- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras23 (lb 1, nb 19, w 3)TOTAL247 all out (75.3 Overs, RR: 3.27, 368 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Herschelle Gibbs, 8.6 ov), 2-114 (Jacques Rudolph, 33.6 ov), 3-144 (Jacques Kallis, 40.1 ov), 4-187 (AB de Villiers, 53.3 ov), 5-200 (Graeme Smith, 58.4 ov), 6-200 (Shaun Pollock, 58.6 ov), 7-222 (Mark Boucher, 67.3 ov), 8-237 (Nicky Boje, 71.2 ov), 9-245 (Makhaya Ntini, 73.4 ov), 10-247 (Andrew Hall, 75.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Hoggard 18 4 64 1 3.55 0 6 SJ Harmison 17 2 79 0 4.64 1 0 A Flintoff 19 6 44 4 2.31 1 8 SP Jones 15.3 3 47 4 3.03 0 5 AF Giles 6 1 12 1 2.00 0 0
21/01Result
5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 21-25 2005
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359 & 73/4 (41.2 ov)
Player of the Match
21/01Result
5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 21-25 2005
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247 & 296/6d -
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359 & 73/4 (41.2 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras35 (b 1, lb 22, nb 4, w 8)TOTAL359 all out (123 Overs, RR: 2.91, 526 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Marcus Trescothick, 7.6 ov), 2-29 (Rob Key, 10.2 ov), 3-29 (Michael Vaughan, 10.6 ov), 4-114 (Andrew Strauss, 44.6 ov), 5-255 (Graham Thorpe, 94.4 ov), 6-257 (Andrew Flintoff, 95.4 ov), 7-335 (Geraint Jones, 112.3 ov), 8-351 (Ashley Giles, 116.4 ov), 9-352 (Matthew Hoggard, 120.4 ov), 10-359 (Steve Harmison, 122.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras27 (b 2, lb 14, nb 9, w 2)TOTAL296/6d (73 Overs, RR: 4.05, 327 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Herschelle Gibbs, 5.4 ov), 2-29 (Andrew Hall, 11.2 ov), 3-256 (AB de Villiers, 64.1 ov), 4-267 (Graeme Smith, 67.4 ov), 5-277 (Jacques Rudolph, 69.6 ov), 6-296 (Mark Boucher, 72.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Hoggard 14 2 51 1 3.64 0 0 A Flintoff 13 2 46 2 3.53 1 3 AF Giles 11 1 50 0 4.54 0 0 SP Jones 19 2 74 1 3.89 1 4 SJ Harmison 16 2 59 2 3.68 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 7, nb 2)TOTAL73/4 (41.2 Overs, RR: 1.76, 178 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 1.2 ov), 2-16 (Rob Key, 11.1 ov), 3-20 (Marcus Trescothick, 14.6 ov), 4-45 (Graham Thorpe, 31.4 ov)
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
England won the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Match days
21,22,23,24,25 January 2005 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 21 Jan - day 1 - no play
- Sat, 22 Jan - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 247/9 (AJ Hall 11*, A Nel 1*, 75.1 ov)
- Sun, 23 Jan - day 3 - England 1st innings 114/4 (GP Thorpe 32*, A Flintoff 0*, 46 ov)
- Mon, 24 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 59/2 (AB de Villiers 20*, JH Kallis 19*, 19 ov)
- Tue, 25 Jan - day 5 - England 2nd innings 73/4 (41.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 50 P/S (de Villiers 17, Kallis 29, Extras 4) 54 mins, 81 balls, 6x4, 1x6
- South Africa 100 runs, 126 mins, 179 balls, 13x4, 1x6
- Kallis 50 runs, 102 mins, 81 balls, 8x4, 1x6
- 100 P/S (de Villiers 34.allis 60, Extras 8) 106 mins, 151 balls, 11x4, 2x6
- de Villiers 50 runs, 167 mins, 100 balls, 5x4, 1x6
- SA 150 runs, 171 mins, 238 balls, 17x4, 2x6
- 150 P/S (de Villiers 58, Kallis 83, Extras 10) 156 mins, 225 balls, 14x4, 2x6
- SA 200 runs, 225 mins, 320 balls, 19x4, 2x6
- Kallis 100 runs, 193 mins, 164 balls, 12x4, 1x6
- 200 P/S (de Villiers 83, Kallis 102, Extras 16) 196 mins, 282 balls, 19x4, 2x6
- SA 250 runs, 271 mins, 386 balls, 25x4, 2x6
- England 2nd Innings:
- England 50 runs, 149 mins, 207 balls, 5x4
- Man of the Match: AB de Villiers
- Man of the Series: AJ Strauss
- England 150 runs, 263 mins, 364 balls, 17x4, 1x6
- 50 P/S (Thorpe 28, Flintoff 14, Extras 8) 89 mins, 132 balls, 6x4
- England 200 runs, 348 mins, 517 balls, 24x4, 1x6
- 100 P/S (Thorpe 47, Flintoff 44, Extras 9) 164 mins, 254 balls, 15x4
- Flintoff 50 runs, 170 mins, 123 balls, 9x4
- England 250 runs, 385 mins, 566 balls, 32x4, 2x6
- England 300, 440 minutes, 631 balls, 38x4 3x6
- 50 partnership (G Jones 26, Giles 22) 47 minutes, 60 balls, 7x4, 2x6
- Jones 50 runs, 80 mins, 52 balls, 5x4, 3x6
- England 350 runs, 488 mins, 702 balls, 43 x 4, 6x6
- SA 2nd Innings:
- SA 50 runs, 75 mins, 104 balls, 7x4, 1x6
- England 1st Innings:
- England 50 runs, 107 mins, 141 balls, 6x4, 1x6
- 50 P/S (Thorpe 15, Strauss 24, Extras 11) 95 mins, 140 balls, 3x4, 1x6
- England 100 runs, 187 mins, 259 balls, 10x4, 1x6
- Thorpe 50 runs, 206 mis, 157 balls, 6x4
- South Africa 1st Innings:
- South Africa 50 runs, 64 mins, 85 balls, 10x4
- 50 P/S (de Villiers - 24, Rudolph - 20, Extras -6) 74 mins, 95 balls, 7x4
- de Villiers 50 runs, 131 mins, 81 balls, 8x4
- South Africa 100 runs, 137 mins, 183 balls, 16x4
- South Africa 150 runs, 200 mins, 264 balls, 23x4
- South Africa 200 runs, 277 mins, 367 balls, 8x4
- 4th Umpire - SB Lambson
Match Coverage
All Match NewsToo little do or die costs South Africa
We review the reaction of the papers to the end of the South Africa-England series
England take the series after a quiet draw
England's batsmen held out for the draw - and a 2-1 series win - at SuperSport Park in Centurion, after South Africa left it too late to go for victory
The roller-coaster to success
Thrill-seekers the world over could not have come close to matching the cling-on-for-dear-life twists and turns that have been served up in this series, says Andrew Miller
Smith looks to the future
South Africa's captain, Graeme Smith, was gracious in defeat as he reflected on the events of the final day at Centurion
Vaughan praises England's mental resolve
Michael Vaughan was exhausted but elated, after becoming the first England captain to win a series in South Africa for 40 years