Cricket: 1st Test – England vs South Africa (Thursday 19 July to Monday 23 July 2012)

Published 23 July 2012 | By grootblousmile

England and the South African Proteas did battle in the 1st Test of the Series in England at Kennington Oval, London, UK.

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs.

England 385 all out (125.5 ov) & 240 all out (97 ov)

South Africa 637/2d

 

 

  • Basil D’Oliveira Trophy – 1st Test
  • Test no. 2049 | 2012 season
  • Played at Kennington Oval, London
  • 19,20,21,22,23 July 2012 (5-day match)
England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
AJ Strauss* lbw b Morkel 0 2 4 0 0 0.00
AN Cook b Steyn 115 402 295 11 1 38.98
IJL Trott c †de Villiers b Morkel 71 243 162 9 0 43.82
KP Pietersen c †de Villiers b Kallis 42 97 72 4 0 58.33
IR Bell b Kallis 13 96 56 2 0 23.21
RS Bopara c †de Villiers b Steyn 0 8 6 0 0 0.00
MJ Prior† c †de Villiers b Morkel 60 146 90 9 0 66.66
TT Bresnan b Imran Tahir 8 48 32 1 0 25.00
SCJ Broad b Philander 16 39 28 2 0 57.14
GP Swann not out 15 29 20 3 0 75.00
JM Anderson c †de Villiers b Morkel 2 4 4 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 2, lb 24, w 3, nb 14) 43
Total (all out; 125.5 overs; 568 mins) 385 (3.05 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-0 (Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Trott, 57.2 ov), 3-251 (Pietersen, 79.4 ov), 4-271 (Cook, 92.4 ov), 5-272 (Bopara, 94.4 ov), 6-284 (Bell, 100.4 ov), 7-313 (Bresnan, 110.3 ov), 8-358 (Broad, 119.5 ov), 9-383 (Prior, 125.1 ov), 10-385 (Anderson, 125.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
M Morkel 24.5 2 72 4 2.89 (5nb, 2w)
VD Philander 27 4 79 1 2.92 (7nb)
DW Steyn 30 7 99 2 3.30
JH Kallis 19 7 38 2 2.00 (1w)
Imran Tahir 19 0 61 1 3.21 (2nb)
JP Duminy 6 1 10 0 1.66
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
GC Smith* b Bresnan 131 367 273 20 0 47.98
AN Petersen lbw b Anderson 0 11 8 0 0 0.00
HM Amla not out 311 790 529 35 0 58.79
JH Kallis not out 182 434 326 23 1 55.82
Extras (b 5, lb 4, w 2, nb 2) 13
Total (2 wickets dec; 189 overs; 803 mins) 637 (3.37 runs per over)
Did not bat AB de Villiers†, JA Rudolph, JP Duminy, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Petersen, 2.4 ov), 2-260 (Smith, 87.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
JM Anderson 41 7 116 1 2.82 (1nb)
SCJ Broad 34 6 118 0 3.47 (1w)
GP Swann 52 10 151 0 2.90
TT Bresnan 37 2 140 1 3.78 (1nb)
RS Bopara 18 1 78 0 4.33 (1w)
KP Pietersen 3 0 13 0 4.33
IJL Trott 4 0 12 0 3.00
England 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
AJ Strauss* c Philander b Imran Tahir 27 126 80 2 0 33.75
AN Cook c †de Villiers b Philander 0 6 6 0 0 0.00
IJL Trott c †de Villiers b Steyn 10 41 27 1 0 37.03
KP Pietersen b Morkel 16 36 17 3 0 94.11
IR Bell c Kallis b Steyn 55 285 220 6 0 25.00
RS Bopara b Steyn 22 75 55 3 0 40.00
MJ Prior† c Kallis b Imran Tahir 40 141 86 5 0 46.51
TT Bresnan not out 20 91 61 2 0 32.78
SCJ Broad c †de Villiers b Steyn 0 11 5 0 0 0.00
GP Swann c Petersen b Steyn 7 11 9 1 0 77.77
JM Anderson lbw b Imran Tahir 4 39 24 1 0 16.66
Extras (b 11, lb 15, w 1, nb 12) 39
Total (all out; 97 overs; 429 mins) 240 (2.47 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-2 (Cook, 1.2 ov), 2-32 (Trott, 10.2 ov), 3-57 (Pietersen, 17.3 ov), 4-67 (Strauss, 26.5 ov), 5-117 (Bopara, 44.4 ov), 6-203 (Prior, 76.6 ov), 7-210 (Bell, 82.2 ov), 8-210 (Broad, 84.1 ov), 9-218 (Swann, 86.5 ov), 10-240 (Anderson, 96.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
M Morkel 16 0 41 1 2.56 (1nb, 1w)
VD Philander 19 6 29 1 1.52 (1nb)
DW Steyn 21 6 56 5 2.66
Imran Tahir 32 7 63 3 1.96 (6nb)
JH Kallis 7 1 22 0 3.14
JP Duminy 2 1 3 0 1.50
Match details
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Player of the match tba
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and SJ Davis (Australia)
TV umpire HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire MA Gough
Close of play
– day 1 – England 1st innings 267/3 (AN Cook 114*, IR Bell 10*, 90 ov)
– day 2 – South Africa 1st innings 86/1 (GC Smith 37*, HM Amla 47*, 37 ov)
– day 3 – South Africa 1st innings 403/2 (HM Amla 183*, JH Kallis 82*, 135 ov)
– day 4 – England 2nd innings 102/4 (IR Bell 14*, RS Bopara 15*, 38 ov)
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (IR Bell 10, RS Bopara 22, Ex 18)
  • Drinks: England – 135/5 in 51.0 overs (IR Bell 21, MJ Prior 11)
  • England: 150 runs in 57.2 overs (351 balls), Extras 32
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (IR Bell 14, MJ Prior 27, Ex 10)
  • Lunch: England – 177/5 in 66.0 overs (IR Bell 36, MJ Prior 29)
  • England: 200 runs in 73.6 overs (452 balls), Extras 38
  • IR Bell: 50 off 189 balls (5 x 4)
  • Drinks: England – 208/6 in 81.0 overs (IR Bell 54, TT Bresnan 1)
  • New Ball Taken: England 208/6 after 81.1 overs (IR Bell 54, TT Bresnan 1)
  • Over 84.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – Asad Rauf, Batsman – SCJ Broad (Upheld)
  • Over 96.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire – Asad Rauf, Batsman – JM Anderson (Struck down)

