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England v South Africa 1st Test

South Africa tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 24 July 2003

Match drawn

Match drawn. Graeme Smith top-scored with 277 for South Africa. Makhaya Ntini took 4/114.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
South Africa tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
24 July 2003 to 28 July 2003
Toss
South Africa, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Graeme Smith
Captains
Graeme Smith (South Africa), Nasser Hussain (England)
Umpires
DJ Harper and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa batted first and made 594 for 5 declared. Graeme Smith top-scored with 277 off 373 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 179. The innings was built on a 338-run stand for the first wicket between Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith, 57% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 315 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 408 all out. Michael Vaughan top-scored with 156 off 286 balls, and Ashley Giles made 41. Makhaya Ntini took 4 for 114 for South Africa. South Africa led by 186 on first innings.

South Africa made 134 for 4 declared in their second innings. Graeme Smith top-scored with 85 off 70 balls.

Set 321 to win, England made 110 for 1. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 52 not out off 94 balls.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 594 FOR 5 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Smithc James Anderson b Ashley Giles277373
Herschelle Gibbsc Mark Butcher b Michael Vaughan179236
Gary Kirstenc Alec Stewart b Ashley Giles4495
Boeta Dippenaarc Mark Butcher b Darren Gough2262
Jacques Rudolphc Darren Gough b Steve Harmison1035
Mark Bouchernot out1534
Shaun Pollocknot out2439

Did not bat: Robin Peterson, Dewald Pretorius, Makhaya Ntini, Charl Willoughby

Extras 23 · Total 594 for 5 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson162920
Darren Gough256881
Andrew Flintoff256970
Steve Harmison2721041
Ashley Giles4221532
Mark Butcher20150
Michael Vaughan80261

FALL OF WICKETS

1-338 (Herschelle Gibbs, 74.5 ov), 2-438 (Gary Kirsten, 101.5 ov), 3-514 (Boeta Dippenaar, 122.4 ov), 4-552 (Jacques Rudolph, 132.2 ov), 5-556 (Graeme Smith, 133.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstHerschelle Gibbs (179) and Graeme Smith (143)338448
secondGary Kirsten (44) and Graeme Smith (55)100161
thirdBoeta Dippenaar (22) and Graeme Smith (52)76126
fourthJacques Rudolph (10) and Graeme Smith (24)3858
fifthMark Boucher (2) and Graeme Smith (2)48
sixthShaun Pollock (24) and Mark Boucher (13)3866
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 408 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marcus Trescothickb Makhaya Ntini3186
Michael Vaughanc Mark Boucher b Dewald Pretorius156286
Mark Butcherlbw b Makhaya Ntini1350
Nasser Hussainlbw b Shaun Pollock17
Anthony McGrathc Jacques Rudolph b Dewald Pretorius3469
Alec Stewartb Dewald Pretorius3887
Andrew Flintofflbw b Dewald Pretorius4057
Ashley Gilesb Shaun Pollock4183
Darren Goughc Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini118
Steve Harmisonb Makhaya Ntini02
James Andersonnot out04

Extras 53 · Total 408 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Shaun Pollock27.410512
Makhaya Ntini2881144
Charl Willoughby207460
Dewald Pretorius2521154
Robin Peterson229570

FALL OF WICKETS

1-66 (Marcus Trescothick, 26.6 ov), 2-132 (Mark Butcher, 41.1 ov), 3-133 (Nasser Hussain, 42.2 ov), 4-222 (Anthony McGrath, 64.6 ov), 5-306 (Michael Vaughan, 94.4 ov), 6-311 (Alec Stewart, 96.4 ov), 7-374 (Andrew Flintoff, 112.5 ov), 8-398 (Darren Gough, 119.4 ov), 9-398 (Steve Harmison, 119.6 ov), 10-408 (Ashley Giles, 122.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarcus Trescothick (31) and Michael Vaughan (20)66162
secondMark Butcher (13) and Michael Vaughan (45)6687
thirdNasser Hussain (1) and Michael Vaughan (0)17
fourthAnthony McGrath (34) and Michael Vaughan (53)89136
fifthAlec Stewart (37) and Michael Vaughan (38)84179
sixthAlec Stewart (1) and Andrew Flintoff (2)512
seventhAndrew Flintoff (38) and Ashley Giles (9)6398
eighthDarren Gough (1) and Ashley Giles (22)2442
ninthAshley Giles (0) and Steve Harmison (0)02
tenthAshley Giles (10) and James Anderson (0)1016
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 134 FOR 4 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Smithb Ashley Giles8570
Herschelle Gibbsb James Anderson921
Gary Kirstenc Anthony McGrath b Steve Harmison110
Boeta Dippenaarnot out2846
Jacques Rudolphst Alec Stewart b Ashley Giles810

Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Robin Peterson, Dewald Pretorius, Makhaya Ntini, Charl Willoughby

Extras 3 · Total 134 for 4 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
Steve Harmison60341
James Anderson101371
Ashley Giles80452
Andrew Flintoff20160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Herschelle Gibbs, 7.2 ov), 2-32 (Gary Kirsten, 8.5 ov), 3-114 (Graeme Smith, 23.1 ov), 4-134 (Jacques Rudolph, 25.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstHerschelle Gibbs (9) and Graeme Smith (11)3038
secondGary Kirsten (1) and Graeme Smith (0)29
thirdBoeta Dippenaar (16) and Graeme Smith (64)8286
fourthBoeta Dippenaar (12) and Jacques Rudolph (8)2017
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 110 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Marcus Trescothicknot out5294
Michael Vaughanc Shaun Pollock b Robin Peterson2261
Nasser Hussainnot out2349

Did not bat: Mark Butcher, Anthony McGrath, Andrew Flintoff, Alec Stewart, Ashley Giles, Darren Gough, Steve Harmison, James Anderson

Extras 13 · Total 110 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Shaun Pollock7360
Makhaya Ntini40380
Robin Peterson133331
Dewald Pretorius106200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-72 (Michael Vaughan, 21.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarcus Trescothick (45) and Michael Vaughan (22)72122
secondNasser Hussain (23) and Marcus Trescothick (7)3876
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