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Test Cricket Tours - South Africa to Australia 1997-98

 

 

Tour of Australia 1997-98          Captain: Hansie Cronje

 

 

 

 

 

 

23rd official Test tour

 

Ninth Test-playing tour of Australia by South Africa

 

 

 (November 1997 -

              February 1998)

 

 

 

 

Ntini  became the first black player to represent South Africa.

 

Other South African tours

 

Previous Tour

Pakistan 1997-98

 

Next tour

England 1998

 

Next tour of Australia

2001-02

 

 

 

Members of the Test tour party (16)

 

 

 

Opening batsmen Gary Kirsten, Adam Bacher, Herschelle Gibbs

Middle-order batsmen  Hansie Cronje, Daryl Cullinan, Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes

Wicket-keepers  Dave Ricahrdson, Mark Boucher.

Spin bowlers  Pat Symcox, Paul Adams.

Fast bowlers  Allan Donald, Brian MacMillan, Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Makhaya Ntini.

 

 

 

P R Adams

WP

20

SLA

ODI

 

A M Bacher

G

24

RHB  opener

ODI

 

M V Boucher

B

21

reserve WK

ODI

 

D J Cullinan

G

30

RHB

ODI

 

W J Cronje

FS

28

RHB   RM   captain

ODI

 

A A Donald

FS

33

RF

ODI

 

H H Gibbs

WP

23

RHB

ODI

 

J H Kallis

WP

22

RHB 

ODI

 

G Kirsten

WP

30

LHB  opener   vice-captain

ODI

 

L Klusener

N

26

LHB   RFM

ODI

 

B M McMillan

WP

34

RHB   RFM

ODI

 

M Ntini

B

20

RF

ODI

 

S M Pollock

N

24

RFM

ODI

 

J N Rhodes

N

28

RHB

ODI

 

D J Richardson

EP

38

WK

ODI

 

P L Symcox

N

37

OB

ODI

 

 

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Representation of teams:   

  

B - Border (2)

EP - Eastern Province (1)

FS - Free State (2)

Gtg -  Gauteng (2)

N - Natal (4)

WP - Western Province (5)

 

  

  

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

 

(26 December 1997) :

       26 yrs  6 months

 

 

 

Test Appearances made before the tour

 

Cronje 39,  Richardson 39,  Donald 35,  McMillan 34,  Kirsten 32,  Cullinan 31,  Rhodes 30,  Pollock 13,  Symcox 13,  Adams 11,  Klusener 9,  Bacher 8,  Kallis 6,  Gibbs 4.

 

 

 

 

 

Team Officials

 

Alan Jordaan

Tour manager

Ghulam Rajah

Assistant manager

Bob Woolmer

Coach

Craig Smith

Physiotherapist

Paddy Upton

Exercise specialist

 

 

 

 

Selectors

 

Peter Pollock (Convenor of selectors),

 

 

 

 

 

Selection

 

Tour Party Announced:  

Withdrawal:  Roger Telemachus (Boland) was ruled out of the tour of Australia after a medical examination on his hamstring and left abdominal muscles. He was replaced by Border's Makhaya Ntini on 19 November.

Not selected: 

 

 

Time between selection and departure from South Africa

  x days

(selection to depart in Saf)

 

 

 

 

Travel

 

Left for Australia on 20 November   Arrived 21 Nov

 

 

 

Time spent in Australia

 x days (arrival - depart Host)

 

 

 

 

On-tour selection panel

 

Bob Woolmer (coach),  Hansie Cronje (captain),  Gary Kirsten  (vice-captain)

 

 

 

 

Reinforcements

 

none

 

 

 

 

Fixtures/Results

 

a

†  Lilac Hill

A C B Chairman's XI

Won  31 r

b

Perth

Western Australia

Drawn

c

†  Canberra

Prime Minister's XI (50 overs)

Won 11 r

d

§  Sydney

Australia (1st ODI)

Won 67 r

e

§  Adelaide

New Zealand (2nd ODI)

Lost 47 r

f

§  Melbourne

Australia (3rd ODI)

Won 45 r

g

§  Hobart

New Zealand (4th ODI)

Won 1 r

h

Devonport

Tasmania

Drawn

i

Brisbane

Australia A

Drawn

j

MELBOURNE

AUSTRALIA  First Test

DRAWN

k

SYDNEY

AUSTRALIA  Second Test

LOST inns 21r

l

§  Brisbane

New Zealand  (5th ODI)

Won 2 r

m

§  Brisbane

Australia  (6th ODI)

Won 5 w

n

†  Bowral

Bradman XI

Won 155 r

o

§  Perth

New Zealand  (7th ODI)

Won 67 r

p

§  Perth

Australia  (8th ODI)

Won 8 w

q

§  Melbourne

Australia  (1st ODI final)

Won 6 r

r

§  Sydney

Australia  (2nd ODI final)

Lost 7 w

s

§  Sydney

Australia  (3rd ODI final)

Lost 14 r

t

SYDNEY

AUSTRALIA  Third Test

DRAWN

 

 

 

 

† not first-class

§  one-day international

 

 

 

Time spent in Australia before First Test: 

35 days

(21 November - 26 December)

 

 

 

 

 

Test appearances on tour

 

3  -   Bacher,  Cronje,  Kallis,  Kirsten,  McMillan,  Pollock,  Richardson,  Symcox

2  -   Donald,  Gibbs,  Klusener, 

1  -   Adams,  Cullinan,  Rhodes.

0  -   Boucher,  Ntini.

 

 

 

 

Match appearances

 

 

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

p

q

r

s

t

P R Adams

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

T

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

o

 

A M Bacher

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

x

x

T

T

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

o

T

M V Boucher

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

o

 

 

 

 

 

D J Cullinan

x

x

x

o

o

 

 

x

x

T

 

 

 

x

o

o

o

o

 

 

W J Cronje

 

x

x

o

o

o

o

x

x

T

T

o

o

x

o

o

o

o

o

T

A A Donald

 

x

 

o

o

o

o

x

 

T

T

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

 

 

H H Gibbs

x

 

x

 

 

o

o

 

x

 

T

o

o

x

o

 

 

 

 

T

J H Kallis

x

x

x

o

o

o

o

x

x

T

T

o

o

 

o

o

o

o

o

T

G Kirsten

x

x

 

o

o

o

o

x

x

T

T

o

o

 

o

o

o

o

o

T

L Klusener

x

 

x

o

o

o

o

x

x

T

 

o

o

x

o

o

o

o

o

T

B M McMillan

x

x

x

o

o

o

o

x

x

T

T

o

o

x

 

o

o

o

o

T

M Ntini

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

o

 

 

 

 

 

S M Pollock

x

x

 

o

o

o

o

 

x

T

T

o

o

x

o

o

o

o

o

T

J N Rhodes

 

 

x

o

o

o

o

 

 

 

 

o

o

x

o

o

o

o

o

T

D Richardson

 

x

 

o

o

o

o

 

x

T

T

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

o

T

P L Symcox

 

x

x

o

o

o

o

 

x

T

T

o

o

 

o

o

o

o

o

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights

 

•   

•   

 

 

 

 

Tour Summary

 

 

 P

 W

L

D

Aban

Test Matches

 3

  0

1

2

-

Other first-class matches

 3

  0

0

3

-

†Minor matches

 3

  3

0

0

-

§ One-day internationals

11

  8

3

0

-

All Matches

20

11

4

5

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return to South Africa

 

 

Time away from South Africa    x days  

(20 November to arrive home in S AfI)

 

 

 

 

Finances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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