Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - 4th Test

England v South Africa

England won by 6 wickets

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* c Anderson b Harmison 46 148 103 7 0 44.66
View dismissal ND McKenzie c Cook b Flintoff 17 95 55 2 0 30.90
View dismissal HM Amla b Harmison 36 54 35 8 0 102.85
View dismissal JH Kallis lbw b Anderson 2 8 5 0 0 40.00
View dismissal AG Prince c Bell b Anderson 4 28 14 1 0 28.57
View dismissal AB de Villiers lbw b Panesar 39 81 53 8 0 73.58
View dismissal MV Boucher c †Ambrose b Anderson 3 23 13 0 0 23.07
View dismissal M Morkel c Bell b Broad 17 49 30 3 0 56.66
PL Harris not out 13 68 49 1 0 26.53
View dismissal A Nel c †Ambrose b Broad 4 8 5 1 0 80.00
View dismissal M Ntini b Panesar 9 44 29 1 0 31.03
Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 2) 4
Total (all out; 64.5 overs; 307 mins) 194 (2.99 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-56 (McKenzie, 19.6 ov), 2-103 (Smith, 31.4 ov), 3-103 (Amla, 31.5 ov), 4-105 (Kallis, 32.5 ov), 5-118 (Prince, 36.6 ov), 6-132 (Boucher, 42.1 ov), 7-158 (de Villiers, 49.3 ov), 8-168 (Morkel, 52.5 ov), 9-172 (Nel, 54.4 ov), 10-194 (Ntini, 64.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets SJ Harmison 18 6 49 2 2.72
View wickets JM Anderson 15 1 42 3 2.80 (2nb)
View wicket A Flintoff 15 2 37 1 2.46
View wickets SCJ Broad 14 3 60 2 4.28
View wickets MS Panesar 2.5 0 4 2 1.41
England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c Smith b Ntini 6 16 20 1 0 30.00
View dismissal AN Cook c †Boucher b Ntini 39 159 102 5 0 38.23
View dismissal IR Bell c Smith b Ntini 24 62 41 3 0 58.53
View dismissal KP Pietersen* c Kallis b Ntini 100 207 137 15 0 72.99
View dismissal PD Collingwood c & b Kallis 61 180 124 10 0 49.19
View dismissal A Flintoff c †Boucher b Kallis 9 15 13 0 1 69.23
View dismissal TR Ambrose c Smith b Kallis 4 14 11 0 0 36.36
View dismissal SCJ Broad c McKenzie b Ntini 1 46 36 0 0 2.77
SJ Harmison not out 49 82 59 8 0 83.05
View dismissal JM Anderson lbw b Harris 13 54 34 0 0 38.23
View dismissal MS Panesar run out (Harris) 0 2 0 0 0 -
Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 5) 10
Total (all out; 95.2 overs; 423 mins) 316 (3.31 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-7 (Strauss, 3.4 ov), 2-51 (Bell, 17.4 ov), 3-111 (Cook, 35.5 ov), 4-219 (Pietersen, 63.5 ov), 5-233 (Flintoff, 67.6 ov), 6-241 (Ambrose, 71.6 ov), 7-248 (Collingwood, 77.2 ov), 8-263 (Broad, 83.2 ov), 9-316 (Anderson, 94.6 ov), 10-316 (Panesar, 95.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
M Morkel 22 3 78 0 3.54 (4nb)
View wickets M Ntini 24 3 94 5 3.91
A Nel 19.2 5 56 0 2.89
View wickets JH Kallis 15 2 51 3 3.40 (1w)
View wicket PL Harris 15 4 33 1 2.20 (1nb)
South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* lbw b Anderson 0 2 5 0 0 0.00
View dismissal ND McKenzie b Broad 29 87 58 4 0 50.00
View dismissal HM Amla c †Ambrose b Harmison 76 130 99 14 0 76.76
View dismissal JH Kallis c Collingwood b Harmison 9 88 57 1 0 15.78
View dismissal AG Prince c Strauss b Flintoff 24 93 53 4 0 45.28
View dismissal AB de Villiers b Panesar 97 233 170 12 0 57.05
View dismissal MV Boucher c Collingwood b Anderson 12 64 44 1 0 27.27
View dismissal M Morkel c Bell b Panesar 10 25 22 1 0 45.45
View dismissal PL Harris c Flintoff b Broad 34 88 74 3 0 45.94
A Nel not out 3 15 8 0 0 37.50
View dismissal M Ntini c Collingwood b Broad 2 10 9 0 0 22.22
Extras (b 6, lb 8, w 5, nb 3) 22
