First-Class Matches Australia 2005/06 and 2006/07 and South Africa 2006/07

AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2005. South Africa in Australia 2005/06 - 1st Test Match drawn. AUSTRALIA R B M 4s 6s R B M 4s 6s J.L.Langer c Smith b Ntini 37 89 136 6 - b Pollock 47 114 180 8 - M.L.Hayden c Rudolph b Ntini 0 2 5 - - c Boucher b Langeveldt 20 33 43 5 - *R.T.Ponting lbw b Pollock 71 107 155 12 - (4) c Boucher b Ntini 53 106 161 4 - B.J.Hodge c Boucher b Ntini 41 96 121 4 - (5) not out 203 332 469 22 - M.E.K.Hussey c Langeveldt b Ntini 23 51 84 3 - (6) c Boucher b Pollock 58 121 172 9 - A.Symonds b Nel 13 29 48 2 - (7) c Gibbs b Langeveldt 25 49 79 4 - †A.C.Gilchrist c Gibbs b Ntini 6 13 18 1 - (8) c Rudolph b Nel 44 58 68 4 - S.K.Warne lbw b Langeveldt 24 30 51 3 - (9) lbw b Kemp 5 7 6 1 - B.Lee not out 19 29 48 4 - (3) lbw b Langeveldt 32 53 62 4 - N.W.Bracken c Boucher b Nel 10 11 11 2 - not out 14 24 46 1 - G.D.McGrath c Boucher b Nel 0 1 1 - - Extras b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 6 14 b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 17 27 (75.2 ov; 348 mins) 258 (8 wkts dec; 146.4 ov; 651 mins) 528 SOUTH AFRICA R B M 4s 6s R B M 4s 6s A.B.de Villiers b Warne 68 109 166 10 - (2) c Hodge b Warne 12 57 76 2 - *G.C.Smith c Ponting b Bracken 34 65 91 5 - (1) lbw b Bracken 30 65 100 4 - H.H.Gibbs b Lee 21 43 58 4 - c Warne b Lee 33 104 129 5 - J.A.Rudolph c Langer b Lee 8 28 35 1 - not out 102 283 431 13 - A.G.Prince lbw b Warne 28 79 102 2 - lbw b Warne 8 45 55 1 - J.M.Kemp c Hodge b McGrath 7 29 44 1 - c Ponting b Warne 55 166 213 9 - †M.V.Boucher c Hayden b Warne 62 77 115 7 - not out 13 39 52 2 - S.M.Pollock b Lee 34 35 52 6 - A.Nel not out 4 20 38 - - C.K.Langeveldt lbw b Lee 0 1 1 - - M.Ntini c Hodge b Lee 12 10 8 2 - Extras b 4, lb 2, nb 12 18 b 18, lb 13, nb 3 34 (81.2 ov; 364 mins) 296 (5 wkts; 126 ov; 533 mins) 287 South Africa O M R W wd nb O M R W wd nb Fall Aus SAf Aus SAf Pollock 19 6 46 1 - - 36 6 98 2 - 6 1 0 (2) 83 (2) 37 (2) 35 (2) Ntini 19 3 64 5 - - 34 8 113 1 - - 2 111 (1) 127 (3) 86 (3) 55 (1) Langeveldt 17 1 100 1 - 6 31 3 117 3 - 8 3 117 (3) 135 (1) 129 (1) 109 (3) Nel 17.2 3 29 3 - - 28 2 104 1 1 - 4 180 (5) 145 (4) 184 (4) 138 (5) Kemp 3 0 13 0 2 - (6) 11 0 58 1 - 3 5 185 (4) 167 (6) 316 (6) 250 (6) Rudolph (5) 6.4 1 29 0 - - 6 199 (7) 187 (5) 377 (7) 7 210 (6) 264 (8) 444 (8) Australia O M R W wd nb O M R W wd nb 8 243 (8) 282 (7) 451 (9) McGrath 18 3 59 1 - - 24 11 39 0 - 1 9 258 (10) 283 (10) Lee 22.2 1 93 5 - 8 31 9 83 1 - 2 10 258 (11) 296 (11) Bracken 12 3 46 1 - - (4) 19 5 37 1 - - Warne 29 4 92 3 - - (3) 47 21 83 3 - - Symonds 3 0 6 0 - - Hodge 2 0 8 0 - - Umpires: S.A.Bucknor and B.R.Doctrove. Third umpire: D.J.Harper. Referee: B.C.Broad. Toss: Australia Close of Play: 1st day: South Africa (1) 38-0 (de Villiers 14, Smith 18, 7 overs); 2nd day: Australia (2) 38-1 (Langer 15, Lee 0, 11 overs); 3rd day: Australia (2) 310-4 (Hodge 91, Hussey 54, 99 overs); 4th day: South Africa (2) 85-2 (Gibbs 17, Rudolph 18, 36 overs). Man of the Match: B.J.Hodge. A.B.de Villiers passed 1,000 runs in Test matches when he reached 33 in the first innings. B.J.Hodge passed 13,000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 179 in the second innings. 30 Australia in 2005/06