England v South Africa 5th Test

South Africa tour of England - 1998 (1998) · Headingley, Leeds · 6 August 1998

England won by 23 runs

England won by 23 runs. Mark Butcher top-scored with 116 for England. Darren Gough took 6/42.

England ARCHIVE South Africa ARCHIVE 1998 TESTS Headingley ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of England - 1998 (1998)
Ground: Headingley, Leeds
Dates: 6 August 1998 to 10 August 1998
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: England won by 23 runs
Player of the match: Mark Butcher
Captains: Alec Stewart (England), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
Umpires: Javed Akhtar and P Willey
Match referee: AM Ebrahim

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 230 all out. Mark Butcher top-scored with 116 off 252 balls. Makhaya Ntini took 4 for 72 for South Africa. From 196 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 213 for 9. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Headingley, 322 across 8 Tests.

South Africa replied with 252 all out. Hansie Cronje top-scored with 57 off 163 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 40. Angus Fraser took 5 for 42 for England. South Africa led by 22 on first innings.

England made 240 all out in their second innings. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 94 off 341 balls. Shaun Pollock took 5 for 53 for South Africa. From 200 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 229 for 8.

Set 219 to win, South Africa made 195 all out. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 85 off 147 balls, and Brian McMillan made 54. Darren Gough took 6 for 42 for England. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the sixth wicket between Brian McMillan and Jonty Rhodes, 60% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 5.

England won by 23 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 230 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mark Butcher	bowled	116	252
Mike Atherton	c Jacques Kallis	16	50
Nasser Hussain	c Mark Boucher	9	45
Alec Stewart	c Jacques Kallis	15	30
Mark Ramprakash	c Mark Boucher	21	62
Graeme Hick	c Jonty Rhodes	2	21
Andrew Flintoff	c Gerhardus Liebenberg	0	3
Dominic Cork	not out	24	33
Ian Salisbury	bowled	0	4
Darren Gough	c Brian McMillan	2	7
Angus Fraser	c Daryll Cullinan	4	7

Extras 21 · Total 230 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	20.3	6	44	3
Shaun Pollock	24	8	51	3
Makhaya Ntini	21	5	72	4
Jacques Kallis	9	4	30	0
Brian McMillan	9	0	24	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-45 (Mike Atherton, 17.4 ov), 2-83 (Nasser Hussain, 33.6 ov), 3-110 (Alec Stewart, 45.5 ov), 4-181 (Mark Ramprakash, 67.4 ov), 5-196 (Mark Butcher, 74.3 ov), 6-196 (Andrew Flintoff, 74.6 ov), 7-198 (Graeme Hick, 75.3 ov), 8-200 (Ian Salisbury, 77.1 ov), 9-213 (Darren Gough, 79.4 ov), 10-230 (Angus Fraser, 83.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher	45	106
second	Nasser Hussain and Mark Butcher	38	98
third	Alec Stewart and Mark Butcher	27	71
fourth	Mark Ramprakash and Mark Butcher	71	131
fifth	Graeme Hick and Mark Butcher	15	41
sixth	Graeme Hick and Andrew Flintoff	0	3
seventh	Graeme Hick and Dominic Cork	2	3
eighth	Ian Salisbury and Dominic Cork	2	10
ninth	Darren Gough and Dominic Cork	13	15
tenth	Angus Fraser and Dominic Cork	17	23

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 252 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	lbw	6	24
Gerhardus Liebenberg	c Graeme Hick	21	42
Jacques Kallis	c Mark Ramprakash	40	134
Daryll Cullinan	c Alec Stewart	27	29
Hansie Cronje	lbw	57	163
Jonty Rhodes	c Alec Stewart	32	39
Brian McMillan	c Ian Salisbury	7	25
Shaun Pollock	c Ian Salisbury	31	64
Mark Boucher	c Mike Atherton	6	16
Allan Donald	lbw	0	2
Makhaya Ntini	not out	4	6

