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England v South Africa 1st Test

South Africa tour of England - 2012 (2012) · Kennington Oval, London · 19 July 2012

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs. Hashim Amla top-scored with 311* for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 5/56.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
South Africa tour of England - 2012 (2012)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
19 July 2012 to 23 July 2012
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs
Player of the match
Hashim Amla
Captains
Andrew Strauss (England), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Umpires
Asad Rauf and SJ Davis
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 385 all out. Alastair Cook top-scored with 115 off 295 balls, and Jonathan Trott made 71. Morne Morkel took 4 for 72 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the second wicket between Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook, 44% of the total.

South Africa replied with 637 for 2 declared. Hashim Amla top-scored with 311 not out off 529 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 182. The innings was built on a 377-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla, 59% of the total. South Africa led by 252 on first innings.

England made 240 all out in their second innings. Ian Bell top-scored with 55 off 220 balls, and Matt Prior made 40. Dale Steyn took 5 for 56 for South Africa.

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 385 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Strausslbw b Morne Morkel04
Alastair Cookb Dale Steyn115295
Jonathan Trottc AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel71162
Kevin Pietersenc AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis4272
Ian Bellb Jacques Kallis1356
Ravi Boparac AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn06
Matt Priorc AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel6090
Tim Bresnanb Imran Tahir832
Stuart Broadb Vernon Philander1628
Graeme Swannnot out1520
James Andersonc AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel24

Extras 43 · Total 385 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Morne Morkel24.52724
Vernon Philander274791
Dale Steyn307992
Jacques Kallis197382
Imran Tahir190611
Jean-Paul Duminy61100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Jonathan Trott, 57.2 ov), 3-251 (Kevin Pietersen, 79.4 ov), 4-271 (Alastair Cook, 92.4 ov), 5-272 (Ravi Bopara, 94.4 ov), 6-284 (Ian Bell, 100.4 ov), 7-313 (Tim Bresnan, 110.3 ov), 8-358 (Stuart Broad, 119.5 ov), 9-383 (Matt Prior, 125.1 ov), 10-385 (James Anderson, 125.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (0)04
secondJonathan Trott (71) and Alastair Cook (77)170348
thirdKevin Pietersen (42) and Alastair Cook (31)81136
fourthIan Bell (12) and Alastair Cook (7)2078
fifthIan Bell (0) and Ravi Bopara (0)113
sixthIan Bell (1) and Matt Prior (10)1237
seventhMatt Prior (17) and Tim Bresnan (8)2961
eighthMatt Prior (27) and Stuart Broad (16)4556
ninthGraeme Swann (15) and Matt Prior (6)2532
tenthGraeme Swann (0) and James Anderson (2)24
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 637 FOR 2 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Smithb Tim Bresnan131273
Alviro Petersenlbw b James Anderson08
Hashim Amlanot out311529
Jacques Kallisnot out182326

Did not bat: AB de Villiers, Jacques Rudolph, Jean-Paul Duminy, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

Extras 13 · Total 637 for 2 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson4171161
Stuart Broad3461180
Graeme Swann52101510
Tim Bresnan3721401
Ravi Bopara181780
Kevin Pietersen30130
Jonathan Trott40120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Alviro Petersen, 2.4 ov), 2-260 (Graeme Smith, 87.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGraeme Smith (1) and Alviro Petersen (0)116
secondHashim Amla (124) and Graeme Smith (130)259508
thirdJacques Kallis (182) and Hashim Amla (187)377612
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc Vernon Philander b Imran Tahir2780
Alastair Cookc AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander06
Jonathan Trottc AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn1027
Kevin Pietersenb Morne Morkel1617
Ian Bellc Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn55220
Ravi Boparab Dale Steyn2255
Matt Priorc Jacques Kallis b Imran Tahir4086
Tim Bresnannot out2061
Stuart Broadc AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn05
Graeme Swannc Alviro Petersen b Dale Steyn79
James Andersonlbw b Imran Tahir424

Extras 39 · Total 240 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Morne Morkel160411
Vernon Philander196291
Dale Steyn216565
Imran Tahir327633
Jacques Kallis71220
Jean-Paul Duminy2130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Alastair Cook, 1.2 ov), 2-32 (Jonathan Trott, 10.2 ov), 3-57 (Kevin Pietersen, 17.3 ov), 4-67 (Andrew Strauss, 26.5 ov), 5-117 (Ravi Bopara, 44.4 ov), 6-203 (Matt Prior, 76.6 ov), 7-210 (Ian Bell, 82.2 ov), 8-210 (Stuart Broad, 84.1 ov), 9-218 (Graeme Swann, 86.5 ov), 10-240 (James Anderson, 96.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (2) and Alastair Cook (0)28
secondAndrew Strauss (14) and Jonathan Trott (10)3055
thirdAndrew Strauss (9) and Kevin Pietersen (16)2543
fourthAndrew Strauss (2) and Ian Bell (5)1058
fifthIan Bell (10) and Ravi Bopara (22)50110
sixthIan Bell (35) and Matt Prior (40)86196
seventhIan Bell (5) and Tim Bresnan (2)732
eighthTim Bresnan (0) and Stuart Broad (0)011
ninthGraeme Swann (7) and Tim Bresnan (1)816
tenthJames Anderson (4) and Tim Bresnan (17)2261
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