England Vs South Africa 13Th Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · Kennington Oval, London · 22 May 1999
South Africa won by 122 runs
South Africa won by 122 runs. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 60 for South Africa. Allan Donald took 4/17.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 22 May 1999
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 122 runs
- Player of the match
- Lance Klusener
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Alec Stewart (England)
- Umpires
- S Venkataraghavan and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 225 for 7. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 60 off 94 balls, and Lance Klusener made 48. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs, 49% of the total.
Chasing 226, England made 103 all out. Graeme Hick top-scored with 21 off 50 balls. Allan Donald took 4 for 17 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 122 runs. England's 103 all out is the lowest completed total at Kennington Oval.
SOUTH AFRICA: 225 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Alec Stewart b Mark Ealham | 45 | 62 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Graeme Hick b Mark Ealham | 60 | 94 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Alan Mullally | 0 | 5 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Angus Fraser b Alan Mullally | 10 | 20 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Alec Stewart b Andrew Flintoff | 16 | 28 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Nick Knight b Darren Gough | 18 | 24 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 48 | 40 |
| Shaun Pollock | b Darren Gough | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 16 | 27 |
Did not bat: Steve Elworthy, Allan Donald
Extras 12 · Total 225 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Angus Fraser | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-111 (Herschelle Gibbs, 24.6 ov), 2-112 (Gary Kirsten, 26.2 ov), 3-112 (Jacques Kallis, 27.2 ov), 4-127 (Daryll Cullinan, 31.6 ov), 5-146 (Hansie Cronje, 36.5 ov), 6-168 (Jonty Rhodes, 40.3 ov), 7-168 (Shaun Pollock, 40.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (45) and Herschelle Gibbs (60) | 111 | 151 |
| second | Gary Kirsten (1) and Jacques Kallis (0) | 1 | 8 |
| third | Daryll Cullinan (0) and Jacques Kallis (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fourth | Hansie Cronje (5) and Daryll Cullinan (10) | 15 | 28 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje (11) and Jonty Rhodes (7) | 19 | 29 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes (11) and Lance Klusener (8) | 22 | 22 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (0) and Lance Klusener (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Lance Klusener (40) and Mark Boucher (17) | 57 | 56 |
ENGLAND: 103 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Hussain | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 2 | 14 |
| Alec Stewart | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Graeme Hick | c Herschelle Gibbs b Steve Elworthy | 21 | 50 |
| Graham Thorpe | lbw b Allan Donald | 14 | 29 |
| Neil Fairbrother | lbw b Allan Donald | 21 | 44 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Jonty Rhodes b Allan Donald | 0 | 9 |
| Mark Ealham | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 5 | 17 |
| Robert Croft | c Jonty Rhodes b Lance Klusener | 12 | 25 |
| Darren Gough | c Hansie Cronje b Steve Elworthy | 10 | 34 |
| Angus Fraser | c Gary Kirsten b Shaun Pollock | 3 | 18 |
| Alan Mullally | not out | 1 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 103 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Elworthy | 10 | 3 | 24 | 2 |
| Allan Donald | 8 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Lance Klusener | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Alec Stewart, 0.6 ov), 2-6 (Nasser Hussain, 2.6 ov), 3-39 (Graham Thorpe, 13.5 ov), 4-44 (Graeme Hick, 16.1 ov), 5-45 (Andrew Flintoff, 17.5 ov), 6-60 (Mark Ealham, 23.3 ov), 7-78 (Robert Croft, 29.3 ov), 8-97 (Darren Gough, 36.2 ov), 9-99 (Neil Fairbrother, 37.5 ov), 10-103 (Angus Fraser, 40.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nasser Hussain (0) and Alec Stewart (0) | 2 | 6 |
| second | Nasser Hussain (0) and Graeme Hick (0) | 4 | 7 |
| third | Graeme Hick (16) and Graham Thorpe (14) | 33 | 66 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother (0) and Graeme Hick (4) | 5 | 14 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother (1) and Andrew Flintoff (0) | 1 | 10 |
| sixth | Neil Fairbrother (9) and Mark Ealham (5) | 15 | 34 |
| seventh | Neil Fairbrother (5) and Robert Croft (13) | 18 | 38 |
| eighth | Neil Fairbrother (6) and Darren Gough (11) | 19 | 41 |
| ninth | Neil Fairbrother (1) and Angus Fraser (1) | 2 | 9 |
| tenth | Angus Fraser (3) and Alan Mullally (1) | 4 | 19 |
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