Cricket: 1st Test – England vs South Africa (Thursday 19 July to Monday 23 July 2012)

Published 23 July 2012 | By grootblousmile

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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  • 271

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:32 pm

    270 @ Bullscot:
    Been following the action with half an eye… one finger… and a very busy mind!

  • 272

    Pietman on 23 July 2012 at 4:34 pm

    @ Bullscot:
    Agreed on the ‘home comforts’…..quality of life non-existant over here, but somehow us Saffas and also the Scots stick it out (compared to the Yanks and Poms), we are a durable bunch (as was shown on the sport fields around the globe the past few days!

    No, jokes aside, stay there bro…ask Puma, he did his spell here. (Faark, today is 63 and dust storms all over the place with no beer…..uiters kuk, ek se jou!

  • 273

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:34 pm

    263 @ Just For Kicks:
    I think that was the key JFK, for a time it sounds like it was hard going out there for Smith and Amla but they just knuckled down and gave the ball the respect it was due and played proper test cricket then once they were set and the batting conditions got a bit easier they accelerated. I think too many players have got caught up in the smash bash of 20 overs cricket these days and want to score too quickly at the wrong time in test cricket, this will be a good lesson for them

  • 274

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Come on Ama-Blomme… plant the knock-out punch now… while I’m relaxing with a Kameeltjie and a Coke

  • 275

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Hi GBS. Morkell on, hopefully to finish it off.

  • 276

    ashley on 23 July 2012 at 4:36 pm

    bullscot @ 270
    i think gbs was refering to something else
    ..
    clue: basson’s part isnt hanging at the moment … not after the op though!! 😀

  • 277

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:36 pm

    272 @ Pietman:
    Stowwerige Pieta…. as jy sukkel word jy ‘n sukkelaar… so moenie sukkel nie!

  • 278

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:37 pm

    272 @ Pietman:
    Jinne sounds tough out there Pietman, for me the opportunities have come knocking from the UAE where it sounds may a little easier than you have it, but it has been for full time and not part time/contract stuff and for all the money in the world would not want to leave family behind here and ‘commute’ that distance to work

  • 279

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Flok, we MUST beat them by an innings…. come on boys!

  • 280

    Bullscot on 23 July 2012 at 4:40 pm

    Really to get going here, with one wicket needed and still 36 overs left for the day’s play really hope to check in later and see SA have won it, hopefully without needing to bat. Once its over and all you folk are still online you may be interested to read the latest article put up, I certainly thought it was interesting and good news, now how is that for shameless promotion Happy cheers all, GO PROTEAS!!

  • 281

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Can one Speed Blog on something like Cricket?

    Hahaha

  • 282

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:46 pm

    A friend of mine has invited me and Handbriekie to Hazyview for the coming weekend… should be quite nice!

  • 283

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:48 pm

    264 @ Pietman:
    Kanko has been sublime in the 3 games he has started. The whole team have been top class though. Read a great article by Tony on SuperSport. There is another will have to remember the name of the bloke that wrote another article I read this morning.

    Yeah this will be a very different game. Though Sharks smashed them at KP. That score just flattered them really. Should have been 25-6 to Sharks that game. Remember Freddie threw a pass straight into Aplons hands and gifted him a try and another blatant forward pass that gave Aplon another try. Two tries that should never have been. We ran them ragged there too bru. Though doubt it will be like that this week. Legs may be really tired this week. Also too much at stake now. Just have to see.

  • 284

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:50 pm

    @ Bullscot:Cheers, mate, have a good day at work!

  • 285

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:52 pm

    SA only leads by 18, cutting it fine now for an innings win…

  • 286

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:55 pm

    264 @ Pietman:
    Piet go to SuperSport and read:

    Tony Johnson – Sharks on a roll

    Steve Morris – The revolution must start now

    Two very good reads especially the Steve Morris article about the Boks.

  • 287

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:55 pm

    SA needs one pearler of a ball… or one Pommie error…

  • 288

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:55 pm

    SA may well have to bat again. England 13 behind. The tail has wagged!

  • 289

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Come on let don’t let it linger on. Really hope we bowl them out now and win by a innings.

  • 290

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:57 pm

    There it is!

    Tahir get’s the last laugh… England goes for the review

  • 291

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Gone, Gone, Gone. The Poms have gone. Under review, but gone. definitely

  • 292

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 4:57 pm

    SA Proteas win by an Innings and 12 runs!

  • 293

    Just For Kicks on 23 July 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Great win Proteas. Congrats, and what an end to a great SA sporting weekend.

  • 294

    Puma on 23 July 2012 at 4:58 pm

    HEEE HAAAA

    We win by a innings.

    VERY WELL DONE BOYS. Congrats to our Proteas. Magnificent win against the worlds number one.

    Amla should be mom

  • 295

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Dale Steyn ends with a Fiver…

    Amla ends unbeaten in the runs department.. 311 runs

  • 296

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Now we must just bliksem them in the remaining 2 Tests

  • 297

    Pietman on 23 July 2012 at 5:02 pm

    @ Puma:
    Thx, will do.
    @ grootblousmile:
    Ry STADIG na Hazyview, en geniet bruvva!
    En sit vir GTStormer op by pool asb, sy het pas aansoek gedoen.

  • 298

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 5:05 pm

    297 @ Pietman:
    Haar klaar goedgekeur… sê sy moet vir die Rugby-Talk The Rugby Championship 2012 pool ook aansoek doen!

  • 299

    Pietman on 23 July 2012 at 5:06 pm

    @ grootblousmile:
    Maak so, dankie.

  • 300

    grootblousmile on 23 July 2012 at 5:07 pm

    299 @ Pietman:
    OK.. ek hou dop!

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