1 ov), 8-251 (Harris, 77.5 ov), 9-431 (Steyn, 141.3 ov), 10-459 (Duminy, 152.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

B Lee 13 2 68 0 5.23 (7nb)

PM Siddle 34 9 81 4 2.38 (4nb)

MG Johnson 39 6 127 2 3.25 (3nb)

NM Hauritz 43 13 98 3 2.27 (1nb)

MJ Clarke 8 0 26 0 3.25

MEK Hussey 5 0 22 1 4.40

A Symonds 11 3 14 0 1.27

Australia 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR

ML Hayden c Duminy b Steyn 23 48 28 3 0 82.14

SM Katich c wicketkeeperBoucher b Steyn 15 57 40 2 0 37.50
captain RT Ponting c Smith b Morkel 99 257 169 7 0 58.57

MEK Hussey c Amla b Morkel 2 15 8 0 0 25.00

MJ Clarke c McKenzie b Steyn 29 113 79 4 0 36.70

A Symonds c Kallis b Steyn 0 4 5 0 0 0.00
wicketkeeper BJ Haddin c Kallis b Ntini 10 38 35 0 1 28.57

B Lee b Kallis 8 23 21 1 0 38.09

MG Johnson not out 43 111 85 5 0 50.58

NM Hauritz b Kallis 3 33 23 0 0 13.04

PM Siddle c wicketkeeperBoucher b Steyn 6 25 18 0 0 33.33

Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 5) 9











Total (all out; 84.2 overs; 370 mins) 247 (2.92 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-37 (Hayden, 10.4 ov), 2-40 (Katich, 12.2 ov), 3-49 (Hussey, 15.3 ov), 4-145 (Clarke, 43.1 ov), 5-145 (Symonds, 43.6 ov), 6-165 (Haddin, 53.1 ov), 7-180 (Lee, 58.3 ov), 8-212 (Ponting, 71.3 ov), 9-231 (Hauritz, 78.6 ov), 10-247 (Siddle, 84.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

DW Steyn 20.2 3 67 5 3.29 (1nb)

M Ntini 14 1 26 1 1.85

M Morkel 15 2 46 2 3.06 (4nb)

PL Harris 21 1 47 0 2.23

JH Kallis 14 1 57 2 4.07

South Africa 2nd innings (target: 183 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
captain GC Smith lbw b Hauritz 75 133 94 10 0 79.78

ND McKenzie not out 59 204 140 3 1 42.14

HM Amla not out 30 70 62 2 0 48.38

Extras (lb 9, w 2, nb 8) 19











Total (1 wicket; 48 overs; 204 mins) 183 (3.81 runs per over)

Did not bat JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, DW Steyn, wicketkeeperMV Boucher, M Ntini, M Morkel, PL Harris

Fall of wickets1-121 (Smith, 28.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

B Lee 10 0 49 0 4.90 (6nb)

PM Siddle 14 5 34 0 2.42

MG Johnson 11 1 36 0 3.27 (1nb, 2w)

NM Hauritz 10 0 41 1 4.10 (1nb)

MJ Clarke 3 0 14 0 4.66

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

Player of the match DW Steyn (South Africa)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and BR Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire BNJ Oxenford
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire AP Ward

