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South Africa v England @ St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
17, 18, 19, 20, 21 December 2004 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, SJA Taufel
Third Umpire: IL Howell
Match Referee: CH Lloyd
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Andrew Strauss b Matthew Hoggard | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. AB de Villiers | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 28 | 47 | 81 | 4 | - |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff | 93 | 192 | 253 | 14 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | b Steve Harmison | 0 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 5. Boeta Dippenaar | c Marcus Trescothick b Simon Jones | 110 | 245 | 372 | 11 | - |
| 6. Zander de Bruyn | b Andrew Flintoff | 6 | 23 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Marcus Trescothick b Matthew Hoggard | 31 | 52 | 76 | 5 | - |
| 8. Andrew Hall | b Matthew Hoggard | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - |
| +9. Thami Tsolekile | c Andrew Flintoff b Ashley Giles | 22 | 83 | 106 | 1 | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 2 | 6 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Dale Steyn | c Andrew Strauss b Ashley Giles | 8 | 10 | 10 | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graeme Smith), 2-63 (AB de Villiers), 3-66 (Jacques Kallis), 4-178 (Jacques Rudolph), 5-192 (Zander de Bruyn), 6-253 (Shaun Pollock), 7-261 (Andrew Hall), 8-324 (Boeta Dippenaar), 9-327 (Thami Tsolekile), 337 (Dale Steyn). |
| Extras | 0b, 13lb, 4w, 14nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.4 ovs, 486 mins) 337 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 20 | 4 | 56 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 25 | 2 | 88 | 1 | (3w,0nb) |
| Simon Jones | 16 | 4 | 39 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 22 | 4 | 72 | 3 | (1w,8nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 27.4 | 8 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | b Dale Steyn | 47 | 139 | 189 | 4 | - |
| 2. Andrew Strauss | c AB de Villiers b Shaun Pollock | 126 | 228 | 301 | 17 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Thami Tsolekile b Makhaya Ntini | 79 | 193 | 273 | 12 | - |
| *4. Michael Vaughan | c Graeme Smith b Andrew Hall | 10 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | b Graeme Smith | 4 | 29 | 41 | - | - |
| 6. Andrew Flintoff | c Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini | 35 | 70 | 107 | 4 | 1 |
| +7. Geraint Jones | c Boeta Dippenaar b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Ashley Giles | c Andrew Hall b Shaun Pollock | 26 | 39 | 66 | 3 | - |
| 9. Matthew Hoggard | c Thami Tsolekile b Andrew Hall | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Simon Jones | c & b Dale Steyn | 24 | 60 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 11. Steve Harmison | not out | 15 | 16 | 28 | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-152 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-238 (Andrew Strauss), 3-249 (Michael Vaughan), 4-267 (Graham Thorpe), 5-346 (Mark Butcher), 6-353 (Andrew Flintoff), 7-353 (Geraint Jones), 8-358 (Matthew Hoggard), 9-394 (Ashley Giles), 425 (Simon Jones). |
| Extras | 0b, 21lb, 1w, 35nb, 0pen) 57 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 126.5 ovs, 567 mins) 425 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 32 | 14 | 61 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 28 | 6 | 75 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 25.5 | 2 | 117 | 2 | (0w,16nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 22 | 1 | 95 | 2 | (0w,7nb) |
| Zander de Bruyn | 9 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,5nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 10 | 3 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. AB de Villiers | c & b Matthew Hoggard | 14 | 21 | 28 | 2 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | c Simon Jones b Andrew Flintoff | 55 | 105 | 178 | 5 | - |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | c Marcus Trescothick b Ashley Giles | 28 | 45 | 43 | 4 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | lbw b Simon Jones | 61 | 113 | 167 | 9 | - |
| 5. Boeta Dippenaar | b Ashley Giles | 10 | 26 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 6. Zander de Bruyn | c Marcus Trescothick b Andrew Flintoff | 19 | 42 | 65 | 2 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Geraint Jones b Simon Jones | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Andrew Hall | run out (Graham Thorpe > Geraint Jones > ) | 17 | 51 | 68 | 2 | - |
| +9. Thami Tsolekile | b Simon Jones | 0 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | lbw b Simon Jones | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 11. Dale Steyn | not out | 2 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (AB de Villiers), 2-64 (Jacques Rudolph), 3-152 (Graeme Smith), 4-167 (Boeta Dippenaar), 5-201 (Jacques Kallis), 6-201 (Shaun Pollock), 7-217 (Zander de Bruyn), 8-218 (Thami Tsolekile), 9-224 (Makhaya Ntini), 229 (Andrew Hall). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 1w, 6nb, 5pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.1 ovs, 312 mins) 229 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Matthew Hoggard | 12 | 2 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 14 | 1 | 54 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 15 | 2 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 15 | 2 | 47 | 2 | (1w,3nb) |
| Simon Jones | 13.1 | 3 | 39 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | c Thami Tsolekile b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Strauss | not out | 94 | 134 | 173 | 12 | 1 |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| *4. Michael Vaughan | b Dale Steyn | 15 | 25 | 50 | 2 | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | not out | 31 | 78 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 6. Andrew Flintoff | ||||||
| +7. Geraint Jones | ||||||
| 8. Ashley Giles | ||||||
| 9. Matthew Hoggard | ||||||
| 10. Simon Jones | ||||||
| 11. Steve Harmison |
| FOW | 1-0 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-11 (Mark Butcher), 3-50 (Michael Vaughan). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 40.4 ovs, 173 mins) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 11 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 6.4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 6 | 1 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
AB de Villiers, Graeme Smith, Jacques Rudolph, Jacques Kallis, Boeta Dippenaar, Zander de Bruyn, Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Thami Tsolekile, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn