International cricket tour
The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa during the 1996–97 season and played a three-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team .
Australia was led in the Test series by Mark Taylor while South Africa was led by Hansie Cronje .
Australia won the Test series 2–1 and the ODI series 4–3.[ 1]
Steve Waugh of Australia emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 313 runs, with an average of 78.25.[ 2] Jason Gillespie finished the series as top wicket-taker with 13 wickets.[ 3] Steve Waugh was named "man of the Test series ".[ 4]
Squad
Adam Gilchrist was brought in due to Ian Healy's suspension from the first two one-day internationals.
Test matches
1st Test
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
3rd Test
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
ODI series summary
1st ODI
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
AC Dale and MJ Di Venuto (both AUS) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
LJ Koen (SA) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
6th ODI
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
7th ODI
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
References
External links
International cricket tours of South Africa
Test and LOI tours
Australia Bangladesh England India Kenya New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe Tournaments hosted
Multiple teams Other tours
Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (
italicised below ) by various teams, collectively known as the
South African rebel tours .
Australian Bangladeshi Dutch English Irish Kenyan Multi-national Namibian Scottish Sri Lankan West Indian