South Africa v Australia - Series Summary

Australia now have just five victories in their last 22 Tests, winning only one out of six series in that time, and although they cling on to their number one ranking, both South Africa and England are in touching distance of the top. In their defence, the Aussies were certainly very unfortunate in having to deal with a rash of injuries and any number of poor umpiring decisions, and the call for neutral umpires in ATG cricket is now louder than ever. Take nothing away from South Africa, though; their tactic of hitting the Australians with an unremitting barrage of pace paid huge dividends, and the tourists were literally battered into submission. Australia next host West Indies, and memories of the ‘blackwash’ in the Caribbean will have to be banished to the back of the mind if they are to maintain their position as top dog in ATG cricket.

South Africa - Batting

	M	I	No	Runs	HS	Avge	100	50
RG Pollock	5	9	1	587	195	73.38	3	1
BA Richards	5	10	1	424	199	47.11	1	1
TL Goddard	5	10	1	380	121	42.22	1	2
JHB Waite	5	9	1	220	88*	27.50	-	1
AD Nourse	5	9	-	245	111	27.22	1	-

South Africa - Bowling

	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Avge	Best	5/10
AA Donald	117.1	269	11	24.45	5-46	1/-
PS Heine	52.1	149	6	24.83	5-67	1/-
MJ Procter	185.0	457	18	25.39	3-30	-/-
HJ Tayfield	156.3	385	15	25.67	6-68	1/-
TL Goddard	144.5	309	12	25.75	5-70	1/-

Australia - Batting

	M	I	No	Runs	HS	Avge	100	50
AR Border	5	10	2	376	112	47.00	1	1
DG Bradman	2	4	1	132	52*	44.00	-	1
IA Healy	3	5	-	200	79	40.00	-	3
GS Chappell	5	10	-	362	93	36.20	-	3
MA Taylor	5	10	1	254	73	28.22	-	2

Australia - Bowling

	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Avge	Best	5/10
WA Johnston	219.1	488	22	22.18	7-82	1/-
AK Davidson	196.2	456	20	22.80	6-100	1/-
KR Miller	67.0	182	6	30.33	3-39	-/-
JR Thomson	84.5	233	7	33.29	2-49	-/-
DK Lillee	123.0	413	10	41.30	4-40	-/-

SOUTH AFRICA WON THE SERIES 3-1

Players of the Series
RG Pollock & WA Johnston