Australia and the South African Proteas did battle in the 3rd & final Test of the Series in Australia at the Western Australia Cricket Association ground (WACA), Perth.
The game took place mostly in the middle of the night for South Africans, so live updates was given in the mornings.
Some thought it strange when South Africa chose to bat first after winning the toss, considering the batting surface, but in hind sight it proved the perfect decision. After only posting a modest 225 by South Africa in the first innings, they took the Australian batsment apart with regularity in Australia’s first innings, reducing them to only 163 all out.
Then came the master class of the South African second innings, amassing 569 runs in double quick fashion and with an hour to go in Day 3, the Australians went in to bat. No wickets fell in that last hour of Day 3, but Day 4 was the clincher, with Australian wickets falling at regular intervals.
Michael Starc hung on, frustrating the South African bowlers and South African spectators alike, but in the end South Africa won the Test by 309 runs, more than a full Day early, and thus winning the Test Series 1 / 0 to retain their World No 1 Test ranking.
South Africa 225 & 569
Australia 163 & 322
South Africa won by 309 runs
- South Africa in Australia Test Series – 3rd Test
- Test no. 2064 | 2012/13 season
- Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- 30 November, 1,2,3 December 2012 (5-day match)
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South Africa 1st innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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GC Smith* |
c Clarke b Watson |
16 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
53.33 |
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AN Petersen |
b Starc |
30 |
73 |
4 |
0 |
41.09 |
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HM Amla |
run out (Warner) |
11 |
43 |
2 |
0 |
25.58 |
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JH Kallis |
b Starc |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
28.57 |
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AB de Villiers† |
c Clarke b Hastings |
4 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
33.33 |
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D Elgar |
c †Wade b Johnson |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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F du Plessis |
not out |
78 |
142 |
12 |
0 |
54.92 |
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RJ Peterson |
c †Wade b Lyon |
31 |
45 |
3 |
0 |
68.88 |
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VD Philander |
c Hussey b Lyon |
30 |
54 |
2 |
1 |
55.55 |
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DW Steyn |
b Johnson |
2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
18.18 |
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M Morkel |
c Hastings b Lyon |
17 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
113.33 |
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Extras |
(lb 2, w 2) |
4 |
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Total |
(all out; 74 overs) |
225 |
(3.04 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets 1-38 (Smith, 11.3 ov), 2-61 (Petersen, 22.4 ov), 3-63 (Kallis, 24.3 ov), 4-67 (Amla, 26.5 ov), 5-67 (de Villiers, 27.4 ov), 6-75 (Elgar, 30.5 ov), 7-132 (Peterson, 47.3 ov), 8-196 (Philander, 67.1 ov), 9-206 (Steyn, 70.2 ov), 10-225 (Morkel, 73.6 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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MA Starc |
16 |
3 |
55 |
2 |
3.43 |
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JW Hastings |
20 |
2 |
51 |
1 |
2.55 |
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SR Watson |
9 |
2 |
22 |
1 |
2.44 |
(1w) |
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MG Johnson |
17 |
3 |
54 |
2 |
3.17 |
(1w) |
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NM Lyon |
12 |
1 |
41 |
3 |
3.41 |
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Australia 1st innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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DA Warner |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
13 |
35 |
2 |
0 |
37.14 |
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EJM Cowan |
c Kallis b Steyn |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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SR Watson |
lbw b Philander |
10 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
83.33 |
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NM Lyon |
c du Plessis b Steyn |
7 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
26.92 |
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RT Ponting |
lbw b Philander |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
57.14 |
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MJ Clarke* |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
38.46 |
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MEK Hussey |
c Smith b Morkel |
12 |
40 |
1 |
0 |
30.00 |
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MS Wade† |
b Peterson |
68 |
102 |
7 |
3 |
66.66 |
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JW Hastings |
c Petersen b Peterson |
32 |
58 |
4 |
0 |
55.17 |
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MG Johnson |
b Peterson |
7 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
31.81 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(lb 5) |
5 |
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Total |
(all out; 53.1 overs) |
163 |
(3.06 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets 1-3 (Cowan, 0.3 ov), 2-18 (Watson, 5.1 ov), 3-34 (Warner, 12.1 ov), 4-35 (Lyon, 12.4 ov), 5-43 (Ponting, 15.2 ov), 6-45 (Clarke, 16.2 ov), 7-100 (Hussey, 30.3 ov), 8-140 (Wade, 45.5 ov), 9-162 (Johnson, 51.5 ov), 10-163 (Hastings, 53.1 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
16 |
4 |
40 |
4 |
2.50 |
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VD Philander |
16 |
0 |
55 |
2 |
3.43 |
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M Morkel |
13 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
1.46 |
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RJ Peterson |
8.1 |
1 |
44 |
3 |
5.38 |
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South Africa 2nd innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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AN Petersen |
c & b Johnson |
23 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
115.00 |
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GC Smith* |
c Lyon b Starc |
84 |
100 |
13 |
0 |
84.00 |
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HM Amla |
c & b Johnson |
196 |
221 |
21 |
0 |
88.68 |
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JH Kallis |
c Johnson b Starc |