Extras 21 · Total 252 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Darren Gough	24.3	7	58	3
Angus Fraser	25	9	42	5
Dominic Cork	21	3	72	2
Andrew Flintoff	8	1	31	0
Ian Salisbury	3	0	6	0
Mark Butcher	9	4	23	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Gary Kirsten, 7.1 ov), 2-36 (Gerhardus Liebenberg, 15.4 ov), 3-83 (Daryll Cullinan, 28.2 ov), 4-120 (Jacques Kallis, 49.1 ov), 5-163 (Jonty Rhodes, 58.6 ov), 6-184 (Brian McMillan, 67.5 ov), 7-237 (Hansie Cronje, 85.2 ov), 8-242 (Shaun Pollock, 87.4 ov), 9-242 (Allan Donald, 87.6 ov), 10-252 (Mark Boucher, 90.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Gerhardus Liebenberg	17	43
second	Jacques Kallis and Gerhardus Liebenberg	19	51
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	47	76
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis	37	125
fifth	Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes	43	59
sixth	Hansie Cronje and Brian McMillan	21	53
seventh	Hansie Cronje and Shaun Pollock	53	105
eighth	Shaun Pollock and Mark Boucher	5	14
ninth	Allan Donald and Mark Boucher	0	2
tenth	Mark Boucher and Makhaya Ntini	10	15

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mark Butcher	c Brian McMillan	37	108
Mike Atherton	lbw	1	4
Nasser Hussain	c Hansie Cronje	94	341
Alec Stewart	c Mark Boucher	35	68
Mark Ramprakash	lbw	25	75
Ian Salisbury	c Mark Boucher	4	11
Graeme Hick	c Gary Kirsten	1	7
Andrew Flintoff	c Mark Boucher	0	5
Dominic Cork	c Mark Boucher	10	36
Darren Gough	c Daryll Cullinan	5	15
Angus Fraser	not out	1	4

Extras 27 · Total 240 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	35	14	53	5
Allan Donald	29.2	9	71	5
Brian McMillan	11	0	22	0
Makhaya Ntini	15	4	43	0
Jacques Kallis	15	6	31	0
Daryll Cullinan	1	0	1	0
Hansie Cronje	4	1	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Mike Atherton, 1.1 ov), 2-81 (Mark Butcher, 36.5 ov), 3-143 (Alec Stewart, 62.5 ov), 4-200 (Mark Ramprakash, 85.6 ov), 5-206 (Ian Salisbury, 91.2 ov), 6-207 (Graeme Hick, 94.1 ov), 7-207 (Andrew Flintoff, 94.6 ov), 8-229 (Nasser Hussain, 105.3 ov), 9-235 (Dominic Cork, 108.3 ov), 10-240 (Darren Gough, 110.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mike Atherton and Mark Butcher	2	7
second	Nasser Hussain and Mark Butcher	79	214
third	Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart	62	156
fourth	Nasser Hussain and Mark Ramprakash	57	139
fifth	Nasser Hussain and Ian Salisbury	6	32
sixth	Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick	1	17
seventh	Nasser Hussain and Andrew Flintoff	0	5
eighth	Nasser Hussain and Dominic Cork	22	63
ninth	Darren Gough and Dominic Cork	6	18
tenth	Angus Fraser and Darren Gough	5	11

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 195 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	c Mike Atherton	3	24
Gerhardus Liebenberg	lbw	6	15
Jacques Kallis	lbw	3	15
Daryll Cullinan	lbw	0	13
Hansie Cronje	c Alec Stewart	0	6
Jonty Rhodes	c Andrew Flintoff	85	147
Brian McMillan	c Alec Stewart	54	120
Shaun Pollock	not out	28	74
Mark Boucher	lbw	4	8
Allan Donald	c Alec Stewart	4	23
Makhaya Ntini	lbw	0	8

Extras 8 · Total 195 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Darren Gough	23	6	42	6
Angus Fraser	23	8	50	3
Dominic Cork	17	1	50	1
Andrew Flintoff	4	1	13	0
Ian Salisbury	8	0	34	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Gerhardus Liebenberg, 4.4 ov), 2-12 (Gary Kirsten, 8.4 ov), 3-12 (Jacques Kallis, 9.2 ov), 4-12 (Hansie Cronje, 11.2 ov), 5-27 (Daryll Cullinan, 14.3 ov), 6-144 (Brian McMillan, 50.6 ov), 7-167 (Jonty Rhodes, 60.5 ov), 8-175 (Mark Boucher, 66.1 ov), 9-194 (Allan Donald, 73.1 ov), 10-195 (Makhaya Ntini, 74.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Gerhardus Liebenberg	9	28
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	3	24
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	0	4
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan	0	12
fifth	Jonty Rhodes and Daryll Cullinan	15	19
sixth	Brian McMillan and Jonty Rhodes	117	219
seventh	Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock	23	59
eighth	Shaun Pollock and Mark Boucher	8	32
ninth	Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock	19	42
tenth	Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini	1	11

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