Test · MEN'S CRICKET
Australia v South Africa
26 Dec 2005 – 30 Dec 2005 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · South Africa tour of Australia
South Africa tour of AustraliaRESULT
Australia355/10119.3 ov321/7d83.0 ov
South Africa311/10111.0 ov181/1073.5 ovAustralia won by 184 runs
Australia355/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phil Jaques | c JA Rudolph b SM Pollock | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
 Matthew Hayden | c GC Smith b SM Pollock | 65 | 177 | 9 | 0 | 36.72 |
 Ricky Ponting | c HH Gibbs b A Nel | 117 | 198 | 13 | 0 | 59.09 |
 Brad Hodge | c GC Smith b SM Pollock | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 |
 Michael Hussey | bowled · M Ntini | 122 | 203 | 14 | 4 | 60.10 |
 Andrew Symonds | c MV Boucher b A Nel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Adam Gilchrist | c HH Gibbs b A Nel | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
 Shane Warne | c N Boje b A Nel | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
 Brett Lee | lbw · M Ntini | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
 Stuart MacGill | bowled · M Ntini | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 11 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 19.64 |
| Total · 717 legal balls | 355 | 119.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shaun Pollock | 26.0 | 67 | 3 | 2.58 | 0 | 2 |
 Makhaya Ntini | 22.3 | 70 | 3 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
 Jacques Kallis | 21.5 | 69 | 0 | 3.16 | 2 | 0 |
 André Nel | 31.0 | 84 | 4 | 2.71 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Boje | 18.1 | 59 | 0 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (PA Jaques) · 2-154 (ML Hayden) · 3-176 (BJ Hodge) · 4-207 (RT Ponting) · 5-207 (A Symonds) · 6-213 (AC Gilchrist) · 7-227 (SK Warne) · 8-239 (B Lee) · 9-248 (SCG MacGill) · 10-355 (MEK Hussey)
South Africa311/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AB de Villiers | lbw · GD McGrath | 61 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 43.26 |
 Graeme Smith | lbw · B Lee | 22 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 52.38 |
 Herschelle Gibbs | bowled · A Symonds | 94 | 234 | 15 | 0 | 40.17 |
| Jacques Kallis | bowled · B Lee | 23 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 25.56 |
 Ashwell Prince | c RT Ponting b SK Warne | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 |
 Jacques Rudolph | bowled · B Lee | 13 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 36.11 |
 Mark Boucher | lbw · A Symonds | 23 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 57.50 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw · A Symonds | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Nicky Boje | bowled · SK Warne | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 44.44 |
| André Nel | c MEK Hussey b SCG MacGill | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 666 legal balls | 311 | 111.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 24 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 27.0 | 57 | 1 | 2.11 | 0 | 3 |
| Brett Lee | 28.0 | 92 | 3 | 3.29 | 0 | 9 |
| Andrew Symonds | 20.0 | 50 | 3 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 21.0 | 62 | 2 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | 15.0 | 41 | 1 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (GC Smith) · 2-122 (AB de Villiers) · 3-184 (JH Kallis) · 4-192 (AG Prince) · 5-214 (JA Rudolph) · 6-260 (MV Boucher) · 7-265 (HH Gibbs) · 8-281 (SM Pollock) · 9-291 (N Boje) · 10-311 (A Nel)
Australia321/7d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 137 | 242 | 17 | 2 | 56.61 |
| Phil Jaques | lbw · A Nel | 28 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw · SM Pollock | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Brad Hodge | c MV Boucher b A Nel | 24 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 38.10 |
| Michael Hussey | c JH Kallis b GC Smith | 31 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 41.89 |
| Andrew Symonds | c A Nel b JH Kallis | 72 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 133.33 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c AG Prince b JH Kallis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total · 498 legal balls | 321 | 83.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 18 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 23.0 | 60 | 1 | 2.61 | 0 | 5 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8.0 | 17 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 11.0 | 58 | 3 | 5.27 | 0 | 1 |
| André Nel | 20.0 | 71 | 2 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 14.0 | 65 | 0 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 7.0 | 41 | 1 | 5.86 | 0 | 3 |
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (PA Jaques) · 2-82 (RT Ponting) · 3-131 (BJ Hodge) · 4-193 (MEK Hussey) · 5-317 (ML Hayden) · 6-321 (A Symonds) · 7-321 (AC Gilchrist)
South Africa181/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 25 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 48.08 |
| AB de Villiers | stumped · SK Warne | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled · SK Warne | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Jacques Kallis | c AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 34.62 |
| Ashwell Prince | c ML Hayden b SK Warne | 26 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 21.67 |
| Jacques Rudolph | bowled · A Symonds | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Mark Boucher | c RT Ponting b SK Warne | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 67 | 120 | 8 | 1 | 55.83 |
| Nicky Boje | bowled · GD McGrath | 13 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 34.21 |
| André Nel | c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Makhaya Ntini | bowled · SCG MacGill | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total · 443 legal balls | 181 | 73.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 15.0 | 44 | 3 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10.5 | 23 | 0 | 2.12 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 28.0 | 74 | 4 | 2.64 | 1 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | 16.0 | 28 | 1 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (AB de Villiers) · 2-45 (GC Smith) · 3-58 (HH Gibbs) · 4-64 (JH Kallis) · 5-72 (JA Rudolph) · 6-82 (MV Boucher) · 7-130 (AG Prince) · 8-166 (N Boje) · 9-178 (A Nel) · 10-181 (M Ntini)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.