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England v South Africa @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
1, 30, 31 July, 2 August 2008 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, SJ Davis
Third Umpire: Ian Gould
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Strauss | hit wicket b Andre Nel | 20 | 67 | 93 | 3 | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | c Jacques Kallis b Andre Nel | 76 | 125 | 175 | 12 | - |
| *3. Michael Vaughan | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | c Ashwell Prince b Jacques Kallis | 4 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Ian Bell | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 50 | 98 | 129 | 9 | - |
| 6. Paul Collingwood | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 4 | 22 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 7. Andrew Flintoff | not out | 36 | 78 | 112 | 3 | 1 |
| +8. Tim Ambrose | b Jacques Kallis | 22 | 59 | 73 | 3 | - |
| 9. Ryan Sidebottom | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. James Anderson | run out (Ashwell Prince > > ) | 1 | 3 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | run out (Hashim Amla > Mark Boucher > ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Andrew Strauss), 2-68 (Michael Vaughan), 3-74 (Kevin Pietersen), 4-136 (Alastair Cook), 5-158 (Paul Collingwood), 6-173 (Ian Bell), 7-212 (Tim Ambrose), 8-215 (Ryan Sidebottom), 9-230 (James Anderson), 231 (Monty Panesar). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 77 ovs, 334 mins) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Morne Morkel | 15 | 2 | 50 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19 | 5 | 70 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andre Nel | 17 | 7 | 47 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 5 | 31 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Paul Harris | 11 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 72 | 127 | 175 | 12 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 21 | 31 | - | - |
| 3. Paul Harris | c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom | 19 | 54 | 91 | 3 | - |
| 4. Hashim Amla | c & b James Anderson | 9 | 23 | 33 | - | - |
| 5. Jacques Kallis | b Andrew Flintoff | 64 | 114 | 141 | 9 | - |
| 6. Ashwell Prince | c Tim Ambrose b Ryan Sidebottom | 39 | 104 | 166 | 7 | - |
| 7. AB de Villiers | c Ryan Sidebottom b Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | c Michael Vaughan b James Anderson | 40 | 49 | 90 | 5 | - |
| 9. Morne Morkel | lbw b James Anderson | 18 | 33 | 46 | 4 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | b Ryan Sidebottom | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Graeme Smith), 2-94 (Paul Harris), 3-117 (Hashim Amla), 4-135 (Neil McKenzie), 5-226 (Jacques Kallis), 6-238 (AB de Villiers), 7-264 (Ashwell Prince), 8-293 (Morne Morkel), 9-298 (Andre Nel), 314 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 0b, 35lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 41 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.2 ovs, 408 mins) 314 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 25 | 9 | 81 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| James Anderson | 26.2 | 6 | 72 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 30 | 8 | 89 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Strauss | c Jacques Kallis b Morne Morkel | 25 | 65 | 99 | 2 | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | - |
| *3. Michael Vaughan | c Hashim Amla b Andre Nel | 17 | 18 | 27 | 4 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris | 94 | 136 | 187 | 13 | - |
| 5. Ian Bell | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 20 | 27 | 35 | 4 | - |
| 6. Paul Collingwood | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 135 | 195 | 296 | 19 | 1 |
| 7. Andrew Flintoff | c Hashim Amla b Paul Harris | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| +8. Tim Ambrose | b Morne Morkel | 19 | 80 | 100 | 2 | - |
| 9. Ryan Sidebottom | c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel | 22 | 48 | 77 | 5 | - |
| 10. James Anderson | b Jacques Kallis | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Monty Panesar | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Alastair Cook), 2-39 (Michael Vaughan), 3-70 (Andrew Strauss), 4-104 (Ian Bell), 5-219 (Kevin Pietersen), 6-221 (Andrew Flintoff), 7-297 (Tim Ambrose), 8-362 (Ryan Sidebottom), 9-363 (James Anderson), 363 (Paul Collingwood). |
| Extras | 8b, 2lb, 6w, 3nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.2 ovs, 432 mins) 363 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Morne Morkel | 19.2 | 1 | 97 | 4 | (4w,1nb) |
| Andre Nel | 20 | 3 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 18 | 4 | 58 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 20 | 5 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Harris | 21 | 3 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | not out | 154 | 246 | 341 | 17 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 22 | 56 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | lbw b Monty Panesar | 6 | 17 | 23 | - | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Tim Ambrose b James Anderson | 2 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar | 27 | 57 | 97 | 3 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | not out | 45 | 85 | 114 | 5 | - |
| 8. Paul Harris | ||||||
| 9. Morne Morkel | ||||||
| 10. Andre Nel | ||||||
| 11. Makhaya Ntini |
| FOW | 1-65 (Neil McKenzie), 2-78 (Hashim Amla), 3-83 (Jacques Kallis), 4-93 (Ashwell Prince), 5-171 (AB de Villiers). |
| Extras | 9b, 9lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 80 ovs, 341 mins) 283 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Anderson | 13 | 0 | 60 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Monty Panesar | 33 | 3 | 91 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 20 | 5 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Tim Ambrose, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Monty Panesar