South Africa v England 1st Test
England tour of South Africa - 2004 (2004/05) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 17 December 2004 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets · Man of the Match: Andrew Strauss
England won by 7 wickets. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 126 for England. Man of the Match: Andrew Strauss.
South Africa, 306 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Smith | caught (Andrew Strauss) b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 2 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 28 | 47 |
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Geraint Jones) b Andrew Flintoff | 93 | 192 |
| Jacques Kallis | bowled b Steve Harmison | 0 | 7 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | caught (Marcus Trescothick) b Simon Jones | 110 | 245 |
| Zander de Bruyn | bowled b Andrew Flintoff | 6 | 23 |
| Shaun Pollock | caught (Marcus Trescothick) b Matthew Hoggard | 31 | 52 |
| Andrew Hall | bowled b Matthew Hoggard | 6 | 10 |
| Thami Tsolekile | caught (Andrew Flintoff) b Ashley Giles | 22 | 83 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 2 | 6 |
| Dale Steyn | caught (Andrew Strauss) b Ashley Giles | 8 | 10 |
Matthew Hoggard 20.00-4-56-3Steve Harmison 25.00-2-88-1Simon Jones 16.00-4-39-1Andrew Flintoff 22.00-4-72-3Ashley Giles 27.40-8-69-2
England, 368 (10 wkts)
| Marcus Trescothick | bowled b Dale Steyn | 47 | 139 |
| Andrew Strauss | caught (AB de Villiers) b Shaun Pollock | 126 | 228 |
| Mark Butcher | caught (Thami Tsolekile) b Makhaya Ntini | 79 | 193 |
| Michael Vaughan | caught (Graeme Smith) b Andrew Hall | 10 | 14 |
| Graham Thorpe | bowled b Graeme Smith | 4 | 29 |
| Andrew Flintoff | caught (Jacques Rudolph) b Makhaya Ntini | 35 | 70 |
| Geraint Jones | caught (Boeta Dippenaar) b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 3 |
| Ashley Giles | caught (Andrew Hall) b Shaun Pollock | 26 | 39 |
| Matthew Hoggard | caught (Thami Tsolekile) b Andrew Hall | 0 | 5 |
| Simon Jones | caught (Dale Steyn) b Dale Steyn | 24 | 60 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 15 | 16 |
Shaun Pollock 32.00-14-61-2Makhaya Ntini 28.00-6-75-3Dale Steyn 25.50-2-117-2Andrew Hall 22.00-1-95-2Zander de Bruyn 9.00-1-31-0Graeme Smith 10.00-3-25-1
South Africa, 210 (10 wkts)
| AB de Villiers | caught (Matthew Hoggard) b Matthew Hoggard | 14 | 21 |
| Graeme Smith | caught (Simon Jones) b Andrew Flintoff | 55 | 105 |
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Marcus Trescothick) b Ashley Giles | 28 | 45 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw b Simon Jones | 61 | 113 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | bowled b Ashley Giles | 10 | 26 |
| Zander de Bruyn | caught (Marcus Trescothick) b Andrew Flintoff | 19 | 42 |
| Shaun Pollock | caught (Geraint Jones) b Simon Jones | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | run out (Graham Thorpe, Geraint Jones) | 17 | 51 |
| Thami Tsolekile | bowled b Simon Jones | 0 | 10 |
| Makhaya Ntini | lbw b Simon Jones | 4 | 5 |
| Dale Steyn | not out | 2 | 2 |
Matthew Hoggard 12.00-2-38-1Steve Harmison 14.00-1-54-0Ashley Giles 15.00-2-39-2Andrew Flintoff 15.00-2-47-2Simon Jones 13.10-3-39-4
England, 140 (3 wkts)
| Marcus Trescothick | caught (Thami Tsolekile) b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Strauss | not out | 94 | 134 |
| Mark Butcher | caught (Graeme Smith) b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 8 |
| Michael Vaughan | bowled b Dale Steyn | 15 | 25 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 31 | 78 |
| Andrew Flintoff | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Geraint Jones | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Hoggard | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Jones | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Pollock 11.00-2-36-1Makhaya Ntini 6.40-1-24-1Andrew Hall 9.00-1-14-0Dale Steyn 6.00-1-29-1Graeme Smith 8.00-0-39-0
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