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Test no. 1883

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - 3rd Test
England v South Africa

2008 season

Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 30,31 July, 1,2 August 2008 (5-day match)

Result South Africa won by 5 wickets


England 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	hit wicket b Nel	20	93	67	3	0	29.85
	AN Cook	c Kallis b Nel	76	175	125	12	0	60.80
	MP Vaughan	c Boucher b Nel	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	KP Pietersen	c Prince b Kallis	4	13	9	0	0	44.44
	IR Bell	c Boucher b Ntini	50	129	98	9	0	51.02
	PD Collingwood	c Smith b Kallis	4	45	22	1	0	18.18
	A Flintoff	not out	36	112	78	3	1	46.15
	TR Ambrose	b Kallis	22	73	59	3	0	37.28
	RJ Sidebottom	c Boucher b Ntini	2	6	4	0	0	50.00
	JM Anderson	run out (Prince)	1	10	3	0	0	33.33
	MS Panesar	run out (Amla/Boucher)	1	2	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 1, lb 7, w 2, nb 5)	15

	Total	(all out; 77 overs; 334 mins)	231	(3.00 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-68 (Strauss, 22.4 ov), 2-68 (Vaughan, 22.5 ov), 3-74 (Pietersen, 25.5 ov), 4-136 (Cook, 40.6 ov), 5-158 (Collingwood, 51.1 ov), 6-173 (Bell, 54.5 ov), 7-212 (Ambrose, 73.6 ov), 8-215 (Sidebottom, 74.6 ov), 9-230 (Anderson, 76.5 ov), 10-231 (Panesar, 76.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	15	2	50	0	3.33	(4nb)
M Ntini	19	5	70	2	3.68	(1nb)
A Nel	17	7	47	3	2.76	(1w)
JH Kallis	15	5	31	3	2.06	(1w)
PL Harris	11	1	25	0	2.27


South Africa 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	ND McKenzie	lbw b Flintoff	72	175	127	12	0	56.69
	GC Smith	c Strauss b Flintoff	7	31	21	0	0	33.33
	PL Harris	c Cook b Sidebottom	19	91	54	3	0	35.18
	HM Amla	c & b Anderson	9	33	23	0	0	39.13
	JH Kallis	b Flintoff	64	141	114	9	0	56.14
	AG Prince	c Ambrose b Sidebottom	39	166	104	7	0	37.50
	AB de Villiers	c Sidebottom b Flintoff	5	17	17	1	0	29.41
	MV Boucher	c Vaughan b Anderson	40	90	49	5	0	81.63
	M Morkel	lbw b Anderson	18	46	33	4	0	54.54
	A Nel	b Sidebottom	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
	M Ntini	not out	0	11	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(lb 35, nb 6)	41

	Total	(all out; 90.2 overs; 408 mins)	314	(3.47 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-17 (Smith, 7.2 ov), 2-94 (Harris, 27.3 ov), 3-117 (Amla, 35.1 ov), 4-135 (McKenzie, 38.6 ov), 5-226 (Kallis, 68.4 ov), 6-238 (de Villiers, 72.4 ov), 7-264 (Prince, 77.6 ov), 8-293 (Morkel, 86.6 ov), 9-298 (Nel, 87.6 ov), 10-314 (Boucher, 90.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Sidebottom	25	9	81	3	3.24	(1nb)
JM Anderson	26.2	6	72	3	2.73	(3nb)
A Flintoff	30	8	89	4	2.96	(2nb)
PD Collingwood	2	0	12	0	6.00
MS Panesar	7	0	25	0	3.57


England 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Kallis b Morkel	25	99	65	2	0	38.46
	AN Cook	c Boucher b Ntini	9	21	12	2	0	75.00
	MP Vaughan	c Amla b Nel	17	27	18	4	0	94.44
	KP Pietersen	c de Villiers b Harris	94	187	136	13	0	69.11
	IR Bell	c Boucher b Ntini	20	35	27	4	0	74.07
	PD Collingwood	c Boucher b Morkel	135	296	195	19	1	69.23
	A Flintoff	c Amla b Harris	2	4	4	0	0	50.00
	TR Ambrose	b Morkel	19	100	80	2	0	23.75
	RJ Sidebottom	c Amla b Morkel	22	77	48	5	0	45.83
	JM Anderson	b Kallis	1	6	7	0	0	14.28
	MS Panesar	not out	0	2	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(b 8, lb 2, w 6, nb 3)	19

