South African national cricket team in Australia in the 2008-09 season
The tour of the South African national cricket team to Australia in the 2008/09 season took place from December 6, 2008 to January 30, 2009. The international cricket tour was part of the 2008/09 international cricket season and included three test matches , two Twenty20s and five ODIs . South Africa won the Test series 2-1 and the ODI series 4-1, while Australia won the Twenty20 series 2-0.
prehistory
Australia last played the test series of the tour against New Zealand , South Africa a tour against Bangladesh . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2005/06 season in South Africa .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were planned as venues for the tour and announced by xx.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 4. ODI |
The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 2. T20 |
Bellerive oval | Hobart | 20,000 | 2. ODI |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 2. test; 1. T20; 1. ODI |
WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st test; 5. ODI |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd test; 3. ODI |
Squad lists
South Africa named their test squad on November 22nd and limited overs squad on December 22, 2008. Australia named their test squad on December 8, 2008 and limited overs squad on January 8, 2009.
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Tour matches
December 11th scorecard |
Perth |
![]() 185-2 (50) |
- |
Western Australia 215-4 (50) |
Western Australia wins with 7 wickets |
December 12-13 Scorecard |
Perth |
![]() 320-8d (90) |
- | Western Australia 280 (71.5) |
draw |
Test matches
First test in Perth
December 17-21 Scorecard |
Perth |
![]() 375 (98.5) & 319 (97) |
- |
![]() 281 (89.5) & 414-4 (119.2) |
South Africa wins with 6 wickets |
Second test in Melbourne
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Melbourne |
![]() 394 (113.4) & 247 (84.2) |
- |
![]() 459 (153) & 183-1 (48) |
South Africa wins with 9 wickets |
Third test in Sydney
January 3-7 Scorecard |
Sydney |
![]() 445 (136.2) & 257-4d (67.3) |
- |
![]() 327 (120.5) & 272 (114.2) |
Australia wins with 103 runs |
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Melbourne
January 11th scorecard |
Melbourne |
![]() 182-9 (20) |
- |
![]() 130 (18) |
Australia wins with 52 runs |
Second Twenty20 in Brisbane
January 13th scorecard |
Brisbane |
![]() 157-5 (20) |
- |
![]() 161-4 (18.5) |
Australia wins with 6 wickets |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Melbourne
January 16 scorecard |
Melbourne |
![]() 271-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 272-7 (49.3) |
South Africa wins with 3 wickets |
Second ODI in Hobart
January 18 scorecard |
Hobart |
![]() 249-9 (50) |
- |
![]() 244-6 (50) |
Australia wins with 5 runs |
Third ODI in Sydney
January 23 scorecard |
Sydney |
![]() 269 (49.2) |
- |
![]() 270-7 (46.3) |
South Africa wins with 3 wickets |
Fourth ODI in Adelaide
January 26th scorecard |
Adelaide |
![]() 222 (48) |
- |
![]() 223-2 (38.1) |
South Africa wins with 8 wickets |
Fifth ODI in Perth
January 30th scorecard |
Perth |
![]() 288-6 (50) |
- |
![]() 249 (49) |
South Africa wins with 39 runs |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Michael Clarke |
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3 | 6th | 383 | 76.60 | 138 | 1 | 2 |
Graeme Smith |
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3 | 6th | 326 | 65.20 | 108 | 1 | 2 |
Simon Katich |
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3 | 6th | 297 | 49.50 | 83 | 0 | 3 |
Ricky Ponting |
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3 | 6th | 285 | 47.50 | 101 | 1 | 2 |
Hashim Amla |
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3 | 6th | 259 | 51.80 | 59 | 0 | 3 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Dale Steyn |
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3 | 131.2 | 18th | 26.16 | 5/67 | 2 | 1 |
Mitchell Johnson |
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3 | 159.4 | 17th | 25.88 | 8/61 | 1 | 1 |
Peter Siddle |
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3 | 145.4 | 13 | 27.38 | 5/59 | 1 | 0 |
Paul Harris |
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3 | 135.5 | 10 | 38.70 | 3/84 | 0 | 0 |
Morné Morkel |
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3 | 112 | 9 | 42.66 | 2/38 | 0 | 0 |
Makhaya Ntini |
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3 | 122.5 | 9 | 50.00 | 4/72 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Shaun Marsh |
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5 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 79 | 0 | 2 |
Ricky Ponting |
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5 | 5 | 214 | 42.80 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
Hashim Amla |
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5 | 5 | 199 | 49.75 | 97 | 0 | 2 |
AB de Villiers |
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4th | 4th | 191 | 63.66 | 82 * | 0 | 2 |
Jacques Kallis |
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4th | 4th | 186 | 46.50 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Makhaya Ntini |
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3 | 28 | 8th | 17.12 | 3/39 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Steyn |
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4th | 38.2 | 8th | 22.62 | 3/49 | 0 | 0 |
Johan Botha |
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5 | 47 | 8th | 23.50 | 3/32 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Hilfenhaus |
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4th | 37.3 | 7th | 29.57 | 2/43 | 0 | 0 |
Morné Morkel |
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3 | 29 | 5 | 30.80 | 2/45 | 0 | 0 |
James Hopes |
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5 | 46.1 | 5 | 42.80 | 3/44 | 0 | 0 |
Twenty20s | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
JP Duminy |
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2 | 2 | 147 | 147.00 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
David Warner |
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2 | 2 | 96 | 48.00 | 89 | 0 | 1 |
Michael Hussey |
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2 | 2 | 60 | 60.00 | 53 * | 0 | 1 |
Ricky Ponting |
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2 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron White |
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2 | 2 | 47 | 47.00 | 40 * | 0 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
David Hussey |
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2 | 7th | 4th | 10.75 | 3/25 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Steyn |
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2 | 7th | 4th | 14.25 | 3/38 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Bracken |
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2 | 7th | 3 | 15.66 | 2/18 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Hilfenhaus |
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2 | 7th | 3 | 15.66 | 2/15 | 0 | 0 |
James Hopes |
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2 | 8th | 3 | 20.00 | 2/29 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
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test |
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ODI |
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Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australia revamp home internationals ( English ) Cricinfo. May 20, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Uncapped Tsotsobe in Test squad for Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. November 22, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Gibbs recalled for Australia ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. December 22, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Watson back in frame for Perth Test ( English ) Cricinfo. December 8, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Peter English: Hayden dropped from one-day squads ( English ) Cricinfo. January 8, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in Australia ODI Series, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in Australia ODI Series, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in Australia T20I Series, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in Australia T20I Series, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 29, 2016.