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South Africa v Australia @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
7, 8, 10, 11, 12 February 1958 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: A Birkett, JH McMenamin
Match Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 81 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | c John Waite b Trevor Goddard | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Richie Benaud | c Russell Endean b Peter Heine | 100 | - | 183 | - | 1 |
| *5. Ian Craig | b Peter Heine | 3 | - | 7 | - | - |
| +6. Wally Grout | lbw b Neil Adcock | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ken Mackay | not out | 83 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 8. Bob Simpson | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alan Davidson | c Chris Burger b Peter Heine | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Meckiff | c Russell Endean b Peter Heine | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Lindsay Kline | c John Waite b Peter Heine | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Colin McDonald), 2-52 (Neil Harvey), 3-210 (Richie Benaud), 4-213 (Ian Craig), 5-222 (Jim Burke), 6-222 (Wally Grout), 7-234 (Bob Simpson), 8-315 (Alan Davidson), 9-393 (Ian Meckiff), 401 (Lindsay Kline). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 149.5 ovs) 401 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Heine | 37.5 | 6 | 96 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Adcock | 17 | 3 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 43 | 10 | 136 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 49 | 17 | 107 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Wally Grout b Ian Meckiff | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Russell Endean | lbw b Alan Davidson | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Hugh Tayfield | lbw b Richie Benaud | 27 | - | 180 | - | - |
| 4. Trevor Goddard | c & b Ian Meckiff | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ken Funston | c Ian Craig b Lindsay Kline | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Chris Burger | st Wally Grout b Lindsay Kline | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. John Waite | lbw b Richie Benaud | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Peter Heine | c & b Richie Benaud | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Neil Adcock | b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *11. Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Jackie McGlew), 2-27 (Russell Endean), 3-46 (Trevor Goddard), 4-104 (Hugh Tayfield), 5-115 (Roy McLean), 6-166 (Ken Funston), 7-166 (Chris Burger), 8-186 (John Waite), 9-194 (Neil Adcock), 203 (Peter Heine). |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.2 ovs) 203 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Meckiff | 21 | 3 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 19 | 2 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Mackay | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 20.2 | 0 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 70 | - | 360 | - | - |
| 2. Russell Endean | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Trevor Goddard | c Bob Simpson b Richie Benaud | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ken Funston | not out | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Wally Grout b Alan Davidson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. John Waite | c Wally Grout b Richie Benaud | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Chris Burger | c Colin McDonald b Lindsay Kline | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| *8. Clive van Ryneveld | lbw b Lindsay Kline | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | st Wally Grout b Lindsay Kline | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | c Ian Meckiff b Richie Benaud | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-78 (Russell Endean), 2-78 (Trevor Goddard), 3-147 (Jackie McGlew), 4-148 (Roy McLean), 5-161 (John Waite), 6-180 (Chris Burger), 7-180 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-182 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-183 (Peter Heine), 198 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105 ovs) 198 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Meckiff | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 20 | 4 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 41 | 8 | 84 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Kline | 16 | 6 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Burke | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | ||||||
| 4. Richie Benaud | ||||||
| *5. Ian Craig | ||||||
| +6. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 7. Ken Mackay | ||||||
| 8. Bob Simpson | ||||||
| 9. Alan Davidson | ||||||
| 10. Ian Meckiff | ||||||
| 11. Lindsay Kline |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 0.4 ovs) 1 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Roy McLean | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, Russell Endean, Trevor Goddard, Ken Funston, Roy McLean, John Waite, Chris Burger, Clive van Ryneveld, Hugh Tayfield, Peter Heine, Neil Adcock