South Africa v West Indies 2nd Test

West Indies tour of South Africa - 1998 (1998/99) · Crusaders Ground, Gqeberha · 10 December 1998

South Africa won by 178 runs

South Africa won by 178 runs. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 64 for South Africa. Curtly Ambrose took 6/51.

South Africa ARCHIVE West Indies ARCHIVE 1998 TESTS Crusaders Ground ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of South Africa - 1998 (1998/99)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha (then Crusaders Ground)
Dates: 10 December 1998 to 12 December 1998
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 178 runs
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock
Captains: Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Brian Lara (West Indies)
Umpires: DR Shepherd and RE Koertzen
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

South Africa batted first and made 245 all out. Pat Symcox top-scored with 36 off 71 balls. Courtney Walsh took 4 for 87 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 121 all out. Stuart Williams top-scored with 37 off 64 balls. Shaun Pollock took 5 for 43 for South Africa. From 58 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 75 for 7. South Africa led by 124 on first innings.

South Africa made 195 all out in their second innings. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 64 off 106 balls, and Shaun Pollock made 42. Curtly Ambrose took 6 for 51 for West Indies.

Set 320 to win, West Indies made 141 all out. Brian Lara top-scored with 39 off 49 balls. Allan Donald took 5 for 49 for South Africa. From 54 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 77 for 7.

South Africa won by 178 runs.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 245 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	c Ridley Jacobs	29	58
Herschelle Gibbs	bowled	2	10
Jacques Kallis	c Carl Hooper	30	63
Daryll Cullinan	bowled	4	18
Hansie Cronje	run out (Floyd Reifer)	21	59
Jonty Rhodes	c Carl Hooper	17	14
Shaun Pollock	c Stuart Williams	28	24
Mark Boucher	c Carl Hooper	17	47
Pat Symcox	bowled	36	71
Allan Donald	c Carl Hooper	34	61
David Terbrugge	not out	2	13

Extras 25 · Total 245 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Curtly Ambrose	17	6	28	2
Courtney Walsh	23.4	0	87	4
Nixon McLean	19	4	66	2
Mervyn Dillon	11	1	54	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Herschelle Gibbs, 3.6 ov), 2-52 (Gary Kirsten, 18.1 ov), 3-67 (Daryll Cullinan, 23.6 ov), 4-67 (Jacques Kallis, 24.3 ov), 5-89 (Jonty Rhodes, 28.6 ov), 6-138 (Shaun Pollock, 38.4 ov), 7-142 (Hansie Cronje, 41.6 ov), 8-175 (Mark Boucher, 51.3 ov), 9-241 (Pat Symcox, 67.2 ov), 10-245 (Allan Donald, 70.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	6	24
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	46	85
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	15	35
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis	0	3
fifth	Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes	22	27
sixth	Hansie Cronje and Shaun Pollock	49	58
seventh	Hansie Cronje and Mark Boucher	4	20
eighth	Pat Symcox and Mark Boucher	33	57
ninth	Allan Donald and Pat Symcox	66	95
tenth	Allan Donald and David Terbrugge	4	20

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 121 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Stuart Williams	bowled	37	64
Clayton Lambert	c Hansie Cronje	0	5
Brian Lara	c Daryll Cullinan	4	23
Carl Hooper	bowled	15	54
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	lbw	4	7
Floyd Reifer	c Mark Boucher	0	13
Ridley Jacobs	bowled	1	16
Nixon McLean	c Hansie Cronje	31	12
Curtly Ambrose	bowled	12	20
Mervyn Dillon	c Jonty Rhodes	9	6
Courtney Walsh	not out	2	10

