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England in South Africa Test Series - 1st Test

South Africa v England

Match drawn

England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MA Atherton* c Donald b Pollock 78 339 260 10 0 30.00
AJ Stewart c Matthews b Schultz 6 35 22 1 0 27.27
MR Ramprakash c †Richardson b Donald 9 30 19 0 0 47.36
GP Thorpe c †Richardson b Pollock 13 48 29 2 0 44.82
GA Hick lbw b Pollock 141 403 277 25 0 50.90
RA Smith b McMillan 43 122 81 6 1 53.08
RC Russell† not out 50 153 119 10 0 42.01
DG Cork c Matthews b McMillan 13 34 24 3 0 54.16
D Gough b McMillan 0 12 9 0 0 0.00
RK Illingworth b Donald 0 4 5 0 0 0.00
ARC Fraser not out 4 35 20 1 0 20.00
Extras (lb 16, w 1, nb 7) 24
Total (9 wickets dec; 143 overs) 381 (2.66 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-14 (Stewart), 2-36 (Ramprakash), 3-64 (Thorpe), 4-206 (Atherton), 5-290 (Smith), 6-320 (Hick), 7-350 (Cork), 8-358 (Gough), 9-359 (Illingworth)
Bowling O M R W Econ
AA Donald 33 10 92 2 2.78 (1w)
BN Schultz 16 5 47 1 2.93
CR Matthews 30 13 63 0 2.10
SM Pollock 29 7 98 3 3.37 (5nb)
BM McMillan 25 10 50 3 2.00 (2nb)
WJ Cronje 8 5 14 0 1.75
G Kirsten 2 1 1 0 0.50
South Africa team    
AC Hudson, G Kirsten, WJ Cronje*, DJ Cullinan, JN Rhodes, BM McMillan, DJ Richardson†, SM Pollock, CR Matthews, AA Donald, BN Schultz
Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to field
Series 5-match series level 0-0
Test debut SM Pollock (South Africa)
Player of the match GA Hick (England)
Umpires CJ Mitchley and S Venkataraghavan (India)
TV umpire DL Orchard
Match referee CH Lloyd (West Indies)
Close of play
Thu, 16 Nov - day 1 - England 1st innings 221/4 (GA Hick 105*, RA Smith 1*)
Fri, 17 Nov - day 2 - England 1st innings 381/9 (RC Russell 50*, ARC Fraser 4*, 143 ov)
Sat, 18 Nov - day 3 - no play
Sun, 19 Nov - day 4 - no play
Mon, 20 Nov - day 5 - no play
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Tea delayed (9 wickets down), then taken as play suspended for bad light
  • No play after tea (rain).
 
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Series Results
South Africa v England at Cape Town - Jan 2-4, 1996
South Africa won by 10 wickets
South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth - Dec 26-30, 1995
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Durban - Dec 14-18, 1995
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Johannesburg - Nov 30-Dec 4, 1995
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Centurion - Nov 16-20, 1995
Match drawn
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