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Test no. 1779
 South Africa in Australia Test Series - 2nd Test
Australia v South Africa 		2005/06 season

Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26,27,28,29,30 December 2005 (5-day match)

Result Australia won by 184 runs

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
PA Jaques c Rudolph b Pollock 2 12 12 0 0 16.66
ML Hayden c Smith b Pollock 65 228 177 9 0 36.72
captain RT Ponting c Gibbs b Nel 117 298 198 13 0 59.09
BJ Hodge c Smith b Pollock 7 30 26 1 0 26.92
MEK Hussey b Ntini 122 247 203 14 4 60.09
A Symonds c wicketkeeperBoucher b Nel 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist c Gibbs b Nel 2 14 7 0 0 28.57
SK Warne c Boje b Nel 9 18 14 1 0 64.28
B Lee lbw b Ntini 4 26 16 0 0 25.00
SCG MacGill b Ntini 4 13 11 1 0 36.36
GD McGrath not out 11 120 56 0 0 19.64
    Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 4) 12
    Total (all out; 119.3 overs; 506 mins) 355 (2.97 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-2 (Jaques, 2.6 ov), 2-154 (Hayden, 54.4 ov), 3-176 (Hodge, 62.2 ov), 4-207 (Ponting, 74.4 ov), 5-207 (Symonds, 74.5 ov), 6-213 (Gilchrist, 78.2 ov), 7-227 (Warne, 82.4 ov), 8-239 (Lee, 89.1 ov), 9-248 (MacGill, 91.6 ov), 10-355 (Hussey, 119.3 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 SM Pollock 26 5 67 3 2.57 (2nb)
 M Ntini 22.3 3 70 3 3.11
 JH Kallis 21.5 4 69 0 3.16 (2w)
 A Nel 31 6 84 4 2.70 (2nb)
 N Boje 18.1 3 59 0 3.24

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
AB de Villiers lbw b McGrath 61 178 141 9 0 43.26
captain GC Smith lbw b Lee 22 62 42 2 0 52.38
HH Gibbs b Symonds 94 347 234 15 0 40.17
JH Kallis b Lee 23 108 91 2 0 25.27
AG Prince c Ponting b Warne 6 22 19 0 0 31.57
JA Rudolph b Lee 13 40 36 2 0 36.11
wicketkeeper MV Boucher lbw b Symonds 23 48 40 4 0 57.50
SM Pollock lbw b Symonds 9 37 21 1 0 42.85
N Boje b Warne 12 43 27 2 0 44.44
A Nel c Hussey b MacGill 14 28 21 3 0 66.66
M Ntini not out 10 12 10 2 0 100.00
    Extras (b 2, lb 7, nb 15) 24
    Total (all out; 111 overs; 467 mins) 311 (2.80 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-36 (Smith, 14.1 ov), 2-122 (de Villiers, 42.1 ov), 3-184 (Kallis, 69.2 ov), 4-192 (Prince, 73.5 ov), 5-214 (Rudolph, 85.1 ov), 6-260 (Boucher, 96.4 ov), 7-265 (Gibbs, 98.4 ov), 8-281 (Pollock, 104.1 ov), 9-291 (Boje, 107.4 ov), 10-311 (Nel, 110.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 GD McGrath 27 13 57 1 2.11 (3nb)
 B Lee 28 5 92 3 3.28 (9nb)
 A Symonds 20 6 50 3 2.50 (3nb)
 SK Warne 21 7 62 2 2.95
 SCG MacGill 15 3 41 1 2.73

Australia 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
ML Hayden c wicketkeeperBoucher b Kallis 137 356 242 17 2 56.61
PA Jaques lbw b Nel 28 64 44 3 0 63.63
captain RT Ponting lbw b Pollock 11 48 29 0 0 37.93
BJ Hodge c wicketkeeperBoucher b Nel 24 80 63 3 0 38.09
MEK Hussey c Kallis b Smith 31 94 74 2 0 41.89
A Symonds c Nel b Kallis 72 69 54 5 6 133.33
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist c Prince b Kallis 0 4 1 0 0 0.00
SK Warne not out 0 1 0 0 0 -
    Extras (b 6, lb 3, nb 9) 18
    Total (7 wickets dec; 83 overs; 361 mins) 321 (3.86 runs per over)