Close of play
26 Dec day 1 - Australia 1st innings 280/6 (MJ Clarke 36*, B Lee 0*, 90 ov)
27 Dec day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 198/7 (JP Duminy 34*, PL Harris 8*, 63 ov)
28 Dec day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 4/0 (ML Hayden 1*, SM Katich 2*, 3 ov)
29 Dec day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 30/0 (GC Smith 25*, ND McKenzie 3*, 6 ov)
30 Dec day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 183/1 (48 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • Day 1
  • Australia 1st innings
  • Drinks: Australia - 28/1 in 13.0 overs (SM Katich 17, RT Ponting 3)
  • Australia: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (92 balls), Extras 1
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (SM Katich 26, RT Ponting 21, Ex 3)
  • SM Katich: 50 off 84 balls (6 x 4)
  • Lunch: Australia - 89/1 in 26.0 overs (SM Katich 50, RT Ponting 27)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (171 balls), Extras 4
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 80 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (SM Katich 41, RT Ponting 56, Ex 6)
  • Drinks: Australia - 143/3 in 37.3 overs (RT Ponting 74)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 41.3 overs (255 balls), Extras 8
  • RT Ponting: 100 off 119 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Tea: Australia - 184/4 in 51.2 overs (MJ Clarke 11)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 56.2 overs (345 balls), Extras 14
  • Attendance: 63,263
  • Drinks: Australia - 232/5 in 71.0 overs (MJ Clarke 20, BJ Haddin 8)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 75.4 overs (461 balls), Extras 14
  • New Ball Taken: Australia 262/5 after 82.4 overs (MJ Clarke 30, BJ Haddin 28)
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (MJ Clarke 13, BJ Haddin 37, Ex 0)
  • End Of Day: Australia - 280/6 in 90.0 overs (MJ Clarke 36, B Lee 0)
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • Attendance: 19847
  • Day 2
  • Australia 1st innings
  • Australia: 300 runs in 93.1 overs (566 balls), Extras 14
  • MJ Clarke: 50 off 170 balls (2 x 4)
  • Australia: 350 runs in 101.2 overs (615 balls), Extras 19
  • Drinks: Australia - 352/9 in 101.5 overs (MJ Clarke 70)
  • Lunch: Australia - 394/10 in 113.4 overs (MJ Clarke 88)
  • South Africa 1st innings
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: South Africa - 60/2 in 14.0 overs (GC Smith 27, JH Kallis 9)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (GC Smith 20, JH Kallis 25, Ex 5)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 25.2 overs (160 balls), Extras 10
  • Tea: South Africa - 102/3 in 26.4 overs (GC Smith 46)
  • GC Smith: 50 off 90 balls (5 x 4)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 141/5 in 46.0 overs (JP Duminy 10, MV Boucher 3)
  • Attendance: 42,800
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 49.1 overs (307 balls), Extras 14
  • End Of Day: South Africa - 198/7 in 63.0 overs (JP Duminy 34, PL Harris 8)
  • Day 3
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 64.1 overs (399 balls), Extras 18
  • 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (JP Duminy 17, PL Harris 33, Ex 3)
  • JP Duminy: 50 off 87 balls (5 x 4)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 77.3 overs (480 balls), Extras 20
  • Drinks: South Africa - 260/8 in 80.0 overs (JP Duminy 56, DW Steyn 7)
  • New Ball Taken: South Africa 260/8 after 80.1 overs (JP Duminy 56, DW Steyn 7)
  • South Africa: 300 runs in 93.2 overs (575 balls), Extras 24
  • Lunch: South Africa - 304/8 in 94.0 overs (JP Duminy 78, DW Steyn 25)
  • 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (JP Duminy 24, DW Steyn 25, Ex 4)
  • Penalty: 94.5 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
  • DW Steyn: 50 off 102 balls (8 x 4)
  • South Africa: 350 runs in 110.5 overs (680 balls), Extras 29
  • 9th Wicket: 100 runs in 198 balls (JP Duminy 36, DW Steyn 56, Ex 9)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 355/8 in 111.0 overs (JP Duminy 90, DW Steyn 56)
  • JP Duminy: 100 off 222 balls (9 x 4)
  • Tea: South Africa - 399/8 in 127.0 overs (JP Duminy 120, DW Steyn 70)
  • South Africa: 400 runs in 127.3 overs (780 balls), Extras 32
  • 9th Wicket: 150 runs in 298 balls (JP Duminy 66, DW Steyn 72, Ex 12)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 441/9 in 143.0 overs (JP Duminy 150, M Ntini 1)
  • JP Duminy: 150 off 305 balls (16 x 4)
  • South Africa: 450 runs in 145.2 overs (887 balls), Extras 37
  • Innings Break: South Africa - 459/10 in 153.0 overs (M Ntini 2)
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • End Of Day: Australia - 4/0 in 3.0 overs (ML Hayden 1, SM Katich 2)
  • Day 4
  • Drinks: Australia - 49/3 in 15.3 overs (RT Ponting 8)
  • Australia: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 1
  • Lunch: Australia - 86/3 in 30.0 overs (RT Ponting 32, MJ Clarke 9)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 32.3 overs (197 balls), Extras 5
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (RT Ponting 36, MJ Clarke 13, Ex 4)
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 83 balls (3 x 4)
  • Drinks: Australia - 145/5 in 44.0 overs (RT Ponting 70)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 45.5 overs (278 balls), Extras 6
  • Tea: Australia - 180/7 in 58.3 overs (RT Ponting 87)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 66.3 overs (402 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks: Australia - 228/8 in 77.0 overs (MG Johnson 32, NM Hauritz 2)
  • New Ball Taken: Australia 238/9 after 80.3 overs (MG Johnson 40, PM Siddle 1)
  • Innings Break: Australia - 247/10 in 84.2 overs (MG Johnson 43)
  • South Africa 2nd innings
  • End Of Day: South Africa - 30/0 in 6.0 overs (GC Smith 25, ND McKenzie 3)
  • Day 5
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (GC Smith 35, ND McKenzie 11, Ex 4)
  • GC Smith: 50 off 58 balls (9 x 4)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 82/0 in 19.0 overs (GC Smith 54, ND McKenzie 19)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 22.1 overs (140 balls), Extras 11
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 140 balls (GC Smith 60, ND McKenzie 30, Ex 11)
  • Lunch: South Africa - 132/1 in 33.0 overs (ND McKenzie 37, HM Amla 7)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 37.3 overs (234 balls), Extras 18
  • ND McKenzie: 50 off 118 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (ND McKenzie 22, HM Amla 20, Ex 8)
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