	Total	(all out; 98.2 overs; 432 mins)	363	(3.69 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-15 (Cook, 5.2 ov), 2-39 (Vaughan, 10.6 ov), 3-70 (Strauss, 22.1 ov), 4-104 (Bell, 30.1 ov), 5-219 (Pietersen, 53.1 ov), 6-221 (Flintoff, 53.5 ov), 7-297 (Ambrose, 80.2 ov), 8-362 (Sidebottom, 96.5 ov), 9-363 (Anderson, 97.6 ov), 10-363 (Collingwood, 98.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	19.2	1	97	4	5.01	(1nb, 4w)
A Nel	20	3	79	1	3.95
M Ntini	18	4	58	2	3.22	(2w)
JH Kallis	20	5	59	1	2.95
PL Harris	21	3	60	2	2.85


South Africa 2nd innings (target: 281 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith	not out	154	341	246	17	0	62.60
	ND McKenzie	lbw b Flintoff	22	74	56	3	0	39.28
	HM Amla	lbw b Panesar	6	23	17	0	0	35.29
	JH Kallis	lbw b Flintoff	5	11	7	1	0	71.42
	AG Prince	c Ambrose b Anderson	2	16	14	0	0	14.28
	AB de Villiers	c Collingwood b Panesar	27	97	57	3	0	47.36
	MV Boucher	not out	45	114	85	5	0	52.94
	Extras	(b 9, lb 9, w 2, nb 2)	22

	Total	(5 wickets; 80 overs; 341 mins)	283	(3.53 runs per over)

Did not bat M Morkel, PL Harris, A Nel, M Ntini

Fall of wickets1-65 (McKenzie, 17.3 ov), 2-78 (Amla, 22.6 ov), 3-83 (Kallis, 25.5 ov), 4-93 (Prince, 29.2 ov), 5-171 (de Villiers, 52.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Sidebottom	10	1	26	0	2.60
JM Anderson	13	0	60	1	4.61	(2w)
MS Panesar	33	3	91	2	2.75	(2nb)
A Flintoff	20	5	72	2	3.60
KP Pietersen	4	0	16	0	4.00

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Series South Africa led the 4-match series 2-0

Player of the match GC Smith (South Africa)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and SJ Davis (Australia)
TV umpire IJ Gould
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire RJ Bailey

Close of play
30 Jul day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 38/1 (ND McKenzie 12*, PL Harris 10*, 11 ov)
31 Jul day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 256/6 (AG Prince 37*, MV Boucher 11*, 76 ov)
1 Aug day 3 - England 2nd innings 297/6 (PD Collingwood 101*, TR Ambrose 19*, 80 ov)
2 Aug day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 283/5 (80 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
England 1st innings
Drinks: England - 41/0 in 15.0 overs (AJ Strauss 13, AN Cook 24)
England: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (107 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (AJ Strauss 13, AN Cook 33, Ex 4)
Lunch: England - 82/3 in 28.0 overs (AN Cook 48, IR Bell 4)
AN Cook: 50 off 88 balls (8 x 4)
England: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (193 balls), Extras 7
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (AN Cook 26, IR Bell 23, Ex 2)
Drinks: England - 139/4 in 43.0 overs (IR Bell 31, PD Collingwood 0)
England: 150 runs in 48.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 9
IR Bell: 50 off 94 balls (9 x 4)
Tea: England - 173/6 in 56.0 overs (A Flintoff 4, TR Ambrose 0)
England: 200 runs in 68.5 overs (420 balls), Extras 15
Drinks: England - 206/6 in 72.0 overs (A Flintoff 19, TR Ambrose 18)
Innings Break: England - 231/10 in 77.0 overs (A Flintoff 36)
South Africa 1st innings
End Of Day: South Africa - 38/1 in 11.0 overs (ND McKenzie 12, PL Harris 10)