Did not bat B Lee, SCG MacGill, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets1-53 (Jaques, 14.1 ov), 2-82 (Ponting, 25.2 ov), 3-131 (Hodge, 44.1 ov), 4-193 (Hussey, 67.2 ov), 5-317 (Hayden, 82.3 ov), 6-321 (Symonds, 82.5 ov), 7-321 (Gilchrist, 82.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 SM Pollock 23 5 60 1 2.60 (5nb)
 M Ntini 8 2 17 0 2.12
 JH Kallis 11 0 58 3 5.27 (1nb)
 A Nel 20 3 71 2 3.55
 N Boje 14 1 65 0 4.64
 GC Smith 7 0 41 1 5.85 (3nb)

South Africa 2nd innings (target: 366 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
captain GC Smith c wicketkeeperGilchrist b McGrath 25 70 52 3 0 48.07
AB de Villiers st wicketkeeperGilchrist b Warne 8 64 44 1 0 18.18
HH Gibbs b Warne 9 18 11 2 0 81.81
JH Kallis c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Symonds 9 39 26 2 0 34.61
AG Prince c Hayden b Warne 26 147 120 2 0 21.66
JA Rudolph b Symonds 4 8 5 1 0 80.00
wicketkeeper MV Boucher c Ponting b Warne 5 30 18 0 0 27.77
SM Pollock not out 67 156 120 8 1 55.83
N Boje b McGrath 13 58 38 0 1 34.21
A Nel c wicketkeeperGilchrist b McGrath 2 10 7 0 0 28.57
M Ntini b MacGill 2 5 6 0 0 33.33
    Extras (lb 6, w 1, nb 4) 11
    Total (all out; 74 overs; 307 mins) 181 (2.44 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-39 (de Villiers, 15.2 ov), 2-45 (Smith, 16.3 ov), 3-58 (Gibbs, 19.1 ov), 4-64 (Kallis, 24.4 ov), 5-72 (Rudolph, 26.3 ov), 6-82 (Boucher, 33.1 ov), 7-130 (Prince, 55.3 ov), 8-166 (Boje, 70.1 ov), 9-178 (Nel, 72.2 ov), 10-181 (Ntini, 73.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 GD McGrath 15 3 44 3 2.93
 B Lee 11 4 23 0 2.09 (1nb)
 SK Warne 28 7 74 4 2.64 (3nb, 1w)
 A Symonds 4 2 6 2 1.50
 SCG MacGill 16 7 28 1 1.75

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series Australia led the 3-match series 1-0

Test debut PA Jaques (Australia)
Player of the match MEK Hussey (Australia)

Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and SA Bucknor (West Indies)
TV umpire RL Parry
Match referee BC Broad (England)

