Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1949–50
The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1949 to March 1950 and played a five-match Test series against the South African team. Australia won the Test series 4–0. Australia were captained by Lindsay Hassett; South Africa by Dudley Nourse.[1]
Australian team
[edit]- AL Hassett (Victoria) (captain)
- KA Archer (Queensland)
- RN Harvey (Victoria)
- IW Johnson (Victoria)
- WA Johnston (Victoria)
- GR Langley (South Australia)
- RR Lindwall (New South Wales)
- SJE Loxton (Victoria)
- CL McCool (Queensland)
- JR Moroney (New South Wales)
- AR Morris (New South Wales)
- G Noblet (South Australia)
- RA Saggers (New South Wales)
- AK Walker (New South Wales)
Don Tallon withdrew from the tour party before departure and was replaced by Saggers. Keith Miller was called into the tour party midway through the tour when Johnston was injured in a car crash.[2]
Test series summary
[edit]First Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 25 December was taken as a rest day.
- J Moroney (AUS), and JD Nel, JC Watkins and HJ Tayfield (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 January was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 22 January was taken as a rest day.
The Australian first innings had an unusual scoreboard - five batsmen scored two runs each, and another batsman was two not out.[3]
Fourth Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 12 February was taken as a rest day.
- RG Draper, MG Melle and PL Winslow (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 March was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
- G Noblet (AUS) made his Test debut.
References
[edit]- ^ "Australia in South Africa 1949–50". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 357. ISBN 0947540067.
External links
[edit]- Australia in South Africa 1949-50 at CricketArchive
- Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50 at Test Cricket Tours