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Test # 1728
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2004-05, 1st Test
South Africa v England
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
17,18,19,20,21 December 2004 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 7 wickets
Series: England leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and SJA Taufel (Aus)
TV Umpire: IL Howell
Test Debuts: AB de Villiers, DW Steyn (SA).
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: AJ Strauss

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 273/7 (Dippenaar 79*, Tsolekile 6*; 90 overs)
  • Day 2: South Africa 337, England 227/1 (Strauss 120*, Butcher 24*; 66 overs)
  • Day 3: England 425, South Africa 99/2 (Smith 33*, Kallis 10*; 23 overs)
  • Day 4: South Africa 229, England 93/3 (Strauss 51*, Thorpe 23*; 31 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             c Strauss          b Hoggard              0   1   2  0 0
    AB de Villiers        lbw                b Flintoff            28  81  47  4 0
    JA Rudolph            c GO Jones         b Flintoff            93 253 192 14 0
    JH Kallis                                b Harmison             0  14   7  0 0
    HH Dippenaar          c Trescothick      b SP Jones           110 372 245 11 0
    Z de Bruyn                               b Flintoff             6  24  23  1 0
    SM Pollock            c Trescothick      b Hoggard             31  76  52  5 0
    AJ Hall                                  b Hoggard              6  11  10  1 0
    +TL Tsolekile         c Flintoff         b Giles               22 106  83  1 0
    M Ntini               not out                                   2  16   6  0 0
    DW Steyn              c Strauss          b Giles                8  10  10  0 1
    Extras                (lb 13, w 4, nb 14)                      31
    Total                 (all out, 110.4 overs, 486 mins)        337
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-63 (de Villiers, 16.6 ov),
         3-66 (Kallis, 19.4 ov), 4-178 (Rudolph, 59.4 ov),
         5-192 (de Bruyn, 65.2 ov), 6-253 (Pollock, 82.3 ov),
         7-261 (Hall, 84.4 ov), 8-324 (Dippenaar, 107.3 ov),
         9-327 (Tsolekile, 108.2 ov), 10-337 (Steyn, 110.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hoggard                     20      4     56      3 (2nb)
    Harmison                    25      2     88      1 (3w)
    SP Jones                    16      4     39      1 (3nb)
    Flintoff                    22      4     72      3 (8nb, 1w)
    Giles                       27.4    8     69      2
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick                           b Steyn               47 189 139  4 0
    AJ Strauss            c de Villiers      b Pollock            126 301 228 17 0
    MA Butcher            c Tsolekile        b Ntini               79 273 193 12 0
    *MP Vaughan           c Smith            b Hall                10  20  14  1 1
    GP Thorpe                                b Smith                4  41  29  0 0
    A Flintoff            c Rudolph          b Ntini               35 107  70  4 1
    +GO Jones             c Dippenaar        b Ntini                2   9   3  0 0
    AF Giles              c Hall             b Pollock             26  66  39  3 0
    MJ Hoggard            c Tsolekile        b Hall                 0   6   5  0 0
    SP Jones                             c & b Steyn               24  86  60  3 0
    SJ Harmison           not out                                  15  28  16  0 1
    Extras                (lb 21, w 1, nb 35)                      57
    Total                 (all out, 126.5 overs, 567 mins)        425
    
    FoW: 1-152 (Trescothick, 42.4 ov), 2-238 (Strauss, 69.3 ov),
         3-249 (Vaughan, 73.5 ov), 4-267 (Thorpe, 83.3 ov),
         5-346 (Butcher, 105.5 ov), 6-353 (Flintoff, 107.1 ov),
         7-353 (GO Jones, 107.2 ov), 8-358 (Hoggard, 108.2 ov),
         9-394 (Giles, 121.1 ov), 10-425 (SP Jones, 126.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     32     14     61      2 (6nb)
    Ntini                       28      6     75      3 (1nb, 1w)
    Steyn                       25.5    2    117      2 (16nb)
    Hall                        22      1     95      2 (7nb)
    de Bruyn                     9      1     31      0 (5nb)
    Smith                       10      3     25      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AB de Villiers                       c & b Hoggard             14  28  21  2 0
    *GC Smith             c SP Jones         b Flintoff            55 178 105  5 0
    JA Rudolph            c Trescothick      b Giles               28  43  45  4 0
    JH Kallis             lbw                b SP Jones            61 167 113  9 0
    HH Dippenaar                             b Giles               10  28  26  1 0
    Z de Bruyn            c Trescothick      b Flintoff            19  65  42  2 0
    SM Pollock            c GO Jones         b SP Jones             0   2   1  0 0
    AJ Hall               run out (Thorpe/GO Jones)                17  68  51  2 0
    +TL Tsolekile                            b SP Jones             0  18  10  0 0
    M Ntini               lbw                b SP Jones             4  10   5  1 0
    DW Steyn              not out                                   2   8   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 6, pen 5)            19
    Total                 (all out, 69.1 overs, 312 mins)         229
    
