Cricket: Proteas vs England – Test at Kingsmead, Durban 26 – 30 Dec 2009 – England won

Published 26 December 2009 | By grootblousmile

The South African Proteas take on England in the 2nd 5-day Test of the series of 4 Tests, after drawing the 1st Test in Centurion. This is the traditional Boxing Day Test and this year it takes place in Durban at Kingsmead. This is your match thread for discussion of the game.

South Africa 343 & 133 (50.0 ov)

England 574/9d

England won by an innings and 98 runs


South Africa 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith*	run out (Cook)	75	256	186	9	0	40.32
58.2 from Onions, Huge mix up between the batsmen! Smith dropped into the off side, and de Villiers, Pietersen-esque, ran down the wicket at him. Smith started to run, hesitated, turned around and Cook ran in to take the bails off, just beating Smith’s dive. 166/4
AG Prince	c Swann b Anderson	2	8	5	0	0	40.00
2.1 Anderson strikes early! Classic opening wicket, just back of a length, moved a touch away from Prince as he tried to defend off the back foot. It bounced a little more than he expected and ended up fencing, off the shoulder of the bat, to Graeme Swann at third slip. 3/1
HM Amla	lbw b Broad	2	35	22	0	0	9.09
9.4 massive blow! The fullest delivery of the match so far, and arguably of Broad’s entire tour, as Amla plants his front foot and doesn’t even ponder wasting a review on that one. HawkEye shows that that would have hit middle and leg two-thirds up, and England are on fire 10/2
JH Kallis	c Collingwood b Swann	75	197	132	7	0	56.81
55.3 got him! That has come out of nowhere, pushed across him, like so many balls before, but this time it gets the outside edge and goes, slightly gently, to Collingwood at slip! Crucial breakthrough 160/3
AB de Villiers	c †Prior b Broad	50	149	98	6	0	51.02
88.2 Broad does the trick! Full length, where all the magic happens, and swinging away a touch outside off, de Villiers goes for an expansive drive but nicks it through to Prior. England really needed that. 269/7
JP Duminy	lbw b Onions	4	9	9	0	0	44.44
60.1 gone! This time it’s dead straight, swinging back at Duminy from that good length which Onions pursues, no uncertainty from the umpire. Onions really deserves that, he has bowled well all day 170/5
MV Boucher†	lbw b Swann	39	72	50	5	0	78.00
77.1 well, well, we have a review coming up … and it’s looking good for England … Swann straightened one from round the wicket, Boucher got in a good stride, but the ball clearly struck pad before bat, and HawkEye suggests it would have hit middle two-thirds of the way up. And that’s out! 233/6
M Morkel	lbw b Swann	23	87	49	2	0	46.93
95.6 well, that you have to say was coming. Morkel was bamboozled for five deliveries, and this one finally pins him in front of off. He calls for the review, but it’s a futile gesture. That struck him on the shin, and that is curtains 285/9
PL Harris	lbw b Swann	2	15	12	0	0	16.66
91.5 We have a review, very full and Harris is sweeping rather clumsily, he misses and is rapped him on the pads. Given out but Harris calls for a review. He may think he’s hit it but replays don’t suggest that. Pitched in line, and hitting, and given out 280/8
DW Steyn	c †Prior b Anderson	47	66	58	3	3	81.03
108.3 there it is, the end comes at last, and sadly for Steyn he falls short of his half-century. A short delivery, just straight enough to demand a stroke, and Prior behind the stumps gathers a regulation nick 343/10
M Ntini	not out	6	47	30	0	0	20.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 17)	18

