South Africa in New Zealand Test Series - 3rd Test

New Zealand v South Africa

South Africa won by 6 wickets

New Zealand 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal MH Richardson c †Boucher b Kallis 14 56 42 2 0 33.33
View dismissal MHW Papps lbw b Ntini 7 51 38 1 0 18.42
View dismissal SP Fleming* c Pollock b Boje 30 108 73 5 0 41.09
View dismissal MS Sinclair lbw b Boje 74 223 181 8 2 40.88
View dismissal SB Styris b Boje 1 22 17 0 0 5.88
View dismissal BB McCullum lbw b Pollock 55 176 120 6 0 45.83
View dismissal CL Cairns b Pollock 69 90 82 9 2 84.14
View dismissal JDP Oram st †Boucher b Boje 34 64 38 3 2 89.47
View dismissal DL Vettori c †Boucher b Pollock 0 1 2 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MJ Mason c van Jaarsveld b Nel 3 26 27 0 0 11.11
CS Martin not out 1 24 8 0 0 12.50
Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 5) 9
Total (all out; 104 overs; 430 mins) 297 (2.85 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-23 (Papps, 12.3 ov), 2-23 (Richardson, 13.3 ov), 3-90 (Fleming, 39.3 ov), 4-97 (Styris, 45.1 ov), 5-163 (Sinclair, 69.2 ov), 6-248 (McCullum, 89.5 ov), 7-257 (Cairns, 91.4 ov), 8-257 (Vettori, 91.6 ov), 9-264 (Mason, 98.5 ov), 10-297 (Oram, 103.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets SM Pollock 29 2 85 3 2.93 (4nb, 1w)
View wicket M Ntini 21 6 63 1 3.00 (1nb)
View wicket JH Kallis 7 5 4 1 0.57
View wicket A Nel 27 9 77 1 2.85
View wickets N Boje 20 2 65 4 3.25
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* b Cairns 47 99 66 7 0 71.21
View dismissal HH Gibbs c sub (JAH Marshall) b Martin 77 151 124 11 1 62.09
JA Rudolph not out 93 309 212 16 0 43.86
View dismissal G Kirsten c †McCullum b Martin 1 4 4 0 0 25.00
View dismissal M van Jaarsveld c Oram b Martin 59 161 138 8 0 42.75
View dismissal JH Kallis c †McCullum b Martin 0 16 10 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MV Boucher c Papps b Martin 0 2 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal SM Pollock c Fleming b Oram 5 12 7 0 0 71.42
View dismissal N Boje b Cairns 25 40 32 5 0 78.12
View dismissal M Ntini c †McCullum b Cairns 4 2 2 1 0 200.00
View dismissal A Nel c Oram b Cairns 0 7 5 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 1, nb 4) 5
Total (all out; 99.5 overs; 408 mins) 316 (3.16 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-103 (Smith, 24.1 ov), 2-130 (Gibbs, 36.5 ov), 3-136 (Kirsten, 38.1 ov), 4-251 (van Jaarsveld, 81.1 ov), 5-265 (Kallis, 85.1 ov), 6-265 (Boucher, 85.4 ov), 7-270 (Pollock, 88.2 ov), 8-304 (Boje, 97.4 ov), 9-308 (Ntini, 97.6 ov), 10-316 (Nel, 99.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets CS Martin 20 6 55 5 2.75 (2nb)
MJ Mason 16 4 73 0 4.56
View wicket JDP Oram 11 3 21 1 1.90
DL Vettori 26 6 76 0 2.92
View wickets CL Cairns 16.5 2 60 4 3.56 (2nb)
SB Styris 10 4 30 0 3.00
New Zealand 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal MHW Papps lbw b Pollock 0 3 6 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MH Richardson c Smith b Boje 37 205 142 5 0 26.05
View dismissal SP Fleming* c †Boucher b Nel 9 101 57 0 0 15.78
View dismissal MS Sinclair lbw b Pollock 21 54 41 4 0 51.21
View dismissal SB Styris c & b Nel 73 150 131 11 0 55.72
