England v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of England - 2008 (2008) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 30 July 2008

South Africa won by 5 wickets

South Africa won by 5 wickets. Graeme Smith top-scored with 154* for South Africa. Andrew Flintoff took 4/89.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of England - 2008 (2008)
Ground: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates: 30 July 2008 to 2 August 2008
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: Graeme Smith
Captains: Michael Vaughan (England), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and SJ Davis
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 231 all out. Alastair Cook top-scored with 76 off 125 balls, and Ian Bell made 50. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 31 for South Africa. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 315 across 9 Tests.

South Africa replied with 314 all out. Neil McKenzie top-scored with 72 off 127 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 64. Andrew Flintoff took 4 for 89 for England. South Africa led by 83 on first innings.

England made 363 all out in their second innings. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 135 off 195 balls, and Kevin Pietersen made 94. Morne Morkel took 4 for 97 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fifth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen.

Set 281 to win, South Africa made 283 for 5. Graeme Smith top-scored with 154 not out off 246 balls, and Mark Boucher made 45. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith.

South Africa won by 5 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	hit wicket b Andre Nel	20	67
Alastair Cook	c Jacques Kallis b Andre Nel	76	125
Michael Vaughan	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	0	1
Kevin Pietersen	c Ashwell Prince b Jacques Kallis	4	9
Ian Bell	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	50	98
Paul Collingwood	c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis	4	22
Andrew Flintoff	not out	36	78
Tim Ambrose	b Jacques Kallis	22	59
Ryan Sidebottom	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	2	4
James Anderson	run out (Ashwell Prince)	1	3
Monty Panesar	run out (Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher)	1	1

Extras 15 · Total 231 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	15	2	50	0
Makhaya Ntini	19	5	70	2
Andre Nel	17	7	47	3
Jacques Kallis	15	5	31	3
Paul Harris	11	1	25	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-68 (Andrew Strauss, 22.4 ov), 2-68 (Michael Vaughan, 22.5 ov), 3-74 (Kevin Pietersen, 25.5 ov), 4-136 (Alastair Cook, 40.6 ov), 5-158 (Paul Collingwood, 51.1 ov), 6-173 (Ian Bell, 54.5 ov), 7-212 (Tim Ambrose, 73.6 ov), 8-215 (Ryan Sidebottom, 74.6 ov), 9-230 (James Anderson, 76.5 ov), 10-231 (Monty Panesar, 76.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (20) and Alastair Cook (43)	68	138
second	Michael Vaughan (0) and Alastair Cook (0)	0	1
third	Kevin Pietersen (4) and Alastair Cook (1)	6	18
fourth	Ian Bell (28) and Alastair Cook (32)	62	93
fifth	Paul Collingwood (4) and Ian Bell (17)	22	62
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (4) and Ian Bell (5)	15	22
seventh	Andrew Flintoff (17) and Tim Ambrose (22)	39	115
eighth	Andrew Flintoff (1) and Ryan Sidebottom (2)	3	6
ninth	Andrew Flintoff (14) and James Anderson (1)	15	11
tenth	Andrew Flintoff (0) and Monty Panesar (1)	1	1

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 314 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Neil McKenzie	lbw b Andrew Flintoff	72	127
Graeme Smith	c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff	7	21
Paul Harris	c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom	19	54
Hashim Amla	c & b James Anderson	9	23
Jacques Kallis	b Andrew Flintoff	64	114
Ashwell Prince	c Tim Ambrose b Ryan Sidebottom	39	104
AB de Villiers	c Ryan Sidebottom b Andrew Flintoff	5	17
Mark Boucher	c Michael Vaughan b James Anderson	40	49
Morne Morkel	lbw b James Anderson	18	33
Andre Nel	b Ryan Sidebottom	0	4
Makhaya Ntini	not out	0	2