322 Responses to Cricket: 1st Test – England vs South Africa (Thursday 19 July to Monday 23 July 2012)

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  • 241

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:03 pm

    233 @ Just For Kicks:
    Yip JFK, when on form Bell is a very good batsmen, was surprised a while back though to see former captain Michael Vaughan (I think it was) on writing about Bell say he thought he was as talented a batsmen as King Kallis, thought surely you’re having a laugh he can’t be that good

  • 242

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:03 pm

    broad gone caught behind!!! steyn you beauty!!!

  • 243

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:04 pm

    Another one bites the dust…. Happy-Grin

    Just as well we have the appeal system in cricket. Wish we had that in rugby sometimes.

    8 down now… 🙂

  • 244

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:04 pm

    210/8 and the end is near!!

  • 245

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:06 pm

    240 @ Just For Kicks:
    Oh YESSS!!! Well what do I know maybe they don’t need Tahir, there must be a reason Smith is captain and not me, I guess I just try to ‘think out of the box’ too much at times when it comes to cricket, even after all these years still need to just be patient and not try force things Wink

  • 246

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:08 pm

    We have done well with the new ball. Also see great weather there no clouds anywhere at all. We should win this, they can’t hold on for another 3 hours surely?

    Come on boys finish them off…. Happy-Grin

  • 247

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:10 pm

    244 @ ashley:
    So it is Ash. Hope we beat them by a innings that would be awesome. If not we still gonna beat them.

