South Africa and the West Indies battled each other in the 1st 5-Day Cricket Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion. The Test was supposed to run from 17 to 21 December 2014, but ended a day and a half early. Play was weather delayed on Day 1 due to a wet outfield, with the Test due to start at 10:30 SA Time (08:30 GMT). The delay was only 30 minutes and play started at 11:00 SA Time on Day 1. The weather was quite overcast in Centurion on Day 1.
The score cards were updated at regular intervals here on Rugby-Talk.com.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl, to exploit the weather conditions.
The South Africans started fast and the first wicket only fell on 57 runs… but then 2 more wickets fell on the same score. At 57 / 3 Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers steadied the ship and batted the whole day, stringing up the runs till close of play on Day 1.
On Day 2 both AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla quickly went over 150 runs each, before AB de Villiers perished on 152. Hashim Amla reached a landmark 208 before being caught in the deep, right near the boundary markers. Stiaan van Zyl started nervously on debut… but then reached his 101 not out, when Captain Amla declared with the Proteas on 552 / 5, after 140.3 Overs. Quinton de Kock ended on 18 not out in the process.
During the Innings Break, Tea was also called… and then rain delayed play from resuming… and further play on Day 2 was eventually abandoned and Stumps was called very early after heavy rains had fallen in Centurion.
On Day 3 the Proteas dismissed the West Indies with ease in their First Innings, still 351 runs behind. The follow-on was enforced. At Stumps on Day 3 the West Indies were already reeling at 76 / 2.
On Day 4, the Proteas did not fool around, dismissing the rest of the West Indies batting lineup, only 3 balls into the 2nd Session of the day, for a measly 131. Dale Steyn took 6 wickets on Day 4 and South Africa easily wins with an Innings and 220 runs.
Seriously back to the drawing board for the West Indies, I suggest!
South Africa:
First Innings – 552 / 5 declared (140.3 Overs)
West Indies:
First Innings – 201 All Out (60.2 Overs)
Second Innings – 131 All Out (42.3 Overs)
Day 4 – Session 1
| South Africa 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Petersen | c Smith b Roach | 27 | 59 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 61.36 | |
| D Elgar | c Samuels b Cottrell | 28 | 66 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| F du Plessis | c †Ramdin b Roach | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HM Amla* | c Taylor b Benn | 208 | 475 | 371 | 22 | 0 | 56.06 | |
| AB de Villiers | c Blackwood b Benn | 152 | 318 | 235 | 16 | 2 | 64.68 | |
| S van Zyl | not out | 101 | 171 | 130 | 15 | 0 | 77.69 | |
| Q de Kock† | not out | 18 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 120.00 | |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 6, w 2, nb 2) | 18 | ||||||
| Total | (5 wickets dec; 140.3 overs; 563 mins) | 552 | (3.92 runs per over) | |||||
Did not bat: VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, KJ Abbott
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Petersen, 13.3 ov), 2-57 (Elgar, 14.4 ov), 3-57 (du Plessis, 15.5 ov), 4-365 (de Villiers, 99.1 ov), 5-520 (Amla, 135.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE Taylor | 26.1 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 4.12 | 112 | 19 | 0 | ||
| SS Cottrell | 28 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 4.42 | 106 | 15 | 0 | (2nb, 1w) | |
| KAJ Roach | 15.5 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 3.28 | 75 | 8 | 0 | (1w) | |
| SJ Benn | 46 | 7 | 148 | 2 | 3.21 | 186 | 13 | 3 | ||
| MN Samuels | 20 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 4.45 | 61 | 6 | 1 | ||
| KC Brathwaite | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J Blackwood | 3.3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4.28 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| West Indies 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Brathwaite | c Amla b Philander | 34 | 109 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 55.73 | |
| DS Smith | c de Villiers b Philander | 35 | 98 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 47.29 | |
| LR Johnson | c sub (RJ Peterson) b Abbott | 31 | 61 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 73.80 | |
| MN Samuels | b Morkel | 33 | 120 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| S Chanderpaul | c Petersen b Philander | 21 | 88 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| J Blackwood | c Petersen b Philander | 12 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| D Ramdin*† | c van Zyl b Elgar | 14 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 63.63 | |
