New Zealand v South Africa 1st Test

South Africa tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12) · University Oval, Dunedin · 7 March 2012

Match drawn

Match drawn. Graeme Smith top-scored with 115 for South Africa. Chris Martin took 4/56.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12)
Ground: University Oval, Dunedin
Dates: 7 March 2012 to 11 March 2012
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Graeme Smith
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
Debuts: Rob Nicol (New Zealand), Kruger van Wyk (New Zealand)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and BR Doctrove
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. Rob Nicol and Kruger van Wyk played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 238 all out. Hashim Amla top-scored with 62 off 102 balls, and Graeme Smith made 53. Chris Martin took 4 for 56 for New Zealand. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at University Oval, 351 across 5 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 273 all out. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 48 off 102 balls, and Daniel Vettori made 46. Vernon Philander took 4 for 72 for South Africa. New Zealand led by 35 on first innings.

South Africa made 435 for 5 declared in their second innings. Graeme Smith top-scored with 115 off 234 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 113. Doug Bracewell took 3 for 70 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 200-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith, 46% of the total.

Set 401 to win, New Zealand made 137 for 2. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 58 not out off 91 balls, and Ross Taylor made 48.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 238 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Rob Nicol b Chris Martin	53	74
Alviro Petersen	lbw b Trent Boult	11	29
Hashim Amla	c Ross Taylor b Daniel Vettori	62	102
Jacques Kallis	c Ross Taylor b Chris Martin	0	2
AB de Villiers	lbw b Chris Martin	0	1
Jacques Rudolph	c Trent Boult b Doug Bracewell	52	99
Mark Boucher	run out (Doug Bracewell, Kruger van Wyk)	4	2
Dale Steyn	c Ross Taylor b Doug Bracewell	9	20
Vernon Philander	c Kane Williamson b Chris Martin	22	58
Morne Morkel	not out	13	14
Imran Tahir	run out (Doug Bracewell, Daniel Vettori)	10	10

Extras 2 · Total 238 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Martin	18	2	56	4
Tim Southee	10	1	40	0
Trent Boult	8	0	58	1
Doug Bracewell	16.2	2	52	2
Daniel Vettori	15	4	31	1
Rob Nicol	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (Alviro Petersen, 9.2 ov), 2-86 (Graeme Smith, 26.5 ov), 3-90 (Jacques Kallis, 28.1 ov), 4-90 (AB de Villiers, 28.2 ov), 5-156 (Hashim Amla, 41.4 ov), 6-161 (Mark Boucher, 43.1 ov), 7-179 (Dale Steyn, 48.2 ov), 8-214 (Vernon Philander, 63.6 ov), 9-222 (Jacques Rudolph, 64.6 ov), 10-238 (Imran Tahir, 68.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (23) and Alviro Petersen (11)	34	56
second	Hashim Amla (22) and Graeme Smith (30)	52	105
third	Jacques Kallis (0) and Hashim Amla (4)	4	8
fourth	Hashim Amla (0) and AB de Villiers (0)	0	1
fifth	Jacques Rudolph (29) and Hashim Amla (36)	66	80
sixth	Mark Boucher (4) and Jacques Rudolph (1)	5	9
seventh	Jacques Rudolph (8) and Dale Steyn (9)	18	32
eighth	Jacques Rudolph (13) and Vernon Philander (22)	35	94
ninth	Jacques Rudolph (1) and Morne Morkel (7)	8	6
tenth	Imran Tahir (8) and Morne Morkel (6)	16	19

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 273 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Rob Nicol	c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander	6	12
Martin Guptill	b Morne Morkel	16	43
Brendon McCullum	c & b Imran Tahir	48	102
Ross Taylor	c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel	44	77
Kane Williamson	c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander	11	45
Daniel Vettori	c & b Jacques Kallis	46	78
Kruger van Wyk	c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander	36	92
Doug Bracewell	b Dale Steyn	25	46
Tim Southee	c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander	0	2
Trent Boult	not out	33	28
Chris Martin	c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn	5	5

