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South Africa beat England by an innings and 12 runs

Kennington Oval, London, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England385 & 24097 ov
South Africa637/2d189 ov
South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 385, Alastair Cook 115 from 295 balls and Jonathan Trott 71 from 162 balls. Morné Morkel took 4 for 72.

South Africa made 637 for 2 declared, Hashim Amla 311 not out from 529 balls and Jacques Kallis 182 not out from 326 balls.

England were bowled out for 240, Ian Bell 55 from 220 balls and Matt Prior 40 from 86 balls. Dale Steyn took 5 for 56.

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs.

Key performers

England 1st innings

385(125.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Strausslbw b M Morkellbw b M Morkel04000.00
Alastair Cookb DW Steynb DW Steyn11529511138.98
Jonathan Trottc †AB de Villiers b M Morkelc †AB de Villiers b M Morkel711629043.83
Kevin Pietersenc †AB de Villiers b JH Kallisc †AB de Villiers b JH Kallis42724058.33
Ian Bellb JH Kallisb JH Kallis13562023.21
Ravi Boparac †AB de Villiers b DW Steync †AB de Villiers b DW Steyn06000.00
Matt Prior †c †AB de Villiers b M Morkelc †AB de Villiers b M Morkel60909066.67
Tim Bresnanb Imran Tahirb Imran Tahir8321025.00
Stuart Broadb VD Philanderb VD Philander16282057.14
Graeme Swannnot outnot out15*203075.00
James Andersonc †AB de Villiers b M Morkelc †AB de Villiers b M Morkel240050.00
Extras(b 2, lb 24, w 3, nb 14)(b 2, lb 24, w 3, nb 14)43
Total125.5 Ov (RR 3.06)125.5 Ov (RR 3.06)385
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AJ Strauss, 0.4 ov), 170-2 (IJL Trott, 57.2 ov), 251-3 (KP Pietersen, 79.4 ov), 271-4 (AN Cook, 92.4 ov), 272-5 (RS Bopara, 94.4 ov), 284-6 (IR Bell, 100.4 ov), 313-7 (TT Bresnan, 110.3 ov), 358-8 (SCJ Broad, 119.5 ov), 383-9 (MJ Prior, 125.1 ov), 385-10 (JM Anderson, 125.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel24.527242.901106025
Vernon Philander2747912.931258007
Dale Steyn3079923.3013615100
Jacques Kallis1973822.00976010
Imran Tahir1906113.21776002
JP Duminy611001.67270000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 0(4) & AN Cook 0(0)04
2ndIJL Trott 71(162) & AN Cook 77(186)170340
3rdKP Pietersen 42(72) & AN Cook 31(64)81134
4thIR Bell 12(33) & AN Cook 7(45)2078
5thRS Bopara 0(6) & IR Bell 0(7)112
6thMJ Prior 10(21) & IR Bell 1(16)1236
7thTT Bresnan 8(32) & MJ Prior 17(29)2959
8thSCJ Broad 16(28) & MJ Prior 27(28)4556
9thGP Swann 15(20) & MJ Prior 6(12)2532
10thJM Anderson 2(4) & GP Swann 0(0)24

South Africa 1st innings

637/2d(189 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithb TT Bresnanb TT Bresnan13127320047.99
Alviro Petersenlbw b JM Andersonlbw b JM Anderson08000.00
Hashim Amlanot outnot out311*52935058.79
Jacques Kallisnot outnot out182*32623155.83
Extras(b 5, lb 4, w 2, nb 2)(b 5, lb 4, w 2, nb 2)13
Total189 Ov (RR 3.37)189 Ov (RR 3.37)637/2d
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AN Petersen, 2.4 ov), 260-2 (GC Smith, 87.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson41711612.8318916001
Stuart Broad34611803.4714817010
Graeme Swann521015102.9022515100
Tim Bresnan37214013.7815820001
Ravi Bopara1817804.33639010
Kevin Pietersen301304.3391000
Jonathan Trott401203.00130000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 1(8) & AN Petersen 0(8)116
2ndHM Amla 124(243) & GC Smith 130(265)259507
3rdJH Kallis 182(326) & HM Amla 187(286)377*611

