Australian national cricket team in South Africa in the 2011-12 season

The tour of the Australian national cricket team to South Africa in the 2011/12 season took place from October 13 to November 21, 2011. The international cricket tour was part of the 2011/12 international cricket season and included two tests , three ODIs and two Twenty20s . The Test and Twenty20 series ended 1-1, while Australia won the ODI series 2-1.

prehistory

For both teams it was the first tour of the season, the last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the season 2008/09 in Australia . Instead of the usual three tests, only two tests were scheduled between the teams due to time restrictions. In order to compensate for the omitted test, four tests were agreed for the planned tour in 2014 , but these were again limited to three. Since the South African association CSA could not find a title sponsor for the Twenty20 series, it awarded the rights free of charge to the charity Make a Difference .

Stages

Centurion Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Cape Town Durban (SSK)

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on May 6, 2011.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Centurion Park	Centurion	22,000	1. ODI
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	Durban	25,000	3. ODI
Sahara Oval St George's	Port Elizabeth	19,000	2. ODI
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000	1st test; 1. T20
Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg	34,000	2. test; 2. T20

Squad lists

Australia named its ODI and Twenty20 roster on September 28 and its test roster on October 17, 2011. South Africa named its ODI and Twenty20 roster on October 3 and its test roster on October 22, 2011.

test		ODI		Twenty20
South Africa	Australia	South Africa	Australia	South Africa	Australia
Graeme Smith ( K ) AB de Villiers ( UK ) Hashim Amla Jean-Paul Duminy Jacques Kallis Morné Morkel Paul Harris Imran Tahir Mark Boucher (wicket-keeper | wk) Vernon Philander Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe	Michael Clarke ( K ) Shane Watson ( UK ) Ricky Ponting Michael Beer Trent Copeland Nathan Lyon Shaun Marsh Pat Cummins Brad Haddin ( wk ) Ryan Harris Phil Hughes Mike Hussey Mitchell Johnson Usman Khawaja Peter Siddle	Hashim Amla ( K ) Graeme Smith Johan Botha Jean-Paul Duminy Jacques Kallis Morné Morkel Faf du Plessis Imran Tahir Mark Boucher ( wk ) David Miller Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe	Michael Clarke ( K ) Shane Watson ( UK ) Ricky Ponting David Warner Steven Smith Brett Lee Shaun Marsh Pat Cummins Brad Haddin ( wk ) Cameron White Doug Bollinger Mike Hussey Mitchell Johnson Xavier Doherty James Pattinson	Hashim Amla ( K ) Graeme Smith Johan Botha Jean-Paul Duminy Colin Ingram Morné Morkel Richard Levi Ryan McLaren Heino Kuhn ( wk ) David Miller Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Rusty Theron Lonwabo Tsotsobe Albie Morkel	Cameron White ( K ) Shane Watson ( UK ) Ricky Ponting David Warner Steven Smith Brett Lee Shaun Marsh Pat Cummins Matthew Wade ( wk ) David Hussey Doug Bollinger Aaron Finch Mitchell Marsh Steve O'Keefe James Pattinson

Tour match

November 1st - 4th scorecard	Potchefstroom	South Africa A 183 (54) & 264 (62)	-	Australians 236 (72.2) & 214-3 (40.4)
		Australians win with 7 wickets

Twenty20 Internationals

First Twenty20 in Cape Town

October 13 scorecard	Cape Town	South Africa 146-7 (20)	-	Australia 147-5 (19.3)
		Australia wins with 5 wickets

Second Twenty20 in Johannesburg

October 17th scorecard	Johannesburg	Australia 147-8 (20)	-	South Africa 148-7 (19.1)
		South Africa wins with 3 wickets

One-day internationals

First ODI in Centurion

October 19th scorecard	Centurion	Australia 183-4 (29/29)	-	South Africa 129 (22/29)
		Australia wins with 93 runs ( D / L method )

Second ODI in Port Elizabeth

October 23 scorecard	Port Elizabeth	South Africa 303-6 (50)	-	Australia 223 (50)
		South Africa wins with 80 runs

Third ODI in Durban

October 28 scorecard	Durban (SSK)	South Africa 222-6 (50)	-	Australia 227-7 (47.3)
		Australia wins with 3 wickets

