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Australia v South Africa @ Adelaide Oval
24, 26, 27, 28, 29 January 1953 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: MJ McInnes, RJJ Wright
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | st John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 154 | - | 315 | 16 | 1 |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Russell Endean b Eddie Fuller | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| *3. Lindsay Hassett | c Jackie McGlew b Percy Mansell | 163 | - | 359 | 15 | - |
| 4. Neil Harvey | c Hugh Tayfield b Eddie Fuller | 84 | - | 144 | 10 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 9 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 6. Graeme Hole | c & b Percy Mansell | 59 | - | 107 | 5 | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | b Michael Melle | 6 | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| 8. Doug Ring | c Roy McLean b Hugh Tayfield | 28 | - | 22 | 4 | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | 15 | - | - |
| +10. Gil Langley | not out | 5 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | run out ( > > ) | 11 | - | 12 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Arthur Morris), 2-277 (Colin McDonald), 3-356 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-387 (Keith Miller), 5-439 (Neil Harvey), 6-448 (Richie Benaud), 7-494 (Doug Ring), 8-505 (Ray Lindwall), 9-517 (Graeme Hole), 530 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 135 ovs) 530 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Melle | 26 | 1 | 105 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Fuller | 25 | 2 | 119 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 44 | 6 | 142 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 32 | 1 | 113 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie McGlew | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Graeme Hole b Bill Johnston | 26 | - | 113 | 4 | - |
| 2. Russell Endean | c Gil Langley b Richie Benaud | 56 | - | 176 | 4 | - |
| 3. Roy McLean | c Lindsay Hassett b Doug Ring | 11 | - | 37 | 1 | - |
| +4. John Waite | c Graeme Hole b Richie Benaud | 44 | - | 151 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ken Funston | c & b Richie Benaud | 92 | - | 218 | 7 | - |
| 6. John Watkins | b Richie Benaud | 76 | - | 199 | 10 | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | b Bill Johnston | 6 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
| 8. Percy Mansell | c Graeme Hole b Bill Johnston | 33 | - | 56 | 7 | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | b Bill Johnston | 16 | - | 34 | 1 | - |
| 10. Eddie Fuller | c & b Bill Johnston | 0 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 11. Michael Melle | not out | 9 | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Jackie McGlew), 2-79 (Roy McLean), 3-100 (Russell Endean), 4-208 (John Waite), 5-270 (Ken Funston), 6-296 (Jack Cheetham), 7-350 (Percy Mansell), 8-374 (John Watkins), 9-378 (Hugh Tayfield), 387 (Eddie Fuller). |
| Extras | 12b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 141.4 ovs) 387 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 13 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 49.3 | 17 | 110 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 30 | 8 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 44 | 9 | 118 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Percy Mansell | 15 | - | 45 | 2 | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | c Russell Endean b Michael Melle | 77 | 0 | 164 | 8 | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c Russell Endean b John Watkins | 116 | - | 125 | 13 | - |
| 4. Graeme Hole | not out | 6 | - | 23 | 1 | - |
| 5. Richie Benaud | not out | 18 | - | 15 | 2 | - |
| *6. Lindsay Hassett | ||||||
| 7. Keith Miller | ||||||
| 8. Doug Ring | ||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| +10. Gil Langley | ||||||
| 11. Bill Johnston |
| FOW | 1-42 (Colin McDonald), 2-199 (Arthur Morris), 3-209 (Neil Harvey). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 47 ovs) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Melle | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Fuller | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 14 | 1 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie McGlew | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 12 | 1 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Gil Langley b Bill Johnston | 54 | - | 114 | 6 | - |
| +2. John Waite | b Graeme Hole | 20 | - | 100 | - | - |
| 3. Roy McLean | c Graeme Hole b Richie Benaud | 17 | - | 36 | 3 | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | b Neil Harvey | 17 | - | 125 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ken Funston | lbw b Bill Johnston | 17 | - | 43 | - | - |
| 6. John Watkins | b Arthur Morris | 21 | - | 42 | 3 | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | not out | 13 | - | 29 | 1 | - |
| 8. Percy Mansell | not out | 2 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 10. Eddie Fuller | ||||||
| 11. Michael Melle |
| FOW | 1-81 (John Waite), 2-95 (Jackie McGlew), 3-109 (Roy McLean), 4-127 (Ken Funston), 5-158 (John Watkins), 6-166 (Russell Endean). |
| Extras | 16b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 72 ovs) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Johnston | 24 | 4 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Ring | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 14 | 5 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hole | 9 | 4 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Harvey | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Morris | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Hassett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McDonald | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Colin McDonald, Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Graeme Hole, Richie Benaud, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Doug Ring, Ray Lindwall, Gil Langley, Bill Johnston