Total	(all out; 108.3 overs; 474 mins)	343	(3.16 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-3 (Prince, 2.1 ov), 2-10 (Amla, 9.4 ov), 3-160 (Kallis, 55.3 ov), 4-166 (Smith, 58.2 ov), 5-170 (Duminy, 60.1 ov), 6-233 (Boucher, 77.1 ov), 7-269 (de Villiers, 88.2 ov), 8-280 (Harris, 91.5 ov), 9-285 (Morkel, 95.6 ov), 10-343 (Steyn, 108.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	23.3	4	75	2	3.19
2.1 to Prince, Anderson strikes early! Classic opening wicket, just back of a length, moved a touch away from Prince as he tried to defend off the back foot. It bounced a little more than he expected and ended up fencing, off the shoulder of the bat, to Graeme Swann at third slip. 3/1 108.3 to Steyn, there it is, the end comes at last, and sadly for Steyn he falls short of his half-century. A short delivery, just straight enough to demand a stroke, and Prior behind the stumps gathers a regulation nick 343/10
G Onions	23	6	62	1	2.69
60.1 to Duminy, gone! This time it’s dead straight, swinging back at Duminy from that good length which Onions pursues, no uncertainty from the umpire. Onions really deserves that, he has bowled well all day 170/5
SCJ Broad	20	6	44	2	2.20
9.4 to Amla, massive blow! The fullest delivery of the match so far, and arguably of Broad’s entire tour, as Amla plants his front foot and doesn’t even ponder wasting a review on that one. HawkEye shows that that would have hit middle and leg two-thirds up, and England are on fire 10/2 88.2 to de Villiers, Broad does the trick! Full length, where all the magic happens, and swinging away a touch outside off, de Villiers goes for an expansive drive but nicks it through to Prior. England really needed that. 269/7
GP Swann	35	3	110	4	3.14
55.3 to Kallis, got him! That has come out of nowhere, pushed across him, like so many balls before, but this time it gets the outside edge and goes, slightly gently, to Collingwood at slip! Crucial breakthrough 160/3 77.1 to Boucher, well, well, we have a review coming up … and it’s looking good for England … Swann straightened one from round the wicket, Boucher got in a good stride, but the ball clearly struck pad before bat, and HawkEye suggests it would have hit middle two-thirds of the way up. And that’s out! 233/6 91.5 to Harris, We have a review, very full and Harris is sweeping rather clumsily, he misses and is rapped him on the pads. Given out but Harris calls for a review. He may think he’s hit it but replays don’t suggest that. Pitched in line, and hitting, and given out 280/8 95.6 to Morkel, well, that you have to say was coming. Morkel was bamboozled for five deliveries, and this one finally pins him in front of off. He calls for the review, but it’s a futile gesture. That struck him on the shin, and that is curtains 285/9
IJL Trott	4	0	19	0	4.75

KP Pietersen	2	0	7	0	3.50

PD Collingwood	1	0	8	0	8.00


England 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strauss*	b Morkel	54	80	67	9	0	80.59
18.4 that’s done him this time! The round-the-wicket line, a hint of movement, climbing through the gate and taking out middle stump. No need to review that! 71/1
AN Cook	c Kallis b Morkel	118	401	263	11	0	44.86
92.4 got him this time! Morkel continuing around off stump and Cook finally has a nibble at one, catches the outside edge and goes through to Kallis, who makes no mistake. Ends a fantastic fighting innings 297/4
IJL Trott	c †Boucher b Morkel	18	39	31	2	0	58.06
27.3 massive wicket, and that will delight South Africa, because it’s the irritant Trott. Outside off, cramped for room and forced to play, extra bounce grazed the edge, and Boucher made no mistake! 104/2
KP Pietersen	lbw b Harris	31	86	52	4	0	59.61
47.3 huge wicket! Pietersen gone and Harris gets his man! Pietersen had looked edgy against Harris all morning, and he went for another expansive sweep shot here, but it was too full and crashed straight into his pad on middle and off stump. Given out, Pietersen entertained thoughts of a referral but correctly decided against it. So Kallis’s drop will not cost South Africa 155/3
PD Collingwood	c †Boucher b Duminy	91	283	215	7	0	42.32
113.5 gone! Collingwood’s long vigil has ended and he won’t make a hundred. Shorter from Duminy, but Collingwood toe-ends his cut shot and Boucher makes no mistake behind the stumps. Good reward for Duminy who has bowled quite nicely here 365/5
IR Bell	c †Boucher b Steyn	140	313	227	10	1	61.67
168.2 Bell’s gone now, and the end of the innings is nigh. Width from Steyn, swinging further away, and though he rightly chases the ball, he can only get a toe-end through to Boucher 568/9
MJ Prior†	b Duminy	60	134	81	6	1	74.07
145.5 Duminy’s persistence with a wide line outside off pays dividends at last. A bit of grip ensures an under-edge on another aggressive cut, and the ball deflects into the stumps 477/6
SCJ Broad	c Kallis b Duminy	20	65	59	1	1	33.89
163.5 on a good length, appreciable spin, a regulation edge as Broad props forward, and a looping edge to Jacques Kallis at slip. So, the breakthrough comes, and Duminy has three 536/7
GP Swann	c Prince b Steyn	22	15	14	2	1	157.14
166.6 and now he’s gone. Booming swing again, and Swann can’t get decent bat on this one. An attempted flick ends up as a leading edge, and Ashwell Prince gallops in from mid-on to scoop the chance 564/8
JM Anderson	not out	1	17	4	0	0	25.00

