Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test

South Africa tour of Zimbabwe - 2001 (2001/02) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 7 September 2001

South Africa won by 9 wickets

South Africa won by 9 wickets. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 220 for South Africa. Andre Nel took 4/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of Zimbabwe - 2001 (2001/02)
Ground: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Dates: 7 September 2001 to 11 September 2001
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets
Player of the match: Andy Flower
Captains: Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
Debuts: Claude Henderson (South Africa), Andre Nel (South Africa), Douglas Hondo (Zimbabwe)
Umpires: DB Hair and RB Tiffin
Match referee: Naushad Ali

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Claude Henderson, Andre Nel and Douglas Hondo played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 599 for 3. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 220 off 286 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 157. The innings was built on a 256-run stand for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 313 across 10 Tests.

Zimbabwe replied with 286 all out. Andy Flower top-scored with 142 off 200 balls, and Dion Ebrahim made 71. Andre Nel took 4 for 53 for South Africa. South Africa led by 313 on first innings. Zimbabwe followed on.

Zimbabwe made 391 all out in their second innings. Andy Flower top-scored with 199 not out off 470 balls, and Hamilton Masakadza made 85. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 67 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 186-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andy Flower and Hamilton Masakadza, 48% of the total.

South Africa made 75 for 1 in their second innings. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 42 not out off 55 balls.

South Africa won by 9 wickets. Gary Kirsten's 220 is the highest individual score at Harare Sports Club.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 599 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Herschelle Gibbs	b Travis Friend	147	164
Gary Kirsten	c Andy Flower b Douglas Hondo	220	286
Jacques Kallis	not out	157	272
Neil McKenzie	c Douglas Hondo b Travis Friend	52	109
Lance Klusener	not out	8	11

Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Boeta Dippenaar, Shaun Pollock, Claude Henderson, Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel

Extras 15 · Total 599 for 3

Bowler (Zimbabwe)	O	M	R	W
Heath Streak	34	4	120	0
Travis Friend	27	2	147	2
Douglas Hondo	18	0	87	1
Ray Price	42	2	192	0
Guy Whittall	12	2	34	0
Grant Flower	6	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-256 (Herschelle Gibbs, 50.5 ov), 2-455 (Gary Kirsten, 103.3 ov), 3-582 (Neil McKenzie, 136.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten (105) and Herschelle Gibbs (147)	256	302
second	Gary Kirsten (115) and Jacques Kallis (76)	199	319
third	Jacques Kallis (66) and Neil McKenzie (58)	127	199
fourth	Jacques Kallis (8) and Lance Klusener (9)	17	15

ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 286 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dion Ebrahim	st Mark Boucher b Claude Henderson	71	107
Alistair Campbell	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	0	4
Hamilton Masakadza	run out (Neil McKenzie)	13	40
Craig Wishart	c Lance Klusener b Jacques Kallis	0	10
Andy Flower	lbw b Shaun Pollock	142	200
Ray Price	c Gary Kirsten b Andre Nel	0	22
Grant Flower	c Boeta Dippenaar b Andre Nel	0	7
Guy Whittall	b Jacques Kallis	16	67
Heath Streak	lbw b Claude Henderson	7	29
Travis Friend	c Shaun Pollock b Andre Nel	30	49
Douglas Hondo	not out	1	10

Extras 6 · Total 286 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	22.3	5	62	1
Andre Nel	16	6	53	4
Makhaya Ntini	13	2	60	0
Jacques Kallis	12	1	39	2
Claude Henderson	24	5	55	2
Lance Klusener	3	0	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Alistair Campbell, 1.4 ov), 2-43 (Hamilton Masakadza, 13.4 ov), 3-51 (Craig Wishart, 16.5 ov), 4-133 (Dion Ebrahim, 33.3 ov), 5-143 (Ray Price, 41.1 ov), 6-143 (Grant Flower, 43.2 ov), 7-188 (Guy Whittall, 62.6 ov), 8-207 (Heath Streak, 71.2 ov), 9-282 (Travis Friend, 87.1 ov), 10-286 (Andy Flower, 90.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alistair Campbell (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0)	2	10
second	Hamilton Masakadza (13) and Dion Ebrahim (27)	41	71
third	Craig Wishart (0) and Dion Ebrahim (8)	8	20
fourth	Andy Flower (44) and Dion Ebrahim (34)	82	100
fifth	Andy Flower (10) and Ray Price (0)	10	46
sixth	Andy Flower (0) and Grant Flower (0)	0	13
seventh	Andy Flower (29) and Guy Whittall (16)	45	118
eighth	Andy Flower (12) and Heath Streak (7)	19	50
ninth	Andy Flower (44) and Travis Friend (30)	75	96
tenth	Andy Flower (3) and Douglas Hondo (1)	4	19

ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 391 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dion Ebrahim	lbw b Shaun Pollock	0	5
Alistair Campbell	b Jacques Kallis	7	24
Hamilton Masakadza	c Boeta Dippenaar b Claude Henderson	85	230
Craig Wishart	c Lance Klusener b Shaun Pollock	6	12
Andy Flower	not out	199	470
Grant Flower	c Boeta Dippenaar b Makhaya Ntini	16	74
Guy Whittall	lbw b Claude Henderson	3	28
Heath Streak	c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock	19	51
Travis Friend	b Lance Klusener	17	85
Ray Price	c Neil McKenzie b Lance Klusener	4	28
Douglas Hondo	lbw b Andre Nel	6	34

Extras 29 · Total 391 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	29	5	67	3
Andre Nel	14.5	5	33	1
Jacques Kallis	21	5	52	1
Claude Henderson	55	16	122	2
Makhaya Ntini	23	10	48	1
Lance Klusener	29	9	50	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Dion Ebrahim, 0.5 ov), 2-18 (Alistair Campbell, 7.4 ov), 3-25 (Craig Wishart, 12.3 ov), 4-211 (Hamilton Masakadza, 75.5 ov), 5-243 (Grant Flower, 96.4 ov), 6-260 (Guy Whittall, 107.1 ov), 7-287 (Heath Streak, 120.6 ov), 8-326 (Travis Friend, 145.3 ov), 9-344 (Ray Price, 155.2 ov), 10-391 (Douglas Hondo, 171.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alistair Campbell (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0)	0	5
second	Alistair Campbell (7) and Hamilton Masakadza (8)	18	38
third	Craig Wishart (6) and Hamilton Masakadza (1)	7	29
fourth	Andy Flower (95) and Hamilton Masakadza (74)	186	388
fifth	Andy Flower (14) and Grant Flower (16)	32	126
sixth	Andy Flower (14) and Guy Whittall (3)	17	63
seventh	Andy Flower (7) and Heath Streak (20)	27	83
eighth	Andy Flower (21) and Travis Friend (17)	39	147
ninth	Andy Flower (8) and Ray Price (4)	18	59
tenth	Andy Flower (40) and Douglas Hondo (6)	47	100

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 75 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R	B
Boeta Dippenaar	lbw b Travis Friend	0	1
Gary Kirsten	not out	31	36
Jacques Kallis	not out	42	55

Did not bat: Neil McKenzie, Lance Klusener, Mark Boucher, Herschelle Gibbs, Shaun Pollock, Claude Henderson, Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel

Extras 2 · Total 75 for 1

Bowler (Zimbabwe)	O	M	R	W
Travis Friend	7	0	44	1
Heath Streak	4	2	10	0
Ray Price	3.2	0	19	0
Douglas Hondo	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Boeta Dippenaar, 0.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten (0) and Boeta Dippenaar (0)	0	1
second	Gary Kirsten (31) and Jacques Kallis (39)	75	86

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