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Test no. 1885

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - 4th Test
England v South Africa

2008 season

Played at Kennington Oval, London, on 7,8,9,10,11 August 2008 (5-day match)

Result England won by 6 wickets


South Africa 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith	c Anderson b Harmison	46	148	103	7	0	44.66
	ND McKenzie	c Cook b Flintoff	17	95	55	2	0	30.90
	HM Amla	b Harmison	36	54	35	8	0	102.85
	JH Kallis	lbw b Anderson	2	8	5	0	0	40.00
	AG Prince	c Bell b Anderson	4	28	14	1	0	28.57
	AB de Villiers	lbw b Panesar	39	81	53	8	0	73.58
	MV Boucher	c Ambrose b Anderson	3	23	13	0	0	23.07
	M Morkel	c Bell b Broad	17	49	30	3	0	56.66
	PL Harris	not out	13	68	49	1	0	26.53
	A Nel	c Ambrose b Broad	4	8	5	1	0	80.00
	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
SJ Harmison	18	6	49	2	2.72
JM Anderson	15	1	42	3	2.80	(2nb)
A Flintoff	15	2	37	1	2.46
SCJ Broad	14	3	60	2	4.28
MS Panesar	2.5	0	4	2	1.41


England 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Smith b Ntini	6	16	20	1	0	30.00
	AN Cook	c Boucher b Ntini	39	159	102	5	0	38.23
	IR Bell	c Smith b Ntini	24	62	41	3	0	58.53
	KP Pietersen	c Kallis b Ntini	100	207	137	15	0	72.99
	PD Collingwood	c & b Kallis	61	180	124	10	0	49.19
	A Flintoff	c Boucher b Kallis	9	15	13	0	1	69.23
	TR Ambrose	c Smith b Kallis	4	14	11	0	0	36.36
	SCJ Broad	c McKenzie b Ntini	1	46	36	0	0	2.77
	SJ Harmison	not out	49	82	59	8	0	83.05
	JM Anderson	lbw b Harris	13	54	34	0	0	38.23
	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)
M Ntini	24	3	94	5	3.91
A Nel	19.2	5	56	0	2.89
JH Kallis	15	2	51	3	3.40	(1w)
PL Harris	15	4	33	1	2.20	(1nb)


South Africa 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith	lbw b Anderson	0	2	5	0	0	0.00
	ND McKenzie	b Broad	29	87	58	4	0	50.00
	HM Amla	c Ambrose b Harmison	76	130	99	14	0	76.76
	JH Kallis	c Collingwood b Harmison	9	88	57	1	0	15.78
	AG Prince	c Strauss b Flintoff	24	93	53	4	0	45.28
	AB de Villiers	b Panesar	97	233	170	12	0	57.05
	MV Boucher	c Collingwood b Anderson	12	64	44	1	0	27.27
	M Morkel	c Bell b Panesar	10	25	22	1	0	45.45
	PL Harris	c Flintoff b Broad	34	88	74	3	0	45.94
	A Nel	not out	3	15	8	0	0	37.50
	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
JM Anderson	22	2	85	2	3.86	(1nb)
SJ Harmison	25	6	84	2	3.36	(1w)
A Flintoff	18	4	53	1	2.94	(2nb)
MS Panesar	17	5	37	2	2.17
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
	AJ Strauss	c Smith b Harris	58	164	107	6	0	54.20
	AN Cook	c Smith b Ntini	67	133	106	12	0	63.20
	IR Bell	b Ntini	4	25	19	1	0	21.05
	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)
M Ntini	14	4	55	2	3.92	(1nb)
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