| JE Taylor | c & b Morkel | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| SJ Benn | not out | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| SS Cottrell | b Morkel | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| KAJ Roach | absent hurt | – | ||||||
| Extras | (lb 6, w 3) | 9 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 60.2 overs; 293 mins) | 201 | (3.33 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Smith, 21.4 ov), 2-73 (Brathwaite, 23.5 ov), 3-117 (Johnson, 34.1 ov), 4-162 (Samuels, 47.6 ov), 5-169 (Chanderpaul, 51.4 ov), 6-184 (Blackwood, 55.2 ov), 7-193 (Ramdin, 57.6 ov), 8-193 (Taylor, 58.1 ov), 9-201 (Cottrell, 60.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 14 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 3.78 | 60 | 6 | 0 | ||
| VD Philander | 15 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 1.93 | 77 | 3 | 0 | (1w) | |
| KJ Abbott | 14 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 3.57 | 66 | 8 | 0 | (1w) | |
| M Morkel | 15.2 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 3.58 | 69 | 8 | 0 | (1w) | |
| D Elgar | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| West Indies 2nd innings (following on) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Brathwaite | c Petersen b Morkel | 20 | 87 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 37.03 | |
| DS Smith | c sub (T Bavuma) b Philander | 5 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.55 | |
| LR Johnson | c de Villiers b Steyn | 39 | 117 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 44.31 | |
| MN Samuels | c Elgar b Steyn | 17 | 70 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 32.69 | |
| S Chanderpaul | c de Villiers b Steyn | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| J Blackwood | c sub (T Bavuma) b Morkel | 15 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.23 | |
| D Ramdin*† | c de Villiers b Steyn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| JE Taylor | c Amla b Steyn | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 | |
| SJ Benn | not out | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| SS Cottrell | c Abbott b Steyn | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| KAJ Roach | absent hurt | – | ||||||
| Extras | (lb 3, w 4, nb 1) | 8 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 42.3 overs; 194 mins) | 131 | (3.08 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Smith, 3.2 ov), 2-52 (Brathwaite, 19.3 ov), 3-87 (Johnson, 32.1 ov), 4-91 (Chanderpaul, 34.4 ov), 5-101 (Samuels, 36.2 ov), 6-105 (Ramdin, 36.4 ov), 7-117 (Blackwood, 39.3 ov), 8-121 (Taylor, 40.3 ov), 9-131 (Cottrell, 42.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 8.2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 4.08 | 39 | 6 | 0 | ||
| M Morkel | 11.1 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 3.85 | 49 | 7 | 0 | (1w) | |
| VD Philander | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.85 | 40 | 1 | 0 | (1nb) | |
| KJ Abbott | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | 15 | 2 | 0 | (1w) | |
| S van Zyl | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2.20 | 53 | 4 | 0 | (2w) | |
| D Elgar | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Match details
Player of the match – tba
TV umpire – PR Reiffel (Australia)
Match referee – RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire – AT Holdstock
Close of play
- – day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 340/3 (HM Amla 133*, AB de Villiers 141*, 91 ov)
- – day 2 – South Africa 1st innings 552/5d (S van Zyl 101*, Q de Kock 18*, 140.3 ov)
- – day 3 – West Indies 2nd innings 76/2 (LR Johnson 33*, MN Samuels 13*, 27 ov)
Match Notes
- West Indies: 100 runs in 35.6 overs (217 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: West Indies – 131/8 in 42.0 overs (SJ Benn 6, SS Cottrell 4)
@ grootblousmile:
Stiaan will still score big runs for the Proteas. That I predict. Against better teams than the Windies.
“He hung in there though and battled it out for his TON.” ON DEBUT, GBS. WHAT DON’T YOU GET!
🙄 🙄 🙄
121 @ IAAS:
You seem a bit agitated… chill, you’ll get acute angina…
No no, not A CUTE VAGINA!!
Acute Angina…
Who does Stiaan play for in the regular season, would a guess of Cobras be close? Just wondering as I really do not know who he plays for… hehehe
He got a TON… very good… marvelous… clap-clap… on debut… clap-clap-clap!
I get it
Now relax, drop your slacks and give Mrs HAAS hell, not me!
@ grootblousmile:
I was just as chuffed that AB got a 150 and Hash got his 200.
Why did you forget about those two?
😆
123 @ IAAS:
I did not forget them…
How can one, they demolished what was left of the Windies bowlers… softened them up nicely for Stiaan, the Cobra!
You need a holiday… seriaaaas!
