South African national cricket team in Australia in the 2005/06 season
The tour of the South African national cricket team to Australia in the 2005/06 season took place from December 16, 2005 to January 9, 2006. The international cricket tour was part of the 2005/06 international cricket season and included three tests and a twenty20 . Australia won the Test Series 2–0 and the Twenty20 Series 1–0.
prehistory
Australia previously played a tour in New Zealand , South Africa in India . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2001/02 season in Australia . On this tour, South Africa played its first Twenty20 International.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 21, 2005.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1. T20 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 2nd test |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
South Africa named their test squad on November 26, 2005 and their Twenty20 squad on January 8, 2006. Australia named their squad on December 9, 2005.
| test | Twenty20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
 South Africa
|
Australia
|
South Africa
|
Tour matches
| December 5-7 Scorecard |
Perth |
Western Australia 391-8d (110) |
- |
South Africans 179 (53.1) & 164 (52.4) (f / o) |
| Western Australia wins with one innings and 48 runs | ||||
| December 9th scorecard |
Perth (LH) |
Cricket Australia Chairman's XI 192-9 (46/46) |
- |
South Africans 193-2 (35.2 / 46) |
| South Africans wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 11-13 Scorecard |
Perth |
South Africans 292-8d (79) & 395-9d (102) |
- | Western Australia XI 300-5d (61.3) & 64-1 (20) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Perth
| December 16-20 scorecard |
Perth |
Australia 258 (75.2) & 528-8d (146.4) |
- |
South Africa 296 (81.2) & 287-5 (126) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Melbourne
| December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 355 (119.3) & 321-7d (83) |
- |
South Africa 311 (111) & 181 (74) |
| Australia wins with 184 runs | ||||
Third test in Sydney
| January 2-6 scorecard |
Sydney |
South Africa 451-9d (154.4) & 194-6d (42) |
- |
Australia 359 (95.1) & 288-2 (60.3) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
The Australian Glenn McGrath was officially cautioned because of openly showing dissatisfaction with a referee decision. After his test debut, the South African bowler Johan Botha was reported to the world association for illegal technology and banned after tests a month later. It was not until November of that year that, after further tests, he was approved for international games again.
Twenty20 International in Brisbane
| January 9 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 209-3 (20) |
- |
South Africa 114 (18.3) |
| Australia wins with 95 runs | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Twenty20 jams into packed summer ( English ) Cricinfo. May 20, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Dates announced for South Africa's tour of Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. July 21, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Kemp selected for Australian Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. November 26, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Kallis to miss Twenty20 match against Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. January 8, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Clark called in while Clarke stays out ( English ) Cricinfo. December 9, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ McGrath officially reprimanded for dissent ( English ) Cricinfo. January 5, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Botha's action reported to ICC ( English ) Cricinfo. January 6, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Johan Botha banned by ICC ( English ) Cricinfo. February 7, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Botha's action passed by the ICC ( English ) Cricinfo. November 21, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2016.