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England v South Africa @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 June 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: DR Shepherd, RB Tiffin
Third Umpire: JH Hampshire
Match Referee: Javed Burki
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Adams | 77 | 214 | 278 | 7 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 103 | 279 | 366 | 12 | - |
| *+3. Alec Stewart | c Daryll Cullinan b Lance Klusener | 49 | 128 | 188 | 5 | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Paul Adams | 35 | 82 | 99 | 5 | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | b Shaun Pollock | 10 | 30 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 6. Mark Ramprakash | b Allan Donald | 49 | 151 | 192 | 4 | - |
| 7. Mark Ealham | b Paul Adams | 5 | 39 | 57 | - | - |
| 8. Dominic Cork | c Shaun Pollock b Allan Donald | 36 | 109 | 127 | 5 | - |
| 9. Robert Croft | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 19 | 21 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | not out | 16 | 15 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 11. Angus Fraser | c Hansie Cronje b Shaun Pollock | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-179 (Mark Butcher), 2-249 (Mike Atherton), 3-309 (Alec Stewart), 4-309 (Nasser Hussain), 5-329 (Graham Thorpe), 6-356 (Mark Ealham), 7-411 (Mark Ramprakash), 8-430 (Dominic Cork), 9-437 (Robert Croft), 462 (Angus Fraser). |
| Extras | 18b, 26lb, 8w, 2nb, 0pen) 54 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 181 ovs) 462 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 35 | 9 | 95 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 42 | 12 | 92 | 2 | (1w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 31 | 7 | 74 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 11 | 3 | 28 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 42 | 10 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 20 | 7 | 46 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Mark Butcher b Dominic Cork | 12 | 55 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gerhardus Liebenberg | c sub b Dominic Cork | 3 | 15 | 23 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 61 | 131 | 192 | 3 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Angus Fraser | 78 | 193 | 220 | 8 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c sub b Dominic Cork | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 95 | 156 | 228 | 8 | 1 |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Robert Croft b Angus Fraser | 16 | 18 | 16 | 3 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 0 | 9 | 18 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | c Alec Stewart b Mark Ealham | 57 | 90 | 119 | 11 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | c & b Dominic Cork | 7 | 17 | 28 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | not out | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 2-38 (Gary Kirsten), 3-119 (Jacques Kallis), 4-125 (Hansie Cronje), 5-191 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-211 (Shaun Pollock), 7-224 (Mark Boucher), 8-328 (Jonty Rhodes), 9-328 (Lance Klusener), 343 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 117.3 ovs) 343 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Angus Fraser | 34 | 6 | 103 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dominic Cork | 32.3 | 7 | 93 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ealham | 23 | 8 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 27 | 3 | 85 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 21 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | b Lance Klusener | 43 | 115 | 170 | 7 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Allan Donald | 0 | 5 | 14 | - | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | b Allan Donald | 28 | 34 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | b Lance Klusener | 43 | 59 | 55 | 5 | - |
| 6. Mark Ramprakash | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Adams | 11 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. Mark Ealham | c Shaun Pollock b Lance Klusener | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 8. Dominic Cork | st Mark Boucher b Paul Adams | 2 | 7 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Robert Croft | not out | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | ||||||
| 11. Angus Fraser |
| FOW | 1-24 (Mark Butcher), 2-31 (Nasser Hussain), 3-80 (Alec Stewart), 4-148 (Graham Thorpe), 5-153 (Mike Atherton), 6-167 (Mark Ramprakash), 7-167 (Mark Ealham), 8-170 (Dominic Cork). |
| Extras | 10b, 6lb, 8w, 0nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 45.1 ovs) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 12 | 2 | 43 | 1 | (4w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 11 | 4 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 12.1 | 3 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mark Butcher, Mike Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe, Mark Ramprakash, Mark Ealham, Dominic Cork, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Angus Fraser