17/12Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Perth, Dec 17-21 2008
South Africa won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa
17/12Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Perth, Dec 17-21 2008
South Africa won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa

Best performances - Batsmen

GC Smith
108(147) 13x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 26 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
9 10 20 24 31 2 9 3
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers
106(186) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 23 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
14 2 29 22 17 0 10 12

Best performances - Bowlers

MG Johnson
MG Johnson
O24
M4
R61
W8
Eco2.54
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
M Ntini
O19.5
M1
R72
W4
Eco3.63
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • AUS - 1st
  • SA - 1st
  • AUS - 2nd
  • SA - 2nd

Australia - 1st - Innings

14
ML Hayden12 (13)
SM Katich2 (3)
0
RT Ponting0 (1)
SM Katich0 (0)
1
MEK Hussey0 (7)
SM Katich1 (8)
149
SM Katich80 (140)
MJ Clarke60 (136)
2
A Symonds0 (1)
MJ Clarke2 (5)
93
A Symonds57 (67)
BJ Haddin33 (42)
39
B Lee25 (39)
BJ Haddin13 (26)
5
B Lee4 (7)
JJ Krejza0 (0)
38
MG Johnson18 (24)
JJ Krejza19 (20)
34
JJ Krejza11 (25)
PM Siddle23 (34)

South Africa - 1st - Innings

16
ND McKenzie2 (31)
GC Smith7 (18)
90
HM Amla47 (67)
GC Smith41 (74)
4
JH Kallis4 (6)
GC Smith0 (2)
124
JH Kallis57 (101)
AB de Villiers63 (130)
3
JH Kallis2 (4)
JP Duminy1 (8)
1
MV Boucher0 (6)
JP Duminy0 (3)
3
MV Boucher1 (5)
M Morkel1 (10)
0
MV Boucher0 (0)
PL Harris0 (3)
15
MV Boucher6 (13)
DW Steyn8 (9)
25
MV Boucher19 (41)
M Ntini5 (15)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

25
ML Hayden4 (22)
SM Katich20 (30)
34
RT Ponting15 (22)
SM Katich17 (25)
29
RT Ponting17 (33)
MEK Hussey8 (30)
0
MEK Hussey0 (5)
MJ Clarke0 (2)
60
A Symonds31 (76)
MJ Clarke25 (65)
9
A Symonds6 (21)
BJ Haddin3 (22)
5
B Lee5 (6)
BJ Haddin0 (4)
79
BJ Haddin41 (57)
JJ Krejza32 (63)
37
BJ Haddin15 (18)
MG Johnson21 (35)
41
BJ Haddin35 (35)
PM Siddle4 (18)

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

19
ND McKenzie10 (52)
GC Smith8 (35)
153
HM Amla49 (103)
GC Smith100 (112)
7
JH Kallis2 (10)
HM Amla4 (9)
124
JH Kallis55 (96)
AB de Villiers55 (101)
111*
JP Duminy50 (119)
AB de Villiers51 (85)

South Africa tour of Australia 2008-09 News

  • Remembering 2008

    As Mickey Arthur takes charge of Pakistan, he could do worse than look back at successful tours of England and Australia eight years ago, when he coached South Africa

  • From hopelessness to neverland

    South Africa's epochal series win in Australia had everything international sport should

  • Greatest Test series' of the modern era

    With five of the six matches decided on the last day, 14 centuries scored, five five-fors taken by the bowlers, and a great well of memories created by the two teams, the back-to-back Test series between Australia and South Africa made for two of

  • It takes two, baby

    Six of the highest 13 partnerships in Test cricket have come in the last six-odd years; the last three months alone have produced six remarkable stands

  • Hughes, McGain and North get call-ups

    The uncapped trio of Phillip Hughes, Bryce McGain and Marcus North have been added to an already green Australian line-up for the three-Test tour of South Africa

South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st19ND McKenzieGC Smith
2nd153HM AmlaGC Smith
3rd7JH KallisHM Amla
4th124JH KallisAB de Villiers
5th111JP DuminyAB de Villiers