Day 2
Rain: South Africa - 38/1 in 11.0 overs (ND McKenzie 12, PL Harris 10)
Wet Ground: South Africa - 38/1 in 11.0 overs (ND McKenzie 12, PL Harris 10)
South Africa: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 9
Rain: South Africa - 51/1 in 13.3 overs (ND McKenzie 25, PL Harris 10)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (ND McKenzie 29, PL Harris 13, Ex 8)
South Africa: 100 runs in 29.4 overs (180 balls), Extras 21
ND McKenzie: 50 off 100 balls (8 x 4)
Lunch: South Africa - 104/2 in 31.0 overs (ND McKenzie 52, HM Amla 4)
South Africa: 150 runs in 44.6 overs (274 balls), Extras 25
Drinks: South Africa - 158/4 in 46.0 overs (JH Kallis 25, AG Prince 1)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (JH Kallis 33, AG Prince 17, Ex 2)
South Africa: 200 runs in 61.4 overs (375 balls), Extras 26
Tea: South Africa - 205/4 in 63.0 overs (JH Kallis 48, AG Prince 24)
Rain: South Africa - 205/4 in 63.0 overs (JH Kallis 48, AG Prince 24)
JH Kallis: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4)
South Africa: 250 runs in 74.1 overs (450 balls), Extras 32
Bad Light: South Africa - 256/6 in 76.0 overs (AG Prince 37, MV Boucher 11)
End Of Day: South Africa - 256/6 in 76.0 overs (AG Prince 37, MV Boucher 11)

Day 3
New Ball Taken: South Africa 269/7 after 80.6 overs (MV Boucher 16, M Morkel 1)
Rain: South Africa - 287/7 in 83.0 overs (MV Boucher 17, M Morkel 14)
South Africa: 300 runs in 89.1 overs (541 balls), Extras 41
England 2nd innings
Drinks: England - 42/2 in 13.0 overs (AJ Strauss 15, KP Pietersen 0)
England: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: England - 88/3 in 25.0 overs (KP Pietersen 24, IR Bell 12)
England: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (172 balls), Extras 1
Tea: England - 126/4 in 37.0 overs (KP Pietersen 42, PD Collingwood 9)
KP Pietersen: 50 off 90 balls (6 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 42.1 overs (256 balls), Extras 4
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (KP Pietersen 29, PD Collingwood 20, Ex 3)
Drinks: England - 197/4 in 49.0 overs (KP Pietersen 78, PD Collingwood 44)
England: 200 runs in 50.4 overs (307 balls), Extras 4
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 127 balls (KP Pietersen 51, PD Collingwood 49, Ex 3)
PD Collingwood: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: England - 233/6 in 60.0 overs (PD Collingwood 59, TR Ambrose 3)
England: 250 runs in 65.1 overs (394 balls), Extras 9
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (PD Collingwood 35, TR Ambrose 9, Ex 6)
PD Collingwood: 100 off 133 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
End Of Day: England - 297/6 in 80.0 overs (PD Collingwood 101, TR Ambrose 19)

Day 4
New Ball Taken: England 297/6 after 80.1 overs (PD Collingwood 101, TR Ambrose 19)
England: 300 runs in 82.1 overs (498 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: England - 343/7 in 94.0 overs (PD Collingwood 128, RJ Sidebottom 14)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (PD Collingwood 29, RJ Sidebottom 18, Ex 5)
England: 350 runs in 96.1 overs (584 balls), Extras 15
England 2nd Innings: 1x7 ball over (97th over, M Morkel, called by Umpire SJ Davis)
Innings Break: England - 363/10 in 98.2 overs (MS Panesar 0)
South Africa 2nd innings
Lunch: South Africa - 11/0 in 5.0 overs (GC Smith 7, ND McKenzie 0)
South Africa: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 10
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (GC Smith 29, ND McKenzie 11, Ex 10)
Drinks: South Africa - 70/1 in 20.0 overs (GC Smith 35, HM Amla 3)
South Africa: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 11
GC Smith: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
Tea: South Africa - 111/4 in 33.0 overs (GC Smith 55, AB de Villiers 9)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (GC Smith 32, AB de Villiers 17, Ex 1)
South Africa: 150 runs in 43.5 overs (265 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: South Africa - 154/4 in 46.0 overs (GC Smith 87, AB de Villiers 19)
GC Smith: 100 off 177 balls (11 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 178/5 in 57.0 overs (GC Smith 101, MV Boucher 2)
South Africa: 200 runs in 64.4 overs (392 balls), Extras 15
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (GC Smith 29, MV Boucher 15, Ex 6)
South Africa: 250 runs in 73.2 overs (444 balls), Extras 19
GC Smith: 150 off 237 balls (16 x 4)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 148 balls (GC Smith 54, MV Boucher 39, Ex 7)

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