13/12Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 14-18 2001
Australia won by 246 runs
Player of the Match
Shane WarneAustralia
13/12Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 14-18 2001
Australia won by 246 runs
Player of the Match
Shane WarneAustralia

  • Australia 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JL Langer
    c Pollock b Henderson
    116
    246
    332
    15
    1
    47.15
    ML Hayden
    c Ntini b Klusener
    31
    67
    97
    5
    0
    46.26
    RT Ponting
    run out (Dippenaar/†Boucher)
    54
    86
    119
    4
    0
    62.79
    ME Waugh
    c †Boucher b Hayward
    2
    15
    18
    0
    0
    13.33
    SR Waugh (c)
    c McKenzie b Henderson
    8
    33
    42
    1
    0
    24.24
    DR Martyn
    not out
    124
    210
    294
    9
    0
    59.04
    AC Gilchrist †
    c Hayward b Henderson
    7
    8
    9
    1
    0
    87.5
    SK Warne
    b Klusener
    41
    77
    97
    4
    0
    53.24
    B Lee
    c McKenzie b Hayward
    32
    83
    98
    4
    0
    38.55
    JN Gillespie
    c †Boucher b Henderson
    3
    21
    26
    0
    0
    14.28
    GD McGrath
    b Hayward
    5
    10
    7
    0
    0
    50
    Extras
    16 (lb 6, nb 10)
    TOTAL
    439 all out (141 Overs, RR: 3.11, 574 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Matthew Hayden, 21.2 ov), 2-182 (Ricky Ponting, 50.6 ov), 3-199 (Mark Waugh, 55.3 ov), 4-211 (Steve Waugh, 65.3 ov), 5-238 (Justin Langer, 79.2 ov), 6-248 (Adam Gilchrist, 81.5 ov), 7-332 (Shane Warne, 105.2 ov), 8-409 (Brett Lee, 132.4 ov), 9-434 (Jason Gillespie, 139.2 ov), 10-439 (Glenn McGrath, 140.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SM Pollock2886402.2806
    M Hayward31510833.4804
    M Ntini1976403.3600
    JH Kallis1613702.3100
    L Klusener1444423.1400
    CW Henderson33411643.5100

  • South Africa 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HH Gibbs
    st †Gilchrist b Warne
    78
    187
    261
    9
    0
    41.71
    G Kirsten
    lbw b McGrath
    47
    86
    125
    6
    0
    54.65
    HH Dippenaar
    c Ponting b McGrath
    4
    7
    8
    1
    0
    57.14
    CW Henderson
    run out (McGrath/Lee)
    30
    66
    90
    4
    0
    45.45
    JH Kallis
    lbw b McGrath
    5
    33
    40
    0
    0
    15.15
    ND McKenzie
    lbw b Martyn
    87
    168
    218
    16
    0
    51.78
    L Klusener
    b Warne
    22
    24
    28
    4
    0
    91.66
    MV Boucher †
    c Langer b Warne
    64
    149
    206
    8
    0
    42.95
    SM Pollock (c)
    c †Gilchrist b Warne
    0
    1
    8
    0
    0
    0
    M Ntini
    c Ponting b Warne
    9
    14
    22
    2
    0
    64.28
    M Hayward
    not out
    0
    5
    9
    0
    0
    0
    Extras
    28 (b 8, lb 9, nb 11)
    TOTAL
    374 all out (121.4 Overs, RR: 3.07, 512 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Gary Kirsten, 30.4 ov), 2-93 (Boeta Dippenaar, 32.4 ov), 3-155 (Claude Henderson, 52.2 ov), 4-178 (Herschelle Gibbs, 61.4 ov), 5-178 (Jacques Kallis, 62.3 ov), 6-214 (Lance Klusener, 69.2 ov), 7-355 (Neil McKenzie, 114.6 ov), 8-356 (Shaun Pollock, 117.1 ov), 9-365 (Mark Boucher, 119.5 ov), 10-374 (Makhaya Ntini, 121.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    GD McGrath33109432.8403
    JN Gillespie2375702.4700
    SK Warne39.4911352.8401
    B Lee1928104.2606
    ME Waugh3090300
    DR Martyn42310.7500

  • South Africa 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HH Gibbs
    c Langer b McGrath
    9
    28
    26
    1
    0
    32.14
    G Kirsten
    c Ponting b Warne
    7
    31
    46
    1
    0
    22.58
    HH Dippenaar
    c Warne b McGrath
    0
    27
    33
    0
    0
    0
    JH Kallis
    not out
    65
    174
    234
    7
    0
    37.35
    ND McKenzie
    lbw b McGrath
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    L Klusener
    c Warne b Gillespie
    18
    44
    58
    1
    0
    40.9
    MV Boucher †
    c †Gilchrist b Gillespie
    0
    4
    7
    0
    0
    0
    SM Pollock (c)
    c Ponting b Warne
    1
    11
    15
    0
    0
    9.09
    CW Henderson
    c Ponting b Warne
    3
    22
    23
    0
    0
    13.63
    M Ntini
    b Lee
    4
    34
    71
    0
    0
    11.76
    M Hayward
    c †Gilchrist b Lee
    12
    28
    37
    2
    0
    42.85
    Extras
    9 (b 4, lb 1, nb 3, w 1)
    TOTAL
    128 all out (67 Overs, RR: 1.91, 280 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Herschelle Gibbs, 6.5 ov), 2-17 (Gary Kirsten, 11.6 ov), 3-21 (Boeta Dippenaar, 16.1 ov), 4-21 (Neil McKenzie, 16.3 ov), 5-54 (Lance Klusener, 30.5 ov), 6-58 (Mark Boucher, 32.3 ov), 7-67 (Shaun Pollock, 35.5 ov), 8-74 (Claude Henderson, 41.6 ov), 9-113 (Makhaya Ntini, 58.6 ov), 10-128 (Nantie Hayward, 66.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    GD McGrath1481330.9201
    JN Gillespie1142322.0910
    SK Warne2975731.9602
    B Lee1232922.4100
    DR Martyn1010100

Close of Play

  • Fri, 14 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 272/6 (DR Martyn 37*, SK Warne 7*, 90 ov)
  • Sat, 15 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 101/2 (HH Gibbs 42*, CW Henderson 3*, 37 ov)
  • Sun, 16 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 3/0 (JL Langer 0*, ML Hayden 3*, 3 ov)
  • Mon, 17 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 17/2 (HH Dippenaar 0*, 12 ov)
  • Tue, 18 Dec - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 128 (67 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

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