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England and South Africa draw

Lord's, London, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

England593/8d156.2 ov
South Africa247 & 393/3d166.5 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. England made 593 for 8 declared, Ian Bell 199 from 336 balls and Kevin Pietersen 152 from 181 balls. Morné Morkel took 4 for 121.

South Africa were bowled out for 247, Ashwell Prince 101 from 183 balls and AB de Villiers 42 from 119 balls. Monty Panesar took 4 for 74.

South Africa made 393 for 3 declared, Neil McKenzie 138 from 447 balls and Graeme Smith 107 from 207 balls. James Anderson took 2 for 78.

Match drawn.

Key performers

England 1st innings

593/8d(156.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Strausslbw b M Morkellbw b M Morkel441316033.59
Alastair Cookc AB de Villiers b M Morkelc AB de Villiers b M Morkel601329045.45
Michael Vaughanb DW Steynb DW Steyn230066.67
Kevin Pietersenc †MV Boucher b M Morkelc †MV Boucher b M Morkel15218120183.98
Ian Bellc & b PL Harrisc & b PL Harris19933620159.23
Paul Collingwoodc HM Amla b PL Harrisc HM Amla b PL Harris7131053.85
Tim Ambrose †c GC Smith b M Morkelc GC Smith b M Morkel470057.14
Stuart Broadb PL Harrisb PL Harris7612410061.29
Ryan Sidebottomnot outnot out1*22004.55
Extras(b 18, lb 12, w 7, nb 11)(b 18, lb 12, w 7, nb 11)48
Total156.2 Ov (RR 3.79)156.2 Ov (RR 3.79)593/8d
Fall of wickets: 114-1 (AJ Strauss, 41.5 ov), 117-2 (MP Vaughan, 43 ov), 117-3 (AN Cook, 43.5 ov), 403-4 (KP Pietersen, 107.1 ov), 413-5 (PD Collingwood, 110.5 ov), 422-6 (TR Ambrose, 113.3 ov), 574-7 (SCJ Broad, 150.3 ov), 593-8 (IR Bell, 156.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dale Steyn35811313.2316013022
Makhaya Ntini29213004.4811621000
Morné Morkel34312143.5614813005
Jacques Kallis2037003.50876010
Paul Harris38.2812933.3716713204
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 44(131) & AN Cook 59(123)114251
2ndMP Vaughan 2(3) & AN Cook 1(4)37
3rdAN Cook 0(5) & KP Pietersen 0(0)05
4thIR Bell 111(204) & KP Pietersen 152(181)286380
5thPD Collingwood 7(13) & IR Bell 2(10)1022
6thTR Ambrose 4(7) & IR Bell 5(9)916
7thSCJ Broad 76(124) & IR Bell 70(100)152222
8thRJ Sidebottom 1(22) & IR Bell 11(13)1935

South Africa 1st innings

247(93.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithc IR Bell b JM Andersonc IR Bell b JM Anderson8211038.10
Neil McKenzieb MS Panesarb MS Panesar40895044.94
Hashim Amlac †TR Ambrose b SCJ Broadc †TR Ambrose b SCJ Broad6321018.75
Jacques Kallisc AJ Strauss b RJ Sidebottomc AJ Strauss b RJ Sidebottom7191036.84
Ashwell Princec †TR Ambrose b RJ Sidebottomc †TR Ambrose b RJ Sidebottom10118313155.19
AB de Villiersc JM Anderson b MS Panesarc JM Anderson b MS Panesar421195035.29
Mark Boucher †b SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad4110036.36
Morné Morkelb MS Panesarb MS Panesar6221027.27
Paul Harrisc JM Anderson b MS Panesarc JM Anderson b MS Panesar6181033.33
Dale Steync RJ Sidebottom b KP Pietersenc RJ Sidebottom b KP Pietersen19462041.30
Makhaya Ntininot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 3)(b 1, lb 4, w 3)8
Total93.3 Ov (RR 2.64)93.3 Ov (RR 2.64)247
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (GC Smith, 5.2 ov), 28-2 (HM Amla, 15 ov), 47-3 (JH Kallis, 22 ov), 83-4 (ND McKenzie, 30.1 ov), 161-5 (AB de Villiers, 63 ov), 166-6 (MV Boucher, 67.1 ov), 191-7 (M Morkel, 73 ov), 203-8 (PL Harris, 76.5 ov), 245-9 (AG Prince, 90.5 ov), 247-10 (DW Steyn, 93.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Sidebottom1934122.16946000
James Anderson2173611.711041010
Stuart Broad2338823.8310215020
Monty Panesar2647442.851198100
Paul Collingwood41300.75210000
Kevin Pietersen0.30010.0030000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 8(21) & ND McKenzie 5(11)1332
2ndHM Amla 6(32) & ND McKenzie 7(26)1558
3rdND McKenzie 12(23) & JH Kallis 7(19)1942
4thND McKenzie 16(29) & AG Prince 20(20)3649
5thAB de Villiers 42(119) & AG Prince 33(78)78197
6thAG Prince 1(14) & MV Boucher 4(11)525
7thM Morkel 6(22) & AG Prince 19(13)2535
8thAG Prince 4(5) & PL Harris 6(18)1223
9thDW Steyn 17(31) & AG Prince 24(53)4284
10thM Ntini 0(1) & DW Steyn 2(15)216

