The Australian Cricket Board paid Sri Lanka compensation for postponing their forthcoming tour there in order
to invite the South Africans. Test-cricketing relations between the two
countries were resumed for the first time since Bill Lawry’s side had lost by
a four-nil margin in 1970.En route to
Australia, the
tourists played the Cricket Association of Bengal’s diamond jubilee
tournament for the Hero Cup.
After the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne was washed
out by rain, the South Africans achieved a stunning 5-run victory in the
second Test. Setting Australia
only 117 for victory, Fanie de Villiers took six wickets. Australia
fought back from 75 for eight but Hansie Cronje, coolly directing the South
Africans in the field after their captain and leading batsman Wessels was lost
to injury, guided his team to the sixth-narrowest finish in Test history.
The South Africans knocked a hole in the dressing wall in
frustration at losing the third Test after some contentious umpiring
decisions but still drew the Test series. The manager quickly found $100 to settle the damage. Stand-in
captain Cronje said the South African players were very tired after the tour
which had included not only three weeks in India
before arriving in Australia
but also the World Series Cup matches against Australia
and New Zealand.
Fast
bowlersAllan Donald, Craig
Matthews, Richard Snell, Fanie de Villiers.
D J Callaghan
EP
28
RHB(RM)
W J Cronje
OFS
23
RHBRMvice-captain
D J Cullinan
T
26
RHB
P S de Villiers
NT
29
RFM
A A Donald
OFS
26
RF
A C Hudson
N
27
RHBopener
B M McMillanadded
WP
29
RHBRFM
C R Matthews
WP
28
RFM
J N
Rhodes
N
24
RHB
D J Richardson
EP
33
WK
D B Rundle
WP
28
OB
B N Schultzw/d
EP
23
LF
R P Snell
T
24
RFM
E L R Stewart
N
24
reserve WK
P L Symcox
N
33
OB
K C Wessels
EP
35
LHBcaptain
Provincial representation:
EP Eastern Province (3)
N - Natal (4)
NT Northern Transvaal (1)
OFS - Orange Free State (2)
T - Transvaal
(2)
WP - Western Province
(3)
Average age ofteam at time of first Test match
(26 December 1993) :28
yrs0 months.
Test
Appearances made before the tour
Wessels 32 (24 for Australia
+8), Hudson 8, Richardson 8, Donald 8, Rhodes 7, McMillan 6, Schultz 5, P Kirsten 5, Cullinan 4, Matthews 3, Snell 3, Symcox 3, Callaghan 0, de Villiers 0, G Kirsten 0, Rundle 0, Stewart 0.
Tour
Officials
General manager
Goolam Rajah
Assistant Manager
Mike Procter
Coach
Craig Smith
Physiotherapist
Goolam Rajah, a pharmacist by
profession, was a major figure in Transvaal
cricket, serving as an executive board member, selector and team manager.
Selectors
Peter Pollock (convenor of selectors), ……
Selection
Unavailable:
Tour Party Announced :Monday 1 November 1993.
The selectors announced a squad of fifteen to compete in the CAB
(Hero Cup) tournament and then go on to tour Australia.
Not selected:Brian
McMillan - he was added to the squad later - and Clive Eksteen
Withdrawn:It was hoped that Brett Schultz (EP) might
be reunited with the team later but a stress fracture of the left knee
suffered before the Hero Cup prevented him joining the tour in Australia.
Time between selection and departure from South Africa
6 days
(1 November to 7 November)
Travel
JohannesburgQBombay
CalcuttaQSydney
The South Africans arrived in Bombay on Monday morning 8 November 1993.
They finally arrival in Banglore for their first one-day match in the Hero
Cup after their flight was delayed from afternoon till evening.
Richard Snell was taking his university exams and did
not arrive in Bombay
until 11 November.
Their last match in the Bengal tournament was the
semi final on 25 November at Calcutta.
They arrived in Sydney
on 29 November. Some players still had the flu picked up in India.
Time spent in Australia
66 days
(29 November- 3 February)
On-tour
selection panel
Reinforcements
G Kirsten
WP
26
LHBopener(OB)
P Kirsten
Br
38
RHB
Gary Kirsten replaced Brian McMillan when he seriously injured
his knee ligaments playing against Victoria
in Melbourne.
McMillan needed an operation but was able to play again after the second
Test.
Peter Kirsten had just scored271 for Border before being called up to replace Wessels who went home
with a broken hand and knee injuries.
Kirsten needed facial surgery after being hit in the face by a
ball from Glenn McGrath.
Brett Schultz was unable to recover from his knee injury in time
to join the team.
