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South Africa v Australia @ Kingsmead, Durban
20, 21, 23, 24 January 1950 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: JV Hart-Davis, BV Malan
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Bill Johnston b Keith Miller | 143 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | b Bill Johnston | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Nel | c & b Ian Johnson | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Ron Saggers b Bill Johnston | 66 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | b Ray Lindwall | 24 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Tufty Mann | b Bill Johnston | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Jack Cheetham | c Lindsay Hassett b Bill Johnston | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. John Watkins | b Ray Lindwall | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | run out ( > > ) | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Smith | b Ray Lindwall | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Owen Wynne), 2-75 (Jack Nel), 3-242 (Dudley Nourse), 4-264 (Eric Rowan), 5-283 (Tufty Mann), 6-289 (Jack Cheetham), 7-293 (Billy Wade), 8-304 (John Watkins), 9-308 (Ian Smith), 311 (Hugh Tayfield). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.2 ovs) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 19 | 3 | 47 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 24 | 5 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 13 | 3 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 31.2 | 5 | 75 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 6 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 16 | 5 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c Ian Smith b Hugh Tayfield | 25 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Moroney | b Hugh Tayfield | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ian Johnson | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Ron Saggers | c Jack Cheetham b Tufty Mann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | lbw b Tufty Mann | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ray Lindwall | b Tufty Mann | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Neil Harvey | c & b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Sam Loxton | c Jack Cheetham b Hugh Tayfield | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Jack Moroney), 2-35 (Ian Johnson), 3-37 (Keith Miller), 4-39 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-42 (Arthur Morris), 6-45 (Colin McCool), 7-46 (Ron Saggers), 8-53 (Neil Harvey), 9-63 (Ray Lindwall), 75 (Sam Loxton). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 28.4 ovs) 75 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 10 | 1 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 8.4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Ron Saggers b Ray Lindwall | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | b Ian Johnson | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Nel | lbw b Bill Johnston | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Colin McCool b Ian Johnson | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | b Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Jack Cheetham | c Lindsay Hassett b Ian Johnson | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Watkins | st Ron Saggers b Ian Johnson | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | b Bill Johnston | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | lbw b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Smith | b Bill Johnston | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Eric Rowan), 2-51 (Owen Wynne), 3-85 (Jack Nel), 4-85 (Billy Wade), 5-88 (Jack Cheetham), 6-90 (John Watkins), 7-93 (Dudley Nourse), 8-93 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-93 (Tufty Mann), 99 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.2 ovs) 99 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 18.2 | 6 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 17 | 2 | 34 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | hit wicket b Hugh Tayfield | 44 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Moroney | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Keith Miller | lbw b Tufty Mann | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Tufty Mann | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Neil Harvey | not out | 151 | - | 328 | - | - |
| 6. Sam Loxton | b Tufty Mann | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | not out | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ian Johnson | ||||||
| +9. Ron Saggers | ||||||
| 10. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| 11. Bill Johnston |
| FOW | 1-14 (Jack Moroney), 2-33 (Keith Miller), 3-59 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-95 (Arthur Morris), 5-230 (Sam Loxton). |
| Extras | 7b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 123.6 ovs) 336 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 12 | 3 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 51.6 | 13 | 101 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 49 | 5 | 144 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Eric Rowan, Owen Wynne, Jack Nel, Dudley Nourse, Billy Wade, Jack Cheetham, John Watkins, Hugh Tayfield, Tufty Mann, Ian Smith, Cuan McCarthy