Tony Cozier on the contribution of West Indies' batsmen toward a first day score of 281 for 4 against South Africa in Port Elizabeth

West Indies batsmen show character

Two completely contrasting half-centuries from Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels led a remarkable West Indies performance on the opening day in Port Elizabeth

Samuels puts West Indies in charge

A look at the statistical highlights of West Indies' victory over South Africa in the first Test in Port Elizabeth

A rare away win, and Bravo's long wait ends

West Indies sealed their first win in South Africa, beating them by 128 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series

West Indies seal a historic victory

Vaneisa Baksh assesses the impact of West Indies' victory

A team, after all

After being outclassed through most of the first three days of the Test, South Africa fought back superbly in the field to give themselves a chance - a slim one, admittedly - of pulling off an incredible victory

West Indies collapse gives South Africa hope

After Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed his 17th Test century to guide West Indies to 408, Daren Powell took three wickets to leave South Africa reeling

Chanderpaul and Powell dominate South Africa

When West Indies downed South Africa in Port Elizabeth

Whatever state West Indies cricket is in, there are some players from the islands who will never lose their aura. Curtly Ambrose is one of them, particularly for South Africans.

West Indies still carry the Ambrose effect

Tony Cozier on West Indies' unusual but comfortable predicament going into the second Test in Newlands

Under Gayle, confident Windies bid to wrap it up

Tony Cozier on West Indies' inspiring victory in the first Test in Port Elizabeth and the captaincy of Chris Gayle

Gayle the key to Windies' transformation

Lee does Bollywood, Curtly v Deano relived, Gough dances again, and King Arthur keeps wicket

Lee's cameo, the eighth rule, and a Fanatical flop

A long catalogue of humiliation and dismal memories for West Indies in South Africa were finally and emphatically expunged at St George's Park yesterday

An end to dismal memories

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, has said it was tremendous beating South Africa on their home soil, especially so with a relatively young and inexperienced side

'We're not going to be complacent' - Gayle

The momentum of the first Test, utterly, if unexpectedly, with the West Indies throughout the previous eight sessions, shifted rapidly in a final hour of crazy cricket of the third day at St George's Park

West Indies hold the advantage despite collapse

Match home for South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth

Marlon Samuels

Player Of The Match

West Indies

South Africa

1st Test, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-29 2007

Player Name		R	B
HH Gibbs	lbw	0	13
GC Smith	caught	11	22
HM Amla	caught †	8	14
JH Kallis	caught †	85	126
AG Prince	caught	10	28
AB de Villiers	caught	60	132
MV Boucher	bowled	13	35
PL Harris	bowled	0	9
A Nel	caught †	34	37
DW Steyn	not out	33	26
M Ntini	caught	1	7
Extras	(lb 4, w 1)
Total	260(all out; 74.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DBL Powell	14	2	47	1	3.35 (1w)
FH Edwards	13	3	37	3	2.84
JE Taylor	18	1	66	3	3.66
DJ Bravo	16	2	63	1	3.93
DJG Sammy	7	0	29	1	4.14
MN Samuels	6.5	1	14	1	2.04

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	4	HH Gibbs	GC Smith
2nd	13	HM Amla	GC Smith
3rd	3	JH Kallis	GC Smith
4th	25	JH Kallis	AG Prince
5th	112	JH Kallis	AB de Villiers
6th	26	MV Boucher	AB de Villiers
7th	7	PL Harris	AB de Villiers
8th	2	A Nel	AB de Villiers
9th	67	A Nel	DW Steyn
10th	1	M Ntini	DW Steyn

Day 2

Day 1

Others

South Africa Innings