South Africa in Australia, 2008-09

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Date Match Venue Result & Card
Dec 11 v Western Australia Perth Western Australia by 7 wickets
Dec 12-13 v Western Australia Perth Match Drawn
Dec 17-21 1st TEST v Australia Perth South Africa by 6 wickets
Aus 375 & 319, SAf 281 & 414/4
Dec 26-30 2nd TEST v Australia Melbourne South Africa by 9 wickets
Aus 394 & 247, SAf 459 & 183/1
Jan 3-7 3rd TEST v Australia Sydney Australia by 103 runs
Aus 445 & 257/4d, SAf 327 & 272
Jan 11 1st Twenty20 Int'l v Australia Melbourne Australia by 52 runs
Jan 13 2nd Twenty20 Int'l v Australia Brisbane Australia by 6 wickets
Jan 16 1st ODI v Australia Melbourne South Africa by 3 wickets: Aus 271/8 (50), SAf 272/7 (49.3)
Jan 18 2nd ODI v Australia Hobart Australia by 5 runs: Aus 249/9 (50), SAf 244/6 (50)
Jan 23 3rd ODI v Australia Sydney South Africa by 3 wickets: Aus 269 (49.2), SAf 270/7 (46.3)
Jan 26 4th ODI v Australia Adelaide South Africa by 8 wickets: Aus 222 (48), SAf 223 (38.1)
Jan 30 5th ODI v Australia Perth South Africa by 39 runs: SAf 288/6 (50), Aus 249 (49)

 

Australia
Age Tests ODIs T20I
27 DE Bollinger 1 0 0
31 NW Bracken 5 96 14
27 MJ Clarke 44 142 14
31 BJ Haddin 12 38 4
29 RJ Harris 0 1 0
27 NM Hauritz 4 9 0
37 ML Hayden 103 161 9
25 BW Hilfenhaus 0 5 4
30 JR Hopes 0 41 6
31 DJ Hussey 0 10 4
33 MEK Hussey 34 98 15
27 MG Johnson 18 45 8
33 SM Katich 35 45 3
26 JJ Krejza 2 0 0
32 B Lee 76 173 13
25 SE Marsh 0 13 3
27 AB McDonald 1 0 0
34 RT Ponting 128 306 13
27 L Ronchi 0 4 3
24 PM Siddle 4 0 0
33 A Symonds 26 193 13
25 SW Tait 3 21 3
22 DA Warner 0 4 2
25 CL White 4 24 4
South Africa
Age Tests ODIs T20I
25 HM Amla 34 15 1
26 J Botha 2 41 7
32 MV Boucher 123 275 11
24 AB de Villiers 49 80 13
24 JP Duminy 3 42 8
34 HH Gibbs 90 239 12
30 PL Harris 21 3 0
33 JH Kallis 128 287 4
33 ND McKenzie 56 64 2
27 JA Morkel 0 35 14
24 M Morkel 15 19 8
31 M Ntini 96 171 9
19 WD Parnell 0 1 1
27 GC Smith 75 136 12
25 DW Steyn 30 24 5
24 LL Tsotsobe 0 1 1
23 VB van Jaarsveld 0 2 2

 

ODI Series Averages


                    M  I *    R   Avg  50    HS   SR   4/6  Ct/    B   R  W   Avg    BB  Eco
                                        100                   St
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Australia 

NW Bracken          4  4 3   22  22.00  - -  12*104.8   1    -   234 186  2  93.00 1/29 4.77
MJ Clarke           2  2 -   19   9.50  - -  19  45.2   1    -    72  59  1  59.00 1/29 4.92
BJ Haddin           5  5 -  114  22.80  1 -  63 100.9   8/1  3
RJ Harris           1  1 -    7   7.00  - -   7  70.0   -    -    60  54  1  54.00 1/54 5.40
NM Hauritz          1  1 -    7   7.00  - -   7 175.0   1    -    54  60  2  30.00 2/60 6.67
BW Hilfenhaus       4  3 2    7   7.00  - -   5  31.8   -    -   225 207  7  29.57 2/43 5.52
JR Hopes            5  5 -   96  19.20  - -  42  73.3   4/1  2   277 214  5  42.80 3/44 4.64
DJ Hussey           5  5 -  163  32.60  1 -  52  79.9  12    2   120 116  0             5.80
MEK Hussey          5  5 -  152  30.40  1 -  78  78.8  10/2  4
MG Johnson          3  3 -   15   5.00  - -  10  68.2   2    -   174 202  2 101.00 1/68 6.97
SE Marsh            5  5 -  218  43.60  2 -  79  77.0  21/1  1
RT Ponting          5  5 -  214  42.80  2 -  64  88.1  26    1
SW Tait             3  2 1    4   4.00  - -   4* 57.1   -    -   171 147  3  49.00 2/43 5.16
DA Warner           4  4 -   97  24.25  1 -  69  94.2   8/3  1
CL White            3  3 -   52  17.33  - -  30  62.7   3/1  2    18  16  0             5.33

