Cricket BallSouth Africa and Australia battled each other in the 2nd of three 5-Day Tests at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth.

Australia were 1 / 0 up in the series, after beating South Africa onvincingly in the 1st Test at Centurion Park, Pretoria.

The score cards were be updated at regular intervals here on Rugby-Talk.

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South Africa squared the series with a 231 run win, the series now 1 / 1 with the final 5-Day Test set up nicely for Newlands, Cape Town.

There was still 1 full day to go in the Test, but South Africa asked for the extra half an hour on Day 4 to finish the Australians up, which they duly did.

South Africa:

  • First Innings – 423 All Out (150.5 Overs)

  • Second Innings – 270 / 5 Declared (64 Overs)

Australia:

  • First Innings – 246 All Out (57 Overs)

  • Second Innings – 216 All Out (73.4 Overs)

South Africa won by 231 runs

Australia in South Africa Test Series – 2nd Test
Test no. 2121 | 2013/14 season
Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
20,21,22,23,24 February 2014 (5-day match)
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* lbw b Harris 9 23 19 1 0 47.36
View dismissal D Elgar c Harris b Lyon 83 294 193 9 2 43.00
View dismissal HM Amla lbw b Johnson 0 3 2 0 0 0.00
View dismissal F du Plessis c Smith b Lyon 55 160 126 5 1 43.65
View dismissal AB de Villiers† c & b Lyon 116 322 232 14 1 50.00
View dismissal Q de Kock c sub (MC Henriques) b Smith 7 29 17 1 0 41.17
View dismissal JP Duminy lbw b Lyon 123 286 231 14 0 53.24
View dismissal VD Philander c & b Clarke 6 52 37 0 0 16.21
View dismissal WD Parnell c †Haddin b Lyon 10 40 37 1 0 27.02
DW Steyn not out 4 12 7 0 0 57.14
View dismissal M Morkel run out (Smith/†Haddin) 1 5 4 0 0 25.00
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1) 9
Total (all out; 150.5 overs; 617 mins) 423 (2.80 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-10 (Smith, 4.6 ov), 2-11 (Amla, 5.3 ov), 3-123 (du Plessis, 43.1 ov), 4-181 (Elgar, 69.3 ov), 5-200 (de Kock, 76.5 ov), 6-349 (de Villiers, 123.5 ov), 7-378 (Philander, 136.3 ov), 8-413 (Parnell, 147.6 ov), 9-420 (Duminy, 149.4 ov), 10-423 (Morkel, 150.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket RJ Harris 27 6 63 1 2.33
View wicket MG Johnson 25 5 70 1 2.80 (1w)
PM Siddle 34 9 96 0 2.82
View wickets NM Lyon 46 7 130 5 2.82
DA Warner 3 0 10 0 3.33
View wicket SPD Smith 8 0 30 1 3.75
View wicket MJ Clarke 7.5 2 16 1 2.04
Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal CJL Rogers lbw b Philander 5 16 12 1 0 41.66
View dismissal DA Warner c Smith b Philander 70 146 78 10 0 89.74
View dismissal AJ Doolan c †de Villiers b Parnell 8 29 15 1 0 53.33
View dismissal SE Marsh c †de Villiers b Parnell 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MJ Clarke* c Elgar b Philander 19 39 28 4 0 67.85
View dismissal NM Lyon b Morkel 15 61 43 2 0 34.88
View dismissal SPD Smith c †de Villiers b Morkel 49 102 72 8 0 68.05
View dismissal BJ Haddin† b Steyn 9 54 25 1 0 36.00
View dismissal MG Johnson b Duminy 27 39 23 3 1 117.39
View dismissal RJ Harris c du Plessis b Morkel 26 40 26 4 1 100.00
PM Siddle not out 11 34 19 1 0 57.89
Extras (lb 4, w 2, nb 1) 7
Total (all out; 57 overs; 281 mins) 246 (4.31 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-7 (Rogers, 3.3 ov), 2-41 (Doolan, 9.1 ov), 3-41 (Marsh, 9.3 ov), 4-81 (Clarke, 17.2 ov), 5-120 (Warner, 29.3 ov), 6-128 (Lyon, 30.1 ov), 7-168 (Haddin, 40.5 ov), 8-205 (Johnson, 49.2 ov), 9-209 (Smith, 50.2 ov), 10-246 (Harris, 56.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket DW Steyn 13 3 55 1 4.23
View wickets VD Philander 13 0 68 3 5.23
View wickets M Morkel 17 0 63 3 3.70 (1nb, 1w)
View wickets WD Parnell 8.3 2 31 2 3.64
D Elgar 0.3 0 1 0 2.00
View wicket JP Duminy 5 0 24 1 4.80
South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* b Johnson 14 20 12 2 0 116.66
View dismissal D Elgar c †Haddin b Siddle 16 55 46 2 0 34.78
HM Amla not out 127 277 176 16 0 72.15
View dismissal F du Plessis c †Haddin b Siddle 24 64 35 4 0 68.57
View dismissal AB de Villiers† c †Haddin b Johnson 29 48 39 5 0 74.35
View dismissal Q de Kock c Clarke b Lyon 34 92 58 3 0 58.62
JP Duminy not out 18 33 18 2 0 100.00
Extras (b 2, lb 6) 8
Total (5 wickets dec; 64 overs; 298 mins) 270 (4.21 runs per over)

