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England v South Africa @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 July 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: RS Dunne, MJ Kitchen
Third Umpire: R Julian
Match Referee: AM Ebrahim
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Darren Gough | 7 | 21 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gerhardus Liebenberg | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 13 | 40 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Alec Stewart b Andrew Flintoff | 47 | 103 | 156 | 4 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Mark Ramprakash b Angus Fraser | 30 | 53 | 62 | 3 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Graeme Hick b Angus Fraser | 126 | 212 | 289 | 16 | 1 |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | lbw b Angus Fraser | 24 | 44 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 50 | 71 | 90 | 6 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | lbw b Angus Fraser | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 9. Steve Elworthy | c Mark Ramprakash b Darren Gough | 48 | 52 | 72 | 7 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | not out | 4 | 25 | 42 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 2-26 (Gary Kirsten), 3-68 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-147 (Jacques Kallis), 5-196 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-292 (Shaun Pollock), 7-302 (Mark Boucher), 8-325 (Hansie Cronje), 9-374 (Steve Elworthy), 374 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103.2 ovs) 374 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 30.2 | 4 | 116 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Dominic Cork | 17 | 2 | 65 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 26 | 7 | 60 | 5 | (0w,6nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 2 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Salisbury | 9 | 1 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | lbw b Allan Donald | 75 | 141 | 195 | 12 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 58 | 157 | 187 | 7 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Steve Elworthy | 22 | 52 | 79 | 4 | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | c Gary Kirsten b Jacques Kallis | 19 | 42 | 58 | 4 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | not out | 67 | 205 | 270 | 7 | - |
| 6. Ian Salisbury | b Allan Donald | 23 | 77 | 102 | 2 | - |
| 7. Graeme Hick | b Allan Donald | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 8. Andrew Flintoff | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 17 | 37 | 47 | 3 | - |
| 9. Dominic Cork | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 6 | 29 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 2 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Angus Fraser | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 7 | 14 | 28 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-145 (Mike Atherton), 2-150 (Mark Butcher), 3-191 (Alec Stewart), 4-199 (Nasser Hussain), 5-244 (Ian Salisbury), 6-254 (Graeme Hick), 7-285 (Andrew Flintoff), 8-302 (Dominic Cork), 9-307 (Darren Gough), 336 (Angus Fraser). |
| Extras | 7b, 13lb, 1w, 13nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.5 ovs) 336 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 33 | 8 | 109 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 35.5 | 12 | 75 | 2 | (0w,9nb) |
| Steve Elworthy | 22 | 8 | 41 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 28 | 9 | 60 | 2 | (1w,5nb) |
| Paul Adams | 9 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Angus Fraser | 6 | 31 | 53 | - | - |
| 2. Gerhardus Liebenberg | lbw b Darren Gough | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 11 | 33 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Mark Ramprakash b Angus Fraser | 56 | 105 | 142 | 8 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 67 | 168 | 247 | 8 | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 2 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | c Nasser Hussain b Angus Fraser | 35 | 65 | 85 | 5 | - |
| 9. Steve Elworthy | lbw b Angus Fraser | 10 | 19 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | not out | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | c Alec Stewart b Angus Fraser | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 2-17 (Jacques Kallis), 3-21 (Gary Kirsten), 4-119 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-122 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-136 (Shaun Pollock), 7-189 (Hansie Cronje), 8-193 (Mark Boucher), 9-200 (Steve Elworthy), 208 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.3 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 16 | 4 | 56 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 28.3 | 6 | 62 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dominic Cork | 20 | 4 | 60 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Salisbury | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 22 | 50 | 68 | 4 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | not out | 98 | 277 | 353 | 14 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | c Jacques Kallis b Allan Donald | 58 | 170 | 238 | 5 | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | not out | 45 | 34 | 45 | 9 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | ||||||
| 6. Ian Salisbury | ||||||
| 7. Graeme Hick | ||||||
| 8. Andrew Flintoff | ||||||
| 9. Dominic Cork | ||||||
| 10. Darren Gough | ||||||
| 11. Angus Fraser |
| FOW | 1-40 (Mark Butcher), 2-192 (Nasser Hussain). |
| Extras | 2b, 11lb, 2w, 9nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 87 ovs) 247 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 23 | 8 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 26 | 3 | 79 | 1 | (1w,8nb) |
| Paul Adams | 12 | 4 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 13 | 5 | 26 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Steve Elworthy | 9 | 1 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
England:
Mark Butcher, Mike Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Mark Ramprakash, Ian Salisbury, Graeme Hick, Andrew Flintoff, Dominic Cork, Darren Gough, Angus Fraser