Seam bowler Stuart Clark took five wickets on his debut as Australia took command on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at Newlands here on Thursday.
Clark took five for 55 as South Africa crumbled to 205 all out. Australia were 63 for one at the close. Clark, 30, took full advantage of overcast conditions and a pitch which offered seam movement as he became the first Australian in more than six years to take five wickets in an innings in his first Test.
SCOREBOARD
SOUTH AFRICA (1st innings):
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G. Smith c Gilchrist b Clark 19
A. de Villiers b Kasprowicz 8
H. Gibbs b Clark 18
J. Kallis c Hayden b Clark 6
A. Prince c Hayden b Lee 17
J. Rudolph c Gilchrist b Kasprowicz 10
M. Boucher c Gilchrist b Clark 16
A. Hall c Hayden b Lee 24
N. Boje lbw b Clark 31
A. Nel lbw b Lee 18
M. Ntini not out 17
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EXTRAS: (LB-6, NB-15) 21
TOTAL (63.5 overs) 205
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-24, 2-42, 3-48, 4-61, 5-76, 6-104, 7-124, 8-148, 9-173
BOWLING: Lee 14.5-2-37-3 (1nb), Kasprowicz 13-0-44-2 (10nb), Symonds 10-2-22-0 (2nb), Clark 17-3-55-5 (1nb), Warne 9-0-41-0 (1nb)
AUSTRALIA (1st innings):
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J. Langer lbw b Nel 16
M. Hayden not out 22
R. Ponting not out 20
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EXTRAS (LB-5) 5
TOTAL: (for 1-wkt, 23 overs) 63
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FALL OF WICKET: 1-21
BOWLING: Ntini 9-1-30-0, Nel 8-4-14-1, Hall 5-2-14-0, Boje 1-1-0-0.
TO BAT: D Martyn, M Hussey, A Gilchrist, A Symonds, S Warne, B Lee, M Kasprowicz, S Clark.
UMPIRES: Aleem Dar (Pak), B Doctrove (WI)
TV UMPIRE: K Hurter (Rsa)
MATCH REFEREE: C Broad (Eng).
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