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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 # 1659
South Africa in England, 2003, 5th Test
England v South Africa
The AMP Oval, London
4,5,6,7,8 September 2003 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 9 wickets
Series: 5-Test series drawn 2-2

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: SJA Taufel (Aus) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: JW Lloyds
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: ME Trescothick
Players of the Series: A Flintoff and GC Smith

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 362/4 (Kallis 32*; 89.5 overs)
  • Day 2: South Africa 484, England 165/2 (Trescothick 64*, Thorpe 28*; 46 overs)
  • Day 3: England 502/7 (Flintoff 10*, Bicknell 0*; 140 overs)
  • Day 4: England 604/9d, South Africa 185/6 (Boucher 22*, Pollock 19*; 57 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             run out (Vaughan)                        18  61  39  3 0
    HH Gibbs                                 b Giles              183 324 258 35 1
    G Kirsten             lbw                b Giles               90 215 156 15 0
    JH Kallis             run out (Giles)                          66 192 120  8 1
    ND McKenzie           c Stewart          b Anderson             9  46  36  1 0
    JA Rudolph            lbw                b Bicknell             0   4   4  0 0
    +MV Boucher           c Stewart          b Bicknell             8  33  28  1 0
    SM Pollock            not out                                  66 130  95 10 1
    AJ Hall               lbw                b Flintoff             1   6   6  0 0
    PR Adams              run out (Butcher/Giles)                   1  13   5  0 0
    M Ntini                                  b Anderson            11  48  26  2 0
    Extras                (b 12, lb 10, w 4, nb 5)                 31
    Total                 (all out, 128 overs, 540 mins)          484
    
    FoW: 1-63 (Smith, 14.6 ov), 2-290 (Kirsten, 68.6 ov),
         3-345 (Gibbs, 78.2 ov), 4-362 (McKenzie, 89.5 ov),
         5-365 (Rudolph, 90.4 ov), 6-385 (Boucher, 98.2 ov),
         7-419 (Kallis, 112.1 ov), 8-421 (Hall, 113.4 ov),
         9-432 (Adams, 116.3 ov), 10-484 (Ntini, 127.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bicknell                    20      3     71      2
    Anderson                    25      6     86      2 (1w)
    Harmison                    27      8     73      0 (4nb)
    Giles                       29      3    102      2
    Flintoff                    19      4     88      1 (2w)
    Vaughan                      5      0     24      0 (1nb)
    Butcher                      3      0     18      0 (1w)
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        c Rudolph          b Ntini              219 570 374 32 2
    *MP Vaughan           c Gibbs            b Pollock             23  36  26  4 0
    MA Butcher            lbw                b Hall                32  46  33  6 0
    GP Thorpe                                b Kallis             124 316 244 16 0
    ET Smith              lbw                b Hall                16  61  39  3 0
    +AJ Stewart           lbw                b Pollock             38  93  81  6 0
    A Flintoff                               b Adams               95 132 104 12 4
    AF Giles              c Hall             b Kallis               2  24  21  0 0
    MP Bicknell           lbw                b Pollock              0   7   4  0 0
    SJ Harmison           not out                                   6 101  40  0 0
    JM Anderson           not out                                   0  15  13  0 0
    Extras                (b 11, lb 18, w 9, nb 11)                49
    Total                 (9 wickets dec, 162 overs, 705 mins)    604
    
    FoW: 1-28 (Vaughan, 8.3 ov), 2-78 (Butcher, 19.4 ov),
         3-346 (Thorpe, 95.5 ov), 4-379 (Smith, 109.5 ov),
         5-480 (Stewart, 130.5 ov), 6-489 (Trescothick, 133.2 ov),
         7-502 (Giles, 138.5 ov), 8-502 (Bicknell, 140.3 ov),
         9-601 (Flintoff, 158.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     39     10    111      3 (6nb)
    Ntini                       31      4    129      1 (1nb, 2w)
    Hall                        35      5    111      2 (1w)
    Kallis                      34      5    117      2 (2w)
    Adams                       17      2     79      1
    Rudolph                      6      1     28      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             lbw                b Bicknell            19  45  36  4 0
    HH Gibbs              c Stewart          b Anderson             9  31  21  2 0
    G Kirsten             c Trescothick      b Harmison            29  78  59  4 1
    JH Kallis             lbw                b Harmison            35  71  43  6 0
    ND McKenzie           lbw                b Flintoff            38  96  83  7 0
    JA Rudolph                               b Bicknell             8  39  24  1 0
    +MV Boucher           c Stewart          b Bicknell            25 101  58  3 0
    SM Pollock            c Thorpe           b Harmison            43  75  57  7 0
    AJ Hall               c Smith            b Bicknell             0   2   1  0 0
    PR Adams              not out                                  13  37  18  3 0
    M Ntini               c Smith            b Harmison             1  16  17  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 7, nb 1)                         9
    Total                 (all out, 69.2 overs, 301 mins)         229
    