    FoW: 1-26 (de Villiers, 6.3 ov), 2-64 (Rudolph, 16.1 ov),
         3-152 (Smith, 39.4 ov), 4-168 (Dippenaar, 46.3 ov),
         5-201 (Kallis, 55.2 ov), 6-201 (Pollock, 55.3 ov),
         7-217 (de Bruyn, 62.3 ov), 8-218 (Tsolekile, 65.5 ov),
         9-224 (Ntini, 67.5 ov), 10-229 (Hall, 69.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hoggard                     12      2     38      1
    Harmison                    14      1     54      0 (1nb)
    Giles                       15      2     39      2
    Flintoff                    15      2     47      2 (3nb, 1w)
    SP Jones                    13.1    3     39      4 (2nb)
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 142 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        c Tsolekile        b Pollock              0   1   1  0 0
    AJ Strauss            not out                                  94 173 134 12 1
    MA Butcher            c Smith            b Ntini                0  14   8  0 0
    *MP Vaughan                              b Steyn               15  50  25  2 0
    GP Thorpe             not out                                  31 105  78  2 0
    Extras                (lb 3, nb 2)                              5
    Total                 (3 wickets, 40.4 overs, 173 mins)       145
    
    DNB: A Flintoff, +GO Jones, AF Giles, MJ Hoggard, SP Jones,
         SJ Harmison.
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Trescothick, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Butcher, 3.2 ov),
         3-50 (Vaughan, 14.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     11      2     36      1 (1nb)
    Ntini                        6.4    1     24      1
    Hall                         9      1     14      0 (1nb)
    Steyn                        6      1     29      1
    Smith                        8      0     39      0
    

      Day 1

    • South Africa 1st innings
    • South Africa 50 in 58 mins (12.2overs) 8x4, 0x6
    • 2nd Wicket partnership - 50 between de Villiers and Rudolph in 55 mins from 74 balls, de Villiers 24, Rudolph 22, Extras 4 - (8x4, 0x6)
    • Rudolph 50 in 131 mins from 89 balls (8x4, 0x6)
    • South Africa 100 in 138 mins (19.4overs) 12x4, 0x6
    • South Africa 4th Wicket p'ship 50 between Rudolph and Dippenaar in 59 mins from 87 balls, Rudolph 24, Dippenaar 23, Extras 3 - (5x4, 0x6)
    • South Africa 1st Innings 150 in 229 mins (52.1 overs) 18x4, 0x6
    • South Africa 4th Wicket p'ship 100 between Rudolph and Dippenaar in 147 mins from 225 balls, Rudolph 56, Dippenaar 41, Extras 5 - (11x4, 0x6)
    • Dippenaar 50 in 190 mins from 130 balls (5x4, 0x6)
    • South Africa 1st Innings 200 in 290 mins (67.2 overs) 25x4, 0x6
    • New Ball taken in South Africa 1st Innings at over 80.2
    • South Africa 6th Wicket p'ship 50 between Dippenaar and Pollock in 53 mins from 73 balls, Dippenaar 19, Pollock 26, Extras 5 - (6x4, 0x6)
    • South Africa 1st Innings 250 in 352 mins (81.2 overs) 31x4, 0x6