Close of play
26 Dec day 1 - Australia 1st innings 239/8 (MEK Hussey 23*, 89.1 ov)
27 Dec day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 169/2 (HH Gibbs 54*, JH Kallis 17*, 58 ov)
28 Dec day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 110/2 (ML Hayden 45*, BJ Hodge 17*, 37 ov)
29 Dec day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 99/6 (AG Prince 16*, SM Pollock 13*, 42 ov)
30 Dec day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 181 (74 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • 4th Umpire - JD Ward
  • 12th Men: NW Bracken (Australia) and C Langeveldt (South Africa)
  • Day 1
  • Australia 1st innings
  • Drinks: Australia - 27/1 in 11.0 overs (ML Hayden 7, RT Ponting 17)
  • Australia: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 3
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (ML Hayden 18, RT Ponting 36, Ex 3)
  • Kallis left the field after the 5th ball of the 17th over after he pulled a muscle, Boje completed the over
  • Lunch: Australia - 60/1 in 20.0 overs (ML Hayden 17, RT Ponting 38)
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 73 balls (6 x 4)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (193 balls), Extras 5
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 188 balls (ML Hayden 46, RT Ponting 59, Ex 5)
  • Drinks: Australia - 112/1 in 39.0 overs (ML Hayden 45, RT Ponting 60)
  • ML Hayden: 50 off 135 balls (8 x 4)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 52.2 overs (317 balls), Extras 7
  • Tea: Australia - 162/2 in 57.0 overs (RT Ponting 83, BJ Hodge 5)
  • RT Ponting: 100 off 172 balls (11 x 4)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 72.4 overs (441 balls), Extras 9
  • Drinks: Australia - 202/3 in 73.0 overs (RT Ponting 112, MEK Hussey 7)
  • New Ball Taken: Australia 234/7 after 86.5 overs (MEK Hussey 1, B Lee 0)
  • Day 2
  • Australia: 250 runs in 93.4 overs (568 balls), Extras 11
  • MEK Hussey: 50 off 125 balls (8 x 4)
  • Drinks: Australia - 283/9 in 103.0 overs (MEK Hussey 59, GD McGrath 2)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 105.4 overs (640 balls), Extras 12
  • MEK Hussey: 100 off 184 balls (11 x 4, 3 x 6)
  • Lunch: Australia - 344/9 in 117.0 overs (MEK Hussey 112, GD McGrath 10)
  • Australia: 350 runs in 117.4 overs (712 balls), Extras 12
  • Drinks: South Africa - 35/0 in 13.0 overs (AB de Villiers 9, GC Smith 21)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (122 balls), Extras 6
  • Tea: South Africa - 61/1 in 23.0 overs (AB de Villiers 24, HH Gibbs 7)
  • AB de Villiers: 50 off 109 balls (9 x 4)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (199 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks: South Africa - 114/1 in 38.0 overs (AB de Villiers 60, HH Gibbs 20)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 52.2 overs (322 balls), Extras 12
  • HH Gibbs: 50 off 107 balls (7 x 4)
  • Day 3
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (HH Gibbs 29, JH Kallis 24, Ex 3)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 187/3 in 72.0 overs (HH Gibbs 63, AG Prince 1)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 80.3 overs (496 balls), Extras 17
  • New Ball Taken: South Africa 214/4 after 84.1 overs (HH Gibbs 0, JA Rudolph 0)
  • Lunch: South Africa - 226/5 in 87.0 overs (HH Gibbs 80, MV Boucher 2)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 93.4 overs (576 balls), Extras 22
  • Drinks: South Africa - 270/7 in 101.0 overs (SM Pollock 2, N Boje 2)
  • South Africa: 300 runs in 109.2 overs (671 balls), Extras 24
  • Tea: South Africa - 311/10 in 111.0 overs
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 13.5 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: Australia - 59/1 in 16.0 overs (ML Hayden 24, RT Ponting 2)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 32.5 overs (202 balls), Extras 8
  • Day 4
  • ML Hayden: 50 off 122 balls (7 x 4)
  • Drinks: Australia - 142/3 in 52.0 overs (ML Hayden 66, MEK Hussey 4)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 54.5 overs (335 balls), Extras 9
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (ML Hayden 28, MEK Hussey 26, Ex 3)
  • Lunch: Australia - 192/3 in 66.0 overs (ML Hayden 86, MEK Hussey 31)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 67.6 overs (415 balls), Extras 12
  • ML Hayden: 100 off 210 balls (14 x 4)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (ML Hayden 18, A Symonds 33, Ex 0)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 76.1 overs (464 balls), Extras 12
  • A Symonds: 50 off 40 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 80.6 overs (495 balls), Extras 18
  • Drinks: Australia - 301/4 in 81.0 overs (ML Hayden 131, A Symonds 58)
  • 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 85 balls (ML Hayden 44, A Symonds 64, Ex 6)
  • South Africa 2nd innings
  • Tea: South Africa - 21/0 in 8.0 overs (GC Smith 12, AB de Villiers 4)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 17.5 overs (109 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: South Africa - 60/3 in 21.0 overs (JH Kallis 8, AG Prince 2)
  • South Africa 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (10th over, bowled by Lee, called by umpire Rauf)
  • Day 5
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 42.3 overs (258 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks: South Africa - 139/7 in 59.0 overs (SM Pollock 37, N Boje 5)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 64.5 overs (393 balls), Extras 11
  • SM Pollock: 50 off 104 balls (6 x 4)
  • Lunch: South Africa - 180/9 in 73.0 overs (SM Pollock 66, M Ntini 2)

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