GUIDES
CRICARCADE
THE FOLLOW-ON
← ARCHIVEUpdates
Leaderboard

England v South Africa 5th Test

South Africa tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003) · Kennington Oval, London · 4 September 2003

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 219 for England. Steve Harmison took 4/33.

South Africa ARCHIVEEngland ARCHIVE2003 TESTSKennington Oval ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series
South Africa tour of England and Ireland - 2003 (2003)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
4 September 2003 to 8 September 2003
Toss
South Africa, chose to bat
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Player of the match
Marcus Trescothick
Captains
Graeme Smith (South Africa), Michael Vaughan (England)
Umpires
SJA Taufel 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 484 all out. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 183 off 258 balls, and Gary Kirsten made 90. The innings was built on a 227-run stand for the second wicket between Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs, 47% of the total.

England replied with 604 for 9 declared. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 219 off 374 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 124. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 111 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 268-run stand for the third wicket between Graham Thorpe and Marcus Trescothick, 44% of the total. England led by 120 on first innings.

South Africa made 229 all out in their second innings. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 43 off 57 balls. Steve Harmison took 4 for 33 for England.

Set 110 to win, England made 110 for 1. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 69 not out off 66 balls.

England won by 9 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 484 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Smithrun out (Michael Vaughan)1839
Herschelle Gibbsb Ashley Giles183258
Gary Kirstenlbw b Ashley Giles90156
Jacques Kallisrun out (Ashley Giles)66120
Neil McKenziec Alec Stewart b James Anderson936
Jacques Rudolphlbw b Martin Bicknell04
Mark Boucherc Alec Stewart b Martin Bicknell828
Shaun Pollocknot out6695
Andrew Halllbw b Andrew Flintoff16
Paul Adamsrun out (Mark Butcher, Ashley Giles)15
Makhaya Ntinib James Anderson1126

Extras 31 · Total 484 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Martin Bicknell203712
James Anderson256862
Steve Harmison278730
Ashley Giles2931022
Andrew Flintoff194881
Michael Vaughan50240
Mark Butcher30180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-63 (Graeme Smith, 14.6 ov), 2-290 (Gary Kirsten, 68.6 ov), 3-345 (Herschelle Gibbs, 78.2 ov), 4-362 (Neil McKenzie, 89.5 ov), 5-365 (Jacques Rudolph, 90.4 ov), 6-385 (Mark Boucher, 98.2 ov), 7-419 (Jacques Kallis, 112.1 ov), 8-421 (Andrew Hall, 113.4 ov), 9-432 (Paul Adams, 116.3 ov), 10-484 (Makhaya Ntini, 127.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstHerschelle Gibbs (35) and Graeme Smith (17)6385
secondGary Kirsten (90) and Herschelle Gibbs (124)227329
thirdJacques Kallis (29) and Herschelle Gibbs (24)5556
fourthJacques Kallis (3) and Neil McKenzie (9)1769
fifthJacques Kallis (3) and Jacques Rudolph (0)35
sixthJacques Kallis (12) and Mark Boucher (8)2046
seventhShaun Pollock (15) and Jacques Kallis (19)3483
eighthShaun Pollock (1) and Andrew Hall (1)29
ninthShaun Pollock (10) and Paul Adams (1)1117
tenthShaun Pollock (40) and Makhaya Ntini (11)5269
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 604 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Marcus Trescothickc Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini219374
Michael Vaughanc Herschelle Gibbs b Shaun Pollock2326
Mark Butcherlbw b Andrew Hall3233
Graham Thorpeb Jacques Kallis124244
Ed Smithlbw b Andrew Hall1639
Alec Stewartlbw b Shaun Pollock3881
Andrew Flintoffb Paul Adams95104
Ashley Gilesc Andrew Hall b Jacques Kallis221
Martin Bicknelllbw b Shaun Pollock04
Steve Harmisonnot out640
James Andersonnot out013

Extras 49 · Total 604 for 9 declared

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Shaun Pollock39101113
Makhaya Ntini3141291
Andrew Hall3551112
Jacques Kallis3451172
Paul Adams172791
Jacques Rudolph61280

