http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in Australia: A Brief history – Part I
Since 1910, South Africa has toured Australia nine times for a Test series with an overall record of just seven wins from 35 Test matches, while losing twenty. In their last nine trips, the Proteas managed to win a Test series only once, in 2008-09, when they toured Australia under incumbent skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473’s, while the hosts prevailed five times. The remaining three ended in draws.
Ahead of the three-match series, commencing in Brisbane on Friday, November 9, 2012, lets take a look back at previous Test series between the two outfits on Australian soil.
1910-11 – Australia won the series 4-1
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The Proteas opened up the tour with an innings and 114-run crushing at the hands of the hosts in Sydney, and faced an 89-run crushing in the second five-dayer at Melbourne. They managed to win the third game at Adelaide Oval by 38 runs, courtesy startling centuries from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Aubrey-Faulkner-c58996, but could not salvage a series thrashing losing the next two Tests comprehensively, by 530 runs and seven wickets at MCG and SCG respectively.
1931-32 – Australia won the series 5-0
The Proteas, Under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Horace-Brakenridge-Cameron-c63312, were thrashed a 5-0 series whitewash on their second Test tour Down Under, between November 29, 1931 and February 15, 1932. Three of the five South African defeats on the tour were innings crushing.
The Bill Woodfull led Australian side handed the tourists an innings and 163-run defeat in the series opener, at Brisbane, before scripting an innings and 155-run win at Sydney. The third Test saw them getting the better of the Proteas with a 169-run margin at Melbourne. The fourth Test at Adelaide was also a 10-wicket cake walk. The Aussies completed the 5-0 whitewash in a style scripting an innings and 72-run win at MCG.
1952-53 – Series tied 2-2
South Africa, under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Erskine-Cheetham-c67777, were held to a series draw in the five-match contest, between December 5, 1952 and February 12, 1953.
The first Test of the series, hosted by Brisbane, saw the hosts prevailing by 96 runs. The Proteas squared the series by winning the second Test at Melbourne by 82 runs. An innings and 38-run win at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), gave Lindsay Hassett-led home side a 2-1 lead in the series. The fourth Test at Adelaide Oval was drawn, while the tourists won the final Test by six wickets to stalemate the five-match series 2-2.
1963-64 – Series tied 1-1
The five-match Test affair between the Proteas and the Kangaroos, at latter’s backyard once again ended in a draw, with both sides winning one match apiece, while drawing the remaining three.
The series opener at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, from December 6 to 11, 1963, was a drawn affair. Riding on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s second innings on 144 for 1, setting a target of 234 to win for the visitors. The Proteas scored 13 runs while losing one wicket in their second innings before the umpires called stumps on day five.
Australia won the second Test, played at Melbourne, by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. After drawing the second Test at Sydney the Proteas won the fourth Test at Adelaide by 10 wickets to level the series 1-1. Both the sides returned to Sydney for the fifth and final Test of the series, which also ended in a draw, as the series came to a dull conclusion.
This was the last five-match Test series between the two outfits. Since then, the Test leg of the bilateral tours has been reduced to three matches.
Continued in Part II...
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