Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1949–50

The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1949 to March 1950 and played a five-match Test series against the South African team. Australia won the Test series 4-0. Australia were captained by Lindsay Hassett; South Africa by Dudley Nourse.^[1]

Australian team[]

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.^[2]

Test series summary[]

First Test[]

24–28 December 1949
(4-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
413 (113.4 overs) AL Hassett 112 HJ Tayfield 3/93 (28 overs)		137 (56.2 overs) EAB Rowan 60 KR Miller 5/40 (15 overs)
		191 (f/o) (65.1 overs) AD Nourse 36 WA Johnston 6/44 (20.1 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Umpires: RGA Ashman and DV Collins

Australia won the toss and elected to 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 Test[]

31 December 1949–4 January 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
526/7d (126 overs) RN Harvey 178 NBF Mann 4/105 (28 overs)		278 (75.4 overs) EAB Rowan 67 CL McCool 5/41 (11.4 overs)
87/2 (20 overs) AR Morris 24 NBF Mann 2/23 (8 overs)		333 (f/o) (102.4 overs) AD Nourse 114 RR Lindwall 5/32 (15.4 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: RGA Ashman and DV Collins

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
1 January was taken as a rest day.

Third Test[]

20–24 January 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Australia
311 (109.2 overs) EAB Rowan 143 WA Johnston 4/75 (31.2 overs)		75 (28.4 overs) AR Morris 25 HJ Tayfield 7/23 (8.4 overs)
99 (46.2 overs) OE Wynne 29 IWG Johnson 5/34 (17 overs)		336/5 (123.6 overs) RN Harvey 151* NBF Mann 3/101 (51.6 overs)

Australia won by 5 wickets
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: JV Hart-Davis and BV Malan

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.^[3]

Fourth Test[]

10–14 February 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
465/8d (127 overs) J Moroney 118 MG Melle 5/113 (33 overs)		352 (122 overs) GM Fullerton 88 KR Miller 3/75 (28 overs)
259/2 (52 overs) J Moroney 101* CN McCarthy 1/56 (13 overs)

Match drawn
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Umpires: DV Collins and DT Drew

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 Test[]

3–6 March 1950
(4-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
549/7d (117 overs) AL Hassett 167 HJ Tayfield 2/103 (25 overs)		158 (50.1 overs) NBF Mann 41 KR Miller 4/42 (14 overs)
		132 (f/o) (48.2 overs) AD Nourse 55 WA Johnston 3/10 (6 overs)

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.

References[]

^ "Australia in South Africa 1949–50". 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 links[]

Australia in South Africa 1949-50 at CricketArchive
Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50 at Test Cricket Tours

[CATI-1] "Australia in South Africa 1949–50". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[2] "Test Cricket Tours - Australia to South Africa 1949-50". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[Walmsley-3] Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 357. ISBN 0947540067.

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