England v South Africa 3rd Test
South Africa tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 14 August 2003
England won by 70 runs
England won by 70 runs. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 116 for England. James Kirtley took 6/34.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003)
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Dates
- 14 August 2003 to 18 August 2003
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 70 runs
- Player of the match
- James Kirtley
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Ed Smith (England), James Kirtley (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Ed Smith and James Kirtley played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 445 all out. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 116 off 251 balls, and Mark Butcher made 106. Andrew Hall took 3 for 88 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 189-run stand for the third wicket between Nasser Hussain and Mark Butcher, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 335 across 9 Tests.
South Africa replied with 362 all out. Neil McKenzie top-scored with 90 off 168 balls, and Shaun Pollock made 62. James Anderson took 5 for 102 for England. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mark Boucher and Neil McKenzie. England led by 83 on first innings.
England made 118 all out in their second innings. Nasser Hussain top-scored with 30 off 79 balls. Shaun Pollock took 6 for 39 for South Africa.
Set 202 to win, South Africa made 131 all out. Mark Boucher top-scored with 52 off 91 balls. James Kirtley took 6 for 34 for England. From 22 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 50 for 5.
England won by 70 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 445 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall | 24 | 41 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Herschelle Gibbs b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 13 |
| Mark Butcher | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 106 | 182 |
| Nasser Hussain | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 116 | 251 |
| Ed Smith | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 64 | 115 |
| Alec Stewart | c Graeme Smith b Paul Adams | 72 | 132 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Shaun Pollock b Andrew Hall | 0 | 20 |
| Ashley Giles | b Andrew Hall | 22 | 64 |
| James Kirtley | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 29 |
| Steve Harmison | c Shaun Pollock b Paul Adams | 14 | 31 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 25 · Total 445 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 36 | 18 | 65 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 33 | 3 | 137 | 2 |
| Andrew Hall | 24 | 6 | 88 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 27 | 7 | 92 | 1 |
| Paul Adams | 26.3 | 7 | 46 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Michael Vaughan, 4.6 ov), 2-29 (Marcus Trescothick, 11.6 ov), 3-218 (Mark Butcher, 62.5 ov), 4-322 (Nasser Hussain, 97.3 ov), 5-334 (Ed Smith, 102.5 ov), 6-347 (Andrew Flintoff, 109.3 ov), 7-388 (Ashley Giles, 127.2 ov), 8-408 (James Kirtley, 135.5 ov), 9-440 (Alec Stewart, 144.3 ov), 10-445 (Steve Harmison, 146.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (2) and Michael Vaughan (1) | 7 | 24 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (18) and Mark Butcher (2) | 22 | 44 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (74) and Mark Butcher (104) | 189 | 305 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (42) and Ed Smith (58) | 104 | 208 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart (6) and Ed Smith (6) | 12 | 32 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart (11) and Andrew Flintoff (0) | 13 | 41 |
| seventh | Alec Stewart (17) and Ashley Giles (22) | 41 | 108 |
| eighth | Alec Stewart (18) and James Kirtley (1) | 20 | 51 |
| ninth | Alec Stewart (20) and Steve Harmison (10) | 32 | 52 |
| tenth | Steve Harmison (4) and James Anderson (0) | 5 | 12 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 362 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | hit wicket b Andrew Flintoff | 35 | 66 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | b Steve Harmison | 19 | 53 |
| Jacques Rudolph | c Alec Stewart b James Kirtley | 15 | 45 |
| Jacques Kallis | b James Anderson | 27 | 91 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | lbw b James Kirtley | 0 | 1 |
| Neil McKenzie | c Marcus Trescothick b James Anderson | 90 | 168 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 48 | 149 |
| Shaun Pollock | c James Kirtley b James Anderson | 62 | 84 |
| Andrew Hall | b James Anderson | 15 | 30 |
| Paul Adams | b James Anderson | 13 | 27 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 4 | 12 |
Extras 34 · Total 362 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 27.5 | 4 | 102 | 5 |
| James Kirtley | 31 | 8 | 80 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 33 | 8 | 91 | 2 |