Total (all out; 99.2 overs; 424 mins) 318 (3.20 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-0 (Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-82 (McKenzie, 20.4 ov), 3-119 (Amla, 29.6 ov), 4-138 (Kallis, 39.6 ov), 5-161 (Prince, 51.2 ov), 6-201 (Boucher, 68.1 ov), 7-218 (Morkel, 73.4 ov), 8-313 (Harris, 95.4 ov), 9-313 (de Villiers, 96.5 ov), 10-318 (Ntini, 99.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets JM Anderson 22 2 85 2 3.86 (1nb)
View wickets SJ Harmison 25 6 84 2 3.36 (1w)
View wicket A Flintoff 18 4 53 1 2.94 (2nb)
View wickets MS Panesar 17 5 37 2 2.17
View wickets SCJ Broad 16.2 4 44 3 2.69
KP Pietersen 1 0 1 0 1.00
England 2nd innings (target: 197 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c Smith b Harris 58 164 107 6 0 54.20
View dismissal AN Cook c Smith b Ntini 67 133 106 12 0 63.20
View dismissal IR Bell b Ntini 4 25 19 1 0 21.05
View dismissal KP Pietersen* c McKenzie b Harris 13 45 27 2 0 48.14
PD Collingwood not out 25 57 50 3 0 50.00
A Flintoff not out 11 15 14 1 1 78.57
Extras (b 6, lb 7, w 1, nb 6) 20
Total (4 wickets; 52.5 overs; 221 mins) 198 (3.74 runs per over)
Did not bat TR Ambrose, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, SJ Harmison, MS Panesar
Fall of wickets1-123 (Cook, 31.2 ov), 2-147 (Bell, 37.5 ov), 3-147 (Strauss, 38.1 ov), 4-182 (Pietersen, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
M Morkel 13 2 43 0 3.30 (5nb, 1w)
View wickets M Ntini 14 4 55 2 3.92 (1nb)
View wickets PL Harris 19.5 5 56 2 2.82
A Nel 5 0 21 0 4.20
JH Kallis 1 0 10 0 10.00
Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series South Africa won the 4-match series 2-1
Player of the match KP Pietersen (England)
Players of the series KP Pietersen (England) and GC Smith (South Africa)
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and SJ Davis (Australia)
TV umpire PJ Hartley
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire RK Illingworth
Close of play
7 Aug day 1 - England 1st innings 49/1 (AN Cook 20*, IR Bell 22*, 17 ov)
8 Aug day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 37/1 (ND McKenzie 9*, HM Amla 26*, 9 ov)
9 Aug day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 110/2 (HM Amla 71*, JH Kallis 2*, 26.5 ov)
10 Aug day 4 - England 2nd innings 0/0 (AJ Strauss 0*, AN Cook 0*, 1.2 ov)
11 Aug day 5 - England 2nd innings 198/4 (52.5 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • Drinks: England - 48/0 in 16.0 overs (AJ Strauss 13, AN Cook 26)
  • England: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (104 balls), Extras 10
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (AJ Strauss 13, AN Cook 27, Ex 10)
  • AN Cook: 50 off 83 balls (10 x 4)
  • England: 100 runs in 25.4 overs (159 balls), Extras 13
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 159 balls (AJ Strauss 32, AN Cook 55, Ex 13)
  • Lunch: England - 109/0 in 29.0 overs (AJ Strauss 38, AN Cook 58)
  • AJ Strauss: 50 off 95 balls (5 x 4)
  • England: 150 runs in 39.5 overs (244 balls), Extras 18
  • Drinks: England - 170/3 in 44.0 overs (KP Pietersen 7, PD Collingwood 15)
 
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Aug 11, 2008

South Africa could still enjoy their series win despite defeat at The Oval, England v South Africa, 4th Test, The Oval, August 11, 2008

South Africa could still enjoy their series win despite defeat at The Oval

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Aug 11, 2008

Graeme Smith celebrates with the series trophies, England v South Africa, 4th Test, The Oval, August 11, 2008

Graeme Smith celebrates with the series trophies

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