Fixtures/Results
a
§ Bangalore
Zimbabwe(Hero
Cup)
No result
b
§ Bombay
West Indies(Hero Cup)
Won 41 r
c
§ Guwahati
Sri Lanka(Hero
Cup)
Won 78 r
d
§ Mohali
India(Hero
Cup)
Lost 43 r
e
§ Calcutta
India(semi-final)
Lost 2 r
f
† Canberra
Prime Minister's XI (reduced to 42 overs)
Lost 4 r
g
Melbourne
Victoria
Lost 6 w
h
§ Melbourne (d/n)
Australia (1st ODI)
Won 7 w
i
§ Adelaide
New Zealand (2nd ODI)
abandoned
j
§ Sydney
Australia (3rd ODI)
Lost 103 r
k
§ Hobart
New Zealand (4th ODI)
Lost 4 w
l
Brisbane
Queensland
Drawn
m
MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIAFirst Test
DRAWN
n
SYDNEY
AUSTRALIASecond Test)
WON 5 r
o
§ Brisbane
New Zealand (5th ODI)
Lost 9 r
p
§ Brisbane
Australia (6th ODI)
Lost 48 r
q
§ Perth
New Zealand (7th ODI)
Won 5 w
r
§ Perth
Australia (8th ODI)
Won 82 r
s
ϯ Sydney
New South Wales Invitation
XI (50 overs)
Won 19 r
t
§ Melbourne
Australia (1st ODI final)
Won 28 r
u
§ Sydney
Australia (2nd ODI final)
Lost 69 r
v
§ Sydney
Australia (3rd ODI final)
Lost 35 r
w
ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIAThird Test
LOST 191 r
† not first-class
§one-day international(Hero Cup, B & H World Series Cup)
Time
spent in Australia
before First Test:
27
days
(29 November - 26 December)
Test
appearances on tour
(v Australia
1993-94)
3 -Cronje,Cullinan, Donald, Hudson, G Kirsten, Richardson, Rhodes, de Villiers.
2 -Wessels, Symcox, Matthews.
1 -McMillan, P Kirsten, Snell.
0 -Schultz, Callaghan, Rundle, Stewart.
Match
appearances
TTest match
oone-day international
x other match
⊕ T/20 international
W wonL lostD drawn
N
no resultA abandoned
u unknown
result
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
D J Callaghan
o
o
x
x
o
o
x
o
o
o
x
o
o
W J Cronje
o
o
o
o
o
x
x
o
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
T
D J Cullinan
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
T
P S de Villiers
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
T
A A Donald
o
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
o
T
A C Hudson
o
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
x
T
T
o
x
T
G Kirsten
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
T
P N Kirsten
o
o
o
o
o
o
T
B M McMillan
o
o
o
o
o
x
x
o
o
o
x
o
o
T
C R Matthews
o
x
x
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
x
J N
Rhodes
o
o
o
o
o
x
x
o
o
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
T
D J Richardson
o
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
x
T
T
o
o
o
o
o
o
T
D B Rundle
x
x
x
o
x
o
R P Snell
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
T
E L R Stewart
x
x
o
x
o
P L Symcox
o
o
o
o
x
x
o
o
T
T
o
o
x
o
K C Wessels
o
o
o
o
o
x
x
o
o
o
x
T
T
R E S U L T S
N
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
A
L
L
D
D
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
South Africa’s six previous Test tour results since
readmission:
in Sri Lanka 1993-94 (3 Tests)
- won 1-0
in West Indies 1991-92 (1 Test)
- lost 0-1
Highlights
•
•
•
•
Tour
Summary
In India
P
W
L
D
Aban
§ One-day internationals
(Hero Cup)
5
2
2
1
-
In Australia
P
W
L
D
Aban
Test Matches
3
1
1
1
-
Other first-class matches
2
0
1
1
-
†Minor matches
2
1
1
0
-
§
One-day internationals
11
4
6
0
1
All Matches (in Australia)
18
6
9
2
1
Return
to South Africa
Adelaide? QJohannesburg
The final Test ended on 1
February Team members flew home to Johannesburg
on 3 February 1994, several to take
part immediately in the semi-finals of the national limited-overs competition
(despite their exhaustion from the long tour). At Jan Smuts
Airport about 1000
people welcomed back the team on the night of Thursday 3 February.
Time away from South
Africa88 days
(7 November to 3 February)
Finances
The Australian Cricket Board postponed a tour of Australia by Sri
Lanka in order to invite the South Africans and paid Sri Lanka $A
50 000 compensation