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PERTH, Dec 7: South Africa crashed to an innings defeat in their opening tour match in Australia on Wednesday. The tourists collapsed to be all out for just 164 on the third and final day at the WACA Ground to lose to Western Australia by an innings and 48 runs.
The South Africans had started the day on 25-2 in their second innings, needing to make at least 187 to make the home team bat again after being ordered to follow-on, but were all out before tea.
Ashwell Prince top-scored with a patient 49 off 106 balls while Shaun Pollock made 25 and Nicky Boje 25 not out but none of the other players made it to 20.
Left-arm spinner Beau Casson polished off the tail to take 4-67 and finish the match with eight wickets while the pace duo of Steve Magoffin (3-37) and Ben Edmondson (2-41) captured the remaining wickets with tailender Charl Langeveldt unable to bat because of a chest infection.
The South Africans are due to play a one-day match against an invitational side on Friday and another three-day game against Western Australia next week before the first of their three Tests against Australia starts at the WACA Ground on Dec 16.
SCOREBOARD
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (1st Innings) 391-8 declared (A.C. Voges 101, M.J. North 71, D.C. Bandy 64; C.K. Langeveldt 4-104).
SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings) 179 (B. Casson 4-21).
SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Innings, overnight 25-2):
A.B. de Villiers c Ronchi b Edmondson 7
J.A. Rudolph c Casson b Edmondson 18
H.H. Gibbs c Ronchi b Magoffin 13
A.G. Prince c Ronchi b Magoffin 49
J.M. Kemp c Voges b Casson 8
M.V. Boucher c Langer b Casson 14
S.M. Pollock c Langer b Magoffin 25
N. Boje not out 25
M. Ntini lbw b Casson 0
A. Nel c Langer b Casson 3
C.K. Langeveldt retired ill -
EXTRAS (LB-1, NB-1) 2
TOTAL (all out, 52.4 overs) 164
FALL OF WKTS: 1-7, 2-23, 3-39, 4-67, 5-95, 6-132, 7-147, 8-152, 9-164.
BOWLING: Magoffin 17-6-37-3 (1nb); Edmondson 12-2-41-2; Bandy 1-0-1-0; Gillies 4-0-17-0; Casson 18.4-2-67-4.—Agencies