  • 248

    Pietman on 23 July 2012 at 4:12 pm

    @ Bullscot:
    Hau!!! 12 hours….;that’s rough bro, you must be chasing the ‘mighty $’ big time over there.
    But, as they say, ‘make hay while the sun shines’ (or in my case, moon shine.

    @ Puma: Hello GrootKat! Bit of a ‘cat and mouse’ rugby week, can’t wait for Newlands, gonna be one mother of a game daar onner die Platberg….

  • 249

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:14 pm

    puma @ 247
    i’ll take the innings victory, thanks!! ;grin:

  • 250

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:14 pm

    248 @ Pietman:

    Piet it should be a cracker of a game. Hope all the Shark boys are rested and no injuries. Team got back into Durbs around 9pm last night.

  • 251

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:16 pm

    swan gone. Stupid shot, deserves to go. Steyn rightly giving him his marching orders

  • 252

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Congratulations Graeme Swann, thats Swann just gone to 1000 runs in test cricket with an average of almost 22 not bad for a number 10 batsmen, just don’t shine today Swannie

  • 253

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Smile And another one bites the dust….. Pleasure

  • 254

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:17 pm

    swann gone. why send jimmy out?

  • 255

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:17 pm

    9 down only a matter of time now.

  • 256

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:17 pm

    251 @ Just For Kicks:
    Great another wicket JFK! Gosh I’m really a bit behind today, need to learn to type faster, maybe do need to get some more rest this side Tired

  • 257

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:18 pm

    New ball worked a treat for us today.

  • 258

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Whooop!

    England 218 / 9

    One little wicket needed to win… and England still trail by 34 runs

  • 259

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:20 pm

    19 wickets now on a flat track against the 2 of england!!! good good reading that!!!

  • 260

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:20 pm

    254 @ ashley:
    Just to make him suffer a bit more after a long slog with ball in hand and to show first hand from a batsmen’s point of view that the wicket is not that dead so he should have taken more than one himself Pondering

  • 261

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:22 pm

    Interesting tweet –
    If SA win by an inngs, it’ll be the most comprehensive Test win ever in terms of diff between runs per wkt of winning and losing teams

  • 262

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:22 pm

    259 @ ashley:
    Snap see my post just after yours was thinking along similar lines, what do they say Great minds think alike or is it a case of fools seldom differ? Happy-Grin

  • 263

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:24 pm

    259 @ ashley:Can’t agree more, a brilliant bowling performance, and the batting, where as England have by and large got themselves out with rash shots, I don’t remember a rash shot from the SA boys?

  • 264

    Pietman on 23 July 2012 at 4:24 pm

    @ Puma:
    Sharks should expect smothering tackles from Jean and Co, Stormers will definately try and prevent those offloads that worked so beautifully against the Reds; hell, JPP, Kanko and Daniel were just great in the handling department, even Jannie Doep!
    No, the Sharks played fantastic rugby, Heyneke must relieved after watching the bumbling Bulls’ display prior to this match….how good was Kankowski! Visions of Teichman…..

  • 265

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:24 pm

    just saw the following quote on england’s dressing room wall:
    …
    “All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”
    T.E. Lawrence
    ..
    wonder what kind of dreamers the england team are? 😀

  • 266

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:25 pm

    248 @ Pietman:
    No not really its all just in a ‘days’ work, but if I were to come to near your neck of the woods then yes it would be very lucrative, its frightening to see what kind of money is being thrown around in the UAE compared to here, but somehow I prefer the home comforts

  • 267

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:26 pm

    bullscot @ 262
    well if i look at myself in all honesty
    then
    i would have to take the “fools” one there, lol

  • 268

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:26 pm

    265 @ ashley:
    Thats a cool quote Ash, does that cover us dreamers who dream while sleeping during the day between night shifts Wink

  • 269

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Hello to all my friends here… how’s it hanging?

  • 270

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:30 pm

    269 @ grootblousmile:
    Hello Gbs England are only just hanging in there, you’ve missed some good action!

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