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South Africa v Australia @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
23, 24, 26, 27, 28 December 1957 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: A Birkett, JH McMenamin
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | c Bob Simpson b Ian Meckiff | 108 | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | b Ian Meckiff | 90 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 3. Jack Nel | b Ian Meckiff | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +4. John Waite | c Peter Burge b Richie Benaud | 115 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | lbw b Ian Meckiff | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | b Ian Meckiff | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ken Funston | lbw b Ken Mackay | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | b Alan Davidson | 18 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9. Peter Heine | b Ken Mackay | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Smith | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-176 (Trevor Goddard), 2-182 (Jack Nel), 3-237 (Jackie McGlew), 4-341 (Russell Endean), 5-412 (John Waite), 6-436 (Roy McLean), 7-461 (Ken Funston), 8-465 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-470 (Peter Heine). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 130.6 ovs) 470 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 32 | 4 | 115 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 31 | 3 | 125 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 20.6 | 3 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 27 | 7 | 115 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 20 | 6 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Hugh Tayfield b Ian Smith | 75 | - | 210 | - | 1 |
| 2. Jim Burke | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ken Mackay | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Ian Craig | b Peter Heine | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bob Simpson | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | c Peter Heine b Neil Adcock | 122 | - | - | 20 | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c sub b Peter Heine | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Wally Grout | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Meckiff | c Ian Smith b Peter Heine | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Lindsay Kline | not out | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Jim Burke), 2-40 (Ken Mackay), 3-56 (Ian Craig), 4-62 (Peter Burge), 5-151 (Colin McDonald), 6-177 (Bob Simpson), 7-244 (Alan Davidson), 8-313 (Wally Grout), 9-355 (Richie Benaud), 368 (Ian Meckiff). |
| Extras | 4b, 11lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.2 ovs) 368 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 14.2 | 3 | 58 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 23 | 3 | 106 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 16 | 5 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 29 | 9 | 101 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 9 | 2 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | c Bob Simpson b Ian Meckiff | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Nel | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +4. John Waite | c Wally Grout b Jim Burke | 59 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Russell Endean | c Ian Meckiff b Alan Davidson | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ken Funston | b Ian Meckiff | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | c Wally Grout b Ian Meckiff | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Peter Heine | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Smith | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | c Bob Simpson b Alan Davidson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Trevor Goddard), 2-19 (Jackie McGlew), 3-19 (Jack Nel), 4-19 (Roy McLean), 5-148 (John Waite), 6-193 (Russell Endean), 7-196 (Hugh Tayfield), 8-199 (Ken Funston), 9-199 (Peter Heine), 201 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 5b, 7lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.4 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Davidson | 17.4 | 4 | 34 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Meckiff | 26 | 3 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 11 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 14 | 3 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | st John Waite b Ian Smith | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | retired hurt | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ken Mackay | not out | 65 | - | 225 | - | - |
| *4. Ian Craig | b Hugh Tayfield | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Peter Burge | b Hugh Tayfield | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bob Simpson | not out | 23 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| 8. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| +9. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 10. Ian Meckiff | ||||||
| 11. Lindsay Kline |
| FOW | 1-44 (Colin McDonald), 2-85 (Ian Craig), 3-118 (Peter Burge). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 73 ovs) 162 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 33 | 12 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 16 | 8 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie McGlew | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, Trevor Goddard, Jack Nel, John Waite, Roy McLean, Russell Endean, Ken Funston, Hugh Tayfield, Peter Heine, Ian Smith, Neil Adcock