Did not batWD Parnell, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel


Fall of wickets 1-20 (Smith, 4.1 ov), 2-42 (Elgar, 11.6 ov), 3-112 (du Plessis, 25.5 ov), 4-167 (de Villiers, 36.6 ov), 5-231 (de Kock, 56.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets MG Johnson 15 1 51 2 3.40
RJ Harris 13 1 74 0 5.69
View wicket NM Lyon 17 2 48 1 2.82
View wickets PM Siddle 19 2 89 2 4.68
Australia 2nd innings (target: 448 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal CJL Rogers run out (sub [AN Petersen]) 107 332 237 12 0 45.14
View dismissal DA Warner lbw b Duminy 66 124 73 9 1 90.41
View dismissal AJ Doolan c Smith b Morkel 5 61 43 0 0 11.62
View dismissal SE Marsh lbw b Philander 0 5 1 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MJ Clarke* c du Plessis b Steyn 1 22 16 0 0 6.25
View dismissal SPD Smith lbw b Steyn 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
View dismissal BJ Haddin† b Steyn 1 18 12 0 0 8.33
View dismissal MG Johnson lbw b Philander 6 28 11 1 0 54.54
View dismissal RJ Harris lbw b Steyn 6 49 29 1 0 20.68
PM Siddle not out 3 15 0 0 20.00
View dismissal NM Lyon lbw b Elgar 0 4 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 2, lb 17, w 2) 21
Total (10 wickets; 73.4 overs) 216 (2.93 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-126 (Warner, 29.2 ov), 2-152 (Doolan, 42.6 ov), 3-153 (Marsh, 43.6 ov), 4-156 (Clarke, 48.4 ov), 5-156 (Smith, 48.5 ov), 6-166 (Haddin, 52.6 ov), 7-197 (Johnson, 59.1 ov), 8-209 (Harris, 68.6 ov), 9-214 (Rogers, 72.1 ov), 10-216 (Lyon, 73.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets DW Steyn 20 5 55 4 2.75 (2w)
View wickets VD Philander 17 3 39 2 2.29
View wicket M Morkel 15 6 46 1 3.06
View wicket JP Duminy 14 3 33 1 2.35
View wicket D Elgar 7.4 0 24 1 3.13

Match details


Toss – South Africa, who chose to bat
Series – 3-match series level 1-1
Test debut – Q de Kock (South Africa)
Player of the match – tba
Umpires – HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and RK Illingworth (England)
TV umpire – Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match referee – RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire – AT Holdstock
Close of play

  • – day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 214/5 (AB de Villiers 51*, JP Duminy 2*, 83 ov)
  • – day 2 – Australia 1st innings 112/4 (DA Warner 65*, NM Lyon 12*, 25 ov)
  • – day 3 – South Africa 2nd innings 192/4 (HM Amla 93*, Q de Kock 9*, 47 ov)

510 Responses to Cricket: South Africa vs Australia – 2nd 5-Day Test

  • 361

    @ Sharks_forever:

    Hiyas bro^5

  • 362

    @ grumpy:

    Blue my boooooiii!

