England vs South Africa, 1st Test at Birmingham, On This Day, Jul 24 2003 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Birmingham, July 24 - 28, 2003, South Africa tour of England and Ireland
594/5d & 134/4d
(T:321) 408 & 110/1

Match drawn

graeme-smith
Player Of The Match
277 & 85
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Scorecard summary
South Africa1st Inn
594/5(145 overs)
277 (373)
2/153 (42)
England1st Inn
408/10(122.4 overs)
156 (286)
4/114 (28)
41 (83)
4/115 (25)
South Africa2nd Inn
134/4(26 overs)
85 (70)
2/45 (8)
England2nd Inn
110/1(34 overs)
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Over34
5 runs
ENG 110/1CRR: 3.23
N Hussain 23 (49b 5x4)ME Trescothick 52 (94b 9x4)
RJ Peterson1/33 (13)

Light is fading again

Light offered again and accepted

No further play due to rain and bad light

The match has ended in a draw as the captains call it off according to the rules

After a short flurry, England decided not to go after the target after losing Vaughan

The star was Graeme Smith for South Africa and Vaughan for England

Graeme Smith played a splendid hand in South Africa's first innings, scoring 277 stylish runs and quick 85 runs in the 2nd innings

The next game begins on 31 July at Lord's, start time is 09:45GMT

Man of the Match: Graeme Smith

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33.6
4
Peterson to Hussain, FOUR runs

well flighted delivery, Hussain hammers it to extra cover boundary

33.5
Peterson to Hussain, no run

defended back

33.4
Peterson to Hussain, no run

spins away sharply, left alone outside off

33.3
Peterson to Hussain, no run

tosses up again pads it

33.2
Peterson to Hussain, no run

pads it out to gully

33.1
1
Peterson to ME Trescothick, 1 run

swept away to long leg

Over33
Maiden
ENG 105/1CRR: 3.18
N Hussain 19 (44b 4x4)ME Trescothick 51 (93b 9x4)
D Pretorius0/20 (10)
32.6
Pretorius to Hussain, no run

defended back

32.5
Pretorius to Hussain, no run

fullish and a touch outside the off, the ball shapes away a bit, left alone

32.4
Pretorius to Hussain, no run

defended to point

32.3
Pretorius to Hussain, no run

lovely ball on the off stump, left through to keeper

32.2
Pretorius to Hussain, no run

a quicker ball outside off stump, got some bounce too, leaves it to keeper

32.1
Pretorius to Hussain, no run

outside off and seaming away to be left alone

Over32
1 run
ENG 105/1CRR: 3.28
ME Trescothick 51 (93b 9x4)N Hussain 19 (38b 4x4)
RJ Peterson1/28 (12)
31.6
Peterson to ME Trescothick, no run

gets his front leg forward and pads it away

31.5
1
Peterson to Hussain, 1 run

steered to third man

31.4
Peterson to Hussain, no run

pitches on middle and spins away, no shot offered, ball just misses the off stump

31.3
Peterson to Hussain, no run

defended

31.2
Peterson to Hussain, no run

again pitches outside leg, left through to keeper

31.1
Peterson to Hussain, no run

down the leg to be left alone

Over31
Maiden
ENG 104/1CRR: 3.35
ME Trescothick 51 (92b 9x4)N Hussain 18 (33b 4x4)
D Pretorius0/20 (9)
30.6
Pretorius to ME Trescothick, no run

bouncer, ducks under it

30.5
Pretorius to ME Trescothick, no run

driven firmly to cover

Match details
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Season2003
Player Of The Match
Series result5-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 1651
Match daysday (5-day match)
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Match Referee