Extras 6 · Total 121 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	10	1	33	2
Shaun Pollock	13.3	2	43	5
David Terbrugge	9	4	27	3
Jacques Kallis	3	1	8	0
Pat Symcox	2	0	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Clayton Lambert, 1.5 ov), 2-31 (Brian Lara, 10.4 ov), 3-58 (Stuart Williams, 22.6 ov), 4-63 (Carl Hooper, 24.5 ov), 5-64 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 25.1 ov), 6-67 (Ridley Jacobs, 28.3 ov), 7-75 (Floyd Reifer, 29.6 ov), 8-103 (Nixon McLean, 32.3 ov), 9-112 (Mervyn Dillon, 33.4 ov), 10-121 (Curtly Ambrose, 37.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Clayton Lambert and Stuart Williams	0	11
second	Brian Lara and Stuart Williams	31	53
third	Carl Hooper and Stuart Williams	27	74
fourth	Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	5	11
fifth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Floyd Reifer	1	2
sixth	Ridley Jacobs and Floyd Reifer	3	20
seventh	Nixon McLean and Floyd Reifer	8	9
eighth	Curtly Ambrose and Nixon McLean	28	15
ninth	Curtly Ambrose and Mervyn Dillon	9	7
tenth	Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose	9	23

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 195 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	c Ridley Jacobs	2	23
Herschelle Gibbs	c Clayton Lambert	4	9
Jacques Kallis	c Ridley Jacobs	3	30
Daryll Cullinan	c Clayton Lambert	10	34
Hansie Cronje	run out (Shivnarine Chanderpaul)	24	43
Jonty Rhodes	bowled	64	106
Shaun Pollock	c Mervyn Dillon	42	71
Mark Boucher	c Carl Hooper	1	6
Pat Symcox	c Clayton Lambert	16	21
Allan Donald	bowled	11	34
David Terbrugge	not out	3	15

Extras 15 · Total 195 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Curtly Ambrose	19	4	51	6
Courtney Walsh	23.5	5	58	3
Mervyn Dillon	9	2	26	0
Carl Hooper	7	0	35	0
Nixon McLean	5	0	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Herschelle Gibbs, 2.1 ov), 2-9 (Gary Kirsten, 7.6 ov), 3-11 (Jacques Kallis, 10.6 ov), 4-47 (Daryll Cullinan, 20.5 ov), 5-53 (Hansie Cronje, 24.3 ov), 6-145 (Shaun Pollock, 46.2 ov), 7-151 (Mark Boucher, 48.1 ov), 8-173 (Jonty Rhodes, 54.4 ov), 9-183 (Pat Symcox, 56.5 ov), 10-195 (Allan Donald, 63.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	5	13
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	4	35
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	2	18
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan	36	59
fifth	Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes	6	22
sixth	Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock	92	131
seventh	Jonty Rhodes and Mark Boucher	6	11
eighth	Jonty Rhodes and Pat Symcox	22	39
ninth	Allan Donald and Pat Symcox	10	13
tenth	Allan Donald and David Terbrugge	12	42

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 141 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Clayton Lambert	c Mark Boucher	2	11
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	c Jacques Kallis	16	72
Ridley Jacobs	lbw	22	31
Carl Hooper	run out (Hansie Cronje)	8	22
Brian Lara	c Gary Kirsten	39	49
Floyd Reifer	c Daryll Cullinan	9	15
Nixon McLean	run out (Hansie Cronje)	1	1
Stuart Williams	lbw	8	14
Curtly Ambrose	c Shaun Pollock	16	17
Mervyn Dillon	bowled	9	7
Courtney Walsh	not out	0	–

Extras 11 · Total 141 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	14.2	4	49	5
Shaun Pollock	13	1	46	2
Jacques Kallis	6	1	17	1
David Terbrugge	5	1	27	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Clayton Lambert, 2.5 ov), 2-40 (Ridley Jacobs, 13.3 ov), 3-54 (Carl Hooper, 20.3 ov), 4-57 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 22.2 ov), 5-68 (Floyd Reifer, 26.1 ov), 6-69 (Nixon McLean, 26.2 ov), 7-77 (Stuart Williams, 28.6 ov), 8-132 (Brian Lara, 36.5 ov), 9-141 (Mervyn Dillon, 37.6 ov), 10-141 (Curtly Ambrose, 38.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Clayton Lambert and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	3	17
second	Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ridley Jacobs	37	64
third	Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	14	42
fourth	Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	3	11
fifth	Brian Lara and Floyd Reifer	11	23
sixth	Brian Lara and Nixon McLean	1	1
seventh	Brian Lara and Stuart Williams	8	16
eighth	Curtly Ambrose and Brian Lara	55	47
ninth	Curtly Ambrose and Mervyn Dillon	9	7
tenth	Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose	0	2

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