    FoW: 1-24 (Gibbs, 7.4 ov), 2-34 (Smith, 10.5 ov),
         3-92 (Kirsten, 25.5 ov), 4-93 (Kallis, 27.2 ov),
         5-118 (Rudolph, 36.3 ov), 6-150 (McKenzie, 47.3 ov),
         7-193 (Boucher, 60.3 ov), 8-193 (Hall, 60.4 ov),
         9-215 (Pollock, 65.1 ov), 10-229 (Ntini, 69.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bicknell                    24      5     84      4
    Anderson                    10      1     55      1
    Harmison                    19.2    8     33      4 (1nb)
    Giles                       10      2     36      0
    Flintoff                     6      2     13      1
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 110 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        not out                                  69  95  66 12 0
    *MP Vaughan           c Boucher          b Kallis              13  57  41  0 0
    MA Butcher            not out                                  20  37  31  3 0
    Extras                (lb 4, nb 4)                              8
    Total                 (1 wicket, 22.2 overs, 95 mins)         110
    
    DNB: GP Thorpe, ET Smith, +AJ Stewart, A Flintoff, MP Bicknell,
         AF Giles, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson.
    
    FoW: 1-47 (Vaughan, 12.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                      6      0     15      0 (3nb)
    Ntini                        8      0     46      0 (1nb)
    Kallis                       5.2    0     25      1
    Adams                        3      0     20      0
    

    • Scorers: KR Booth & Mrs JE Booth

      Day 1

    • South Africa Innings
    • 100 in 109 minutes, 152 balls
    • HH Gibbs 50, 120 minutes, 93 balls, 10x4
    • G Kirsten 50, 109 minutes, 84 balls, 9x4
    • 2nd wicket 100 partnership (Gibbs, Kirsten)
    • 200, 220 minutes
    • HH Gibbs 100, 218 minutes, 167 balls, 20x4, 1x6
    • HH Gibbs 150, 268 minutes, 215 balls, 28x4 1x6
    • 300, 434 balls

      Day 2

    • JH Kallis 50, 143 minutes, 84 balls, 6x4 1x6
    • SM Pollock 50, 118 minutes, 82 balls, 7x4, 1x6
    • England innings
    • SM Pollock takes his 300th Test wicket
    • 100, 167 balls
    • ME Trescothick 50, 169 minutes, 128 balls, 9x4

      Day 3

    • GP Thorpe 50, 158 minutes, 118 balls, 5x4
    • ME Trescothick 100, 302 minutes, 215 balls, 19x4
    • GP Thorpe 100, 256 minutes, 199 balls, 11x4
    • ME Trescothick 150, 451 minutes, 315 balls, 25x4
    • ME Trescothick 200, 534 minutes, 356 balls, 31x4, 1x6

      Day 4

    • A Flintoff, 50, 92 minutes, 68 balls, 8x4, 1x6
    • 3rd new ball taken, 160 overs

      Day 5

    • ME Trescothick 50, 81 minutes, 56 balls, 8x4




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    Team Pages: England, South Africa.

    Ground Page: The AMP Oval, London

    South Africa Player Pages: GC Smith, HH Gibbs, G Kirsten, JH Kallis, ND McKenzie, JA Rudolph, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, AJ Hall, PR Adams, M Ntini.

    England Player Pages: ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan, MA Butcher, GP Thorpe, ET Smith, AJ Stewart, A Flintoff, AF Giles, MP Bicknell, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson.

    Match Officials' Pages: SJA Taufel, S Venkataraghavan, JW Lloyds, RS Madugalle.

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