England 2nd innings

240(97 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc VD Philander b Imran Tahirc VD Philander b Imran Tahir27802033.75
Alastair Cookc †AB de Villiers b VD Philanderc †AB de Villiers b VD Philander06000.00
Jonathan Trottc †AB de Villiers b DW Steync †AB de Villiers b DW Steyn10271037.04
Kevin Pietersenb M Morkelb M Morkel16173094.12
Ian Bellc JH Kallis b DW Steync JH Kallis b DW Steyn552206025.00
Ravi Boparab DW Steynb DW Steyn22553040.00
Matt Prior †c JH Kallis b Imran Tahirc JH Kallis b Imran Tahir40865046.51
Tim Bresnannot outnot out20*612032.79
Stuart Broadc †AB de Villiers b DW Steync †AB de Villiers b DW Steyn05000.00
Graeme Swannc AN Petersen b DW Steync AN Petersen b DW Steyn791077.78
James Andersonlbw b Imran Tahirlbw b Imran Tahir4241016.67
Extras(b 15, lb 15, w 1, nb 8)(b 15, lb 15, w 1, nb 8)39
Total97 Ov (RR 2.47)97 Ov (RR 2.47)240
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (AN Cook, 1.2 ov), 32-2 (IJL Trott, 10.2 ov), 57-3 (KP Pietersen, 17.3 ov), 67-4 (AJ Strauss, 26.5 ov), 117-5 (RS Bopara, 44.4 ov), 203-6 (MJ Prior, 77 ov), 210-7 (IR Bell, 82.2 ov), 210-8 (SCJ Broad, 84.1 ov), 218-9 (GP Swann, 86.5 ov), 240-10 (JM Anderson, 97 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel1604112.56765011
Vernon Philander1962911.531003001
Dale Steyn2165652.671038000
Imran Tahir3275931.841624006
Jacques Kallis712203.14324000
JP Duminy21301.50100000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 2(2) & AN Cook 0(6)28
2ndIJL Trott 10(27) & AJ Strauss 14(28)3054
3rdKP Pietersen 16(17) & AJ Strauss 9(26)2543
4thIR Bell 5(34) & AJ Strauss 2(24)1056
5thRS Bopara 22(55) & IR Bell 10(55)50107
6thMJ Prior 40(86) & IR Bell 35(110)86194
7thIR Bell 5(21) & TT Bresnan 2(11)732
8thSCJ Broad 0(5) & TT Bresnan 0(6)011
9thGP Swann 7(9) & TT Bresnan 1(7)816
10thJM Anderson 4(24) & TT Bresnan 17(37)2261

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 240 (97 ov)
End of over 975 runs, 1 wktENG 240/1000401W
TT Bresnan 20(61)Imran Tahir 32-7-59-3
96.6W
Imran Tahir to JM Anderson, OUT
JM Anderson lbw b Imran Tahir 4(24) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 240/10 (97 ov)
96.51
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, 1 run
96.40
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
96.34
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, FOUR
96.20
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
96.10
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
End of over 961 runENG 235/9000010
JM Anderson 4(23)TT Bresnan 15(56)M Morkel 16-0-41-1
95.60
M Morkel to JM Anderson, no run
95.51
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, 1 run
95.40
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, no run
95.30
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, no run
95.20
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, no run
95.10
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, no run
End of over 951 runENG 234/9000010
JM Anderson 4(22)TT Bresnan 14(51)Imran Tahir 31-7-54-2
94.60
Imran Tahir to JM Anderson, no run
94.51
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, 1 run
94.40
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
94.30
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
94.20
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
94.10
Imran Tahir to TT Bresnan, no run
End of over 945 runsENG 233/9040100
JM Anderson 4(21)TT Bresnan 13(46)M Morkel 15-0-40-1
93.60
M Morkel to JM Anderson, no run
93.50
M Morkel to JM Anderson, no run
93.41
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, 1 run
93.30
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, no run
93.24
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, FOUR
93.10
M Morkel to TT Bresnan, no run
End of over 931 runENG 228/9000100
JM Anderson 4(19)TT Bresnan 8(42)Imran Tahir 30-7-53-2