G Onions	not out	2	8	8	0	0	25.00

Extras	(lb 10, w 6, nb 1)	17

Total	(9 wickets dec; 170 overs; 724 mins)	574	(3.37 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-71 (Strauss, 18.4 ov), 2-104 (Trott, 27.3 ov), 3-155 (Pietersen, 47.3 ov), 4-297 (Cook, 92.4 ov), 5-365 (Collingwood, 113.5 ov), 6-477 (Prior, 145.5 ov), 7-536 (Broad, 163.5 ov), 8-564 (Swann, 166.6 ov), 9-568 (Bell, 168.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	34	6	94	2	2.76
166.6 to Swann, and now he’s gone. Booming swing again, and Swann can’t get decent bat on this one. An attempted flick ends up as a leading edge, and Ashwell Prince gallops in from mid-on to scoop the chance 564/8 168.2 to Bell, Bell’s gone now, and the end of the innings is nigh. Width from Steyn, swinging further away, and though he rightly chases the ball, he can only get a toe-end through to Boucher 568/9
M Ntini	29	4	114	0	3.93

M Morkel	31	6	78	3	2.51	(3w)
18.4 to Strauss, that’s done him this time! The round-the-wicket line, a hint of movement, climbing through the gate and taking out middle stump. No need to review that! 71/1 27.3 to Trott, massive wicket, and that will delight South Africa, because it’s the irritant Trott. Outside off, cramped for room and forced to play, extra bounce grazed the edge, and Boucher made no mistake! 104/2 92.4 to Cook, got him this time! Morkel continuing around off stump and Cook finally has a nibble at one, catches the outside edge and goes through to Kallis, who makes no mistake. Ends a fantastic fighting innings 297/4
JH Kallis	14	1	43	0	3.07	(1nb)

PL Harris	38	4	146	1	3.84	(1w)
47.3 to Pietersen, huge wicket! Pietersen gone and Harris gets his man! Pietersen had looked edgy against Harris all morning, and he went for another expansive sweep shot here, but it was too full and crashed straight into his pad on middle and off stump. Given out, Pietersen entertained thoughts of a referral but correctly decided against it. So Kallis’s drop will not cost South Africa 155/3
JP Duminy	24	1	89	3	3.70
113.5 to Collingwood, gone! Collingwood’s long vigil has ended and he won’t make a hundred. Shorter from Duminy, but Collingwood toe-ends his cut shot and Boucher makes no mistake behind the stumps. Good reward for Duminy who has bowled quite nicely here 365/5 145.5 to Prior, Duminy’s persistence with a wide line outside off pays dividends at last. A bit of grip ensures an under-edge on another aggressive cut, and the ball deflects into the stumps 477/6 163.5 to Broad, on a good length, appreciable spin, a regulation edge as Broad props forward, and a looping edge to Jacques Kallis at slip. So, the breakthrough comes, and Duminy has three 536/7


