South Africa v England 5th Test

England tour of South Africa - 2004 (2004/05) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 21 January 2005

Match drawn

Match drawn. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 136* for South Africa. Andre Nel took 6/81.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 2004 (2004/05)
Ground: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dates: 21 January 2005 to 25 January 2005
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: AB de Villiers
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Michael Vaughan (England)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and SA Bucknor
Match referee: CH Lloyd

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

South Africa batted first and made 247 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 92 off 165 balls. Andrew Flintoff took 4 for 44 for England.

England replied with 359 all out. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 86 off 269 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 77. Andre Nel took 6 for 81 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the fifth wicket between Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff. England led by 112 on first innings.

South Africa made 296 for 6 in their second innings. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 136 not out off 217 balls, and AB de Villiers made 109. The innings was built on a 227-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers, 77% of the total.

Set 185 to win, England made 73 for 4. Michael Vaughan top-scored with 26 not out off 86 balls. Makhaya Ntini took 3 for 12 for South Africa.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 247 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
AB de Villiers	lbw b Ashley Giles	92	165
Herschelle Gibbs	c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff	14	29
Jacques Rudolph	c Rob Key b Matthew Hoggard	33	83
Jacques Kallis	b Andrew Flintoff	8	23
Graeme Smith	c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff	25	49
Mark Boucher	c Marcus Trescothick b Simon Jones	25	58
Shaun Pollock	b Andrew Flintoff	0	2
Nicky Boje	c Graham Thorpe b Simon Jones	9	27
Andrew Hall	c Andrew Strauss b Simon Jones	11	19
Makhaya Ntini	c Matthew Hoggard b Simon Jones	6	9
Andre Nel	not out	1	8

Extras 23 · Total 247 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	18	4	64	1
Steve Harmison	17	2	79	0
Andrew Flintoff	19	6	44	4
Simon Jones	15.3	3	47	4
Ashley Giles	6	1	12	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Herschelle Gibbs, 8.6 ov), 2-114 (Jacques Rudolph, 33.6 ov), 3-144 (Jacques Kallis, 40.1 ov), 4-187 (AB de Villiers, 53.3 ov), 5-200 (Graeme Smith, 58.4 ov), 6-200 (Shaun Pollock, 58.6 ov), 7-222 (Mark Boucher, 67.3 ov), 8-237 (Nicky Boje, 71.2 ov), 9-245 (Makhaya Ntini, 73.4 ov), 10-247 (Andrew Hall, 75.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Herschelle Gibbs (14) and AB de Villiers (10)	27	49
second	Jacques Rudolph (33) and AB de Villiers (46)	87	158
third	Jacques Kallis (8) and AB de Villiers (16)	30	42
fourth	Graeme Smith (22) and AB de Villiers (20)	43	81
fifth	Mark Boucher (9) and Graeme Smith (3)	13	32
sixth	Shaun Pollock (0) and Mark Boucher (0)	0	2
seventh	Nicky Boje (3) and Mark Boucher (16)	22	53
eighth	Nicky Boje (6) and Andrew Hall (9)	15	23
ninth	Andrew Hall (2) and Makhaya Ntini (6)	8	14
tenth	Andrew Hall (0) and Andre Nel (1)	2	12

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 359 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	run out (Nicky Boje)	20	26
Andrew Strauss	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	44	124
Rob Key	c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock	1	8
Michael Vaughan	c Jacques Rudolph b Shaun Pollock	0	4
Graham Thorpe	b Andre Nel	86	269
Andrew Flintoff	c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall	77	144
Geraint Jones	c Graeme Smith b Andre Nel	50	54
Ashley Giles	b Andre Nel	39	64
Matthew Hoggard	c Jacques Kallis b Andre Nel	1	24
Simon Jones	not out	0	17
Steve Harmison	lbw b Andre Nel	6	8