Extras 41 · Total 314 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Sidebottom	25	9	81	3
James Anderson	26.2	6	72	3
Andrew Flintoff	30	8	89	4
Paul Collingwood	2	0	12	0
Monty Panesar	7	0	25	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Graeme Smith, 7.2 ov), 2-94 (Paul Harris, 27.3 ov), 3-117 (Hashim Amla, 35.1 ov), 4-135 (Neil McKenzie, 38.6 ov), 5-226 (Jacques Kallis, 68.4 ov), 6-238 (AB de Villiers, 72.4 ov), 7-264 (Ashwell Prince, 77.6 ov), 8-293 (Morne Morkel, 86.6 ov), 9-298 (Andre Nel, 87.6 ov), 10-314 (Mark Boucher, 90.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Neil McKenzie (5) and Graeme Smith (7)	17	45
second	Neil McKenzie (42) and Paul Harris (19)	77	122
third	Neil McKenzie (13) and Hashim Amla (9)	23	47
fourth	Jacques Kallis (5) and Neil McKenzie (12)	18	23
fifth	Jacques Kallis (59) and Ashwell Prince (29)	91	180
sixth	Ashwell Prince (2) and AB de Villiers (5)	12	24
seventh	Mark Boucher (12) and Ashwell Prince (8)	26	33
eighth	Mark Boucher (7) and Morne Morkel (18)	29	54
ninth	Mark Boucher (5) and Andre Nel (0)	5	6
tenth	Mark Boucher (16) and Makhaya Ntini (0)	16	14

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 363 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c Jacques Kallis b Morne Morkel	25	65
Alastair Cook	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	9	12
Michael Vaughan	c Hashim Amla b Andre Nel	17	18
Kevin Pietersen	c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris	94	136
Ian Bell	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	20	27
Paul Collingwood	c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel	135	195
Andrew Flintoff	c Hashim Amla b Paul Harris	2	4
Tim Ambrose	b Morne Morkel	19	80
Ryan Sidebottom	c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel	22	48
James Anderson	b Jacques Kallis	1	7
Monty Panesar	not out	0	–

Extras 19 · Total 363 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	19.2	1	97	4
Andre Nel	20	3	79	1
Makhaya Ntini	18	4	58	2
Jacques Kallis	20	5	59	1
Paul Harris	21	3	60	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Alastair Cook, 5.2 ov), 2-39 (Michael Vaughan, 10.6 ov), 3-70 (Andrew Strauss, 22.1 ov), 4-104 (Ian Bell, 30.1 ov), 5-219 (Kevin Pietersen, 53.1 ov), 6-221 (Andrew Flintoff, 53.5 ov), 7-297 (Tim Ambrose, 80.2 ov), 8-362 (Ryan Sidebottom, 96.5 ov), 9-363 (James Anderson, 97.6 ov), 10-363 (Paul Collingwood, 98.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (5) and Alastair Cook (9)	15	32
second	Michael Vaughan (17) and Andrew Strauss (7)	24	34
third	Andrew Strauss (13) and Kevin Pietersen (18)	31	67
fourth	Ian Bell (20) and Kevin Pietersen (14)	34	48
fifth	Paul Collingwood (50) and Kevin Pietersen (62)	115	138
sixth	Paul Collingwood (0) and Andrew Flintoff (2)	2	4
seventh	Paul Collingwood (51) and Tim Ambrose (19)	76	159
eighth	Paul Collingwood (34) and Ryan Sidebottom (22)	65	100
ninth	Paul Collingwood (0) and James Anderson (1)	1	8
tenth	Paul Collingwood (0) and Monty Panesar (0)	0	2

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 283 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	not out	154	246
Neil McKenzie	lbw b Andrew Flintoff	22	56
Hashim Amla	lbw b Monty Panesar	6	17
Jacques Kallis	lbw b Andrew Flintoff	5	7
Ashwell Prince	c Tim Ambrose b James Anderson	2	14
AB de Villiers	c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar	27	57
Mark Boucher	not out	45	85

Did not bat: Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini

Extras 22 · Total 283 for 5

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Sidebottom	10	1	26	0
James Anderson	13	0	60	1
Monty Panesar	33	3	91	2
Andrew Flintoff	20	5	72	2
Kevin Pietersen	4	0	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Neil McKenzie, 17.3 ov), 2-78 (Hashim Amla, 22.6 ov), 3-83 (Jacques Kallis, 25.5 ov), 4-93 (Ashwell Prince, 29.2 ov), 5-171 (AB de Villiers, 52.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Neil McKenzie (22) and Graeme Smith (33)	65	105
second	Hashim Amla (6) and Graeme Smith (7)	13	33
third	Jacques Kallis (5) and Graeme Smith (0)	5	17
fourth	Ashwell Prince (2) and Graeme Smith (7)	10	21
fifth	Graeme Smith (49) and AB de Villiers (27)	78	140
sixth	Mark Boucher (45) and Graeme Smith (58)	112	166

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