117 @ IAAS:
I can take Nortie’s bitterness towards the Argies…
… as long as I do not sound like Nortie about the TV Producer… then I’m OK with the way I come accross…
One can see that the holiday spirit already has me well and solid, not true?
I suppose I better work on my next Sharks Article… now THAT is a kak prospect… eish!
125 @ grootblousmile:
It’s not just me talking about the producer, it was again mentioned now on Boots and All and they even joked about whether he got a promotion.
It happened, that can’t be disputed
@ grootblousmile:
Rather research the Cobras. You’ll find that more fun.
It’s cricket season after all. 😆
grootblousmile wrote:
Easy article.
“The Sharks will probably win the conference again, but as usual choke when it counts”
The End 😀
@ nortie:
Unlike the Brokebacks who NEVER choke after winning the conference trophy.
😆
😆
😆
127 @ nortie:
There you go again…
128 @ IAAS:
See what I mean about Nortels and the TV dude… he is stuck, like a broken record player… totally moertoe… no spare parts to be found anywhere, all shops closed, all alcohol in the house finished, pharmacy closed for depro pills…
Really GBS……..if you had to research Van Zyl’s “background” only now, then you are not into cricket at all! He has been in the National squad for a while.
So the Cobra’s “thing” is a bit of lame “anti – Western Cape provincialism” attempt: IMHO obviously and I maybe wrong.
Just my observations…..use it, don’t use it.
Please this is a National side and they deserve our appreciation and support! We don’t have to love all of the players but if a bowler takes a 5 wicket haul or a batsman scores a century, let’s not detract from their performance(s).
BTW there are no comments in the wickets’ / runs’ columns 😀
@ gunther:
Brokebacks not good enough to win anything of note, Sharks fans believe their team is, only to be let down year after year.
131 @ grootblousmile:
Simply said it was mentioned on Boots and All, and strange that the top TV pundits agree that we won because of the producer, but it’s never acknowledged here.
You can only play what’s in front of you and Stiaan did that.
Unfortunately for him JP will be back in the new year.
So he will need to make the most of it.
@ nortie:
Hahahaha bullshit the Brokebacks coined the phrase this is our year.
😆
132 @ charlesm:
Fark Charlie, you need a holiday too.
I’m just yanking your chains….
I know where Stiaan is from… hehehe
I used to give more attention to cricket to be honest, but damn man, this rugby thingy is taking up all my time… if I had to still follow cricket as closely as before, I would not have a house, a wife (Handbriekie) or kids and I would have to fit sleep in, in another lifetime!
Just imagine if I could clone myself, and then delegate work to another farking yster like myself…. would’nt that be awesome!
You chaps are seriously uptight tonight!
Your Will and Testament in order??
133 @ nortie:
There you go again… kick the soap box under the bed… and let it rest….. pleaaaaaaaaaase!
gunther wrote:
“Next year is our year” that’s the Brokies.
“This year is our year” that’s the Sharks
“We have 3 titles, how much do you have?” The Bulls
😆
138 @ nortie:
We have props this year, how many do you have?
Hahaha
grootblousmile wrote:
Lol, we have Dwayne
140 @ nortie:
It’s DUANE, not Dwayne!
Daniel Johannes (Duane) Vermeulen… aka THORmeulen!
@ grootblousmile:
Lol Dwayne is the kommon spelling.
😆
OK chaps, ek gaan nou verDwayne…
Goeie nag, slaap sag!
@ grootblousmile:
Fortunately I’ve arrived at Hermanus yesterday GBS !! So I’m quite relaxed thank you !! Pleasant weather I might add – no thunder storms and rain (and the Cape doctor has stayed away too) !!
Have a good night all
@ IAAS:
Why? When will he ever face an easier attack and a better match situation to get a test match hundred? Im happy for the guy and he totally deserves it!
IAAS wrote:
We were 3 down because of a good spell by roach the other bowlers were crap. Roach didnt even bowl today and benn had like three different injury niggles.
It was indeed a joke
Fokken eth ay bee thee wys eers queer eye for the straight gay
Okay back to the cricket without jannie jammergatness 🙄
Did amla declare too early? Should we have gone to 600?
The rain has made the decision brilliant… Then again we may as well have batted 3-5 extra overs before the rain that has now been completely lost.
Or did Amla foresee the rain and he wanted to cover the pitch before?
Quinton de Kock looks like he has an ankle problem… AB de Villiers might have to switch to keeper
OK, Day 3 is on…
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