South Africa 

HM Amla             5  5 1  199  49.75  2 -  97  76.2  14/1  2
J Botha             5  3 3   30    -    - -  14*107.1   4    5   282 188  8  23.50 3/32 4.00
MV Boucher          3  3 2   68  68.00  - -  37* 88.3   3/1  4/1
AB de Villiers      4  4 1  191  63.66  2 -  82* 86.0  13/1  4
JP Duminy           5  4 1  175  58.33  2 -  71  91.1   7/3  1   144 117  3  39.00 1/21 4.88
HH Gibbs            5  5 -  150  30.00  1 -  64  93.2  22/1  4
JH Kallis           4  4 -  186  46.50  2 -  72  81.2  17    1   150 130  2  65.00 2/57 5.20
ND McKenzie         5  4 -  108  27.00  1 -  63  65.5   9    2
JA Morkel           5  4 2  105  52.50  - -  40*184.2  14/2  2   216 223  3  74.33 2/58 6.19
M Morkel            3  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    3   174 154  5  30.80 2/45 5.31
M Ntini             3  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    -   168 137  8  17.12 3/39 4.89
WD Parnell          1  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    -    60  52  1  52.00 1/52 5.20
DW Steyn            4  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    -   230 181  8  22.62 3/49 4.72
LL Tsotsobe         1  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    2    54  50  4  12.50 4/50 5.56
VB van Jaarsveld    2  2 -    9   4.50  - -   5  60.0   -    1

 

Record performances for series

Highest Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 DG Bradman (Aus) 299* SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
2 RG Pollock (SAf) 274 Aus Durban 5 Feb 1970
3 AD Nourse (SAf) 231 Aus Johannesburg OW 24 Dec 1935
4 DG Bradman (Aus) 226 SAf Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
5 VT Trumper (Aus) 214* SAf Adelaide 7 Jan 1911
6 GS Blewett (Aus) 214 SAf Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
7 RG Pollock (SAf) 209 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
8 RN Harvey (Aus) 205 SAf Melbourne 6 Feb 1953
9 AC Gilchrist (Aus) 204* SAf Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
10 GA Faulkner (SAf) 204 Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
11 BJ Hodge (Aus) 203* SAf Perth 16 Dec 2005
12 HL Collins (Aus) 203 SAf Johannesburg OW 12 Nov 1921
13 EJ Barlow (SAf) 201 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
14 C Hill (Aus) 191 SAf Sydney 9 Dec 1910
15 RN Harvey (Aus) 190 SAf Sydney 9 Jan 1953
16 SJ McCabe (Aus) 189* SAf Johannesburg OW 24 Dec 1935
17 JW Burke (Aus) 189 SAf Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
18 DT Lindsay (SAf) 182 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
19 RN Harvey (Aus) 178 SAf Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
20 RG Pollock (SAf) 175 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
21 MA Taylor (Aus) 170 SAf Melbourne 26 Dec 1993
22 MA Taylor (Aus) 169* SAf Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
23 BC Booth (Aus) 169 SAf Brisbane 6 Dec 1963
24 DG Bradman (Aus) 167 SAf Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
= AL Hassett (Aus) 167 SAf Gqeberha 3 Mar 1950
26 JP Duminy (SAf) 166 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
27 SR Waugh (Aus) 164 SAf Adelaide 28 Jan 1994
= W Bardsley (Aus) 164 SAf Lord's 15 Jul 1912
29 AL Hassett (Aus) 163 SAf Adelaide 24 Jan 1953
30 WR Endean (SAf) 162* Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952

Best Bowling - Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 MG Johnson (Aus) 8-61 SAf Perth 17 Dec 2008
2 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 7-23 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
3 JV Saunders (Aus) 7-34 SAf Johannesburg OW 18 Oct 1902
4 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7-40 SAf Johannesburg OW 15 Feb 1936
5 SK Warne (Aus) 7-56 SAf Sydney 2 Jan 1994
6 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 7-81 Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
7 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7-83 SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
8 SM Pollock (SAf) 7-87 Aus Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
9 JT Partridge (SAf) 7-91 Aus Sydney 7 Feb 1964
10 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7-100 SAf Durban 28 Feb 1936
11 CV Grimmett (Aus) 7-116 SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
12 WJ Whitty (Aus) 6-17 SAf Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
13 H Ironmonger (Aus) 6-18 SAf Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
14 AK Davidson (Aus) 6-34 SAf Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
= SK Warne (Aus) 6-34 SAf Sydney 2 Jan 1998
16 NAT Adcock (SAf) 6-43 Aus Durban 24 Jan 1958
= PS de Villiers (SAf) 6-43 Aus Sydney 2 Jan 1994
18 WA Johnston (Aus) 6-44 SAf Johannesburg EP 24 Dec 1949
19 AN Connolly (Aus) 6-47 SAf Gqeberha 5 Mar 1970
= RO Schwarz (SAf) 6-47 Aus Sydney 3 Mar 1911
21 TL Goddard (SAf) 6-53 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
22 PS Heine (SAf) 6-58 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
23 AA Donald (SAf) 6-59 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
24 A Cotter (Aus) 6-69 SAf Sydney 9 Dec 1910
25 MG Melle (SAf) 6-71 Aus Brisbane 5 Dec 1952
26 DT Ring (Aus) 6-72 SAf Brisbane 5 Dec 1952
27 MJ Procter (SAf) 6-73 Aus Gqeberha 5 Mar 1970
= CV Grimmett (Aus) 6-73 SAf Durban 28 Feb 1936
29 JM Gregory (Aus) 6-77 SAf Durban (Lord's) 5 Nov 1921
30 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 6-84 Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952

