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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 January 1964 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: CJ Egar, LP Rowan
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Trevor Goddard | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 17 | 0 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | c Alan Connolly b Garth McKenzie | 109 | 0 | 273 | 11 | - |
| 3. Tony Pithey | lbw b Alan Connolly | 21 | 0 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | c Bob Simpson b Garth McKenzie | 16 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| +5. John Waite | c Wally Grout b Neil Hawke | 14 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 6. Peter van der Merwe | st Wally Grout b Johnny Martin | 14 | 0 | 72 | 1 | - |
| 7. Colin Bland | run out ( > > ) | 50 | 0 | 95 | 5 | - |
| 8. David Pithey | c Wally Grout b Garth McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Pollock | c Bob Simpson b Johnny Martin | 14 | 0 | 47 | - | - |
| 10. Kelly Seymour | not out | 7 | 35 | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Joe Partridge | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 18 | 24 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (Trevor Goddard), 2-74 (Tony Pithey), 3-100 (Graeme Pollock), 4-129 (John Waite), 5-179 (Peter van der Merwe), 6-201 (Eddie Barlow), 7-201 (David Pithey), 8-256 (Colin Bland), 9-256 (Peter Pollock), 274 (Joe Partridge). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78 ovs) 274 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 19 | 1 | 82 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Hawke | 20 | 2 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 18 | 2 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 16 | 3 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Veivers | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | c sub b Joe Partridge | 157 | 255 | 329 | 19 | - |
| 2. Ian Redpath | b Joe Partridge | 97 | 254 | 247 | 14 | - |
| *3. Bob Simpson | b Peter Pollock | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | c Colin Bland b Peter Pollock | 23 | 0 | 43 | - | 3 |
| 5. Barry Shepherd | c David Pithey b Eddie Barlow | 96 | 222 | 212 | 10 | - |
| +6. Wally Grout | c John Waite b Peter Pollock | 3 | 0 | 19 | - | - |
| 7. Tom Veivers | c John Waite b Joe Partridge | 19 | 46 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 8. Garth McKenzie | c Joe Partridge b Kelly Seymour | 2 | 17 | 24 | - | - |
| 9. Neil Hawke | b Eddie Barlow | 24 | 86 | 99 | 3 | - |
| 10. Johnny Martin | c David Pithey b Joe Partridge | 17 | 14 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-219 (Ian Redpath), 2-222 (Bob Simpson), 3-270 (Peter Burge), 4-291 (Bill Lawry), 5-301 (Wally Grout), 6-340 (Tom Veivers), 7-357 (Garth McKenzie), 8-413 (Barry Shepherd), 9-439 (Johnny Martin), 447 (Neil Hawke). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.3 ovs) 447 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 20.5 | 1 | 98 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joe Partridge | 34 | 4 | 108 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Bland | 11 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 21 | 2 | 70 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Pithey | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kelly Seymour | 19 | 2 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 7.6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Trevor Goddard | lbw b Neil Hawke | 8 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | run out ( > > ) | 54 | 0 | 108 | 5 | - |
| 3. Tony Pithey | c Wally Grout b Alan Connolly | 76 | 0 | 249 | 7 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | c Johnny Martin b Alan Connolly | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| +5. John Waite | b Garth McKenzie | 77 | 0 | 200 | 4 | - |
| 6. Peter van der Merwe | c Wally Grout b Johnny Martin | 31 | 0 | 75 | 4 | - |
| 7. Colin Bland | c & b Johnny Martin | 22 | 0 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 8. David Pithey | c Johnny Martin b Neil Hawke | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 9. Peter Pollock | b Neil Hawke | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Kelly Seymour | not out | 11 | 24 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 11. Joe Partridge | b Garth McKenzie | 12 | 38 | 37 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Trevor Goddard), 2-83 (Eddie Barlow), 3-85 (Graeme Pollock), 4-213 (Tony Pithey), 5-233 (John Waite), 6-273 (Peter van der Merwe), 7-282 (Colin Bland), 8-282 (David Pithey), 9-282 (Peter Pollock), 306 (Joe Partridge). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101 ovs) 306 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 25 | 1 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Hawke | 19 | 1 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 18 | 2 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Martin | 27 | 4 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bill Lawry | b Joe Partridge | 20 | 39 | 49 | 3 | - |
| 2. Ian Redpath | c Peter van der Merwe b Eddie Barlow | 25 | 71 | 86 | - | - |
| *3. Bob Simpson | not out | 55 | 0 | 114 | 5 | - |
| 4. Peter Burge | not out | 26 | 0 | 76 | 4 | - |
| 5. Barry Shepherd | ||||||
| +6. Wally Grout | ||||||
| 7. Tom Veivers | ||||||
| 8. Garth McKenzie | ||||||
| 9. Neil Hawke | ||||||
| 10. Johnny Martin | ||||||
| 11. Alan Connolly |
| FOW | 1-33 (Bill Lawry), 2-75 (Ian Redpath). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 37.1 ovs) 136 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joe Partridge | 17 | 1 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Bland | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Pithey | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 11 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter van der Merwe | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Bill Lawry, Ian Redpath, Bob Simpson, Peter Burge, Barry Shepherd, Wally Grout, Tom Veivers, Garth McKenzie, Neil Hawke, Johnny Martin, Alan Connolly