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England v South Africa @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
18 August 1998
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: JW Holder, G Sharp
Third Umpire: AA Jones
Match Referee: AM Ebrahim
Match Result: South Africa won by 14 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 7 | 22 | 30 | - | - |
| 2. Mike Rindel | lbw b Darren Gough | 10 | 12 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 3. Daryll Cullinan | b Darren Gough | 70 | 73 | 95 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. Jonty Rhodes | c Alec Stewart b Alan Mullally | 15 | 17 | 27 | 3 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | lbw b Robert Croft | 31 | 68 | 83 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | b Ian Austin | 19 | 35 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | not out | 22 | 33 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 8. Pat Symcox | b Alan Mullally | 51 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 4 |
| +9. Mark Boucher | not out | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Nantie Hayward | ||||||
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-20 (Mike Rindel), 2-25 (Gary Kirsten), 3-73 (Jonty Rhodes), 4-140 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-160 (Hansie Cronje), 6-172 (Jacques Kallis), 7-241 (Pat Symcox). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 5w, 2nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 244 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 1 | 43 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Peter Martin | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Ian Austin | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 9 | 0 | 33 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Adam Hollioake | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Nick Knight | b Pat Symcox | 74 | 114 | 158 | 7 | - |
| 2. Ally Brown | run out (Jonty Rhodes > ) | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| *+3. Alec Stewart | c Jonty Rhodes b Shaun Pollock | 27 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Graeme Hick | c Pat Symcox b Hansie Cronje | 64 | 72 | 85 | 5 | 1 |
| 5. Nasser Hussain | c & b Hansie Cronje | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Adam Hollioake | b Pat Symcox | 10 | 17 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 7. Robert Croft | c Jonty Rhodes b Mike Rindel | 8 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Ian Austin | b Allan Donald | 10 | 15 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 15 | 14 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 10. Peter Martin | c Hansie Cronje b Allan Donald | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Mullally | not out | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Ally Brown), 2-48 (Alec Stewart), 3-161 (Graeme Hick), 4-170 (Nasser Hussain), 5-186 (Nick Knight), 6-193 (Adam Hollioake), 7-208 (Robert Croft), 8-213 (Ian Austin), 9-217 (Peter Martin), 230 (Darren Gough). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 11w, 1nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.5 ovs) 230 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 9 | 1 | 41 | 2 | (4w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 8.5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (3w,1nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mike Rindel | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Nick Knight, Ally Brown, Alec Stewart, Graeme Hick, Nasser Hussain, Adam Hollioake, Robert Croft, Ian Austin, Darren Gough, Peter Martin, Alan Mullally