26/12Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-29 2001
Australia won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Matthew HaydenAustralia
26/12Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-29 2001
Australia won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Matthew HaydenAustralia

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

ML Hayden
138(211) 17x4 - 0x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 43 runs
  • 7x4 - 0x6
10 0 13 37 25 20 22 10
JH Kallis
99(180) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 29 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
1 11 34 6 16 11 2 18

Best performances - Bowlers

AJ Bichel
O19.5
M6
R44
W3
Eco2.21
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
SK Warne
O24
M3
R68
W3
Eco2.83
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorecard Summary

SOUTH AFRICA 277(103.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

AUSTRALIA 487(139 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SOUTH AFRICA 219(75.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

AUSTRALIA 10/1(3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
3 | 3 Runs | AUS: 10/1

  • Matthew Hayden3 (10b)
  • Ricky Ponting0 (2b)
  • Allan Donald2-0-4-0
  • Shaun Pollock1-0-6-1
2.6
1
Donald to Hayden, 1 run,
2.5
0
Donald to Hayden, no run,
2.4
0
Donald to Hayden, no run,
2.3
0
Donald to Hayden, no run,
2.2
2
Donald to Hayden, 2 runs,
2.1
0
Donald to Hayden, no run,

South Africa tour of Australia 2001-02 News

  • The yeoman and the prince

    Greg Baum watches Australia crush South Africa's pretensions to the throne

  • Last nail in the coffin

    Australia duly complete their clean sweep. So much for title fights, says Gideon Haigh

  • Tough cookies crumble

    South Africa come badly undone in round one of the battle of the giants. By Steven Lynch

  • The last test

    Neil Manthorp surveys the combatants in what promises to be the mother of all battles - the South Africa-Australia series

  • Revenge is sweet

    South Africa are so up for the Australia challenge, it's frightening, says Bob Woolmer