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
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
South Africa 1st innings
Drinks: South Africa - 33/0 in 13.0 overs (GC Smith 15, ND McKenzie 15)
This is Aleem Dar's (Umpire) 50th Test match
South Africa: 50 runs in 18.4 overs (114 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (GC Smith 30, ND McKenzie 17, Ex 3)
Rain: South Africa - 64/1 in 21.5 overs (GC Smith 40, HM Amla 4)
Lunch: South Africa - 64/1 in 21.5 overs (GC Smith 40, HM Amla 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 29.6 overs (182 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: South Africa - 117/4 in 36.0 overs (AG Prince 4, AB de Villiers 8)
South Africa: 150 runs in 48.2 overs (292 balls), Extras 4
Tea: South Africa - 158/7 in 49.3 overs (M Morkel 7)
Drinks: South Africa - 192/9 in 64.0 overs (PL Harris 13, M Ntini 7)
Innings Break: South Africa - 194/10 in 64.5 overs (PL Harris 13)
England 1st innings
End Of Day: England - 49/1 in 17.0 overs (AN Cook 20, IR Bell 22)

Day 2
Rain: England - 49/1 in 17.0 overs (AN Cook 20, IR Bell 22)
England: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 1
England: 100 runs in 32.4 overs (199 balls), Extras 4
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (AN Cook 18, KP Pietersen 31, Ex 3)
Lunch: England - 116/3 in 38.0 overs (KP Pietersen 42, PD Collingwood 1)
KP Pietersen: 50 off 79 balls (9 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 46.3 overs (283 balls), Extras 5
Bad Light: England - 151/3 in 47.0 overs (KP Pietersen 53, PD Collingwood 24)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (KP Pietersen 23, PD Collingwood 26, Ex 1)
England: 200 runs in 57.1 overs (347 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: England - 200/3 in 58.0 overs (KP Pietersen 89, PD Collingwood 37)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (KP Pietersen 58, PD Collingwood 44, Ex 1)
KP Pietersen: 100 off 135 balls (15 x 4)
Tea: England - 232/4 in 67.0 overs (PD Collingwood 49, A Flintoff 9)
PD Collingwood: 50 off 98 balls (8 x 4)
England: 250 runs in 79.5 overs (483 balls), Extras 5
New Ball Taken: England 260/7 after 81.4 overs (SCJ Broad 1, SJ Harmison 10)
Drinks: England - 263/8 in 83.2 overs (SJ Harmison 13)
England: 300 runs in 92.6 overs (564 balls), Extras 9
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (SJ Harmison 36, JM Anderson 11, Ex 3)
South Africa 2nd innings
End Of Day: South Africa - 37/1 in 9.0 overs (ND McKenzie 9, HM Amla 26)

Day 3
Rain: South Africa - 37/1 in 9.0 overs (ND McKenzie 9, HM Amla 26)
Wet Ground: South Africa - 37/1 in 9.0 overs (ND McKenzie 9, HM Amla 26)
South Africa: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 3
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (ND McKenzie 16, HM Amla 33, Ex 3)
HM Amla: 50 off 64 balls (10 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (147 balls), Extras 8
Rain: South Africa - 110/2 in 26.5 overs (HM Amla 71, JH Kallis 2)
Lunch: South Africa - 110/2 in 26.5 overs (HM Amla 71, JH Kallis 2)
Rain: South Africa - 110/2 in 26.5 overs (HM Amla 71, JH Kallis 2)
End Of Day: South Africa - 110/2 in 26.5 overs (HM Amla 71, JH Kallis 2)

Day 4
South Africa: 150 runs in 45.4 overs (276 balls), Extras 8
Lunch: South Africa - 168/5 in 55.0 overs (AB de Villiers 15, MV Boucher 1)
South Africa: 200 runs in 66.2 overs (401 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: South Africa - 215/6 in 71.0 overs (AB de Villiers 42, M Morkel 8)
AB de Villiers: 50 off 112 balls (6 x 4)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 241/7 after 80.1 overs (AB de Villiers 62, PL Harris 3)
South Africa: 250 runs in 81.1 overs (490 balls), Extras 17
Tea: South Africa - 265/7 in 85.0 overs (AB de Villiers 76, PL Harris 12)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (AB de Villiers 34, PL Harris 16, Ex 2)
South Africa: 300 runs in 92.1 overs (557 balls), Extras 22
England 2nd innings
Bad Light: England - 0/0 in 1.2 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 0)
End Of Day: England - 0/0 in 1.2 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 0)

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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