South Africa 2nd innings (following on)

393/3d(166.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithc KP Pietersen b JM Andersonc KP Pietersen b JM Anderson10720711051.69
Neil McKenziec †TR Ambrose b JM Andersonc †TR Ambrose b JM Anderson13844716030.87
Hashim Amlanot outnot out104*24214042.98
Jacques Kallisb RJ Sidebottomb RJ Sidebottom13522025.00
Ashwell Princenot outnot out9*540016.67
Extras(b 8, lb 8, w 5, nb 1)(b 8, lb 8, w 5, nb 1)22
Total166.5 Ov (RR 2.36)166.5 Ov (RR 2.36)393/3d
Fall of wickets: 204-1 (GC Smith, 81.1 ov), 329-2 (ND McKenzie, 133.4 ov), 357-3 (JH Kallis, 147.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Monty Panesar60711601.9329313000
Kevin Pietersen712103.00282000
Ryan Sidebottom3054611.531565001
James Anderson31.547822.451539030
Stuart Broad2637803.001179020
Paul Collingwood1133703.36475000
Alastair Cook10101.0050000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 107(207) & ND McKenzie 85(281)204487
2ndND McKenzie 53(166) & HM Amla 66(149)125315
3rdJH Kallis 13(52) & HM Amla 11(32)2884
4thAG Prince 9(54) & HM Amla 27(61)36*115

Commentary

End of innings: SA 393/3d (166.5 ov)
166.50
AN Cook to HM Amla, no run
166.40
AN Cook to HM Amla, no run
166.31
AN Cook to AG Prince, 1 run
166.20
AN Cook to AG Prince, no run
166.10
AN Cook to AG Prince, no run
End of over 1662 runsSA 392/3020000
AG Prince 8(51)HM Amla 104(240)KP Pietersen 7-1-21-0AN Cook 0.1-0-0-0
165.60
AN Cook to AG Prince, no run
165.50
KP Pietersen to HM Amla, no run
165.40
KP Pietersen to HM Amla, no run
165.30
KP Pietersen to HM Amla, no run
165.22
KP Pietersen to HM Amla, 2 runs
165.10
KP Pietersen to HM Amla, no run
End of over 1651 runSA 390/3001000
HM Amla 102(235)AG Prince 8(50)PD Collingwood 11-3-37-0KP Pietersen 6.1-1-19-0
164.60
KP Pietersen to HM Amla, no run
164.50
PD Collingwood to AG Prince, no run
164.40
PD Collingwood to AG Prince, no run
164.31
PD Collingwood to HM Amla, 1 run
164.20
PD Collingwood to HM Amla, no run
164.10
PD Collingwood to HM Amla, no run
End of over 1645 runsSA 389/3010004
HM Amla 101(231)AG Prince 8(48)SCJ Broad 26-3-78-0PD Collingwood 10.1-3-36-0
163.64
PD Collingwood to HM Amla, FOUR
HUNDRED for HM Amla (101 off 231)
163.50
SCJ Broad to AG Prince, no run
163.40
SCJ Broad to AG Prince, no run
163.30
SCJ Broad to AG Prince, no run
163.21
SCJ Broad to HM Amla, 1 run
163.10
SCJ Broad to HM Amla, no run
End of over 1636 runsSA 384/3104100
HM Amla 96(228)AG Prince 8(45)PD Collingwood 10-3-32-0SCJ Broad 25.1-3-77-0
162.60
SCJ Broad to HM Amla, no run
162.50
PD Collingwood to AG Prince, no run