View dismissal BB McCullum b Boje 3 10 10 0 0 30.00
View dismissal CL Cairns c van Jaarsveld b Boje 41 91 68 4 1 60.29
View dismissal JDP Oram lbw b Boje 40 101 76 4 1 52.63
View dismissal DL Vettori c van Jaarsveld b Ntini 9 49 29 1 0 31.03
View dismissal MJ Mason run out (Pollock) 0 13 6 0 0 0.00
CS Martin not out 1 29 15 0 0 6.66
Extras (b 1, lb 9, w 3, nb 5) 18
Total (all out; 96.2 overs; 412 mins) 252 (2.61 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-1 (Papps, 0.6 ov), 2-42 (Fleming, 23.2 ov), 3-73 (Sinclair, 37.5 ov), 4-107 (Richardson, 48.3 ov), 5-111 (McCullum, 50.3 ov), 6-198 (Cairns, 74.5 ov), 7-201 (Styris, 75.6 ov), 8-220 (Vettori, 87.6 ov), 9-224 (Mason, 90.5 ov), 10-252 (Oram, 96.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets SM Pollock 22 10 65 2 2.95 (3nb, 1w)
View wicket M Ntini 20 6 50 1 2.50 (1w)
View wickets A Nel 21 5 58 2 2.76 (1w)
View wickets N Boje 33.2 7 69 4 2.07
South Africa 2nd innings (target: 234 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
GC Smith* not out 125 295 203 17 0 61.57
View dismissal HH Gibbs c Fleming b Martin 16 19 12 2 1 133.33
View dismissal JA Rudolph b Martin 0 9 8 0 0 0.00
View dismissal JH Kallis lbw b Oram 1 11 9 0 0 11.11
View dismissal G Kirsten lbw b Styris 76 227 180 11 0 42.22
M van Jaarsveld not out 13 25 23 2 0 56.52
Extras (lb 2, nb 1) 3
Total (4 wickets; 72.2 overs; 295 mins) 234 (3.23 runs per over)
Did not bat MV Boucher, SM Pollock, N Boje, M Ntini, A Nel
Fall of wickets1-29 (Gibbs, 4.4 ov), 2-31 (Rudolph, 6.6 ov), 3-36 (Kallis, 9.3 ov), 4-207 (Kirsten, 65.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets CS Martin 18.2 2 65 2 3.54
MJ Mason 6 1 32 0 5.33
View wicket JDP Oram 11 3 23 1 2.09
CL Cairns 10 2 19 0 1.90 (1nb)
DL Vettori 18 2 53 0 2.94
View wicket SB Styris 9 1 40 1 4.44
Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to field
Series 3-match series drawn 1-1
Test debut MJ Mason (New Zealand)
Player of the match GC Smith (South Africa)
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire GAV Baxter
Match referee CH Lloyd (West Indies)
Close of play
26 Mar day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 248/6 (CL Cairns 60*, 89.5 ov)
27 Mar day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 237/3 (JA Rudolph 60*, M van Jaarsveld 48*, 74 ov)
28 Mar day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 128/5 (SB Styris 41*, CL Cairns 7*, 59.4 ov)
29 Mar day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 82/3 (GC Smith 46*, G Kirsten 19*, 30 ov)
30 Mar day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 234/4 (72.2 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • New Zealand 1st innings
  • New Zealand innings, 1x5 ball over, 13th over bowled by Ntini, called by Dar
  • SP Fleming passes 5,000 career Test runs
  • JH Kallis leaves the field at the end of the 22nd over, after bowling his 7th
  • 50 in 114 minutes off 170 balls, 6x4
  • Lunch 52/2, 30 overs, Fleming 20, Sinclair 8, 6x4
  • 50 partnership (Fleming 26, Sinclair 24) in 91 minutes off 137 balls, 7x4
  • 100 in 194 minutes off 279 balls, 14x4
  • MS Sinclair 50 in 145 minutes, 113 balls, 7x4, 1x6