  • 363

    genade mense. kan ons nie vang nie?

  • 364

    Aus 155 / 6 after 37.3 overs

  • 365

    What the fk has happened to SAs fielding. Now Robbie P(or Robbieflair as he calls himself, what a cnut) drops one.
    It’s not only the catching though, misfields and the odd harbor bridge, fk sakes man.

  • 366

    2 wickets and 14 runs.

    Hope we manage wo force the follow on even with a bowler short. duminy will just have to bowl a lot of overs. We need to go for the jugular here. and hope parnell can bowl tomorrow.

  • 367

    18 runs.

  • 368

    Aus 235/9 after 55 overs

  • 369

    Ryan Harris scoring quickly on 21 off 19 balls – AUS 236/9 – 187 runs behind, come on SA want at least a 150 run lead

  • 370

    Great Harris out, Aus 246 all out

  • 371

    Great for the Blomme to have a good lead, despite the messy fielding.

    Now the Blomme must just build a good, quick 2nd Innings, we want more than a day to bowl the Aussies out!

  • 372

    SA 25/1 lead is 202 runs

  • 373

    Smith was out for 13 bowled Johnson. Elgar there on 8 and Amla on 2, hoping for big scores from them both

  • 374

    SA 34/1 lead is 211, batting quite quickly rate is currently 4.53 per over. Light permitting just over 48 overs min to be bowled still today. Right must get out and do some work while its so nice out today.

  • 375

    I didnt watch the first innings but Elgar is much better and less dire than the last game I saw him.

  • 376

    SA 192 / 4 at the close of play, Day 3

  • 377

    Ek dink ons moet die aussies instuur so halfuur voor etenstyd.

  • 378

    onder 19 wereld beker quarter final..

    afghanistan 197 almal uit.

    die baba blomme kort 198 om deur te gaan semi finaal toe.

  • 379

    DeKock goes, slashing, but nicking straight to Captain in the slips for 35. SA 231/5

  • 380

    SA 261/5, lead by 438, Amla on 125 and Duminy 12, must be time for a declaration soon

  • 381

    377 @ MacroBull:
    At first thought you may be a bit soon with that declaration but looking at lead already and that they should lose a lot of time tomorrow with the weather, certainly the first two sessions tomorrow not looking good, so yes the sooner they declare the better. The lead 440 now so if a team gets that chasing in the last innings then fair play to them and they deserve it but more often than not they won’t get there and we need as much time as possible to bowl at them, maybe physcolological 450 lead at least is what they aiming for.

  • 382

    SA 268/5 lead by 445 runs almost 200 runs more than Aus got in their first innings.

  • 383

    Is Parnell fit to bowl, if not that could leave us a bowler short but then the part time spinners will just have to step up and take the wickets or at least fill a good containing role so that the quicks can get alternated with bits of rest in between.

  • 384

    SA 270/5 DECLARED

  • 385

    Great stuff Aus need 448 to win, we need 10 wickets GO BOWLERS AND FIELDERS AND KEEPER, no missed chances this innings please!

  • 386

    Smith declares on 270/5. Now, can they bowl the Aussies out before the rains come?

  • 387

    71 overs to bowl today. and im sure we will get at least a session tomorrow. the prediction is getting better.

    If Aus chase this they deserve to win.

  • 388

    @ Bullscot:

    Just for you, here is Abbotts bowling figures for the current match, 42,2ov/125Runs/12w/19maidens……

  • 389

    388 @ Sharks_forever:
    Hi Sharkie I suppose that is not too bad only 12 wides in his 42 and a bit overs Happy jokes aside that looks like good figures, which SA bowler would you leave out to bring Abbott in? Parnell breaking down should make it easier for the selectors to simply bring your man in if he Parnell is not fit for the next test. But you can’t fault the selectors on chosing him for this one (unless there was an underlying condition that they didn’t pick up properly ahead of it) injuries are part of the game for fast bowlers. It may be a skewed perception I have but feel that as good as Morkel can be he has had ample chances in the past where he has not performed for a stretch and continued to be picked, 5 wicket minimum haul from him in Aus second innings is what it would take to persuade me that he doesn’t need dropping.

  • 390

    Aus in control 120/0 going at a rate of 4.3 an over, need 328 more to win, go on Proteas!

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