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Michael Vaughan, 8.3 ov), 2-78 (Mark Butcher, 19.4 ov), 3-346 (Graham Thorpe, 95.5 ov), 4-379 (Ed Smith, 109.5 ov), 5-480 (Alec Stewart, 130.5 ov), 6-489 (Marcus Trescothick, 133.2 ov), 7-502 (Ashley Giles, 138.5 ov), 8-502 (Martin Bicknell, 140.3 ov), 9-601 (Andrew Flintoff, 158.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarcus Trescothick (4) and Michael Vaughan (23)2846
secondMarcus Trescothick (17) and Mark Butcher (32)5068
thirdGraham Thorpe (124) and Marcus Trescothick (115)268460
fourthMarcus Trescothick (16) and Ed Smith (16)3384
fifthAlec Stewart (38) and Marcus Trescothick (59)101126
sixthMarcus Trescothick (8) and Andrew Flintoff (0)916
seventhAndrew Flintoff (10) and Ashley Giles (2)1333
eighthMartin Bicknell (0) and Andrew Flintoff (0)010
ninthAndrew Flintoff (85) and Steve Harmison (3)99110
tenthSteve Harmison (3) and James Anderson (0)320
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Smithlbw b Martin Bicknell1936
Herschelle Gibbsc Alec Stewart b James Anderson921
Gary Kirstenc Marcus Trescothick b Steve Harmison2959
Jacques Kallislbw b Steve Harmison3543
Neil McKenzielbw b Andrew Flintoff3883
Jacques Rudolphb Martin Bicknell824
Mark Boucherc Alec Stewart b Martin Bicknell2558
Shaun Pollockc Graham Thorpe b Steve Harmison4357
Andrew Hallc Ed Smith b Martin Bicknell01
Paul Adamsnot out1318
Makhaya Ntinic Ed Smith b Steve Harmison117

Extras 9 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Martin Bicknell245844
James Anderson101551
Steve Harmison19.28334
Ashley Giles102360
Andrew Flintoff62131

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Herschelle Gibbs, 7.4 ov), 2-34 (Graeme Smith, 10.5 ov), 3-92 (Gary Kirsten, 25.5 ov), 4-93 (Jacques Kallis, 27.2 ov), 5-118 (Jacques Rudolph, 36.3 ov), 6-150 (Neil McKenzie, 47.3 ov), 7-193 (Mark Boucher, 60.3 ov), 8-193 (Andrew Hall, 60.4 ov), 9-215 (Shaun Pollock, 65.1 ov), 10-229 (Makhaya Ntini, 69.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstHerschelle Gibbs (9) and Graeme Smith (13)2440
secondGary Kirsten (6) and Graeme Smith (4)1019
thirdGary Kirsten (23) and Jacques Kallis (34)5890
fourthJacques Kallis (1) and Neil McKenzie (0)19
fifthNeil McKenzie (15) and Jacques Rudolph (8)2555
sixthMark Boucher (7) and Neil McKenzie (23)3266
seventhShaun Pollock (22) and Mark Boucher (18)4379
eighthShaun Pollock (0) and Andrew Hall (0)01
ninthShaun Pollock (21) and Paul Adams (0)2227
tenthPaul Adams (13) and Makhaya Ntini (1)1425
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 110 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Marcus Trescothicknot out6966
Michael Vaughanc Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis1341
Mark Butchernot out2031

Did not bat: Graham Thorpe, Ed Smith, Alec Stewart, Andrew Flintoff, Martin Bicknell, Ashley Giles, Steve Harmison, James Anderson

Extras 8 · Total 110 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Shaun Pollock60150
Makhaya Ntini80460
Jacques Kallis5.20251
Paul Adams30200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Michael Vaughan, 12.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarcus Trescothick (25) and Michael Vaughan (13)4774
secondMarcus Trescothick (43) and Mark Butcher (20)6360
← Bangladesh v PakistanIndia v New Zealand →

Want to captain one of these sides yourself?

PLAY THE FOLLOW-ON →