South African national cricket team in Australia in the 1997/98 season

The tour of the South African national cricket team to Australia in the 1997/98 season took place from December 26, 1997 to February 3, 1998. The international cricket tour was part of the 1997/98 international cricket season and comprised three tests . Australia won the series 1–0.

prehistory

South Africa previously played a tour in Pakistan , Australia a tour against New Zealand The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1996/97 season in South Africa . Both teams played a three-nation tournament with New Zealand during the tour .

Stages

Adelaide Melbourne Sydney

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Adelaide oval	Adelaide	53,583	3rd test
Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	100.024	1st test
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	48,000	2nd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
Australia	South Africa
Mark Taylor ( K ) Michael Bevan Andy Bichel Greg Blewett Matthew Elliott Ian Healy Michael Kasprowicz Stuart MacGill Glenn McGrath Ricky Ponting Paul Reiffel Shane Warne Mark Waugh Steve Waugh	Hansie Cronje ( K ) Paul Adams Adam Bacher Daryll Cullinan Allan Donald Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Brian McMillan Shaun Pollock Jonty Rhodes Dave Richardson Pat Symcox

Testing

First test in Melbourne

December 26th - 30th scorecard	Melbourne	Australia 309 (121.2) & 257 (96.2)	-	South Africa 186 (106.5) & 273-7 (122)
		draw

Second test in Sydney

January 2-5 scorecard	Sydney	South Africa 287 (124.1) & 113 (53)	-	Australia 421 (167.4)
		Australia wins with one innings and 21 runs

Third test in Adelaide

January 30th - February 3rd scorecard	Adelaide	South Africa 517 (166) & 193-6d (58)	-	Australia 350 (122.5) & 227-7 (108.4)
		draw

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo