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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
	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 Boucher b Nel	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	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
	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
	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 Boucher b Kallis	137	356	242	17	2	56.61
	PA Jaques	lbw b Nel	28	64	44	3	0	63.63
	RT Ponting	lbw b Pollock	11	48	29	0	0	37.93
	BJ Hodge	c Boucher 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
	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
	GC Smith	c Gilchrist b McGrath	25	70	52	3	0	48.07
	AB de Villiers	st Gilchrist b Warne	8	64	44	1	0	18.18
	HH Gibbs	b Warne	9	18	11	2	0	81.81
	JH Kallis	c Gilchrist 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
	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 Gilchrist 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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