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Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1949–50

The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1949 to March 1950 and played a five-match Test series against the South African team. Australia won the Test series 4–0. Australia were captained by Lindsay Hassett; South Africa by Dudley Nourse.[1]

Australian team edit

Don Tallon withdrew from the tour party before departure and was replaced by Saggers. Keith Miller was called into the tour party midway through the tour when Johnston was injured in a car crash.[2]

Test series summary edit

First Test edit

24–28 December 1949
(4-day match)
Scorecard
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413 (113.4 overs)
AL Hassett 112
HJ Tayfield 3/93 (28 overs)
137 (56.2 overs)
EAB Rowan 60
KR Miller 5/40 (15 overs)
191 (f/o) (65.1 overs)
AD Nourse 36
WA Johnston 6/44 (20.1 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Umpires: RGA Ashman and DV Collins

Second Test edit

31 December 1949–4 January 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
526/7d (126 overs)
RN Harvey 178
NBF Mann 4/105 (28 overs)
278 (75.4 overs)
EAB Rowan 67
CL McCool 5/41 (11.4 overs)
87/2 (20 overs)
AR Morris 24
NBF Mann 2/23 (8 overs)
333 (f/o) (102.4 overs)
AD Nourse 114
RR Lindwall 5/32 (15.4 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: RGA Ashman and DV Collins
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 1 January was taken as a rest day.

Third Test edit

20–24 January 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
311 (109.2 overs)
EAB Rowan 143
WA Johnston 4/75 (31.2 overs)
75 (28.4 overs)
AR Morris 25
HJ Tayfield 7/23 (8.4 overs)
99 (46.2 overs)
OE Wynne 29
IWG Johnson 5/34 (17 overs)
336/5 (123.6 overs)
RN Harvey 151*
NBF Mann 3/101 (51.6 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: JV Hart-Davis and BV Malan
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 22 January was taken as a rest day.

The Australian first innings had an unusual scoreboard - five batsmen scored two runs each, and another batsman was two not out.[3]

Fourth Test edit

10–14 February 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
465/8d (127 overs)
J Moroney 118
MG Melle 5/113 (33 overs)
352 (122 overs)
GM Fullerton 88
KR Miller 3/75 (28 overs)
259/2 (52 overs)
J Moroney 101*
CN McCarthy 1/56 (13 overs)
Match drawn
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Umpires: DV Collins and DT Drew
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 12 February was taken as a rest day.
  • RG Draper, MG Melle and PL Winslow (all SA) made their Test debuts.

Fifth Test edit

3–6 March 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
549/7d (117 overs)
AL Hassett 167
HJ Tayfield 2/103 (25 overs)
158 (50.1 overs)
NBF Mann 41
KR Miller 4/42 (14 overs)
132 (f/o) (48.2 overs)
AD Nourse 55
WA Johnston 3/10 (6 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 259 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: DV Collins and BV Malan
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 5 March was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
  • G Noblet (AUS) made his Test debut.

References edit

  1. ^ "Australia in South Africa 1949–50". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 357. ISBN 0947540067.

External links edit

  • Australia in South Africa 1949-50 at CricketArchive
  • Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50 at Test Cricket Tours


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