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.
Steve Waugh of Australia emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 313 runs, with an average of 78.25. Jason Gillespie finished the series as top wicket-taker with 13 wickets. Steve Waugh was named "man of the Test series".
Squad
Adam Gilchrist was brought in due to Ian Healy's suspension from the first two one-day internationals.
Test matches
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
ODI series summary
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
6th ODI
7th ODI
References
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- Australia in South Africa, Feb-Apr 1997 at ESPNcricinfo archive
- Australia in South Africa 1996/97 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Bannister, Jack (1998). "The Australians in South Africa, 1996-97". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1998. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766443.