Best Bowling - Match

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 CV Grimmett (Aus) 14-199 SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
2 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 13-165 Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
3 CV Grimmett (Aus) 13-173 SAf Durban 28 Feb 1936
4 SK Warne (Aus) 12-128 SAf Sydney 2 Jan 1994
5 H Ironmonger (Aus) 11-24 SAf Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
6 SK Warne (Aus) 11-109 SAf Sydney 2 Jan 1998
7 MG Johnson (Aus) 11-159 SAf Perth 17 Dec 2008
8 CV Grimmett (Aus) 10-88 SAf Cape Town 1 Jan 1936
9 CV Grimmett (Aus) 10-110 SAf Johannesburg OW 15 Feb 1936
10 CB Llewellyn (SAf) 10-116 Aus Johannesburg OW 18 Oct 1902
11 PS de Villiers (SAf) 10-123 Aus Sydney 2 Jan 1994
12 DW Steyn (SAf) 10-154 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
13 M Ntini (SAf) 10-178 Aus Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
14 JV Saunders (Aus) 9-66 SAf Johannesburg OW 18 Oct 1902
15 AK Davidson (Aus) 9-82 SAf Gqeberha 28 Feb 1958

Most Runs for Series

Rank Name Mat Inn Runs Avg 50 100 HS
1 RT Ponting (Aus) 18 33 1820 60.66 8 8 143*
2 RN Harvey (Aus) 14 23 1625 81.25 5 8 205
3 ML Hayden (Aus) 19 36 1486 43.70 5 6 138
4 RG Pollock (SAf) 14 23 1453 69.19 5 5 274
5 JH Kallis (SAf) 20 38 1292 36.91 7 3 114
6 EJ Barlow (SAf) 14 26 1149 47.87 3 5 201
7 SR Waugh (Aus) 16 25 1147 49.86 7 2 164
8 ME Waugh (Aus) 18 29 1135 42.03 4 4 116
9 G Kirsten (SAf) 18 34 1134 34.36 5 2 153
10 TL Goddard (SAf) 18 33 1090 37.58 8 0 93
11 WM Lawry (Aus) 14 28 985 36.48 4 1 157
12 W Bardsley (Aus) 11 17 982 61.37 6 3 164
13 RB Simpson (Aus) 15 27 980 39.20 6 1 153
14 HH Gibbs (SAf) 15 30 947 31.56 6 1 104
15 AD Nourse (SAf) 10 19 923 51.27 5 2 231

Most Wickets for Series

Rank Name Mat Bls Wkt Avg S/R 5/10 BBi
1 SK Warne (Aus) 24 7928 130 24.16 61.0 7/2 7-56
2 CV Grimmett (Aus) 10 3913 77 15.57 50.8 8/4 7-40
3 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 15 6027 64 34.50 94.2 4/1 7-23
4 GD McGrath (Aus) 17 4082 57 27.33 71.6 2/0 6-86
5 TL Goddard (SAf) 18 5089 53 27.58 96.0 2/0 6-53
= AA Donald (SAf) 14 3266 53 31.07 61.6 2/0 6-59
7 PM Pollock (SAf) 14 2968 52 27.65 57.1 3/0 6-95
= R Benaud (Aus) 13 4136 52 27.17 79.5 5/0 5-49
9 B Lee (Aus) 14 3122 50 34.64 62.4 2/0 5-69
= WJ Whitty (Aus) 8 2055 50 17.50 41.1 3/0 6-17
11 M Ntini (SAf) 12 2790 48 34.89 58.1 2/1 6-100
12 WA Johnston (Aus) 10 3420 44 25.65 77.7 3/0 6-44
13 CB Llewellyn (SAf) 10 1828 42 27.09 43.5 4/1 6-92
14 GD McKenzie (Aus) 13 3745 41 40.14 91.3 3/0 5-46
= MJ Procter (SAf) 7 1514 41 15.02 36.9 1/0 6-73