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England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 / Scorecard

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - 1st Test

South Africa v England

England won by 7 wickets

Test no. 1728 | 2004/05 season
Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
17,18,19,20,21 December 2004 (5-day match)


South Africa 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith*	c Strauss b Hoggard	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
0.2 caught Strauss 0/1
AB de Villiers	lbw b Flintoff	28	81	47	4	0	59.57
16.6 lbw 63/2
JA Rudolph	c †GO Jones b Flintoff	93	253	192	14	0	48.43
59.4 caught †GO Jones 178/4
JH Kallis	b Harmison	0	14	7	0	0	0.00
19.4 bowled 66/3
HH Dippenaar	c Trescothick b SP Jones	110	372	245	11	0	44.89
107.3 caught Trescothick 324/8
Z de Bruyn	b Flintoff	6	24	23	1	0	26.08
65.2 bowled 192/5
SM Pollock	c Trescothick b Hoggard	31	76	52	5	0	59.61
82.3 caught Trescothick 253/6
AJ Hall	b Hoggard	6	11	10	1	0	60.00
84.4 bowled 261/7
TL Tsolekile†	c Flintoff b Giles	22	106	83	1	0	26.50
108.2 caught Flintoff 326/9
M Ntini	not out	2	16	6	0	0	33.33

DW Steyn	c Strauss b Giles	8	10	10	0	1	80.00
110.4 caught Strauss 336/10
Extras	(lb 13, w 4, nb 14)	31

Total	(all out; 110.4 overs; 486 mins)	337	(3.04 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-63 (de Villiers, 16.6 ov), 3-66 (Kallis, 19.4 ov), 4-178 (Rudolph, 59.4 ov), 5-192 (de Bruyn, 65.2 ov), 6-253 (Pollock, 82.3 ov), 7-261 (Hall, 84.4 ov), 8-324 (Dippenaar, 107.3 ov), 9-327 (Tsolekile, 108.2 ov), 10-337 (Steyn, 110.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Hoggard	20	4	56	3	2.80	(2nb)
0.2 to Smith, caught Strauss 0/1 82.3 to Pollock, caught Trescothick 253/6 84.4 to Hall, bowled 261/7
SJ Harmison	25	2	88	1	3.52	(3w)
19.4 to Kallis, bowled 66/3
SP Jones	16	4	39	1	2.43	(3nb)
107.3 to Dippenaar, caught Trescothick 324/8
A Flintoff	22	4	72	3	3.27	(8nb, 1w)
16.6 to de Villiers, lbw 63/2 59.4 to Rudolph, caught †GO Jones 178/4 65.2 to de Bruyn, bowled 192/5
AF Giles	27.4	8	69	2	2.49
108.2 to Tsolekile, caught Flintoff 326/9 110.4 to Steyn, caught Strauss 336/10


England 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	b Steyn	47	189	139	4	0	33.81
42.4 bowled 152/1
AJ Strauss	c de Villiers b Pollock	126	301	228	17	0	55.26
69.3 caught de Villiers 238/2
MA Butcher	c †Tsolekile b Ntini	79	273	193	12	0	40.93
105.5 caught †Tsolekile 346/5
MP Vaughan*	c Smith b Hall	10	20	14	1	1	71.42
73.5 caught Smith 249/3
GP Thorpe	b Smith	4	41	29	0	0	13.79
83.3 bowled 267/4
A Flintoff	c Rudolph b Ntini	35	107	70	4	1	50.00
107.1 caught Rudolph 353/6
GO Jones†	c Dippenaar b Ntini	2	9	3	0	0	66.66
107.2 caught Dippenaar 353/7
AF Giles	c Hall b Pollock	26	66	39	3	0	66.66
121.1 caught Hall 394/9
MJ Hoggard	c †Tsolekile b Hall	0	6	5	0	0	0.00
108.2 caught †Tsolekile 358/8
SP Jones	c & b Steyn	24	86	60	3	0	40.00
126.5 caught & 425/10
SJ Harmison	not out	15	28	16	0	1	93.75

Extras	(lb 21, w 1, nb 35)	57

Total	(all out; 126.5 overs; 567 mins)	425	(3.35 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-152 (Trescothick, 42.4 ov), 2-238 (Strauss, 69.3 ov), 3-249 (Vaughan, 73.5 ov), 4-267 (Thorpe, 83.3 ov), 5-346 (Butcher, 105.5 ov), 6-353 (Flintoff, 107.1 ov), 7-353 (GO Jones, 107.2 ov), 8-358 (Hoggard, 108.2 ov), 9-394 (Giles, 121.1 ov), 10-425 (SP Jones, 126.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Pollock	32	14	61	2	1.90	(6nb)
69.3 to Strauss, caught de Villiers 238/2 121.1 to Giles, caught Hall 394/9
M Ntini	28	6	75	3	2.67	(1nb, 1w)
105.5 to Butcher, caught †Tsolekile 346/5 107.1 to Flintoff, caught Rudolph 353/6 107.2 to GO Jones, caught Dippenaar 353/7
DW Steyn	25.5	2	117	2	4.52	(16nb)
42.4 to Trescothick, bowled 152/1 126.5 to SP Jones, caught & 425/10
AJ Hall	22	1	95	2	4.31	(7nb)
73.5 to Vaughan, caught Smith 249/3 108.2 to Hoggard, caught †Tsolekile 358/8
Z de Bruyn	9	1	31	0	3.44	(5nb)

