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Played at
Newlands, Cape Town, on 31 December 1957, 1,2,3 January 1958 (5-day match)
Result Australia won by an innings and 141 runs
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Balls per over 8
Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Umpires
DV Collins and VJ Costello
Close of play
31 Dec day 1 - Australia 1st innings 234/3 (JW Burke 114*, KD Mackay 3*)
1 Jan day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 46/0 (DJ McGlew 25*, TL Goddard 20*)
2 Jan day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 17/1 (TL Goddard 12*, RJ Westcott 5*)
3 Jan day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 99 (57.4 ov) - end of match
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Match notes |
- I Meckiff pulled a shoulder muscle and could not complete his sixth over
- JW Burke batted for 578 mins for his 189. It was his highest Test score
- LF Kline finished the South African 2nd innings with a Test Hat-trick (Fuller, Tayfield, Adcock). This was the thirteenth hat-trick in Test cricket (sixth for Australia).
- TL Goddard carried his bat through the South African 2nd innings. This was the fifteenth occasion in Test cricket (third for South Africa).
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Waite b Fuller
