The
Australia cricket team
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in international cricket. Along with England, it is the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing and winning the first ever Test match in 1877; the team also plays One ...
toured
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
, playing three
Test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to:
* Test cricket
* Indoor cricket, Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (associa ...
and a three-match
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
series against the
South African national team from 12 February to 14 March 2014. On 3 March 2014, South African captain
Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981) is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for South Africa national cricket team, South Africa in all formats. In 2003, he was appointed Captain (cricket), captain of the So ...
announced that he would retire from international cricket after the third Test. Australia won the Test series 2–1 and the T20 series 2–0. Australian captain
Michael Clarke scored 161
not out
In cricket, a batsman is not out if they come out to bat in an innings and have not been dismissed by the end of an innings. The batsman is also ''not out'' while their innings is still in progress.
Occurrence
At least one batter is not out at ...
in the third Test playing with a fractured shoulder.
Squads
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
Statistics
Australia
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David Warner David or Dave Warner may refer to:
Sports
* Dave Warner (strongman) (born 1969), Northern Ireland strongman competitor
* David Bruce Warner (born 1970), South African alpine skier
* David Warner (cricketer) (born 1986), Australian cricketer
Othe ...
passed 2,000 Test runs in the second innings of the 1st Test.
*
Brad Haddin
Bradley James Haddin (born 23 October 1977), is an Australian former cricketer, vice-captain and coach who represented Australia national cricket team, Australia in all three forms of international cricket. He played domestically for New South ...
passed 3,000 Test runs in the second innings of the 2nd Test.
*
Chris Rogers passed 1,000 Test runs in the second innings of the 3rd Test.
*
Ryan Harris took his 100th Test wicket in the fourth innings of the 3rd Test.
South Africa
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Hashim Amla
Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Tests and ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000, 4,000, and 7,000 ODI runs, joint ...
passed 6,000 Test runs in the second innings of the 1st Test.
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AB de Villiers
Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest batters of his generation. de Villiers was named as the ODI Player of the Year three times during h ...
passed 7,000 Test runs in the first innings of the 2nd Test.
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Jean-Paul Duminy
Jean-Paul Duminy (born 14 April 1984), more commonly known as JP Duminy, is a South African former international cricketer. He was vice-captain of the South Africa Twenty20 team. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler. D ...
passed 1,000 Test runs in the first innings of the 2nd Test.
References
External links
Series page on Wisden India
Australian cricket tours of South Africa
International cricket competitions in 2013–14
2013–14 South African cricket season
2014 in Australian cricket
2014 in South African cricket
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