Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1957–58

The Australia cricket team toured South Africa from October 1957 to March 1958 and played a five-match Test series against the South Africa national cricket team. Australia won the Test series 3–0. Australia were captained by Ian Craig; South Africa by Clive van Ryneveld.^[1]

Australian team

Gaunt was not in the original team, but joined in early January 1958 as a reinforcement when Drennan was injured.^[2]

Test series summary

First Test

23–28 December 1957
(5-day match)
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Australia
470/9d (130.6 overs) JHB Waite 115 I Meckiff 5/125 (31 overs)		368 (91.2 overs) R Benaud 122 PS Heine 6/58 (14.2 overs)
201 (78.4 overs) WR Endean 77 AK Davidson 6/34 (17.4 overs)		162/3 (73 overs) KD Mackay 65* HJ Tayfield 2/70 (33 overs)

Match drawn
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: A Birkett and JH McMenamin

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
25 December was taken as a rest day.
ATW Grout, LF Kline, I Meckiff and RB Simpson (all AUS) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

31 December 1957–3 January 1958
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
449 (152.2 overs) JW Burke 189 HJ Tayfield 5/120 (51 overs)		209 (86.5 overs) CB van Ryneveld 43 R Benaud 4/95 (35 overs)
		99 (f/o) (57.4 overs) TL Goddard 56 R Benaud 5/49 (21 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 141 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: DV Collins and VJ Costello

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

Third Test

24–29 January 1958
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
163 (82.4 overs) ID Craig 52 NAT Adcock 6/43 (18 overs)		384 (163.7 overs) JHB Waite 134 R Benaud 5/114 (50.7 overs)
292/7 (147 overs) JW Burke 83 HJ Tayfield 3/94 (59 overs)

Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: VJ Costello and W Marais

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
26 January was taken as a rest day.
RA Gaunt (AUS) made his Test debut.

Fourth Test

7–12 February 1958
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
401 (149.5 overs) R Benaud 100 PS Heine 6/96 (37.5 overs)		203 (80.2 overs) KJ Funston 70 R Benaud 4/70 (20.2 overs)
1/0 (0.4 overs) CC McDonald 1*		198 (f/o) (105 overs) DJ McGlew 70 R Benaud 5/84 (41 overs)

Australia won by 10 wickets
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: A Birkett and JH McMenamin

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
9 February was taken as a rest day.
CGD Burger (SA) made his Test debut.

Fifth Test

28 February–4 March 1958
(5-day match)
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Australia
214 (74.6 overs) HJ Tayfield 66 LF Kline 4/33 (13.6 overs)		291 (107.3 overs) KD Mackay 77* PS Heine 3/68 (30 overs)
144 (75.1 overs) CGD Burger 37* AK Davidson 5/38 (26.1 overs)		68/2 (12.4 overs) ATW Grout 35* NAT Adcock 1/18 (4 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: VJ Costello and W Marais

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
2 March was taken as a rest day.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
PR Carlstein (SA) made his Test debut.

References

^ "Australia in South Africa 1957–58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1957-58". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

External links

Australia in South Africa 1957-58 at CricketArchive
Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1957-58 at Test Cricket Tours

[CATI-1] "Australia in South Africa 1957–58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[2] "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1957-58". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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