37 |
65 |
5 |
0 |
56.92 |
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AB de Villiers† |
c †Wade b Starc |
169 |
184 |
21 |
3 |
91.84 |
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D Elgar |
lbw b Johnson |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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F du Plessis |
c Clarke b Johnson |
27 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
71.05 |
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RJ Peterson |
c Johnson b Starc |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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VD Philander |
not out |
14 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
82.35 |
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DW Steyn |
c †Wade b Starc |
8 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
47.05 |
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M Morkel |
b Starc |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 4, w 3) |
11 |
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Total |
(all out; 111.5 overs) |
569 |
(5.08 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets 1-28 (Petersen, 6.6 ov), 2-206 (Smith, 32.3 ov), 3-287 (Kallis, 51.5 ov), 4-436 (Amla, 88.1 ov), 5-436 (Elgar, 88.5 ov), 6-538 (du Plessis, 102.6 ov), 7-539 (Peterson, 103.5 ov), 8-557 (de Villiers, 107.4 ov), 9-569 (Steyn, 111.3 ov), 10-569 (Morkel, 111.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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MA Starc |
28.5 |
3 |
154 |
6 |
5.34 |
(1w) |
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SR Watson |
9 |
3 |
24 |
0 |
2.66 |
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MG Johnson |
25 |
1 |
110 |
4 |
4.40 |
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JW Hastings |
19 |
1 |
102 |
0 |
5.36 |
(1w) |
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NM Lyon |
22 |
2 |
128 |
0 |
5.81 |
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MEK Hussey |
4 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
6.50 |
(1w) |
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DA Warner |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4.66 |
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RT Ponting |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3.00 |
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Australia 2nd innings (target: 632 runs) |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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EJM Cowan |
c Elgar b Steyn |
53 |
149 |
5 |
1 |
35.57 |
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DA Warner |
c Smith b Philander |
29 |
34 |
5 |
0 |
85.29 |
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SR Watson |
c Smith b Morkel |
25 |
46 |
4 |
0 |
54.34 |
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RT Ponting |
c Kallis b Peterson |
8 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
34.78 |
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MJ Clarke* |
st †de Villiers b Peterson |
44 |
52 |
8 |
0 |
84.61 |
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MEK Hussey |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
26 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
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MS Wade† |
c Smith b Peterson |
10 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
83.33 |
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JW Hastings |
c Smith b Morkel |
20 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
66.66 |
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MG Johnson |
c †de Villiers b Philander |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
23.07 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
68 |
43 |
9 |
2 |
158.13 |
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NM Lyon |
c Smith b Steyn |
31 |
43 |
6 |
0 |
72.09 |
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Extras |
(lb 3, w 2) |
5 |
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Total |
(10 wickets; 82.5 overs) |
322 |
(3.88 runs per over) |
Fall of wickets 1-40 (Warner, 13.2 ov), 2-81 (Watson, 28.6 ov), 3-102 (Ponting, 37.4 ov), 4-130 (Cowan, 42.5 ov), 5-188 (Clarke, 57.5 ov), 6-198 (Hussey, 60.3 ov), 7-198 (Wade, 61.5 ov), 8-204 (Johnson, 66.5 ov), 9-235 (Hastings, 70.2 ov), 10-322 (Lyon, 82.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
22.5 |
6 |
72 |
3 |
3.15 |
(1w) |
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VD Philander |
21 |
8 |
41 |
2 |
1.95 |
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M Morkel |
16 |
2 |
57 |
2 |
3.56 |
(1w) |
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RJ Peterson |
20 |
2 |
127 |
3 |
6.35 |
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D Elgar |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4.00 |
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F du Plessis |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
9.00 |
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Match details |
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat |
Test debuts JW Hastings (Australia); D Elgar (South Africa)
Player of the match tba |
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire JD Ward |
Close of play |
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– day 1 – Australia 1st innings 33/2 (DA Warner 12*, NM Lyon 7*, 11 ov) |
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– day 2 – South Africa 2nd innings 230/2 (HM Amla 99*, JH Kallis 17*, 38 ov) |
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– day 3 – Australia 2nd innings 40/0 (EJM Cowan 9*, DA Warner 29*, 13 ov) |
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Match notes |
- Australia: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia – 73/1 in 26.0 overs (EJM Cowan 22, SR Watson 19)
- Australia: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Australia – 110/3 in 38.0 overs (EJM Cowan 37, MJ Clarke 8)
- EJM Cowan: 50 off 146 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia – 152/4 in 51.0 overs (MJ Clarke 27, MEK Hussey 7)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (MJ Clarke 28, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 0)
- Australia: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: Australia – 204/7 in 64.0 overs (JW Hastings 2, MG Johnson 3)
- Australia: 250 runs in 72.2 overs (434 balls), Extras 5
- MA Starc: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (MA Starc 37, NM Lyon 14, Ex 1)
- Australia: 300 runs in 79.6 overs (480 balls), Extras 5
- New Ball Taken: Australia 302/9 after 80.1 overs (MA Starc 60, NM Lyon 19)
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I think we’ll be seeing quite a bit of Starc in the years to come. The quickies are quite young, Pattinson, Starc, who knows, in a few years they may be the business.
