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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, SG Randell
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 6 | 33 | 55 | - | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Gary Kirsten b Brian McMillan | 20 | 78 | 98 | 1 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | st Dave Richardson b Pat Symcox | 26 | 114 | 156 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 0 | 18 | 21 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 96 | 188 | 264 | 9 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | b Pat Symcox | 105 | 208 | 269 | 14 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | b Allan Donald | 16 | 25 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | b Pat Symcox | 27 | 54 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c & b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c Adam Bacher b Pat Symcox | 0 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Matthew Elliott), 2-42 (Mark Taylor), 3-44 (Mark Waugh), 4-77 (Greg Blewett), 5-222 (Steve Waugh), 6-250 (Ian Healy), 7-302 (Ricky Ponting), 8-309 (Paul Reiffel), 9-309 (Shane Warne), 309 (Michael Kasprowicz). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.2 ovs, 500 mins) 309 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 29 | 6 | 74 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 28 | 6 | 76 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 19 | 3 | 48 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 3 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 27.2 | 4 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Adam Bacher | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 3 | 35 | 53 | - | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Ian Healy b Mark Waugh | 83 | 256 | 323 | 7 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 15 | 57 | 77 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | run out (Ricky Ponting > > ) | 5 | 29 | 39 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Greg Blewett b Shane Warne | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 48 | 189 | 227 | 2 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Shane Warne | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1 | - |
| +8. Dave Richardson | lbw b Mark Waugh | 1 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | lbw b Shane Warne | 11 | 35 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 10. Pat Symcox | b Michael Kasprowicz | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 11. Allan Donald | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Adam Bacher), 2-62 (Jacques Kallis), 3-75 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-76 (Hansie Cronje), 5-138 (Gary Kirsten), 6-155 (Shaun Pollock), 7-158 (Dave Richardson), 8-182 (Brian McMillan), 9-182 (Lance Klusener), 186 (Pat Symcox). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.5 ovs, 416 mins) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 9 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 14 | 5 | 32 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 13.5 | 3 | 28 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Warne | 42 | 15 | 64 | 3 | (1w,2nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 18 | 8 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Daryll Cullinan b Pat Symcox | 59 | 195 | 248 | 4 | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | lbw b Allan Donald | 1 | 19 | 28 | - | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Brian McMillan b Allan Donald | 6 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Allan Donald | 1 | 12 | 15 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 17 | 27 | 43 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c & b Shaun Pollock | 32 | 84 | 113 | 2 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | b Allan Donald | 4 | 17 | 39 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | not out | 79 | 115 | 154 | 6 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Pat Symcox b Allan Donald | 10 | 16 | 19 | 2 | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c Gary Kirsten b Allan Donald | 19 | 43 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Brian McMillan b Shaun Pollock | 18 | 47 | 66 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Matthew Elliott), 2-10 (Greg Blewett), 3-12 (Mark Waugh), 4-44 (Steve Waugh), 5-106 (Ricky Ponting), 6-128 (Mark Taylor), 7-128 (Ian Healy), 8-146 (Shane Warne), 9-208 (Michael Kasprowicz), 257 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.2 ovs, 403 mins) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 27 | 8 | 59 | 6 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 21.2 | 5 | 56 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 35 | 9 | 90 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Paul Reiffel | 0 | 14 | 23 | - | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 39 | 109 | 149 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Paul Reiffel | 101 | 279 | 357 | 6 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Shane Warne | 0 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Mark Taylor b Steve Waugh | 70 | 143 | 170 | 2 | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 16 | 69 | 84 | 2 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | not out | 15 | 70 | 101 | 1 | - |
| +8. Dave Richardson | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 11 | 39 | 47 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | not out | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 10. Pat Symcox | ||||||
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-1 (Gary Kirsten), 2-88 (Adam Bacher), 3-88 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-211 (Hansie Cronje), 5-229 (Jacques Kallis), 6-241 (Brian McMillan), 7-260 (Dave Richardson). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 122 ovs, 483 mins) 273 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 28 | 11 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 18 | 7 | 24 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 14 | 1 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 44 | 11 | 97 | 3 | (0w,8nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Matthew Elliott, Greg Blewett, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath