The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1949ββto March 1950. And played a five-match Test series against the: South African team. Australia won theββTest series 4β0. Australia were captained by, Lindsay Hassett; South Africa by Dudley Nourse.
Australian teamβ»
- 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."
Test series summaryβ»
First Testβ»
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- Australia won the toss and electedββto 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 Testβ»
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 January was taken as a rest day.
Third Testβ»
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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.
Fourth Testβ»
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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 Testβ»
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Australia won by an innings and 259 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: DV Collins and BV Malan |
- 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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Australia in South Africa 1949β50". 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 linksβ»
- Australia in South Africa 1949-50 at CricketArchive
- Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50 at Test Cricket Tours
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