South Africa v England 1st Test

England tour of South Africa - 2004 (2004/05) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 17 December 2004

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 126 for England. Simon Jones took 4/39.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 2004 (2004/05)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha
Dates: 17 December 2004 to 21 December 2004
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: England won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Andrew Strauss
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Michael Vaughan (England)
Debuts: AB de Villiers (South Africa), Dale Steyn (South Africa)
Umpires: DB Hair and SJA Taufel
Match referee: CH Lloyd

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 337 all out. Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 110 off 245 balls, and Jacques Rudolph made 93. Matthew Hoggard took 3 for 56 for England. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the fourth wicket between Boeta Dippenaar and Jacques Rudolph.

England replied with 425 all out. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 126 off 228 balls, and Mark Butcher made 79. Makhaya Ntini took 3 for 75 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 152-run stand for the first wicket between Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss. England led by 88 on first innings.

South Africa made 229 all out in their second innings. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 61 off 113 balls, and Graeme Smith made 55. Simon Jones took 4 for 39 for England. From 201 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 229 for 10.

Set 142 to win, England made 144 for 3. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 94 not out off 134 balls.

England won by 7 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 337 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Andrew Strauss b Matthew Hoggard	0	2
AB de Villiers	lbw b Andrew Flintoff	28	47
Jacques Rudolph	c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff	93	192
Jacques Kallis	b Steve Harmison	0	7
Boeta Dippenaar	c Marcus Trescothick b Simon Jones	110	245
Zander de Bruyn	b Andrew Flintoff	6	23
Shaun Pollock	c Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard	31	52
Andrew Hall	b Matthew Hoggard	6	10
Thami Tsolekile	c Andrew Flintoff b Ashley Giles	22	83
Makhaya Ntini	not out	2	6
Dale Steyn	c Andrew Strauss b Ashley Giles	8	10

Extras 31 · Total 337 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	20	4	56	3
Steve Harmison	25	2	88	1
Simon Jones	16	4	39	1
Andrew Flintoff	22	4	72	3
Ashley Giles	27.4	8	69	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Graeme Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-63 (AB de Villiers, 16.6 ov), 3-66 (Jacques Kallis, 19.4 ov), 4-178 (Jacques Rudolph, 59.4 ov), 5-192 (Zander de Bruyn, 65.2 ov), 6-253 (Shaun Pollock, 82.3 ov), 7-261 (Andrew Hall, 84.4 ov), 8-324 (Boeta Dippenaar, 107.3 ov), 9-327 (Thami Tsolekile, 108.2 ov), 10-337 (Dale Steyn, 110.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (0) and AB de Villiers (0)	0	2
second	Jacques Rudolph (30) and AB de Villiers (28)	63	99
third	Jacques Kallis (0) and Jacques Rudolph (1)	3	16
fourth	Boeta Dippenaar (45) and Jacques Rudolph (61)	112	244
fifth	Zander de Bruyn (6) and Boeta Dippenaar (4)	14	34
sixth	Shaun Pollock (31) and Boeta Dippenaar (23)	61	107
seventh	Boeta Dippenaar (2) and Andrew Hall (6)	8	13
eighth	Boeta Dippenaar (36) and Thami Tsolekile (21)	63	140
ninth	Makhaya Ntini (0) and Thami Tsolekile (1)	3	6
tenth	Makhaya Ntini (2) and Dale Steyn (8)	10	14

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 425 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	b Dale Steyn	47	139
Andrew Strauss	c AB de Villiers b Shaun Pollock	126	228
Mark Butcher	c Thami Tsolekile b Makhaya Ntini	79	193
Michael Vaughan	c Graeme Smith b Andrew Hall	10	14
Graham Thorpe	b Graeme Smith	4	29
Andrew Flintoff	c Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini	35	70
Geraint Jones	c Boeta Dippenaar b Makhaya Ntini	2	3
Ashley Giles	c Andrew Hall b Shaun Pollock	26	39
Matthew Hoggard	c Thami Tsolekile b Andrew Hall	0	5
Simon Jones	c & b Dale Steyn	24	60
Steve Harmison	not out	15	16

