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England and South Africa draw

Headingley, Leeds, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

England425 & 130/433 ov
South Africa419 & 258/9d67.4 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa were bowled out for 419, Alviro Petersen 182 from 365 balls and Graeme Smith 52 from 93 balls. Stuart Broad took 3 for 96.

England were bowled out for 425, Kevin Pietersen 149 from 214 balls and Matt Prior 68 from 89 balls. Imran Tahir took 3 for 92.

South Africa made 258 for 9 declared, Jacques Rudolph 69 from 122 balls and Graeme Smith 52 from 117 balls. Stuart Broad took 5 for 69.

England made 130 for 4, Alastair Cook 46 from 62 balls.

Match drawn.

Key performers

South Africa 1st innings

419(139.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alviro Petersenc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad18236523049.86
Graeme Smithc IR Bell b TT Bresnanc IR Bell b TT Bresnan52934055.91
Hashim Amlarun out (TT Bresnan/†MJ Prior)run out (TT Bresnan/†MJ Prior)9142064.29
Jacques Kallisc AN Cook b JM Andersonc AN Cook b JM Anderson19304063.33
AB de Villiers †b SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad471079043.93
Dale Steynb ST Finnb ST Finn06000.00
Jacques Rudolphst †MJ Prior b KP Pietersenst †MJ Prior b KP Pietersen19743025.68
JP Duminynot outnot out48*946051.06
Vernon Philanderc TT Bresnan b ST Finnc TT Bresnan b ST Finn13203065.00
Morné Morkelc AN Cook b SCJ Broadc AN Cook b SCJ Broad19273070.37
Imran Tahirc AN Cook b JM Andersonc AN Cook b JM Anderson06000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 6)(b 5, lb 6)11
Total139.2 Ov (RR 3.01)139.2 Ov (RR 3.01)419
Fall of wickets: 120-1 (GC Smith, 37.2 ov), 132-2 (HM Amla, 40.1 ov), 157-3 (JH Kallis, 49.5 ov), 254-4 (AB de Villiers, 83 ov), 259-5 (DW Steyn, 85.1 ov), 318-6 (JA Rudolph, 110.2 ov), 353-7 (AN Petersen, 120.4 ov), 375-8 (VD Philander, 126.5 ov), 414-9 (M Morkel, 136.2 ov), 419-10 (Imran Tahir, 139.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson33.2106121.831676000
Stuart Broad35109632.7416917000
Steven Finn32311823.6913615000
Tim Bresnan2749813.6312015000
Jonathan Trott51901.80251000
Kevin Pietersen702613.71283000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Petersen 66(131) & GC Smith 52(93)120224
2ndHM Amla 9(14) & AN Petersen 3(3)1217
3rdJH Kallis 19(30) & AN Petersen 6(28)2558
4thAB de Villiers 47(107) & AN Petersen 44(92)97199
5thAN Petersen 4(7) & DW Steyn 0(6)513
6thJA Rudolph 19(74) & AN Petersen 39(77)59151
7thJP Duminy 14(35) & AN Petersen 20(27)3562
8thVD Philander 13(20) & JP Duminy 9(17)2237
9thJP Duminy 20(30) & M Morkel 19(27)3957
10thImran Tahir 0(6) & JP Duminy 5(12)518

England 1st innings

425(126.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc †AB de Villiers b DW Steync †AB de Villiers b DW Steyn371067034.91
Alastair Cooklbw b VD Philanderlbw b VD Philander24782030.77
Jonathan Trottc GC Smith b DW Steync GC Smith b DW Steyn35776045.45
Kevin Pietersenlbw b M Morkellbw b M Morkel14921422169.63
Ian Bellc GC Smith b JH Kallisc GC Smith b JH Kallis11290137.93
James Taylorb M Morkelb M Morkel341044032.69
Matt Prior †c DW Steyn b Imran Tahirc DW Steyn b Imran Tahir68898076.40
Tim Bresnanc GC Smith b VD Philanderc GC Smith b VD Philander9500018.00
Stuart Broadc sub (F du Plessis) b Imran Tahirc sub (F du Plessis) b Imran Tahir180012.50
James Andersonb Imran Tahirb Imran Tahir8162050.00
Steven Finnnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 7, lb 17, w 14, nb 11)(b 7, lb 17, w 14, nb 11)49
Total126.4 Ov (RR 3.36)126.4 Ov (RR 3.36)425
Fall of wickets: 65-1 (AN Cook, 25.3 ov), 85-2 (AJ Strauss, 34.4 ov), 142-3 (IJL Trott, 51.3 ov), 173-4 (IR Bell, 61.2 ov), 320-5 (JWA Taylor, 95.3 ov), 351-6 (KP Pietersen, 105.2 ov), 396-7 (TT Bresnan, 120 ov), 407-8 (SCJ Broad, 123 ov), 420-9 (MJ Prior, 126.1 ov), 425-10 (JM Anderson, 126.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel3299623.0014813031
Vernon Philander30107222.401439012
Dale Steyn28810223.6413118100
Jacques Kallis1233412.83604020
Imran Tahir23.409233.89957108
JP Duminy10505.0020000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 28(77) & AN Cook 24(78)65153
2ndIJL Trott 6(26) & AJ Strauss 9(29)2055
3rdKP Pietersen 23(51) & IJL Trott 29(51)57101
4thIR Bell 11(29) & KP Pietersen 19(30)3159
5thJWA Taylor 34(104) & KP Pietersen 99(102)147205
6thMJ Prior 20(30) & KP Pietersen 8(31)3159
7thTT Bresnan 9(50) & MJ Prior 31(41)4588
8thMJ Prior 10(10) & SCJ Broad 1(8)1118
9thJM Anderson 4(12) & MJ Prior 7(8)1319
10thJM Anderson 4(4) & ST Finn 0(0)53