      Day 2

    • South Africa 1st Innings 300 in 437 mins (100.1 overs) 34x4, 0x6
    • South Africa 8th Wicket p'ship 50 between Dippenaar and Tsolekile in 81 mins from 115 balls, Dippenaar 29, Tsolekile 16, Extras 6 - (4x4, 0x6)
    • Dippenaar 100 in 353 mins from 228 balls (11x4, 0x6)
    • England 1st Innings 50 in 72 mins (16.3 overs) 7x4, 0x6
    • Strauss 50 in 116 mins from 74 balls (8x4, 0x6)
    • England 1st Wicket p'ship 50 between Trescothick and Strauss in 72 mins from 108 balls, Trescothick 14, Strauss 25, Extras 13 - (7x4, 0x6)
    • England 1st Innings 100 in 125 mins (27.5 overs) 12x4, 0x6
    • England 1st Wicket p'ship 100 between Trescothick and Strauss in 125 mins from 180 balls, Trescothick 30, Strauss 52, Extras 18 - (12x4, 0x6)
    • England 1st Innings 150 in 183 mins (40.6 overs) 14x4, 0x6
    • England 1st Wicket p'ship 150 between Trescothick and Strauss in 183 mins from 266 balls, Trescothick 47, Strauss 76, Extras 28 - (14x4, 0x6)
    • Strauss joins a list of players who made 100 debuts in their home and away matches
    • Strauss 100 in 261 mins from 194 balls (13x4, 0x6)
    • England 1st Innings 200 in 270 mins (60.6 overs) 18x4, 0x6
    • England 2nd Wicket p'ship 50 between Strauss and Butcher in 81 mins from 117 balls, Strauss 31, Butcher 14, Extras 5 - (4x4, 0x6)

      Day 3

    • England 1st Innings 250 in 329 mins (74.0 overs) 24x4, 1x6
    • New ball taken after 86 overs
    • Butcher 50 in 218 mins from 146 balls (7x4, 0x6)
    • England 1st Innings 300 in 412 mins (93.3 overs) 31x4, 2x6
    • England 5th Wicket p'ship 50 between Butcher and Flintoff in 63 mins from 88 balls, Butcher 24, Flintoff 23, Extras 4 - (6x4, 1x6)
    • England 1st Innings 350 in 471 mins (106.3 overs) 38x4, 2x6
    • South Africa 2nd Innings 50 in 48 mins (10.3 overs) 7x4, 0x6

      Day 4

    • South Africa 2nd Innings 100 in 110 mins (25.2 overs) 9x4, 0x6
    • South Africa 3rd Wicket p'ship 50 between Smith and Kallis in 61 mins from 88 balls, Smith 24, Kallis 15, Extras 12 - (4x4, 0x6)
    • Smith 50 in 158 mins from 94 balls (4x4, 0x6)
    • South Africa 2nd Innings 150 in 177 mins (39.3 overs) 18x4, 0x6
    • Kallis 50 in 149 mins from 91 balls (8x4, 0x6)
    • South Africa 2nd Innings 200 in 237 mins (54.4 overs) 23x4, 0x6
    • 5 penalty runs awrded for ball hitting the helmet
    • England 2nd Innings 50 in 67 mins (14.5 overs) 7x4, 0x6
    • Strauss 50 in 119 mins from 90 balls (7x4, 0x6)
    • England 2nd Innings 100 in 140 mins (32.1 overs) 11x4, 0x6
    • England 4th Wicket p'ship 50 between Strauss and Thorpe in 72 mins from 104 balls, Strauss 26, Thorpe 23, Extras 1 - (4x4, 0x6)




  • Ball-by-ball Commentary

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, England.

    Ground Page: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

    South Africa Player Pages: GC Smith, AB de Villiers, JA Rudolph, JH Kallis, HH Dippenaar, Z de Bruyn, SM Pollock, AJ Hall, TL Tsolekile, M Ntini, DW Steyn.

    England Player Pages: ME Trescothick, AJ Strauss, MA Butcher, MP Vaughan, GP Thorpe, A Flintoff, GO Jones, AF Giles, MJ Hoggard, SP Jones, SJ Harmison.

    Match Officials' Pages: DB Hair, SJA Taufel, IL Howell, CH Lloyd.

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