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South Africa tour of England - 5 Test series: 24 July - 8 September 2003
South Africa tour of England - 5 Test series: 24 July - 8 September 2003
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Test # 1651
South Africa in England, 2003, 1st Test
England v South Africa
Edgbaston, Birmingham
24,25,26,27,28 July 2003 (5-day match)

Result: Match Drawn
Series: 5-Test series level 0-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: JW Lloyds
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: GC Smith

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 398/1 (Smith 178*, Kirsten 26*; 91 overs)
  • Day 2: No Play (rain)
  • Day 3: South Africa 594/5d, England 25/0 (Trescothick 17*, Vaughan 4*; 8 overs)
  • Day 4: England 374/7 (Giles 9*; 112.5 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             c Anderson         b Giles              277 541 373 35 0
    HH Gibbs              c Butcher          b Vaughan            179 305 236 29 1
    G Kirsten             c Stewart          b Giles               44 105  95  7 0
    HH Dippenaar          c Butcher          b Gough               22  83  62  3 0
    JA Rudolph            c Gough            b Harmison            10  38  35  1 0
    +MV Boucher           not out                                  15  49  34  1 0
    SM Pollock            not out                                  24  42  39  0 1
    Extras                (b 8, lb 11, nb 4)                       23
    Total                 (5 wickets dec, 145 overs, 584 mins)    594
    
    DNB: RJ Peterson, D Pretorius, M Ntini, CM Willoughby.
    
    FoW: 1-338 (Gibbs, 74.5 ov), 2-438 (Kirsten, 101.5 ov),
         3-514 (Dippenaar, 122.4 ov), 4-552 (Rudolph, 132.2 ov),
         5-556 (Smith, 133.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Anderson                    16      2     92      0 (1nb)
    Gough                       25      6     88      1 (2nb)
    Flintoff                    25      6     97      0 (1nb)
    Harmison                    27      2    104      1
    Giles                       42      2    153      2
    Butcher                      2      0     15      0
    Vaughan                      8      0     26      1
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick                           b Ntini               31 124  86  6 0
    MP Vaughan            c Boucher          b Pretorius          156 415 286 24 1
    MA Butcher            lbw                b Ntini               13  61  50  2 0
    *N Hussain            lbw                b Pollock              1   6   7  0 0
    A McGrath             c Rudolph          b Pretorius           34  98  69  5 0
    +AJ Stewart                              b Pretorius           38 131  87  7 0
    A Flintoff            lbw                b Pretorius           40  75  57  7 1
    AF Giles                                 b Pollock             41 109  83  8 0
    D Gough               c Rudolph          b Ntini                1  29  18  0 0
    SJ Harmison                              b Ntini                0   1   2  0 0
    JM Anderson           not out                                   0  12   4  0 0
    Extras                (b 19, lb 6, w 11, nb 17)                53
    Total                 (all out, 122.4 overs, 534 mins)        408
    
    FoW: 1-66 (Trescothick, 26.6 ov), 2-132 (Butcher, 41.1 ov),
         3-133 (Hussain, 42.2 ov), 4-222 (McGrath, 64.6 ov),
         5-306 (Vaughan, 94.4 ov), 6-311 (Stewart, 96.4 ov),
         7-374 (Flintoff, 112.5 ov), 8-398 (Gough, 119.4 ov),
         9-398 (Harmison, 119.6 ov), 10-408 (Giles, 122.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     27.4   10     51      2 (7nb, 1w)
    Ntini                       28      8    114      4 (2nb)
    Willoughby                  20      7     46      0 (2w)
    Pretorius                   25      2    115      4 (4nb, 4w)
    Peterson                    22      9     57      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith                                b Giles               85 100  70 10 2
    HH Gibbs                                 b Anderson             9  32  21  0 0
    G Kirsten             c McGrath          b Harmison             1   7  10  0 0
    HH Dippenaar          not out                                  28  72  46  2 0
    JA Rudolph            st Stewart         b Giles                8  12  10  0 0
    Extras                (lb 2, nb 1)                              3
    Total                 (4 wickets dec, 26 overs, 113 mins)     134
    
    DNB: +MV Boucher, SM Pollock, RJ Peterson, D Pretorius, M Ntini,
         CM Willoughby.
    
    FoW: 1-30 (Gibbs, 7.2 ov), 2-32 (Kirsten, 8.5 ov),
         3-114 (Smith, 23.1 ov), 4-134 (Rudolph, 25.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Harmison                     6      0     34      1 (1nb)
    Anderson                    10      1     37      1
    Giles                        8      0     45      2
    Flintoff                     2      0     16      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 321 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        not out                                  52 136  94  9 0
    MP Vaughan            c Pollock          b Peterson            22  89  61  1 1
    *N Hussain            not out                                  23  47  49  5 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 5)                              13
    Total                 (1 wicket, 34 overs, 136 mins)          110
    
    DNB: MA Butcher, A McGrath, A Flintoff, +AJ Stewart, AF Giles,
         D Gough, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson.
    
    FoW: 1-72 (Vaughan, 21.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                      7      3      6      0
    Ntini                        4      0     38      0
    Peterson                    13      3     33      1
    Pretorius                   10      6     20      0
    

    • Scorers: DE Wainwright & RJ Orgill
    • 4th Umpire - JF Steele

      Day 1

    • HH Gibbs 50 in 141 mins off 96 balls, 9x4
    • GC Smith 50 in 154 mins off 115 balls, 9x4
    • HH Gibbs 100 in 194 mins off 138 balls, 18x4, 1x6
    • GC Smith 100 in 224 mins off 161 balls, 16x4
    • 1st wicket partnership record for South Africa against England passing the 260 set by B Mitchell and IJ Siedle in Cape Town 1930/31
    • HH Gibbs 150 in 243 mins off 188 balls, 26x4, 1x6
    • GC Smith 150 in 321 mins off 231 balls, 21x4

      Day 2

    • Play abandoned for the day at 3.15pm

      Day 3

    • GC Smith 200 in 413 mins off 285 balls, 27x4
    • GC Smith 250 in 490 mins off 346 balls, 32x4

      Day 4

    • MP Vaughan 50 in 168 mins off 108 balls, 9x4
    • MP Vaughan 100 in 262 mins off 169 balls, 15x4, 1x6
    • MP Vaughan 150 in 382 mins off 267 balls, 23x4, 1x6

      Day 5

    • GC Smith 50 in 78 mins off 50 balls, 5x4, 1x6
    • ME Trescothick 50 in 98 mins off 73 balls, 9x4




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    Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Edgbaston, Birmingham

    South Africa Player Pages: GC Smith, HH Gibbs, G Kirsten, HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, RJ Peterson, D Pretorius, M Ntini, CM Willoughby.

    England Player Pages: ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan, MA Butcher, N Hussain, A McGrath, AJ Stewart, A Flintoff, AF Giles, D Gough, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson.

    Match Officials' Pages: DJ Harper, S Venkataraghavan, JW Lloyds, RS Madugalle.

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