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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  • 301

    20 Wickets against 2 wickets… I would call that a proper PiellewapperKlap!

  • 302

    Kevin Petersen eat crap haha

  • 303

    Only blemish on a wonderful Sporting weekend for SA was the dour Bulls performance against the Saders

  • 304

    Well done to Amla on mom.

  • 305

    303 @ grootblousmile:

    Not to worry boeta, Bulls are rebuilding. Their time will come again.

  • 306

    301 @ grootblousmile:

    This was a thrashing. Awesome cricket. Don’t get much better than that. Absolutely brilliant batting and bowling.

  • 307

    305 @ Puma:
    Yip… they will.

    What worries me though is the form of Morné Steyn, Francois Hougaard, Werner Kruger & Dean Greyling.

    Lots of exciting Bulls youngsters coming through though… and some good youngsters joining the Bulls at the end of the season.

  • 308

    306 @ Puma:
    We are an impatient lot, us South Africans.. we expect a win every time… in every sport.

    Very bloody competative… then sometimes we just choke…

  • 309

    282 @ grootblousmile:
    Sounds great. Enjoy it boeta. Always great to get away for a weekend. So many great places in our country to do that.

    Will you get any of the rugby there? Hope so.

  • 310

    309 @ Puma:
    Certainly hope I do…. otherwise I might just have to travel some distance to find a Sports Pub…. hahaha

  • 311

    308 Gbs,

    Yeah agree we must be one of the most competitive nations on earth when it comes to sport. Always want to win at everything no matter what….haha.

    We are damn good at most sports so could be the reason.

  • 312

    Just hope SA cricket don’t pull a South African cricket in the next two where they fall apart like usual

  • 313

    307 @ grootblousmile:

    I persoanlly think Morne needs a total rest from rugby. He should be allowed to take 2 weeks off from here. My advice to him would be not to even put on the tv to watch it. Sometimes the mind just gets overloaded and it needs a rest. He has not stopped for a proper rest for almost 2 years now. Body and mind needs a break and it will always come back stronger. Also plenty of his team mates that were Boks have left and Bulls are rebuilding and it can be tough.

  • 314

    311 @ Puma:
    We could be even better though… if everybody pulled in the same direction and there was some clever chaps running some of the shows.

    Government is also missing a massive opportunity to improve international esteem and respect towards our country, by not investing better and more into Key Sports!

  • 315

    He doesn’t need a rest just a forward pack that is not getting a hiding.

  • 316

    310 @ grootblousmile:

    Hope you get to see the big derby gbs. Going to be a hard battle for sure, for both sides.

  • 317

    315 @ Spooony:

    He does need a rest. Morne has been playing just about non-stop rugby for almost 2 years. NO rugby player no matter what can keep that intensity up, not even if his forwards were playing better.

  • 318

    Off to the Shops for me… need some Kameeltjies, Orange Juice, Condensed Milk, Sweets… and a Toilet Brush set for BonzaiGBS’s on-suite bathroom.

    He could be a bit toxic at times…. haha

  • 319

    314 @ grootblousmile:
    Yeah for sure.

    Had to chuckle when Smith said congrats to Ernie after he was interviewed. Atherton had a laugh too. Well done to Smith for doing that.

  • 320

    318 @ grootblousmile:

    Cheers gbs, I am also out of there. Going to eat dinner now.

  • 321

    @ Puma:
    2 Years non stop? The WC ended when? Super Rugby started when? His one wonderful Bulls pack is not there anymore. You could clearly see it in that first half. As the Bulls forwards improved so did his options. No 10 in the world shines behind a losing pack.

  • 322

    Well done to your boys, successs at the Oval!

    Now, I see it has put you all in a lovely bright mood!! 🙂

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