Cricket: South Africa vs West Indies – 2nd 5-Day Test (26 – 30 December 2014)

Published 30 December 2014 | By grootblousmile

Cricket BallSouth Africa and the West Indies battle each other in the 2nd 5-Day Cricket Test at St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth. The Test is supposed to run from  26 to 30 December 2014.

Overcast weather is expected for all 5 days of the Test.

Play started on schedule on Day 1, at 10:30 SA Time (08:30 GMT).

The score cards will be 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 fell on 47 runs. At Lunch on Day 1 the Proteas had only lost one wicket but the West Indies bowling attack were pegging them back and many maiden overs were bowled. The Proteas went on to punish the Windies on Day 1, for the loss of only 1 more wicket.

At Stumps on Day 1, Faf du Plessis was on 99 not out and Hashim Amla on 17 not out and the New Ball had been taken for just 1 over.

Day 2 was delayed for an hour due to early morning rain and Faf du Plessis got his TON, but persihed on 103, early in the day. After only 6 Overs in Day 2 the rain came down and delayed the match for the rest of Day 2.

Day 2 was meant to start half an hour early due to time lost on Day 2, but rain also forced a delay on Day 3, with play only starting at 11:00 SA Time. The Proteas steadily lost wickets and started accellerating run scoring before Lunch on Day 3, so that a declaration can be made, with enough runs on the board. At Lunch on Day 3, the Proteas were 369 / 7 with 117 Overs bowled in the Test. South Africa declared for 418 / 8 off 122 Overs. At Stumps on Day 3 the West Indies were 147 / 2 afyer 44 Overs.

The start of Day 4 once again rain delayed, in this wet-weather Test! It certainly looks like a result in the Test is unlikely. Play eventually started, then rain delayed play again… and the pace of the game seems to be like watching paint dry on Day 4. Later in Day 4, 7 quick wickets fell and suddenly all life seemed to be back in the match. Another rain interruption followed and no more play ensued on Day 4.

On Day 5 the match was eventually abandoned and called a draw after a wet outfield nver recovered sufficiently to warrent further play on Day 5.

All in all a very disapointing Test, considering the first innings of the West Indies were not even done and dusted, by the time the match was called.

 

South Africa: First Innings – 417 / 8 declared (122 Overs)

West Indies: First Innings – 275 / 9 (79 Overs)

Match Drawn.
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy – 2nd Test
Test no. 2153 | 2014 / 2015 season
Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
26,27,28,29,30 December 2014 (5-day match)
Stmps – Day 5 – Match abandoned
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar c †Ramdin b Peters 121 330 239 18 0 50.62
AN Petersen c Johnson b Gabriel 17 58 35 3 0 48.57
F du Plessis c †Ramdin b Taylor 103 335 230 13 2 44.78
HM Amla* lbw b Holder 33 105 63 3 0 52.38
AB de Villiers† b Taylor 10 50 25 2 0 40.00
T Bavuma c †Ramdin b Gabriel 10 59 35 2 0 28.57
S van Zyl c †Ramdin b Peters 29 81 49 5 0 59.18
VD Philander not out 13 64 36 2 0 36.11
DW Steyn c Holder b Benn 58 35 28 6 5 207.14
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 6, nb 8) 23
Total (8 wickets dec; 122 overs; 562 mins) 417 (3.41 runs per over)

Did not bat:  M Morkel, Imran Tahir

Fall of wickets:  1-47 (Petersen, 11.5 ov), 2-226 (Elgar, 74.1 ov), 3-274 (du Plessis, 88.2 ov), 4-300 (Amla, 97.1 ov), 5-304 (de Villiers, 98.2 ov), 6-325 (Bavuma, 108.4 ov), 7-348 (van Zyl, 113.6 ov), 8-417 (Steyn, 121.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
JE Taylor 30 7 114 2 3.80 142 15 3 (2nb, 2w)
KK Peters 20 7 69 2 3.45 97 11 1
JO Holder 22 7 43 1 1.95 111 5 0 (1nb)
ST Gabriel 21 0 80 2 3.80 88 11 0 (4nb)
SJ Benn 28 4 102 1 3.64 125 12 3 (1nb)
MN Samuels 1 1 0 0 0.00 6 0 0
West Indies 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
KC Brathwaite c Petersen b Morkel 106 287 186 12 0 56.98
DS Smith c Amla b Morkel 22 76 46 5 0 47.82
LR Johnson c du Plessis b Morkel 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
MN Samuels lbw b Philander 101 203 160 14 1 63.12
S Chanderpaul b Imran Tahir 7 44 29 0 0 24.13
D Ramdin*† lbw b Imran Tahir 20 38 24 4 0 83.33
JO Holder c †de Villiers b Morkel 1 7 2 0 0 50.00
JE Taylor not out 10 13 1 0 76.92
SJ Benn c Petersen b Imran Tahir 4 8 10 1 0 40.00
KK Peters run out (Steyn/†de Villiers) 0 8 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 4) 4
Total (9 wickets; 79 overs) 275 (3.48 runs per over)

To bat:  ST Gabriel

Fall of wickets:  1-55 (Smith, 16.5 ov), 2-55 (Johnson, 16.6 ov), 3-231 (Samuels, 64.6 ov), 4-233 (Brathwaite, 65.3 ov), 5-260 (Ramdin, 74.1 ov), 6-261 (Chanderpaul, 74.3 ov), 7-265 (Holder, 75.1 ov), 8-270 (Benn, 76.6 ov), 9-275 (Peters, 78.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
DW Steyn 14 3 48 0 3.42 63 6 0
VD Philander 18 4 41 1 2.27 89 5 0
M Morkel 20 2 69 4 3.45 90 10 0
Imran Tahir 26 2 108 3 4.15 105 15 1
D Elgar 1 0 5 0 5.00 4 1 0

Match details

Toss – West Indies, who chose to field
Test debuts – T Bavuma (South Africa); KK Peters (West Indies)
Player of the match – tba
Umpires – BF Bowden (New Zealand) and PR Reiffel (Australia)
TV umpire – Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match referee – RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire – S George

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