Testing

First test in Cape Town

November 9-13 Scorecard	Cape Town	Australia 284 (75) & 47 (18)	-	South Africa 96 (24.3) & 236-2 (50.2)
		South Africa wins with 8 wickets

Second test in Johannesburg

November 17th - 21st Scorecard	Johannesburg	South Africa 266 (71) & 339 (110)	-	Australia 296 (76.4) & 310-8 (86.5)
		Australia wins with 2 wickets

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Hashim Amla	South Africa	2	4th	239	59.75	112	2	0
Graeme Smith	South Africa	2	4th	185	61.66	101 *	1	0
Michael Clarke	Australia	2	4th	166	41.50	151	1	0
AB de Villiers	South Africa	2	3	145	48.33	73	0	2
Phillip Hughes	Australia	2	4th	117	29.25	88	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Vernon Philander	South Africa	2	63	14th	13.92	5/15	2	0
Dale Steyn	South Africa	2	66	11	21.81	4/55	0	0
Morné Morkel	South Africa	2	60	8th	24.50	3/9	0	0
Pat Cummins	Australia	1	44	7th	16.71	6/79	1	0
Shane Watson	Australia	2	18.5	6th	12.33	5/17	1	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	3	3	145	48.33	76	0	2
Michael Hussey	Australia	3	3	112	112.00	45 *	0	0
David Warner	Australia	3	3	104	34.66	74	0	1
JP Duminy	South Africa	3	3	95	31.66	56	0	1
Ricky Ponting	Australia	3	3	84	28.00	63	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Xavier Doherty	Australia	3	25th	5	21.80	2/33	0	0
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	3	25th	5	22.60	3/20	0	0
Morné Morkel	South Africa	3	25.3	5	23.00	4/22	0	0
Dale Steyn	South Africa	3	26th	5	29.80	2/48	0	0
Pat Cummins	Australia	3	23	5	30.00	3/28	0	0

Twenty20s
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
JP Duminy	South Africa	2	2	67	33.50	67	0	1
Cameron White	Australia	2	2	67	33.50	39	0	0
Shane Watson	Australia	1	1	52	52.00	52	0	1
Shaun Marsh	Australia	2	2	51	25.50	26th	0	0
Johan Botha	South Africa	2	2	38	19.00	34	0	0
Colin Ingram	Australia	2	2	38	19.00	33	0	0
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Pat Cummins	Australia	2	8th	5	10.40	3/25	0	0
Lonwabo Tsotsobe	South Africa	2	8th	3	10.66	2/11	0	0
James Pattinson	Australia	2	8th	3	16.33	2/17	0	0
Morné Morkel	South Africa	2	8th	3	20.33	2/37	0	0
Johan Botha	South Africa	2	8th	2	24.00	1/22	0	0
Doug Bollinger	Australia	2	8th	2	29.50	1/23	0	0
Rusty Theron	South Africa	2	7.3	2	35.00	2/28	0	0

Player of the Series

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	Vernon Philander
ODI	Michael Hussey

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1. T20	Shane Watson
2. T20	Rusty Theron
1. ODI	Ricky Ponting
2. ODI	Morné Morkel
3. ODI	Shane Watson
1st test	Vernon Philander
2nd test	Pat Cummins

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Firdose Moonda: Cape Town to host two tests in 2011-12 ( English ) Cricinfo. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
2. ↑ CSA can't find sponsors for Australia Twenty20s ( English ) Cricinfo. October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
3. ^ Brydon Coverdale: Mitchell Marsh in line for T20 debut ( English ) Cricinfo. September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
4. ↑ Daniel Brettig: Cummins into Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. October 17, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
5. ↑ Firdose Moonda: Amla to captain ODIs and T20s against Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. October 3, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
6. ↑ Rudolph recalled to Test side after five years ( English ) Cricinfo. October 22, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
7. ↑ Records / Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
8. ↑ Records / Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
9. ↑ Records / Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2011/12 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
10. ↑ Records / Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
11. ↑ Records / Australia in South Africa T20I Series, 2011/12 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
12. ↑ Records / Australia in South Africa T20I Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 2, 2016.