result
5th Test, Leeds, Aug 6 - 10 1998, South Africa tour of England
230 & 240
(75 ov, target 219)252 & 195
England won by 23 runs
player of the match

England
England 1st INNINGS
South Africa 1st INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 219 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Headingley, Leeds | |
Toss | England, elected to bat first |
Series | South Africa tour of England |
Season | 1998 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Mark Butcher |
Player Of The Series | ![]() Mike Atherton![]() Allan Donald |
Series result | England won the 5-match series 2-1 |
Match number | Test no. 1422 |
Match days | - day match (5-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Javed Akhtar![]() Peter Willey |
TV Umpire | ![]() Ken Palmer |
Match Referee | ![]() Ahmed Ebrahim |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 06 Aug - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 9 (Gary Kirsten 4*, Gerhardus Liebenberg 5*, 4 ov)
Fri, 07 Aug - day 2 -England 2nd innings 2 (Mark Butcher 0*, Mike Atherton 1*, 1 ov)
Sat, 08 Aug - day 3 -England 2nd innings 206/4 (Nasser Hussain 83*, Ian Salisbury 4*, 91 ov)
Sun, 09 Aug - day 4 -South Africa 2nd innings 185/8 (Shaun Pollock 24*, Allan Donald 2*, 68 ov)
Mon, 10 Aug - day 5 -South Africa 2nd innings 195/10 (75 ov) - end of match