South African cricket team in Australia in 1997–98
International cricket tour
The South African national cricket team toured Australia in the 1997-98 season. They played 3 test matches. Australia won the Test series 1-0.
South Africa also competed in a Carlton and United Series with Australia and New Zealand they won 7 of their 8 round robin matches but lost the best of three final 2-1 to Australia despite having won the first 'final'.
Test series summary
1st Test
26–30 December 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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309 (121.2 overs) RT Ponting 105 (208) PL Symcox 4/69 (27.2 overs) | 186 (106.5 overs) G Kirsten 83 (256) MS Kasprowicz 3/28 (13.5 overs) | |
257 (96.2 overs) PR Reiffel 79* (115) AA Donald 6/59 (27 overs) | 273/7 (122 overs) JH Kallis 101 (279) SK Warne 3/97 (44 overs) |
Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: SA Bucknor (SA) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test
2–5 January 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Australia won by an innings and 21 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and P Willey (ENG) Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
3rd Test
30 January–3 February 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Match drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- SCG MacGill (AUS) made his Test debut.
External sources
- CricketArchive
References
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
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