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When did Australia finishing play a draw contained by fine weather?
That is - when was the final time a Test Match that Australia played in completed in a draw lacking being artificial by any rain or unpromising light?Not a trivia examine - I actually don't know the answer!
Answers: Australia's most recent draws:
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The Perth Test vs South Africa be the last draw and here was no rainfall in that meeting, South Africa lost just three wickets on final sunshine with Jacques Rudolph playing a epic innings.
Of course England should hold drawn the Adelaide Test of the last Ashes but collapsed on the final hours of daylight.
The scorecard of which is very similar to the current Test beside England 551 and Australia 312/5 after the first three days. Lightning to strike twice?
I can only remember that naiL biting Ashes interview where Lee secured a draw & it be Australia's last wicket stand except ashes series they didnt played draw.
I too do overlook. But One thing. Australians of course need not depend other on rain or unpromising light or desperate umpiring to win or to draw the meeting. Australia v South Africa
South Africa in Australia 2005/06 (1st Test)
Venue Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth on 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th December 2005 (5-day match)
Balls per over 6
Toss Australia won the toss and fixed to bat
Result Match drawn
Umpires SA Bucknor, BR Doctrove
Third umpire DJ Harper
Referee BC Broad
Scorers F La Rose, SA Wheeler
Fourth Official IH Lock
Close of play day 1 South Africa (1) 38/0 (de Villiers 14*, Smith 18*; 7 overs)
Close of play sunshine 2 Australia (2) 38/1 (Langer 15*, Lee 0*; 11 overs)
Close of play day 3 Australia (2) 310/4 (Hodge 91*, Hussey 54*; 99 overs)
Close of play hours of daylight 4 South Africa (2) 85/2 (Gibbs 17*, Rudolph 18*; 36 overs)
Man of the Match BJ Hodge
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Australia first innings Runs Balls Mins 4s 6s
JL Langer c Smith b Ntini 37 89 136 6 -
ML Hayden c Rudolph b Ntini 0 2 5 - -
*RT Ponting lbw b Pollock 71 107 155 12 -
BJ Hodge c Boucher b Ntini 41 96 121 4 -
MEK Hussey c Langeveldt b Ntini 23 51 84 3 -
A Symonds b Nel 13 29 48 2 -
+AC Gilchrist c Gibbs b Ntini 6 13 18 1 -
SK Warne lbw b Langeveldt 24 30 51 3 -
B Lee not out 19 29 48 4 -
NW Bracken c Boucher b Nel 10 11 11 2 -
GD McGrath c Boucher b Nel 0 1 1 - -
Extras (4 b, 2 lb, 6 nb, 2 w) 14
Total (all out, 348 minutes, 75.2 overs) 258
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Hayden, 1.2 ov), 2-111 (Langer, 29.6 ov), 3-117 (Ponting, 36.2 ov), 4-180 (Hussey, 55.2 ov), 5-185 (Hodge, 57.5 ov), 6-199 (Gilchrist, 61.5 ov), 7-210 (Symonds, 65.6 ov), 8-243 (Warne, 72.4 ov), 9-258 (Bracken, 75.1 ov), 10-258 (McGrath, 75.2 ov)
South Africa bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Pollock 19 6 46 1 - -
Ntini 19 3 64 5 - -
Langeveldt 17 1 100 1 - 6
Nel 17.2 3 29 3 - -
Kemp 3 0 13 0 2 -
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South Africa first innings Runs Balls Mins 4s 6s
AB de Villiers b Warne 68 109 166 10 -
*GC Smith c Ponting b Bracken 34 65 91 5 -
HH Gibbs b Lee 21 43 58 4 -
JA Rudolph c Langer b Lee 8 28 35 1 -
AG Prince lbw b Warne 28 79 102 2 -
JM Kemp c Hodge b McGrath 7 29 44 1 -
+MV Boucher c Hayden b Warne 62 77 115 7 -
SM Pollock b Lee 34 35 52 6 -
A Nel not out 4 20 38 - -
CK Langeveldt lbw b Lee 0 1 1 - -
M Ntini c Hodge b Lee 12 10 8 2 -
Extras (4 b, 2 lb, 12 nb) 18
Total (all out, 364 minutes, 81.2 overs) 296
Fall of wickets:
1-83 (Smith, 19.4 ov), 2-127 (Gibbs, 33.4 ov), 3-135 (de Villiers, 36.6 ov), 4-145 (Rudolph, 41.5 ov), 5-167 (Kemp, 51.6 ov), 6-187 (Prince, 60.4 ov), 7-264 (Pollock, 73.3 ov), 8-282 (Boucher, 78.6 ov), 9-283 (Langeveldt, 79.3 ov), 10-296 (Ntini, 81.2 ov)
Australia bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
McGrath 18 3 59 1 - -
Lee 22.2 1 93 5 - 8
Bracken 12 3 46 1 - -
Warne 29 4 92 3 - -
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Australia second innings Runs Balls Mins 4s 6s
JL Langer b Pollock 47 114 180 8 -
ML Hayden c Boucher b Langeveldt 20 33 43 5 -
B Lee lbw b Langeveldt 32 53 62 4 -
*RT Ponting c Boucher b Ntini 53 106 161 4 -
BJ Hodge not out 203 332 469 22 -
MEK Hussey c Boucher b Pollock 58 121 172 9 -
A Symonds c Gibbs b Langeveldt 25 49 79 4 -
+AC Gilchrist c Rudolph b Nel 44 58 68 4 -
SK Warne lbw b Kemp 5 7 6 1 -
NW Bracken not out 14 24 46 1 -
GD McGrath did not bat
Extras (5 b, 4 lb, 17 nb, 1 w) 27
Total (8 wickets, declared, 651 minutes, 146.4 overs) 528
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (Hayden, 10.3 ov), 2-86 (Lee, 24.4 ov), 3-129 (Langer, 40.2 ov), 4-184 (Ponting, 61.1 ov), 5-316 (Hussey, 100.4 ov), 6-377 (Symonds, 118.2 ov), 7-444 (Gilchrist, 134.2 ov), 8-451 (Warne, 135.6 ov)
South Africa bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Pollock 36 6 98 2 - 6
Ntini 34 8 113 1 - -
Langeveldt 31 3 117 3 - 8
Nel 28 2 104 1 1 -
Rudolph 6.4 1 29 0 - -
Kemp 11 0 58 1 - 3
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South Africa second innings Runs Balls Mins 4s 6s
*GC Smith lbw b Bracken 30 65 100 4 -
AB de Villiers c Hodge b Warne 12 57 76 2 -
HH Gibbs c Warne b Lee 33 104 129 5 -
JA Rudolph not out 102 283 431 13 -
AG Prince lbw b Warne 8 45 55 1 -
JM Kemp c Ponting b Warne 55 166 213 9 -
+MV Boucher not out 13 39 52 2 -
SM Pollock did not bat
CK Langeveldt did not bat
A Nel did not bat
M Ntini did not bat
Extras (18 b, 13 lb, 3 nb) 34
Total (5 wickets, 533 minutes, 126 overs) 287
Fall of wickets:
1-35 (de Villiers, 17.3 ov), 2-55 (Smith, 22.4 ov), 3-109 (Gibbs, 48.3 ov), 4-138 (Prince, 61.5 ov), 5-250 (Kemp, 113.4 ov)
Australia bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
McGrath 24 11 39 0 - 1
Lee 31 9 83 1 - 2
Warne 47 21 83 3 - -
Bracken 19 5 37 1 - -
Symonds 3 0 6 0 - -
Hodge 2 0 8 0 - -
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