South Africa 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AG Prince	c Bell b Swann	16	42	28	1	0	57.14
9.2 he’s done it again! Swann has made a habit of striking in his first over! Prince hangs in his crease, defending, but he’s playing for spin that isn’t there, it catches the inside edge and shoots off the pad through to silly point where Bell takes a instinctive one-handed catch 27/1
GC Smith*	lbw b Swann	22	97	56	2	0	39.28
21.1 huge appeal, huge wicket, and that’s been given! Smith asks for the review, but Swann turned that enough to clip leg stump from round the wicket, and that on-field decision will stand 50/6
HM Amla	b Swann	6	17	13	1	0	46.15
13.2 beautifully bowled! Floated up outside off stump and spinning in sharply, Amla drives a little loosely, and it bursts through the gate into off stump. Swann leaps for joy! 37/2
JH Kallis	b Broad	3	4	4	0	0	75.00
14.2 bowled him! Kallis has done an Ian Bell! Ball comes back at Kallis a fraction but it was way too close to leave and it sends off stump cartwheeling! Massive moment in this match 40/3
AB de Villiers	lbw b Broad	2	18	15	0	0	13.33
18.3 REVIEW de Villiers is given out, padding up to Broad. The replays show it clipping off stump so that can’t be overturned. OUT. Another huge wicket for England, Broad shaping it in and de Villiers shoulders arms and clips his front pad in front of off stump! 44/4
JP Duminy	b Broad	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
18.4 Gone again! Broad on fire! Another leave proves suicidal. The ball was shaping away from Duminy who, caught in two minds, correctly opts to shoulder arms, but it flicks the inside edge and cannons into off stump! 44/5
MV Boucher†	c †Prior b Broad	29	91	65	3	0	44.61
40.5 short, down the leg-side, and there’s a loud thud as the ball passes the glove. Prior takes well down the leg-side, and though the decision is not instantly given, Strauss and his cordon have little doubt. It goes to a review, and that is going to be given out! 108/8
M Morkel	lbw b Swann	15	51	40	3	0	37.50
33.5 no need for fielders there! Brilliant from Swann, fizzing a fuller, flatter delivery into the pads, and that is utterly plumb 86/7
PL Harris	c Broad b Anderson	36	57	50	5	0	72.00
48.4 the full ball does the trick, in the softest of ways. Harris was deep in his crease and ended up chipping it slowly to mid on – Broad – who takes the easiest of catches 129/9
DW Steyn	lbw b Swann	3	37	25	0	0	12.00
49.6 that’s it! Gone! England have won a remarkable victory, Swann has five as Steyn is struck bang in front! 133/10
M Ntini	not out	1	6	3	0	0	33.33

Extras		0

Total	(all out; 50 overs; 215 mins)	133	(2.66 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-27 (Prince, 9.2 ov), 2-37 (Amla, 13.2 ov), 3-40 (Kallis, 14.2 ov), 4-44 (de Villiers, 18.3 ov), 5-44 (Duminy, 18.4 ov), 6-50 (Smith, 21.1 ov), 7-86 (Morkel, 33.5 ov), 8-108 (Boucher, 40.5 ov), 9-129 (Harris, 48.4 ov), 10-133 (Steyn, 49.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	8	2	24	1	3.00
48.4 to Harris, the full ball does the trick, in the softest of ways. Harris was deep in his crease and ended up chipping it slowly to mid on – Broad – who takes the easiest of catches 129/9
G Onions	4	1	12	0	3.00

GP Swann	21	3	54	5	2.57
9.2 to Prince, he’s done it again! Swann has made a habit of striking in his first over! Prince hangs in his crease, defending, but he’s playing for spin that isn’t there, it catches the inside edge and shoots off the pad through to silly point where Bell takes a instinctive one-handed catch 27/1 13.2 to Amla, beautifully bowled! Floated up outside off stump and spinning in sharply, Amla drives a little loosely, and it bursts through the gate into off stump. Swann leaps for joy! 37/2 21.1 to Smith, huge appeal, huge wicket, and that’s been given! Smith asks for the review, but Swann turned that enough to clip leg stump from round the wicket, and that on-field decision will stand 50/6 33.5 to Morkel, no need for fielders there! Brilliant from Swann, fizzing a fuller, flatter delivery into the pads, and that is utterly plumb 86/7 49.6 to Steyn, that’s it! Gone! England have won a remarkable victory, Swann has five as Steyn is struck bang in front! 133/10
SCJ Broad	17	3	43	4	2.52
14.2 to Kallis, bowled him! Kallis has done an Ian Bell! Ball comes back at Kallis a fraction but it was way too close to leave and it sends off stump cartwheeling! Massive moment in this match 40/3 18.3 to de Villiers, REVIEW de Villiers is given out, padding up to Broad. The replays show it clipping off stump so that can’t be overturned. OUT. Another huge wicket for England, Broad shaping it in and de Villiers shoulders arms and clips his front pad in front of off stump! 44/4 18.4 to Duminy, Gone again! Broad on fire! Another leave proves suicidal. The ball was shaping away from Duminy who, caught in two minds, correctly opts to shoulder arms, but it flicks the inside edge and cannons into off stump! 44/5 40.5 to Boucher, short, down the leg-side, and there’s a loud thud as the ball passes the glove. Prior takes well down the leg-side, and though the decision is not instantly given, Strauss and his cordon have little doubt. It goes to a review, and that is going to be given out! 108/8

Match details

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series England led the 4-match series 1-0