South Africa 2nd innings

258/9d(67.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jacques Rudolphlbw b KP Pietersenlbw b KP Pietersen6912212056.56
Graeme Smithc JWA Taylor b KP Pietersenc JWA Taylor b KP Pietersen521174044.44
Hashim Amlac AN Cook b KP Pietersenc AN Cook b KP Pietersen28414068.29
AB de Villiers †lbw b SCJ Broadlbw b SCJ Broad44455097.78
Jacques Kallisc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad27322184.38
JP Duminylbw b SCJ Broadlbw b SCJ Broad01000.00
Vernon Philanderlbw b SCJ Broadlbw b SCJ Broad681075.00
Alviro Petersennot outnot out16*213076.19
Dale Steync & b JM Andersonc & b JM Anderson3110027.27
Morné Morkelc AN Cook b SCJ Broadc AN Cook b SCJ Broad10820125.00
Extras(lb 2, w 1)(lb 2, w 1)3
Total67.4 Ov (RR 3.81)67.4 Ov (RR 3.81)258/9d
Did not bat: Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 120-1 (JA Rudolph, 37.2 ov), 129-2 (GC Smith, 41.5 ov), 182-3 (HM Amla, 51.5 ov), 209-4 (AB de Villiers, 55.4 ov), 209-5 (JP Duminy, 55.5 ov), 223-6 (VD Philander, 59.1 ov), 230-7 (JH Kallis, 61.5 ov), 247-8 (DW Steyn, 66.1 ov), 258-9 (M Morkel, 67.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1974012.11955000
Stuart Broad16.426954.146810010
Steven Finn1425503.93578000
Tim Bresnan924004.44386000
Kevin Pietersen915235.78264100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Rudolph 69(122) & GC Smith 48(102)120224
2ndHM Amla 5(12) & GC Smith 4(15)927
3rdAB de Villiers 30(31) & HM Amla 23(29)5360
4thJH Kallis 13(9) & AB de Villiers 14(14)2723
5thJP Duminy 0(1) & JH Kallis 0(0)01
6thVD Philander 6(8) & JH Kallis 8(12)1420
7thAN Petersen 1(5) & JH Kallis 6(11)716
8thDW Steyn 3(11) & AN Petersen 14(15)1726
9thM Morkel 10(8) & AN Petersen 1(1)119

England 2nd innings

130/4(33 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Kevin Pietersenc Imran Tahir b VD Philanderc Imran Tahir b VD Philander12830150.00
Alastair Cookc JA Rudolph b DW Steync JA Rudolph b DW Steyn46625174.19
Andrew Straussc & b JP Duminyc & b JP Duminy22332066.67
Jonathan Trottnot outnot out30*573052.63
Matt Prior †run out (GC Smith/†AB de Villiers)run out (GC Smith/†AB de Villiers)7510140.00
Ian Bellnot outnot out3*34008.82
Extras(lb 8, w 1, nb 1)(lb 8, w 1, nb 1)10
Total33 Ov (RR 3.94)33 Ov (RR 3.94) · Target 253130/4
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (KP Pietersen, 3.1 ov), 75-2 (AJ Strauss, 14 ov), 90-3 (AN Cook, 17.4 ov), 106-4 (MJ Prior, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel1043303.30476000
Vernon Philander612614.33223010
Dale Steyn712613.71273000
Imran Tahir402005.00121001
JP Duminy201015.0080100
Jacques Kallis42701.75201000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKP Pietersen 12(8) & AN Cook 9(11)2119
2ndAJ Strauss 22(33) & AN Cook 26(33)5465
3rdAN Cook 11(18) & IJL Trott 4(4)1522
4thMJ Prior 7(5) & IJL Trott 9(7)1612
5thIR Bell 3(34) & IJL Trott 17(46)24*80

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 130/4 (33 ov)
End of over 334 runsENG 130/4000040
IJL Trott 30(57)IR Bell 3(34)JH Kallis 4-2-7-0
32.60
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
32.54
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, FOUR
32.40
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
32.30
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
32.20
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
32.10
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
End of over 327 runsENG 126/4200401
IJL Trott 26(51)IR Bell 3(34)M Morkel 10-4-33-0
31.61
M Morkel to IJL Trott, 1 run
31.50
M Morkel to IJL Trott, no run
31.44
M Morkel to IJL Trott, FOUR
31.30
M Morkel to IJL Trott, no run
31.20
M Morkel to IJL Trott, no run
31.12
M Morkel to IJL Trott, 2 runs
End of over 311 runENG 119/400001Lb0
IR Bell 3(34)IJL Trott 19(45)JH Kallis 3-2-3-0
30.60
JH Kallis to IR Bell, no run
30.51Lb
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, 1 leg bye
30.40
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
30.30
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
30.20
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
30.10
JH Kallis to IJL Trott, no run
End of over 300 runsENG 118/4000000
IR Bell 3(33)IJL Trott 19(40)M Morkel 9-4-26-0
29.60
M Morkel to IR Bell, no run
29.50
M Morkel to IR Bell, no run
29.40
M Morkel to IR Bell, no run
29.30
M Morkel to IR Bell, no run
29.20
M Morkel to IR Bell, no run
29.10
M Morkel to IR Bell, no run
End of over 290 runsENG 118/4000000
IJL Trott 19(40)IR Bell 3(27)JH Kallis 2-1-3-0