GC Smith	10	3	25	1	2.50
83.3 to Thorpe, bowled 267/4


South Africa 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AB de Villiers	c & b Hoggard	14	28	21	2	0	66.66
6.3 caught & 26/1
GC Smith*	c SP Jones b Flintoff	55	178	105	5	0	52.38
39.4 caught SP Jones 152/3
JA Rudolph	c Trescothick b Giles	28	43	45	4	0	62.22
16.1 caught Trescothick 64/2
JH Kallis	lbw b SP Jones	61	167	113	9	0	53.98
55.2 lbw 201/5
HH Dippenaar	b Giles	10	28	26	1	0	38.46
46.3 bowled 168/4
Z de Bruyn	c Trescothick b Flintoff	19	65	42	2	0	45.23
62.3 caught Trescothick 217/7
SM Pollock	c †GO Jones b SP Jones	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
55.3 caught †GO Jones 201/6
AJ Hall	run out (Thorpe/†GO Jones)	17	68	51	2	0	33.33
69.3 from SP Jones, run out (Thorpe/†GO Jones) 229/10
TL Tsolekile†	b SP Jones	0	18	10	0	0	0.00
65.5 bowled 218/8
M Ntini	lbw b SP Jones	4	10	5	1	0	80.00
67.5 lbw 224/9
DW Steyn	not out	2	8	2	0	0	100.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 6, pen 5)	19

Total	(all out; 69.1 overs; 312 mins)	229	(3.31 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-26 (de Villiers, 6.3 ov), 2-64 (Rudolph, 16.1 ov), 3-152 (Smith, 39.4 ov), 4-168 (Dippenaar, 46.3 ov), 5-201 (Kallis, 55.2 ov), 6-201 (Pollock, 55.3 ov), 7-217 (de Bruyn, 62.3 ov), 8-218 (Tsolekile, 65.5 ov), 9-224 (Ntini, 67.5 ov), 10-229 (Hall, 69.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Hoggard	12	2	38	1	3.16
6.3 to de Villiers, caught & 26/1
SJ Harmison	14	1	54	0	3.85	(1nb)

AF Giles	15	2	39	2	2.60
16.1 to Rudolph, caught Trescothick 64/2 46.3 to Dippenaar, bowled 168/4
A Flintoff	15	2	47	2	3.13	(3nb, 1w)
39.4 to Smith, caught SP Jones 152/3 62.3 to de Bruyn, caught Trescothick 217/7
SP Jones	13.1	3	39	4	2.96	(2nb)
55.2 to Kallis, lbw 201/5 55.3 to Pollock, caught †GO Jones 201/6 65.5 to Tsolekile, bowled 218/8 67.5 to Ntini, lbw 224/9


England 2nd innings (target: 142 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	c †Tsolekile b Pollock	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
0.1 caught †Tsolekile 0/1
AJ Strauss	not out	94	173	134	12	1	70.14

MA Butcher	c Smith b Ntini	0	14	8	0	0	0.00
3.2 caught Smith 11/2
MP Vaughan*	b Steyn	15	50	25	2	0	60.00
14.6 bowled 50/3
GP Thorpe	not out	31	105	78	2	0	39.74

Extras	(lb 3, nb 2)	5

Total	(3 wickets; 40.4 overs; 173 mins)	145	(3.56 runs per over)

Did not bat A Flintoff, GO Jones†, AF Giles, MJ Hoggard, SP Jones, SJ Harmison

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Trescothick, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Butcher, 3.2 ov), 3-50 (Vaughan, 14.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Pollock	11	2	36	1	3.27	(1nb)
0.1 to Trescothick, caught †Tsolekile 0/1
M Ntini	6.4	1	24	1	3.60
3.2 to Butcher, caught Smith 11/2
AJ Hall	9	1	14	0	1.55	(1nb)

DW Steyn	6	1	29	1	4.83
14.6 to Vaughan, bowled 50/3
GC Smith	8	0	39	0	4.87

Match details

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series England led the 5-match series 1-0

Test debuts AB de Villiers and DW Steyn (South Africa)
Player of the match AJ Strauss (England)

Umpires DB Hair (Australia) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire IL Howell
Match referee CH Lloyd (West Indies)

Close of play
Fri, 17 Dec	- day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 273/7 (HH Dippenaar 79, TL Tsolekile 6, 90 ov)
Sat, 18 Dec	- day 2 - England 1st innings 227/1 (AJ Strauss 120, MA Butcher 24, 66 ov)
Sun, 19 Dec	- day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 99/2 (GC Smith 33, JH Kallis 10, 23 ov)
Mon, 20 Dec	- day 4 - England 2nd innings 93/3 (AJ Strauss 51, GP Thorpe 23, 31 ov)
Tue, 21 Dec	- day 5 - England 2nd innings 145/3 (40.4 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

South Africa 2nd Innings 100 in 110 mins (25.2 overs) 9x4, 0x6
South Africa 3rd Wicket p'ship 50 between Smith and Kallis in 61 mins from 88 balls, Smith 24, Kallis 15, Extras 12 - (4x4, 0x6)
Smith 50 in 158 mins from 94 balls (4x4, 0x6)
South Africa 2nd Innings 150 in 177 mins (39.3 overs) 18x4, 0x6
Kallis 50 in 149 mins from 91 balls (8x4, 0x6)
South Africa 2nd Innings 200 in 237 mins (54.4 overs) 23x4, 0x6
5 penalty runs awrded for ball hitting the helmet
England 2nd Innings 50 in 67 mins (14.5 overs) 7x4, 0x6
Strauss 50 in 119 mins from 90 balls (7x4, 0x6)
England 2nd Innings 100 in 140 mins (32.1 overs) 11x4, 0x6
England 4th Wicket p'ship 50 between Strauss and Thorpe in 72 mins from 104 balls, Strauss 26, Thorpe 23, Extras 1 - (4x4, 0x6)