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South Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test, Cape Town 1st day
Perils of winning the toss
The first session of Test cricket in 2013 produced 48 runs and 11 wickets as New Zealand were bundled out for 45 in 19.2 overs. Here are some of the stats highlights from the collapse
January 2, 2013
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- New Zealand's 45 all out is their third-lowest in their Test history, and the joint 12th-lowest by any team. It's the lowest Test total since India's 42 all out at Lord's in 1974. It is also the lowest ever against South Africa.
- New Zealand's dismal batting performance lasted 19.2 overs - that is the shortest completed Test innings for New Zealand ever. It came after their captain, Brendon McCullum, had won the toss and chosen to bat. Only once has a team lasted fewer than 116 deliveries in the first innings of a Test after winning the toss and batting: Australia were bundled out in 22.3 five-ball overs against England way back in 1896, which makes this the shortest such innings in 116 years. (It's also the second-lowest number of balls played in a completed first innings of any Test.) In terms of runs scored, this is the third-lowest by a team winning the toss and batting first: South Africa had been bowled out for 36 against Australia in 1936, while New Zealand were all out for 42 against Australia in 1946.
- Vernon Philander finished with figures of 5 for 7* - only three times has a bowler taken a five-for conceding fewer runs. The last of those was by West Indies' Jermaine Lawson, who took 6 for 3 against Bangladesh in 2002. The last bowler to take five wickets in his first overs at the start of an innings in Tests was also a West Indian: Fidel Edwards took 5 for 26 in his first five overs against Bangladesh, again, in 2011.
- Ten out of New Zealand's 11 batsmen didn't touch double-digits. It's only the 30th time this has happened in Test cricket, and the sixth time since the beginning of 2001. The only other instance when New Zealand suffered this ignominy was against England in 1955, when they were bundled out for 26, which remains the lowest Test total by any team.
- Dale Steyn completed his 300-wicket haul in his 61st Test, making him the joint third-fastest in terms of Tests to achieve the mark, after Dennis Lillee (56) and Muttiah Muralitharan (58). Richard Hadlee and Malcolm Marshall also reached the mark in their 61st Tests.
- Jacques Kallis became the fourth batsman to reach the 13000-run mark in Tests. He is the second-fastest to the landmark in terms of innings (269) after Sachin Tendulkar, who did so in 266 innings. He also became the fifth player to aggregate 1500-plus runs in Tests against New Zealand. Only Javed Miandad has more fifty-plus scores against New Zealand.
- Alviro Petersen's century is his fifth in Tests and second against New Zealand. Both his centuries in home Tests have come in Cape Town. Petersen shared century stands with Hashim Amla and Kallis for the second and third wickets. It is only the fifth time overall (second time for South Africa) that there have been century stands for both the second and third wickets in an innings against New Zealand.
*16.36GMT, January 2: The piece had incorrectly said Philander took a wicket in each of his first five overs. This has been removed.
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S Rajesh
Stats editor Every week the Numbers Game takes a look at the story behind the stats, with an original slant on facts and figures. The column is edited by S Rajesh, ESPNcricinfo's stats editor in Bangalore. He did an MBA in marketing, and then worked for a year in advertising, before deciding to chuck it in favour of a job which would combine the pleasures of watching cricket and writing about it. The intense office cricket matches were an added bonus.
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And it could so easily have been much worse - if we hadn't recieved the gift of four overthrows when Guptill took a leg-bye it would have been the 7th lowest innings score of all time. Furthermore, most of the scores lower than this effort of ours were made in the days of uncovered pitches. In defence of our 26 all out, as a freind just pointed out to me, it should also be acknowledged that the NZ team of those days (1955) was basically a bunch of Saturday arvo players up against one of the strongest sides ever to leave England, and who had just very thoroughly cleaned up Australia. The present side is supposed to consist of professional cricketers!
This is an utter catastrophe, and I fear the bright light in the tunnel really is the second innings train coming towards us . . .
In terms of balls, Steyn was second fastest in terms of balls, just 3 behind Waqar. Mohandas Menon tweeted on this site the totals are (balls to 300): Waqar: 12602, Steyn: 12605, Donald: 13690, Marshall 13755, Trueman 14599, Lillee 14942. Amazing.
@udenra, he did the same in England taking 2 x 5fers and 2 x 7 wicket hauls. He also scored a 71 and a 35 with the bat to help SA take the No 1 Test spot.
Posted by Udendra on (January 3, 2013, 4:47 GMT)Agree that Philander is a good bowler, but only in South Africa. He hasn't been effective elsewhere.
Posted by ygkd on (January 3, 2013, 4:34 GMT)A complete debacle by NZ. Australia's batting would never capitulate like that. No, never.... What? It did last year? Really? Oh well, we'd thrash them on the return leg, on proper Ozzie pitches. What? Lost that series last month? Well, I guess then people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Posted byPhilanders numbers: Five wickets fo(u)r seven runs off six overs with three maidens.
Posted by savageboy on (January 2, 2013, 16:14 GMT)Steyn took 300 wickets by bowling a 1000 less balls in test cricket then the next fastest bowler!!!
Posted by R_U_4_REAL_NICK on (January 2, 2013, 14:36 GMT)The title is very misleading... I don't think the toss would matter a jot in this test. If SA had batted first, we'd simply be reading "steady, but dominant start by SA's batsmen..."
Posted by gjcj on (January 2, 2013, 14:22 GMT)but edwards didn't get a wicket in his first over - his first was a maiden over.
Posted by Plz_Dont_Get_Whitewashed on (January 2, 2013, 13:17 GMT)New Zealand are so pathetic in Tests, they should be removed from the list of Test playing nations!! .... I am sure Ireland would do a better job if given the chance to play Test cricket !!!
Posted by ravikb on (January 2, 2013, 12:51 GMT)Mr. Rajesh, Philander has not taken a wicket in his second over. So your point "Vernon Philander took a wicket in each of his first five overs" is incorrect.
Posted by Voorblad on (January 2, 2013, 12:45 GMT)Philander got 5 wickets in his first 5 overs, but didnt get a wicket in each over. His second over was wicketless.