  • Tea 141/4, 60 overs, Sinclair 62, McCullum 22, 19x4, 1x6
  • 50 partnership (Sinclair 24, McCullum 26) in 75 minutes, 124 balls
  • 150 in 268 minutes off 399 balls, 19x4, 1x6
  • 200 in 317 minutes off 471 balls, 24x4, 3x6
  • New Ball taken after 80 overs
  • BB McCullum 50 in 147 minutes off 105 balls, 6x4
  • 50 partnership (McCullum 21, Cairns 29) in 53 minutes off 84 balls
  • CL Cairns 50 in 66 minutes off 60 balls, 9x4, 1x6
  • Day 2
  • 250 in 370 minutes off 548 balls, 31x4, 4x6
  • South Africa 1st innings
  • GC Smith, goes past 2,000 Test runs
  • Lunch 49/0 11 overs, 8x4, 1x6, Smith 25*, Gibbs 23
  • 50 in 49 minutes off 72 balls, 8x4,1x4
  • 50 partnership (Smith 25, Gibbs 25)
  • HH Gibbs 50 in 90 minutes off 71 balls with 7x4 and 1x6
  • 100 in 95 minutes off 140 balls, 14x1, 1x6
  • 100 partnership (Smith 45, Gibbs 53)
  • Tea 141/3, 40 overs, 20x4, 1x6
  • 150 in 171 minutes off 268 balls, 22x4, 1x6
  • 50 partnership in 63 minutes off 101 balls (Rudolph 32, van Jaarsveld 19)
  • 200 in 248 minutes off 368 balls, 28x4.1x6
  • JA Rudolph 50 in 157 minutes, off 109 balls, 8x4
  • 100 partnership in 133 minutes off 215 balls (Rudolph 51, van Jaarsveld 48)
  • Day 3
  • M van Jaarsveld 50 in 140 minutes off 119 minutes, 7x4
  • 250 in 312 minutes off 480 balls. 36x4, 1x6
  • New ball taken after 80 overs
  • CS Martin takes his 50th Test wicket
  • 300 in 380 minutes off 567 balls, 44x4, 1x6
  • New Zealand 2nd innings
  • Lunch 0/0 0 overs
  • Tea 49/2 Richardson 31*, Sinclair 0*, 5x4
  • 50 in 129 minutes off 181 balls, 6x4
  • 100 in 195 minutes off 280 balls 14x4
  • Day 4
  • Rain delays the start by 90 minutes
  • 150 in 266 minutes off 382 balls 19x4, 1x6
  • 50 partnership in 57 minutes off 86 balls (Styris 18, Cairns 31)
  • SB Styris 50 in 115 minutes off 87 balls, 9x4
  • 200 in 299 minutes off 459 balls 24x4, 1x6
  • New ball taken after 81 overs
  • South Africa 2nd innings
  • 50 in 70 minutes off 95 balls, 7x4,1x6
  • Day 5
  • GC Smith 50 in 129 minutes off 99 balls, 6x4
  • 50 partnership in 86 minutes off 134 balls (Smith 30, Kirtsen 19)
  • 100 in 143 minutes off 212 balls, 12x4, 1x6
  • 100 partnership in 167 minutes off 254 balls (Smith 58, Kirtsen 42)
  • 150 in 219 minutes off 326 balls, 18x4, 1x6
  • G Kirsten 50 in 188 minutes off 149 balls, 6x4
  • GC Smith 100 in 233 minutes off 165 balls, 13x4
  • New 4th wicket partnership record for RSA v NZ
  • 200 in 268 minutes off 392 balls, 26x4,1x6
  • 150 partnership in 215 minutes off 320 balls (Smith 91, Kirsten 56)
 
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Mar 30, 2004

Gary Kirsten walks back after being dismissed in his last Test innings, New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Wellington, 5th day, March 30, 2004

Gary Kirsten walks back after being dismissed in his last Test innings

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Mar 30, 2004

Gary Kirsten being consoled by Shaun Pollock after his last Test innings, New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Wellington, 5th day, March 30, 2004

Gary Kirsten being consoled by Shaun Pollock after his last Test innings

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