Player of the match GP Swann (England)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and AM Saheba (India)
TV umpire SJ Davis (Australia)
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire JD Cloete

Close of play
26 Dec day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 175/5 (AB de Villiers 8*, MV Boucher 1*, 61 ov)
27 Dec day 2 – England 1st innings 103/1 (AN Cook 31*, IJL Trott 17*, 26.2 ov)
28 Dec day 3 – England 1st innings 386/5 (IR Bell 55*, MJ Prior 11*, 123 ov)
29 Dec day 4 – South Africa 2nd innings 76/6 (MV Boucher 20*, M Morkel 7*, 32 ov)
30 Dec day 5 – South Africa 2nd innings 133 (50 ov) – end of match

525 Responses to Cricket: Proteas vs England – Test at Kingsmead, Durban 26 – 30 Dec 2009 – England won

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carol on 31 December 2009 at 11:18 am

MORNING ALL….Do you lot make New Year resolutions?

Please inspire me……I need a challenge!

(I know we all break them my 3rd week of January, but it is good to plan something)!
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Treehugger on 31 December 2009 at 12:42 pm

Morning Carol, Never do New Years resolutions would never keep them.
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Treehugger on 31 December 2009 at 12:46 pm

Morning GBS Here is something you can go and buy from the chemist for your wifes sore tooth, its called Nitro in a littler brown box, you paint it on the area and it numbs it but care not to get it on the tongue or back of the throat cause it really does numb it. Had forgotten about that stuff.
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Treehugger on 31 December 2009 at 12:50 pm

Well its a hideously hot day here with a lot of thunder heads building up in the distance, The fire is on for the potjie and i am bored and its to hot to go outside.
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grootblousmile on 31 December 2009 at 12:54 pm

511@ Carol – I make one very special New Years Resolution every year…. and that is never to make New Year’s Resolutions.

It’s a crock of shitttttttttt!

Just goooooooooooi mieliesssssssssss in the new year…. that’s it… life is what YOU make of it!
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grootblousmile on 31 December 2009 at 12:56 pm

513@ Boomninny – Thanks for the advice…. it looks like the teeth ache’s are a thing of the past, Handbriekie’s Anti-biotics for her absess has kicked in nicely and my jaw is now fine, like new…
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Treehugger on 31 December 2009 at 12:58 pm

GBS good, well to everyone that reads this enjoy the last day of the year and may the New Year be even better.
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Treehugger on 31 December 2009 at 1:03 pm

oh and i read on News24 yesterday Jappie Mulder and his family were carjacked, he was put in the boot of his car and his family in the other car, thankfully they all came out of it alive. Jappie if you read this i am am sorry it happened to you and your family it has happened to a lot of us and you do get over it, you just view life differently afterwards.
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carol on 31 December 2009 at 1:03 pm

512 – Hugs, thanks for the good wishes….I had my credit card bill yesterday…JEEPERS !!
Perhaps I should be more ‘thrifty’ in the New Year!! 😉
So I am at home……you have heat, we have a brutal wind blowing here, brrrrrr……
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carol on 31 December 2009 at 1:05 pm

515 – GBS Is that my lecture of the day!!

Ok I will seize life by the scruff of the neck and live it to the full!! 😉
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Treehugger on 31 December 2009 at 1:19 pm

Carol lol credit card a dangerous thing to keep in the purse. Leave it at home and only use when you need to. Have a wonderful new year doll and this heat is very oppressive.
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Puma on 31 December 2009 at 1:40 pm

TreeHugs, It is very hot here in Umhlanga but no cloud build up yet. Has to stay away for the evening braai we all having. Your potjie sounds great. Enjoy.

Carol your weather looks terrible on Sky. You need a bit of African sun sent up north 😀

See in Scotland temps will go down to -18 way north and in Edinburgh for the big party tonight it will be -10 with huge winds. Phew!!!!!!!!!!! my mates up there can keep that. I don’t enjoy the heat too much but that cold is far, far worse.
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Puma on 31 December 2009 at 1:42 pm

Now have said this to Carol on the otherside but seeing this is the crici thread and they thrashed us will say it again

Carol, Congrats to England on their superb win.
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JL1 on 4 January 2010 at 8:29 am

Happy New Year all
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carol on 4 January 2010 at 9:36 am

JL1 – Same to you…. 🙂

Heavens it is SO cold today, massive frost here…..Brrrrrrr….

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