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South Africa v Australia @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
5, 6, 7, 9, 10 March 1970 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: CMP Coetzee, AJ Warner
Match Result: South Africa won by 323 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Barry Richards | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 81 | 178 | 212 | 10 | - |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | c Garth McKenzie b Alan Connolly | 73 | 0 | 205 | 9 | 1 |
| *3. Ali Bacher | run out ( > > ) | 17 | 0 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | c Brian Taber b John Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Lee Irvine | c Ian Redpath b John Gleeson | 25 | 59 | 68 | 3 | 1 |
| +6. Denis Lindsay | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 43 | 0 | 174 | 4 | - |
| 7. Tiger Lance | b Laurie Mayne | 21 | 0 | 91 | 2 | - |
| 8. Mike Procter | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 26 | 0 | 58 | 3 | - |
| 9. Peter Pollock | not out | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 10. Pat Trimborn | b Alan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. John Traicos | c Brian Taber b Alan Connolly | 2 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-157 (Eddie Barlow), 2-158 (Barry Richards), 3-159 (Graeme Pollock), 4-183 (Ali Bacher), 5-208 (Lee Irvine), 6-259 (Tiger Lance), 7-294 (Denis Lindsay), 8-305 (Mike Procter), 9-305 (Pat Trimborn), 311 (John Traicos). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 123.2 ovs) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 27 | 7 | 66 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Laurie Mayne | 27 | 4 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 28.2 | 9 | 47 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 32 | 9 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | c Eddie Barlow b Mike Procter | 15 | 0 | 32 | - | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Denis Lindsay b Tiger Lance | 18 | 41 | 65 | 3 | - |
| 3. Ian Redpath | c Pat Trimborn b Mike Procter | 55 | 114 | 153 | 8 | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | c Mike Procter b Pat Trimborn | 17 | 0 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Denis Lindsay b Pat Trimborn | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | c Mike Procter b Peter Pollock | 67 | 0 | 159 | 7 | 1 |
| +7. Brian Taber | lbw b Eddie Barlow | 3 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 8. Laurie Mayne | b Mike Procter | 13 | 62 | 101 | 1 | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | c Eddie Barlow b Peter Pollock | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | c Denis Lindsay b Peter Pollock | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | not out | 2 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Keith Stackpole), 2-46 (Bill Lawry), 3-80 (Ian Chappell), 4-82 (Doug Walters), 5-152 (Ian Redpath), 6-177 (Brian Taber), 7-191 (Paul Sheahan), 8-195 (Garth McKenzie), 9-208 (John Gleeson), 212 (Laurie Mayne). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76.1 ovs) 212 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 14 | 2 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Procter | 25.1 | 11 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tiger Lance | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Trimborn | 17 | 1 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Traicos | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Barry Richards | c Ian Chappell b Laurie Mayne | 126 | 212 | 236 | 16 | 3 |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | c Keith Stackpole b Doug Walters | 27 | 0 | 115 | 1 | - |
| *3. Ali Bacher | hit wicket b Garth McKenzie | 73 | 0 | 215 | 8 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | b Laurie Mayne | 4 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| 5. Lee Irvine | c John Gleeson b Laurie Mayne | 102 | 146 | 178 | 9 | 2 |
| +6. Denis Lindsay | b Alan Connolly | 60 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 1 |
| 7. Tiger Lance | run out ( > > ) | 19 | 0 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 8. Mike Procter | c Laurie Mayne b John Gleeson | 23 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Peter Pollock | not out | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 10. Pat Trimborn | ||||||
| 11. John Traicos |
| FOW | 1-73 (Eddie Barlow), 2-199 (Barry Richards), 3-213 (Graeme Pollock), 4-279 (Ali Bacher), 5-367 (Denis Lindsay), 6-440 (Tiger Lance), 7-440 (Lee Irvine), 8-470 (Mike Procter). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 20nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 121.2 ovs) 470 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 20 | 3 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Laurie Mayne | 29 | 6 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 36 | 3 | 130 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Gleeson | 30.2 | 5 | 142 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Redpath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Keith Stackpole | b Mike Procter | 20 | 0 | 20 | 5 | - |
| *2. Bill Lawry | c Denis Lindsay b Eddie Barlow | 43 | 87 | 113 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. Ian Redpath | c Eddie Barlow b Mike Procter | 37 | 111 | 140 | 5 | - |
| 4. Ian Chappell | c Pat Trimborn b Eddie Barlow | 14 | 0 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | b Mike Procter | 23 | 0 | 116 | 2 | - |
| 6. Paul Sheahan | c Denis Lindsay b Pat Trimborn | 46 | 0 | 63 | 6 | - |
| +7. Brian Taber | not out | 30 | 0 | 115 | 6 | - |
| 8. Laurie Mayne | c Denis Lindsay b Mike Procter | 12 | 52 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 9. Garth McKenzie | c Denis Lindsay b Mike Procter | 2 | 9 | 14 | - | - |
| 10. John Gleeson | b Mike Procter | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Connolly | c Ali Bacher b Pat Trimborn | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Keith Stackpole), 2-98 (Bill Lawry), 3-116 (Ian Chappell), 4-130 (Ian Redpath), 5-189 (Paul Sheahan), 6-207 (Doug Walters), 7-234 (Laurie Mayne), 8-243 (Garth McKenzie), 9-243 (John Gleeson), 246 (Alan Connolly). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.3 ovs) 246 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Procter | 24 | 11 | 73 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 18 | 3 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tiger Lance | 10 | 4 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Trimborn | 20.2 | 4 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Traicos | 14 | 5 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Richards | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Barry Richards, Eddie Barlow, Ali Bacher, Graeme Pollock, Lee Irvine, Denis Lindsay, Tiger Lance, Mike Procter, Peter Pollock, Pat Trimborn, John Traicos