For now they are just delaying the inevitable, but it is entertaining watching them take us on.
We have a few runs to play with after all……
181 @ Stormersboy:
They are interfering with my working life now…. hehehe
Lastige klomp twakkies!
181 @ Stormersboy:
Just frustrating watching them take us on….hahaha. Hope we get the last wicket soon.
Ahhhh, new ball taken!
182 @ grootblousmile:
What time do they do the draw for the wc today?
185 @ Puma:
I THINK it’s at 14:00 SA Time (12:00 GMT)
Eish, die manne begin al dink aan surf, maar daar is nog 1 paaltjie wat moet val, slordig gemis daar in die glippe.
Genade, Starc is batting like in a T20….
Bringing the Ama-Blomme back to stark reality… hahaha
@ grootblousmile:
Ja as long as he doesn’t pull a Jack Russel…..
Okay just seen on Sky News the wc draw is at 12:30pm our time.
Starc oppad na sy 100. Proteas konsentreer nie, boul los balle. Wat is die record 10de paaltjie vennootskap in toetskrieket ?
189 @ Stormersboy:
Yip, as long as it’s not doggy-style… like a Jack Russell
Wicketttttttttttttttttttt!
Ama-ama-Blomme win!
Now if this Starc came in earlier (not that he would have), now I would be really worried. He is smashing us all over.
Come on get it together and bowl him out………
OK…. there is still time for a surf today… and the whole tomorrow…. in Perthtoria by the sea
As I type that we get the last wicket…………
Steyn, daar is hy in die sakkie, geluk Blommetjies !
WELL DONE PROTEAS.
WE have now won back to back test series against England and Australia. Best test team in the world for sure. Number one I like that…
@ grootblousmile:
Hahaha
Well there you go!
No 1 and fully deserving…..
199 @ Stormersboy:
I recon the Ama-Blomme did a Jack Russell or at least a Staffy to the Aussies in this Test….
Is there a type of dog with the name “Roger” in it? Something like “Roger Ring” or “Jolly Roger”?
Maybe they did a Pavement Special on them….
Hahahaha
@ grootblousmile:
LOL Sies. But yes, they got the shaft indeed.
Players Matches Innings Not Out Runs High Score Average 100’s 50’s
Sachi Tendulkar Tests 192 317 32 15562 248* 54.6 51 65
Richy Ponting Tests 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62
Jaques Kallis Tests 158 268 40 12980 224 56.92 44 56
202 @ superBul:
Pretty impressive stats there superBul and for King Kallis you can add his more than valuable bowling contribution – just shows what a good player he is, not sure how long Kallis intends playing at the top level but hopefully long enough to pass Ponting’s total runs and hope his average remains the highest of the 3, doubt he will be around long enough to overtake Tendulkar in total runs.
@ superBul:
Another great of a similar era (even though he’s been retired for a wee while now) is Brian Lara:
131 232 6 11953 400* 52.88
tests innings not out runs highest avg
interesting to note though that he only had 6 not outs compared to Kallis’s 40 times not out, I guess they played the game a different way with Lara the more ‘cavalier’ stroke playing one of the two which is shown by Lara’s strike rate of just over 60 compared to Kallis 45.95.
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