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South Africa v Australia @ Newlands, Cape Town
31 December 1949, 2, 3, 4 January 1950 (four-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, D Collins
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c John Watkins b Hugh Tayfield | 42 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Moroney | c Jack Cheetham b Tufty Mann | 87 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Keith Miller | b John Watkins | 58 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Lindsay Hassett | c & b Tufty Mann | 57 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Neil Harvey | c Billy Wade b Tufty Mann | 178 | - | 240 | 16 | - |
| 6. Sam Loxton | b Hugh Tayfield | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Colin McCool | not out | 49 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ian Johnson | c John Watkins b Tufty Mann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | not out | 8 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +10. Ron Saggers | ||||||
| 11. Bill Johnston |
| FOW | 1-68 (Arthur Morris), 2-172 (Jack Moroney), 3-215 (Keith Miller), 4-276 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-416 (Sam Loxton), 6-502 (Neil Harvey), 7-502 (Ian Johnson). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 126 ovs) 526 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 24 | 2 | 98 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 12 | 2 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 28 | 3 | 105 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 37 | 4 | 141 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 25 | 0 | 111 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | lbw b Colin McCool | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | c Ian Johnson b Keith Miller | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Nel | lbw b Ian Johnson | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Bill Johnston b Keith Miller | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | c Ron Saggers b Sam Loxton | 4 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Jack Cheetham | c Colin McCool b Keith Miller | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Watkins | st Ron Saggers b Colin McCool | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | st Ron Saggers b Colin McCool | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Colin McCool | 16 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Ian Smith | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | st Ron Saggers b Colin McCool | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Owen Wynne), 2-92 (Eric Rowan), 3-154 (Jack Nel), 4-169 (Billy Wade), 5-194 (Jack Cheetham), 6-203 (Dudley Nourse), 7-241 (Hugh Tayfield), 8-250 (John Watkins), 9-278 (Tufty Mann), 278 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.4 ovs) 278 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 17 | 3 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 12 | 1 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 17 | 3 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 11.4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Neil Harvey b Bill Johnston | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | c Ron Saggers b Bill Johnston | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Nel | c Colin McCool b Ian Johnson | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Colin McCool | 114 | - | 270 | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | b Bill Johnston | 11 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Jack Cheetham | c Ron Saggers b Ray Lindwall | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Watkins | c Ron Saggers b Ray Lindwall | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | b Ray Lindwall | 75 | - | 158 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Ray Lindwall | 46 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Smith | lbw b Ray Lindwall | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Eric Rowan), 2-16 (Owen Wynne), 3-61 (Jack Nel), 4-80 (Billy Wade), 5-141 (Jack Cheetham), 6-159 (John Watkins), 7-225 (Dudley Nourse), 8-327 (Tufty Mann), 9-332 (Hugh Tayfield), 333 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 3b, 10lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.4 ovs) 333 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 15.4 | 2 | 32 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 24 | 2 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 24 | 5 | 91 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 11 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 21 | 3 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Loxton | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Harvey | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Arthur Morris | c & b Tufty Mann | 24 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Moroney | lbw b Tufty Mann | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | not out | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Keith Miller | not out | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Lindsay Hassett | ||||||
| 6. Sam Loxton | ||||||
| 7. Colin McCool | ||||||
| 8. Ian Johnson | ||||||
| 9. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| +10. Ron Saggers | ||||||
| 11. Bill Johnston |
| FOW | 1-37 (Arthur Morris), 2-44 (Jack Moroney). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 20 ovs) 87 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 8 | 1 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 6 | 1 | 31 | 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