Extras 57 · Total 425 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	32	14	61	2
Makhaya Ntini	28	6	75	3
Dale Steyn	25.5	2	117	2
Andrew Hall	22	1	95	2
Zander de Bruyn	9	1	31	0
Graeme Smith	10	3	25	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-152 (Marcus Trescothick, 42.4 ov), 2-238 (Andrew Strauss, 69.3 ov), 3-249 (Michael Vaughan, 73.5 ov), 4-267 (Graham Thorpe, 83.3 ov), 5-346 (Mark Butcher, 105.5 ov), 6-353 (Andrew Flintoff, 107.1 ov), 7-353 (Geraint Jones, 107.2 ov), 8-358 (Matthew Hoggard, 108.2 ov), 9-394 (Ashley Giles, 121.1 ov), 10-425 (Simon Jones, 126.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (47) and Andrew Strauss (76)	152	269
second	Mark Butcher (26) and Andrew Strauss (50)	86	167
third	Mark Butcher (0) and Michael Vaughan (10)	11	27
fourth	Graham Thorpe (4) and Mark Butcher (12)	18	60
fifth	Mark Butcher (41) and Andrew Flintoff (30)	79	138
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (5) and Geraint Jones (2)	7	8
seventh	Ashley Giles (0) and Geraint Jones (0)	0	1
eighth	Ashley Giles (1) and Matthew Hoggard (0)	5	6
ninth	Ashley Giles (25) and Simon Jones (9)	36	79
tenth	Simon Jones (15) and Steve Harmison (15)	31	35

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
AB de Villiers	c & b Matthew Hoggard	14	21
Graeme Smith	c Simon Jones b Andrew Flintoff	55	105
Jacques Rudolph	c Marcus Trescothick b Ashley Giles	28	45
Jacques Kallis	lbw b Simon Jones	61	113
Boeta Dippenaar	b Ashley Giles	10	26
Zander de Bruyn	c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff	19	42
Shaun Pollock	c Geraint Jones b Simon Jones	0	1
Andrew Hall	run out (Graham Thorpe, Geraint Jones)	17	51
Thami Tsolekile	b Simon Jones	0	10
Makhaya Ntini	lbw b Simon Jones	4	5
Dale Steyn	not out	2	2

Extras 19 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	12	2	38	1
Steve Harmison	14	1	54	0
Ashley Giles	15	2	39	2
Andrew Flintoff	15	2	47	2
Simon Jones	13.1	3	39	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (AB de Villiers, 6.3 ov), 2-64 (Jacques Rudolph, 16.1 ov), 3-152 (Graeme Smith, 39.4 ov), 4-168 (Boeta Dippenaar, 46.3 ov), 5-201 (Jacques Kallis, 55.2 ov), 6-201 (Shaun Pollock, 55.3 ov), 7-217 (Zander de Bruyn, 62.3 ov), 8-218 (Thami Tsolekile, 65.5 ov), 9-224 (Makhaya Ntini, 67.5 ov), 10-229 (Andrew Hall, 69.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (12) and AB de Villiers (11)	26	38
second	Jacques Rudolph (28) and Graeme Smith (8)	38	60
third	Jacques Kallis (40) and Graeme Smith (35)	88	142
fourth	Jacques Kallis (4) and Boeta Dippenaar (10)	16	42
fifth	Jacques Kallis (17) and Zander de Bruyn (15)	33	54
sixth	Shaun Pollock (0) and Zander de Bruyn (0)	0	1
seventh	Zander de Bruyn (4) and Andrew Hall (12)	16	42
eighth	Andrew Hall (1) and Thami Tsolekile (0)	1	20
ninth	Andrew Hall (2) and Makhaya Ntini (4)	6	12
tenth	Andrew Hall (1) and Dale Steyn (2)	5	8

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 144 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	c Thami Tsolekile b Shaun Pollock	0	1
Andrew Strauss	not out	94	134
Mark Butcher	c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini	0	8
Michael Vaughan	b Dale Steyn	15	25
Graham Thorpe	not out	31	78

Did not bat: Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Simon Jones, Steve Harmison

Extras 4 · Total 144 for 3

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	11	2	36	1
Makhaya Ntini	6.4	1	24	1
Andrew Hall	9	1	14	0
Dale Steyn	6	1	29	1
Graeme Smith	8	0	39	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Marcus Trescothick, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Mark Butcher, 3.2 ov), 3-50 (Michael Vaughan, 14.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (0) and Andrew Strauss (0)	0	1
second	Mark Butcher (0) and Andrew Strauss (10)	11	14
third	Michael Vaughan (15) and Andrew Strauss (22)	39	70
fourth	Graham Thorpe (31) and Andrew Strauss (61)	94	154

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