Extras 3 · Total 273 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	20.2	4	79	2
Vernon Philander	18	1	72	4
Morne Morkel	18	5	52	2
Imran Tahir	24	6	55	1
Jacques Kallis	8	2	12	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Rob Nicol, 3.2 ov), 2-41 (Martin Guptill, 16.5 ov), 3-106 (Brendon McCullum, 38.1 ov), 4-116 (Ross Taylor, 41.4 ov), 5-135 (Kane Williamson, 49.6 ov), 6-188 (Daniel Vettori, 67.3 ov), 7-229 (Kruger van Wyk, 81.2 ov), 8-229 (Tim Southee, 81.4 ov), 9-239 (Doug Bracewell, 84.6 ov), 10-273 (Chris Martin, 88.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rob Nicol (6) and Martin Guptill (1)	7	20
second	Brendon McCullum (19) and Martin Guptill (15)	34	81
third	Brendon McCullum (29) and Ross Taylor (36)	65	128
fourth	Ross Taylor (8) and Kane Williamson (2)	10	21
fifth	Daniel Vettori (10) and Kane Williamson (9)	19	50
sixth	Daniel Vettori (36) and Kruger van Wyk (15)	53	105
seventh	Kruger van Wyk (21) and Doug Bracewell (20)	41	83
eighth	Tim Southee (0) and Doug Bracewell (0)	0	2
ninth	Trent Boult (4) and Doug Bracewell (5)	10	20
tenth	Chris Martin (5) and Trent Boult (29)	34	20

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 435 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Alviro Petersen	c Tim Southee b Doug Bracewell	25	35
Graeme Smith	b Doug Bracewell	115	234
Hashim Amla	c Martin Guptill b Doug Bracewell	2	4
Jacques Kallis	c Rob Nicol b Trent Boult	113	263
Jacques Rudolph	not out	105	182
AB de Villiers	c Brendon McCullum b Kane Williamson	29	55
Mark Boucher	not out	34	70

Did not bat: Vernon Philander, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn

Extras 12 · Total 435 for 5 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Martin	23	4	74	0
Trent Boult	26	4	93	1
Doug Bracewell	25	3	70	3
Tim Southee	26	4	100	0
Daniel Vettori	32	5	65	0
Rob Nicol	1	0	9	0
Kane Williamson	7	4	16	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-45 (Alviro Petersen, 11.2 ov), 2-47 (Hashim Amla, 11.6 ov), 3-247 (Graeme Smith, 81.1 ov), 4-283 (Jacques Kallis, 97.3 ov), 5-353 (AB de Villiers, 117.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (20) and Alviro Petersen (25)	45	68
second	Hashim Amla (2) and Graeme Smith (0)	2	4
third	Jacques Kallis (99) and Graeme Smith (95)	200	417
fourth	Jacques Kallis (14) and Jacques Rudolph (21)	36	99
fifth	Jacques Rudolph (37) and AB de Villiers (29)	70	119
sixth	Mark Boucher (34) and Jacques Rudolph (47)	82	136

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 137 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Rob Nicol	c Graeme Smith b Imran Tahir	19	71
Martin Guptill	c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander	6	18
Brendon McCullum	not out	58	91
Ross Taylor	not out	48	68

Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Kruger van Wyk, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Chris Martin

Extras 6 · Total 137 for 2

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	8	2	25	0
Vernon Philander	12	2	29	1
Morne Morkel	9	2	33	0
Imran Tahir	8	2	33	1
Jacques Kallis	4	1	15	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Martin Guptill, 7.6 ov), 2-55 (Rob Nicol, 20.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rob Nicol (9) and Martin Guptill (6)	16	48
second	Brendon McCullum (27) and Rob Nicol (10)	39	74
third	Brendon McCullum (31) and Ross Taylor (48)	82	126

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