| Steve Harmison | 17 | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| Ashley Giles | 10 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Herschelle Gibbs, 17.2 ov), 2-66 (Graeme Smith, 22.2 ov), 3-88 (Jacques Rudolph, 33.5 ov), 4-88 (Boeta Dippenaar, 33.6 ov), 5-132 (Jacques Kallis, 46.6 ov), 6-261 (Neil McKenzie, 92.5 ov), 7-284 (Mark Boucher, 98.2 ov), 8-309 (Andrew Hall, 105.2 ov), 9-337 (Paul Adams, 113.5 ov), 10-362 (Shaun Pollock, 119.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (19) and Graeme Smith (31) | 56 | 99 |
| second | Jacques Rudolph (6) and Graeme Smith (4) | 10 | 30 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (11) and Jacques Rudolph (9) | 22 | 69 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Boeta Dippenaar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (16) and Neil McKenzie (16) | 44 | 81 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (47) and Neil McKenzie (74) | 129 | 278 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (22) and Mark Boucher (1) | 23 | 33 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (4) and Andrew Hall (15) | 25 | 42 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock (15) and Paul Adams (13) | 28 | 51 |
| tenth | Shaun Pollock (21) and Makhaya Ntini (4) | 25 | 36 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 118 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Paul Adams b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 23 |
| Mark Butcher | b Andrew Hall | 8 | 44 |
| Nasser Hussain | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 30 | 79 |
| Ed Smith | lbw b Andrew Hall | 0 | 1 |
| Alec Stewart | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 13 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Herschelle Gibbs b Shaun Pollock | 30 | 46 |
| Ashley Giles | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 21 | 36 |
| James Kirtley | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 3 | 25 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 2 | 9 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 6 |
Extras 12 · Total 118 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 17.4 | 4 | 39 | 6 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 13 | 5 | 28 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Marcus Trescothick, 0.1 ov), 2-17 (Michael Vaughan, 6.5 ov), 3-39 (Mark Butcher, 16.1 ov), 4-39 (Ed Smith, 16.2 ov), 5-44 (Alec Stewart, 19.5 ov), 6-76 (Nasser Hussain, 32.5 ov), 7-91 (Andrew Flintoff, 36.2 ov), 8-114 (James Kirtley, 43.6 ov), 9-114 (Ashley Giles, 44.1 ov), 10-118 (James Anderson, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (0) and Michael Vaughan (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Mark Butcher (2) and Michael Vaughan (5) | 17 | 37 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (16) and Mark Butcher (2) | 22 | 57 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (0) and Ed Smith (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain (0) and Alec Stewart (5) | 5 | 21 |
| sixth | Nasser Hussain (14) and Andrew Flintoff (16) | 32 | 78 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (14) and Ashley Giles (1) | 15 | 21 |
| eighth | Ashley Giles (20) and James Kirtley (3) | 23 | 46 |
| ninth | Ashley Giles (0) and Steve Harmison (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Steve Harmison (2) and James Anderson (2) | 4 | 15 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 131 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | lbw b James Kirtley | 5 | 32 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Ashley Giles b Steve Harmison | 28 | 45 |
| Jacques Rudolph | lbw b James Kirtley | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | b James Anderson | 13 | 27 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Ed Smith b James Anderson | 1 | 7 |
| Neil McKenzie | b James Kirtley | 11 | 73 |
| Mark Boucher | c Alec Stewart b James Kirtley | 52 | 91 |
| Shaun Pollock | b Andrew Flintoff | 0 | 4 |
| Andrew Hall | c Marcus Trescothick b James Kirtley | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Adams | c & b James Kirtley | 15 | 51 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 3 | 6 |
Extras 3 · Total 131 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 4 | 54 | 1 |
| Steve Harmison | 11 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 12 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Graeme Smith, 8.5 ov), 2-28 (Jacques Rudolph, 10.1 ov), 3-40 (Herschelle Gibbs, 15.3 ov), 4-41 (Boeta Dippenaar, 16.5 ov), 5-50 (Jacques Kallis, 20.6 ov), 6-71 (Neil McKenzie, 38.4 ov), 7-80 (Shaun Pollock, 39.6 ov), 8-81 (Andrew Hall, 40.4 ov), 9-126 (Paul Adams, 54.4 ov), 10-131 (Mark Boucher, 56.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (17) and Graeme Smith (5) | 22 | 47 |
| second | Herschelle Gibbs (6) and Jacques Rudolph (0) | 6 | 8 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (6) and Herschelle Gibbs (5) | 12 | 32 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Boeta Dippenaar (1) | 1 | 8 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (7) and Neil McKenzie (2) | 9 | 25 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (12) and Neil McKenzie (9) | 21 | 106 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (0) and Mark Boucher (9) | 9 | 8 |
| eighth | Mark Boucher (1) and Andrew Hall (0) | 1 | 4 |
| ninth | Paul Adams (15) and Mark Boucher (29) | 45 | 85 |
| tenth | Mark Boucher (1) and Makhaya Ntini (3) | 5 | 10 |
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