30/07Result

3rd Test, South Africa tour of England at Birmingham, Jul 30-Aug 2 2008

South Africa won by 5 wkts

Player of the Match

Graeme SmithSouth Africa

Best performances - Batsmen

GC Smith

154(246) 17x4 - 0x6

Control %89%

Productive Shot
leg glance
42 runs
2x4 - 0x6

PD Collingwood

135(195) 19x4 - 1x6

Control %84%

Productive Shot
leg glance
46 runs
3x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

A Flintoff

O30

R89

Eco2.96

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

M Morkel

O19.2

R97

Eco5.01

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

ENG - 1st
SA - 1st
ENG - 2nd
SA - 2nd

England - 1st - Innings

AJ Strauss20 (67)

AN Cook43 (71)

MP Vaughan0 (1)

AN Cook0 (0)

KP Pietersen4 (9)

AN Cook1 (9)

IR Bell28 (48)

AN Cook32 (45)

PD Collingwood4 (22)

IR Bell17 (40)

A Flintoff4 (12)

IR Bell5 (10)

A Flintoff17 (56)

TR Ambrose22 (59)

A Flintoff1 (2)

RJ Sidebottom2 (4)

A Flintoff14 (8)

JM Anderson1 (3)

A Flintoff0 (1)

MS Panesar1 (1)

South Africa - 1st - Innings

ND McKenzie5 (24)

GC Smith7 (21)

ND McKenzie42 (68)

PL Harris19 (54)

ND McKenzie13 (24)

HM Amla9 (23)

JH Kallis5 (12)

ND McKenzie12 (11)

JH Kallis59 (102)

AG Prince29 (78)

AG Prince2 (7)

AB de Villiers5 (17)

MV Boucher12 (14)

AG Prince8 (19)

MV Boucher7 (21)

M Morkel18 (33)

MV Boucher5 (2)

A Nel0 (4)

MV Boucher16 (12)

M Ntini0 (2)

England - 2nd - Innings

AJ Strauss5 (20)

AN Cook9 (12)

MP Vaughan17 (18)

AJ Strauss7 (16)

AJ Strauss13 (29)

KP Pietersen18 (38)

IR Bell20 (27)

KP Pietersen14 (21)

115

PD Collingwood50 (61)

KP Pietersen62 (77)

PD Collingwood0 (0)

A Flintoff2 (4)

PD Collingwood51 (79)

TR Ambrose19 (80)

PD Collingwood34 (52)

RJ Sidebottom22 (48)

PD Collingwood0 (1)

JM Anderson1 (7)

PD Collingwood0 (2)

MS Panesar0 (0)

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

ND McKenzie22 (56)

GC Smith33 (49)

HM Amla6 (17)

GC Smith7 (16)

JH Kallis5 (7)

GC Smith0 (10)

AG Prince2 (14)

GC Smith7 (7)

GC Smith49 (83)

AB de Villiers27 (57)

112*

MV Boucher45 (85)

GC Smith58 (81)

South Africa tour of England 2008 News

Remembering 2008
As Mickey Arthur takes charge of Pakistan, he could do worse than look back at successful tours of England and Australia eight years ago, when he coached South Africa
ODI rout in England a blessing in disguise - Arthur
Mickey Arthur has said the heavy defeat to England in the one-day series last year had only made the team stronger
Great at No. 5, slouches elsewhere
Flintoff's remarkable recent form with the bat in ODIs against South Africa continued an extremely successful period for England's No. 5 batsmen
I should have left England earlier - Smith
Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said he should have withdrawn from the England tour a month earlier after suffering a tennis elbow ahead of the one-day series against the hosts
'You can never throw away experience' - Jennings
Mickey Arthur's comments that senior players may be shunted out of South Africa's ODI team have not found favour with Ray Jennings

South Africa INNINGS		R	B
GC Smith	not out	154	246
ND McKenzie	lbw	22	56
HM Amla	lbw	6	17
JH Kallis	lbw	5	7
AG Prince	caught wk	2	14
AB de Villiers	caught	27	57
MV Boucher	not out	45	85
M Morkel
PL Harris
A Nel
M Ntini
EXTRAS	(b 10, lb 8, w 2, nb 2)
TOTAL	283 (5 wkts; 80 ovs)

England BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Sidebottom	10.0	1	26	0	2.60
JM Anderson	13.0	0	60	1	4.61	(2w)
MS Panesar	33.0	3	91	2	2.75	(2nb)
A Flintoff	20.0	5	72	2	3.60
KP Pietersen	4.0	0	16	0	4.00

South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	65	ND McKenzie	GC Smith
2nd	13	HM Amla	GC Smith
3rd	5	JH Kallis	GC Smith
4th	10	AG Prince	GC Smith
5th	78	GC Smith	AB de Villiers
6th	112	MV Boucher	GC Smith

England - 1st - Innings

South Africa - 1st - Innings

England - 2nd - Innings

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

Remembering 2008

ODI rout in England a blessing in disguise - Arthur

Great at No. 5, slouches elsewhere

I should have left England earlier - Smith

'You can never throw away experience' - Jennings