Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97

The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa during the 1996–97 season and played a three-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team.

Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97
 
  South Africa Australia
Dates 13 February 1997 – 13 April 1997
Captains WJ Cronje MA Taylor (Tests and 1st-2nd ODIs)
IA Healy (3rd-6th ODIs)
SR Waugh (7th ODI)
Test series
Result Australia won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs WJ Cronje (204) SR Waugh (313)
Most wickets AA Donald (11) JN Gillespie (14)
Player of the series SR Waugh (AUS)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 7-match series 4–3
Most runs DJ Cullinan (334) SR Waugh (301)
Most wickets SM Pollock (12) SK Warne (10)
Player of the series SM Pollock (SA)

Australia was led in the Test series by Mark Taylor while South Africa was led by Hansie Cronje.

Australia won the Test series 2–1 and the ODI series 4–3.[1]

Steve Waugh of Australia emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 313 runs, with an average of 78.25.[2] Jason Gillespie finished the series as top wicket-taker with 13 wickets.[3] Steve Waugh was named "man of the Test series".[4]

Squad

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Tests ODIs
  Australia[5]   South Africa[6]   Australia[5]

Adam Gilchrist was brought in due to Ian Healy's suspension from the first two one-day internationals.

Test matches

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1st Test

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28 February–4 March 1997
Scorecard
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302 (91.4 overs)
WJ Cronje 76 (144)
GD McGrath 4/77 (26 overs)
628/8d (193.4 overs)
GS Blewett 214 (421)
SM Pollock 2/105 (32 overs)
130 (69 overs)
JH Kallis 39 (155)
MG Bevan 4/32 (15 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 196 runs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: SR Waugh and GS Blewett (AUS)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

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14–17 March 1997
Scorecard
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209 (74.4 overs)
BM McMillan 55 (108)
JN Gillespie 5/54 (23 overs)
108 (70.4 overs)
MTG Elliott 23 (121)
SM Pollock 2/6 (6 overs)
168 (73.4 overs)
AM Bacher 49 (129)
MG Bevan 3/18 (13 overs)
271/8 (93.3 overs)
ME Waugh 116 (228)
JH Kallis 3/29 (16 overs)
Australia won by 2 wickets
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

3rd Test

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21–24 March 1997
Scorecard
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227 (89.5 overs)
SR Waugh 67 (132)
BN Schultz 4/52 (20 overs)
384 (134.4 overs)
AM Bacher 96 (322)
GD McGrath 6/86 (40.4 overs)
185 (73.4 overs)
SR Waugh 60* (179)
AA Donald 5/36 (18 overs)
32/2 (6.4 overs)
DJ Cullinan 12* (9)
GS Blewett 1/13 (3 overs)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: MJ Kitchen (ENG) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: AA Donald (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

ODI series summary

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1st ODI

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29 March 1997
Scorecard
Australia  
223/9 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
227/4 (47 overs)
MG Bevan 51* (60)
L Klusener 2/29 (6 overs)
DJ Cullinan 85* (116)
SK Warne 2/36 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: CJ Mitchley and DL Orchard
Player of the match: DJ Cullinan (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • AC Dale and MJ Di Venuto (both AUS) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

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31 March 1997
Scorecard
South Africa  
221/8 (50 overs)
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  Australia
222/3 (45 overs)
JH Kallis 82 (119)
AC Dale 3/18 (7 overs)
ME Waugh 115* (125)
PL Symcox 2/65 (10 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: RE Koertzen and CJ Mitchley
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • LJ Koen (SA) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

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2 April 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
245/8 (50 overs)
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  Australia
199 (44.5 overs)
JN Rhodes 83* (76)
JN Gillespie 2/39 (10 overs)
MG Bevan 82 (102)
RE Bryson 2/34 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 46 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: RE Koertzen and DL Orchard
Player of the match: JN Rhodes (SA)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI

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5 April 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
211/9 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
196 (48.1 overs)
AC Gilchrist 77 (88)
SM Pollock 4/33 (10 overs)
AM Bacher 45 (76)
AJ Bichel 3/43 (10 overs)
Australia won by 15 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: WA Diedricks and DL Orchard
Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

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8 April 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
258/7 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
250/8 (50 overs)
MJ Di Venuto 89 (114)
AA Donald 3/67 (10 overs)
JH Kallis 55 (67)
JN Gillespie 2/46 (10 overs)
Australia won by 8 runs
New Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: DF Becker and SB Lambson
Player of the match: MJ Di Venuto (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

6th ODI

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10 April 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
284/7 (50 overs)
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  Australia
287/5 (49 overs)
DJ Cullinan 89 (96)
SK Warne 2/52 (10 overs)
MG Bevan 103 (95)
SM Pollock 3/40 (10 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: DF Becker and SB Lambson
Player of the match: MG Bevan (AUS)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

7th ODI

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13 April 1997
Scorecard
South Africa  
310/6 (50 overs)
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  Australia
201 (37 overs)
L Klusener 92 (118)
AJ Bichel 2/50 (10 overs)
SR Waugh 91 (79)
L Klusener 3/41 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 109 runs
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Umpires: WA Diedricks and RE Koertzen
Player of the match: L Klusener (SA)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Australia in South Africa, Feb-Apr 1997 - Summary of Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Records / Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Records / Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Australia in South Africa 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Australia in South Africa, Feb-Apr 1997 - Australian Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Australia in South Africa, Feb-Apr 1997 - South African ODI series squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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