England v South Africa 4th Test

South Africa tour of England - 2008 (2008) · Kennington Oval, London · 7 August 2008

England won by 6 wickets

England won by 6 wickets. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 100 for England. Makhaya Ntini took 5/94.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of England - 2008 (2008)
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Dates: 7 August 2008 to 11 August 2008
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: England won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Kevin Pietersen (England)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and SJ Davis
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa batted first and made 194 all out. Graeme Smith top-scored with 46 off 103 balls. James Anderson took 3 for 42 for England. From 103 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 132 for 6. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 413 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 316 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 100 off 137 balls, and Paul Collingwood made 61. Makhaya Ntini took 5 for 94 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen. England led by 122 on first innings.

South Africa made 318 all out in their second innings. AB de Villiers top-scored with 97 off 170 balls, and Hashim Amla made 76. Stuart Broad took 3 for 44 for England.

Set 197 to win, England made 198 for 4. Alastair Cook top-scored with 67 off 106 balls, and Andrew Strauss made 58. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the first wicket between Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook, 62% of the total.

England won by 6 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 194 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c James Anderson b Steve Harmison	46	103
Neil McKenzie	c Alastair Cook b Andrew Flintoff	17	55
Hashim Amla	b Steve Harmison	36	35
Jacques Kallis	lbw b James Anderson	2	5
Ashwell Prince	c Ian Bell b James Anderson	4	14
AB de Villiers	lbw b Monty Panesar	39	53
Mark Boucher	c Tim Ambrose b James Anderson	3	13
Morne Morkel	c Ian Bell b Stuart Broad	17	30
Paul Harris	not out	13	49
Andre Nel	c Tim Ambrose b Stuart Broad	4	5
Makhaya Ntini	b Monty Panesar	9	29

Extras 4 · Total 194 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Steve Harmison	18	6	49	2
James Anderson	15	1	42	3
Andrew Flintoff	15	2	37	1
Stuart Broad	14	3	60	2
Monty Panesar	2.5	0	4	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Neil McKenzie, 19.6 ov), 2-103 (Graeme Smith, 31.4 ov), 3-103 (Hashim Amla, 31.5 ov), 4-105 (Jacques Kallis, 32.5 ov), 5-118 (Ashwell Prince, 36.6 ov), 6-132 (Mark Boucher, 42.1 ov), 7-158 (AB de Villiers, 49.3 ov), 8-168 (Morne Morkel, 52.5 ov), 9-172 (Andre Nel, 54.4 ov), 10-194 (Makhaya Ntini, 64.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Neil McKenzie (17) and Graeme Smith (36)	56	122
second	Hashim Amla (36) and Graeme Smith (10)	47	70
third	Jacques Kallis (0) and Hashim Amla (0)	0	1
fourth	Jacques Kallis (2) and Ashwell Prince (0)	2	6
fifth	Ashwell Prince (4) and AB de Villiers (9)	13	25
sixth	Mark Boucher (3) and AB de Villiers (11)	14	31
seventh	AB de Villiers (19) and Morne Morkel (7)	26	44
eighth	Paul Harris (0) and Morne Morkel (10)	10	20
ninth	Andre Nel (4) and Paul Harris (0)	4	11
tenth	Makhaya Ntini (9) and Paul Harris (13)	22	61

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 316 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini	6	20
Alastair Cook	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	39	102
Ian Bell	c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini	24	41
Kevin Pietersen	c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini	100	137
Paul Collingwood	c & b Jacques Kallis	61	124
Andrew Flintoff	c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis	9	13
Tim Ambrose	c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis	4	11
Stuart Broad	c Neil McKenzie b Makhaya Ntini	1	36
Steve Harmison	not out	49	59
James Anderson	lbw b Paul Harris	13	34
Monty Panesar	run out (Paul Harris)	0	–