Extras 35 · Total 359 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	21	11	30	2
Makhaya Ntini	28	8	92	0
Andre Nel	29	7	81	6
Andrew Hall	16	3	58	1
Nicky Boje	19	7	59	0
Jacques Kallis	2	0	5	0
Graeme Smith	8	2	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Marcus Trescothick, 7.6 ov), 2-29 (Rob Key, 10.2 ov), 3-29 (Michael Vaughan, 10.6 ov), 4-114 (Andrew Strauss, 44.6 ov), 5-255 (Graham Thorpe, 94.4 ov), 6-257 (Andrew Flintoff, 95.4 ov), 7-335 (Geraint Jones, 112.3 ov), 8-351 (Ashley Giles, 116.4 ov), 9-352 (Matthew Hoggard, 120.4 ov), 10-359 (Steve Harmison, 122.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (12) and Andrew Strauss (6)	27	43
second	Andrew Strauss (0) and Rob Key (1)	2	14
third	Michael Vaughan (0) and Andrew Strauss (0)	0	4
fourth	Graham Thorpe (32) and Andrew Strauss (38)	85	205
fifth	Graham Thorpe (54) and Andrew Flintoff (77)	141	300
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (0) and Geraint Jones (2)	2	6
seventh	Ashley Giles (25) and Geraint Jones (48)	78	101
eighth	Ashley Giles (14) and Matthew Hoggard (0)	16	26
ninth	Simon Jones (0) and Matthew Hoggard (1)	1	24
tenth	Simon Jones (0) and Steve Harmison (6)	7	14

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 296 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
AB de Villiers	c Matthew Hoggard b Simon Jones	109	169
Herschelle Gibbs	c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff	4	18
Andrew Hall	b Andrew Flintoff	9	19
Jacques Kallis	not out	136	217
Graeme Smith	c Paul Collingwood b Steve Harmison	3	7
Jacques Rudolph	b Steve Harmison	2	8
Mark Boucher	c Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard	6	8

Did not bat: Shaun Pollock, Nicky Boje, Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel

Extras 27 · Total 296 for 6

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	14	2	51	1
Andrew Flintoff	13	2	46	2
Ashley Giles	11	1	50	0
Simon Jones	19	2	74	1
Steve Harmison	16	2	59	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Herschelle Gibbs, 5.4 ov), 2-29 (Andrew Hall, 11.2 ov), 3-256 (AB de Villiers, 64.1 ov), 4-267 (Graeme Smith, 67.4 ov), 5-277 (Jacques Rudolph, 69.6 ov), 6-296 (Mark Boucher, 72.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Herschelle Gibbs (4) and AB de Villiers (10)	17	29
second	Andrew Hall (9) and AB de Villiers (1)	12	34
third	Jacques Kallis (111) and AB de Villiers (98)	227	323
fourth	Jacques Kallis (2) and Graeme Smith (3)	11	18
fifth	Jacques Kallis (6) and Jacques Rudolph (2)	10	14
sixth	Jacques Kallis (6) and Mark Boucher (6)	19	13

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 73 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	b Makhaya Ntini	7	43
Andrew Strauss	c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini	0	2
Rob Key	lbw b Shaun Pollock	9	34
Michael Vaughan	not out	26	86
Graham Thorpe	c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini	8	56
Andrew Flintoff	not out	14	29

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

Extras 9 · Total 73 for 4

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Andre Nel	12	5	24	0
Makhaya Ntini	11	6	12	3
Shaun Pollock	7	3	9	1
Graeme Smith	3	1	8	0
Andrew Hall	5.2	2	9	0
Nicky Boje	1	1	0	0
Jacques Kallis	2	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 1.2 ov), 2-16 (Rob Key, 11.1 ov), 3-20 (Marcus Trescothick, 14.6 ov), 4-45 (Graham Thorpe, 31.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (0) and Andrew Strauss (0)	0	8
second	Marcus Trescothick (7) and Rob Key (9)	16	59
third	Marcus Trescothick (0) and Michael Vaughan (4)	4	23
fourth	Graham Thorpe (8) and Michael Vaughan (13)	25	98
fifth	Andrew Flintoff (14) and Michael Vaughan (8)	28	58

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