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SA v A 1996-97

Test series summary

First Test

28 February–4 March 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard
Wisden report

South Africa	v	Australia
302 (91.4 overs) WJ Cronje 76 (144) GD McGrath 4/77 (26 overs)		628/7d (193.4 overs) GS Blewett 214 (421) SM Pollock 2/105 (32 overs)
130 (69 overs) JH Kallis 39 (155) MG Bevan 4/32 (15 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 196 runs
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 57,370
Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: GS Blewett and SR Waugh (both AUS)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Second Test

14–17 March 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard
Wisden report

South Africa	v	Australia
209 (74.4 overs) BM McMillan 55 (108) JN Gillespie 5/54 (23 overs)		108 (70.4 overs) MTG Elliott 23 (121) SM Pollock 2/6 (6 overs)
168 (73.4 overs) AM Bacher 49 (129) MG Bevan 3/18 (13 overs)		271/8 (93.3 overs) ME Waugh 116 (228) JH Kallis 3/29 (16 overs)

Australia won by 2 wickets
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 44,782
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)

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

Third Test

21–24 March 1997
(5-day match)
Scorecard
Wisden report

Australia	v	South Africa
227 (89.5 overs) SR Waugh 67 (132) BN Schultz 4/52 (20 overs)		384 (134.4 overs) AM Bacher 96 (322) GD McGrath 6/86 (40.4 overs)
185 (73.4 overs) SR Waugh 60* (179) AA Donald 5/36 (18 overs)		32/2 (6.4 overs) DJ Cullinan 12* (9) GS Blewett 1/13 (3 overs)

South Africa won by 8 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Attendance: 33,057
Umpires: MJ Kitchen (ENG) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: AA Donald (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

One-Day International series summary

Australia won the series 4-3.

1st ODI at Buffalo Park, East London – South Africa won by 6 wickets^[1]
2nd ODI at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth – Australia won by 7 wickets^[2]
3rd ODI at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – South Africa won by 46 runs^[3]
4th ODI at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban – Australia won by 15 runs^[4]
5th ODI at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg – Australia won by 8 runs^[5]
6th ODI at Centurion Park, Centurion – Australia won by 5 wickets^[6]
7th ODI at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein – South Africa won by 109 runs^[7]

^ "South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "South Africa v Australia, 3rd ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "South Africa v Australia, 4th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "South Africa v Australia, 5th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "South Africa v Australia, 6th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "South Africa v Australia, 7th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1] "South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "South Africa v Australia, 3rd ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "South Africa v Australia, 4th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "South Africa v Australia, 5th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] "South Africa v Australia, 6th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[7] "South Africa v Australia, 7th ODI 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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