Extras 10 · Total 316 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	22	3	78	0
Makhaya Ntini	24	3	94	5
Andre Nel	19.2	5	56	0
Jacques Kallis	15	2	51	3
Paul Harris	15	4	33	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Andrew Strauss, 3.4 ov), 2-51 (Ian Bell, 17.4 ov), 3-111 (Alastair Cook, 35.5 ov), 4-219 (Kevin Pietersen, 63.5 ov), 5-233 (Andrew Flintoff, 67.6 ov), 6-241 (Tim Ambrose, 71.6 ov), 7-248 (Paul Collingwood, 77.2 ov), 8-263 (Stuart Broad, 83.2 ov), 9-316 (James Anderson, 94.6 ov), 10-316 (Monty Panesar, 95.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (6) and Alastair Cook (1)	7	22
second	Ian Bell (24) and Alastair Cook (19)	44	84
third	Kevin Pietersen (38) and Alastair Cook (19)	60	112
fourth	Paul Collingwood (45) and Kevin Pietersen (62)	108	168
fifth	Paul Collingwood (5) and Andrew Flintoff (9)	14	25
sixth	Paul Collingwood (4) and Tim Ambrose (4)	8	24
seventh	Paul Collingwood (7) and Stuart Broad (0)	7	32
eighth	Steve Harmison (13) and Stuart Broad (1)	15	36
ninth	Steve Harmison (36) and James Anderson (13)	53	72
tenth	Steve Harmison (0) and Monty Panesar (0)	0	2

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 318 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	lbw b James Anderson	0	5
Neil McKenzie	b Stuart Broad	29	58
Hashim Amla	c Tim Ambrose b Steve Harmison	76	99
Jacques Kallis	c Paul Collingwood b Steve Harmison	9	57
Ashwell Prince	c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff	24	53
AB de Villiers	b Monty Panesar	97	170
Mark Boucher	c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson	12	44
Morne Morkel	c Ian Bell b Monty Panesar	10	22
Paul Harris	c Andrew Flintoff b Stuart Broad	34	74
Andre Nel	not out	3	8
Makhaya Ntini	c Paul Collingwood b Stuart Broad	2	9

Extras 22 · Total 318 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	22	2	85	2
Steve Harmison	25	6	84	2
Andrew Flintoff	18	4	53	1
Monty Panesar	17	5	37	2
Stuart Broad	16.2	4	44	3
Kevin Pietersen	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Graeme Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-82 (Neil McKenzie, 20.4 ov), 3-119 (Hashim Amla, 29.6 ov), 4-138 (Jacques Kallis, 39.6 ov), 5-161 (Ashwell Prince, 51.2 ov), 6-201 (Mark Boucher, 68.1 ov), 7-218 (Morne Morkel, 73.4 ov), 8-313 (Paul Harris, 95.4 ov), 9-313 (AB de Villiers, 96.5 ov), 10-318 (Makhaya Ntini, 99.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Neil McKenzie (0) and Graeme Smith (0)	0	5
second	Neil McKenzie (29) and Hashim Amla (46)	82	120
third	Jacques Kallis (6) and Hashim Amla (30)	37	57
fourth	Jacques Kallis (3) and Ashwell Prince (16)	19	60
fifth	Ashwell Prince (8) and AB de Villiers (10)	23	68
sixth	Mark Boucher (12) and AB de Villiers (27)	40	102
seventh	AB de Villiers (6) and Morne Morkel (10)	17	33
eighth	Paul Harris (34) and AB de Villiers (54)	95	132
ninth	Andre Nel (0) and AB de Villiers (0)	0	7
tenth	Makhaya Ntini (2) and Andre Nel (3)	5	15

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 198 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c Graeme Smith b Paul Harris	58	107
Alastair Cook	c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini	67	106
Ian Bell	b Makhaya Ntini	4	19
Kevin Pietersen	c Neil McKenzie b Paul Harris	13	27
Paul Collingwood	not out	25	50
Andrew Flintoff	not out	11	14

Did not bat: Tim Ambrose, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steve Harmison, Monty Panesar

Extras 20 · Total 198 for 4

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	13	2	43	0
Makhaya Ntini	14	4	55	2
Paul Harris	19.5	5	56	2
Andre Nel	5	0	21	0
Jacques Kallis	1	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-123 (Alastair Cook, 31.2 ov), 2-147 (Ian Bell, 37.5 ov), 3-147 (Andrew Strauss, 38.1 ov), 4-182 (Kevin Pietersen, 48.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (42) and Alastair Cook (67)	123	192
second	Andrew Strauss (16) and Ian Bell (4)	24	39
third	Andrew Strauss (0) and Kevin Pietersen (0)	0	2
fourth	Paul Collingwood (20) and Kevin Pietersen (13)	35	65
fifth	Paul Collingwood (5) and Andrew Flintoff (11)	16	25

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