15/04Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Centurion, Apr 15-19 2006
South Africa won by 128 runs
Player of the Match
Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa
15/04Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Centurion, Apr 15-19 2006
South Africa won by 128 runs
Player of the Match
Makhaya NtiniSouth Africa

  • South Africa 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    GC Smith (c)
    45
    91
    133
    6
    0
    49.45
    30.3 Gone! good length ball around the off stump, shaping in this time, Smith tries to work it away onside, gets hit on the pad and right in front of the stumps 95/2
    HH Gibbs
    6
    19
    21
    1
    0
    31.57
    4.6 Early strike! fraction short around the off stump, nipping in off the wicket, Gibbs moves back to defend and gets an inside edge onto the stumps, Gibbs not in line of the ball to defend 16/1
    HH Dippenaar
    52
    96
    142
    10
    0
    54.16
    36.5 Three down! short ball banged in just outside off stump, swinging away, Dippenaar rocks back and pulls in the air, front of the square and straight to Fulton at forward square leg, soft dismissal after reaching hif fifty! 119/3
    JH Kallis
    38
    99
    128
    7
    0
    38.38
    62.2 Breakthrough from Franklin! yorker swinging in late into the leg stump, Kallis beaten all ends up by the late swing and ball crashes into the stumps, that was an amazing delivery! 177/5
    AG Prince
    9
    33
    35
    1
    0
    27.27
    44.6 Four down! short of length ball around the off stump, nipping away and climbing off the wicket, Prince moves back and tries to push off the back-foot, ball takes the edge and straight to Styris at second slip, good lift off the wicket providing Mills another wicket 130/4
    AB de Villiers
    27
    62
    87
    3
    0
    43.54
    68.5 Gone! short of length ball on the leg stump, moving away off the wicket, batsman squared up and beaten, ball clips the off stump, one more amazing delivery from Franklin 197/6
    MV Boucher †
    18
    57
    74
    1
    0
    31.57
    81.2 fraction short around the off stump, swinging away, Boucher tries to punch on the back-foot but gets the outside edge, ball goes to second slip but the fiedler drops it, the deflection is taken brilliantly by Fleming at first slip 229/7
    SM Pollock
    24
    39
    59
    4
    0
    61.53
    82.2 One more to Mills! good length ball just outside off stump, swinging away, Pollock moves forward to defend and ball takes off the top edge and goes straight to Styris at second slip, simple catch taken 233/8
    N Boje
    23
    37
    59
    4
    0
    62.16
    4.3 short ball on the leg stump, ball keeps a bit low, defended to mid-wicket 18/1
    DW Steyn
    13
    45
    59
    2
    0
    28.88
    4.3 good line and length delivery on the leg stump, shaping away, Dippenaar defends it 18/1
    M Ntini
    not out
    1
    3
    8
    0
    0
    33.33
    Extras
    20 (b 6, lb 4, nb 7, w 3)
    TOTAL
    276 all out (95.4 Overs, RR: 2.88, 404 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Herschelle Gibbs, 4.6 ov), 2-95 (Graeme Smith, 30.3 ov), 3-119 (Boeta Dippenaar, 36.5 ov), 4-130 (Ashwell Prince, 44.6 ov), 5-177 (Jacques Kallis, 62.2 ov), 6-197 (AB de Villiers, 68.5 ov), 7-229 (Mark Boucher, 81.2 ov), 8-233 (Shaun Pollock, 82.2 ov), 9-274 (Nicky Boje, 94.1 ov), 10-276 (Dale Steyn, 95.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    KD Mills1874342.3803
    JEC Franklin1837544.1612
    CS Martin22.446622.9121
    JDP Oram1472701.9200
    DL Vettori1824402.4401
    NJ Astle521102.2000

  • New Zealand 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HJH Marshall
    6
    8
    9
    1
    0
    75.00
    4.4 full length ball swinging in, batsman pushes and gets an inside edge onto the pads 18/1
    PG Fulton
    14
    29
    48
    2
    0
    48.27
    9.6 Pollock strikes in the first over! short of length ball on the off stump, ball straightens and climbs off the wicket, batsman squared up and ball takes the outside edge, Boucher initially moves down the legside but stretches his right hand and takes a brilliant catch 38/4
    SP Fleming (c)
    0
    5
    10
    0
    0
    0.00
    4.5 full delivery swinging in, Dippenaar drives and gets an inside edge again, ball rolls wide of the stumps 18/1
    SB Styris
    17
    18
    22
    3
    0
    94.44
    8.6 Third one for Ntini! fraction short around the off stump, ball climbs off the wicket and nips in, Styris tries to defend on the back-foot but ball takes off the top edge, goes in the air to gully region, Gibbs dives to his right and takes a one-handed brilliant catch 32/3
    NJ Astle
    4
    8
    19
    0
    0
    50.00
    12.2 Steyn joins the party! full length ball around the off stump, swinging away, Astle doesnt move his feet and just tries to defend, ball takes the outside edge and straight to Boucher, New Zealand in all sorts of trouble! 45/5
    JDP Oram
    133
    169
    285
    18
    2
    78.69
    71.4 All out! slower ball on the stumps, Oram looks to hammer through legside, gets the top edge and ball goes high in the air, Pollock runs in from long-on and takes a smart catch at mid-on, that brings an end to an amazing innings under pressure 327/10
    BB McCullum †
    31
    30
    43
    6
    0
    103.33
    21.5 Kallis provides the breakthrough! short of length ball around the off stump, climbs off the wicket, McCullum pushes off the back-foot, surprised the bounce and takes his right hand off, takes the outside half of the bat and ball balloons to Boje at point 89/6
    DL Vettori
    81
    117
    167
    11
    0
    69.23
    60.1 Breakthrough from Ntini! fraction short on the middle and leg stump, nipping away, Vettori shapes to play the pull shot, gets the top edge and ball balloons to point, Prince takes an easy catch and brings an end to a great partnership 272/7
    JEC Franklin
    8
    16
    14
    1
    0
    50.00
    62.5 5-fer Ntini! good length ball just outside off stump, Franklin getting too ambitious and tries to drive on the up, ball takes the nick and straight to Boucher, change of angle working for Ntini and an another 5-wicket haul for him! 280/8
    KD Mills
    12
    35
    42
    3
    0
    34.28
    70.5 Pollock picks up his first wicket! short ball banged in, Mills looks to pull and gets the top edge, ball goes high in the air to mid-wicket, Boje runs in and takes a well judged catch 322/9
    CS Martin
    not out
    1
    3
    6
    0
    0
    33.33
    Extras
    20 (lb 12, nb 8)
    TOTAL
    327 all out (71.4 Overs, RR: 4.56, 336 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Hamish Marshall, 2.2 ov), 2-12 (Stephen Fleming, 4.1 ov), 3-32 (Scott Styris, 8.6 ov), 4-38 (Peter Fulton, 9.6 ov), 5-45 (Nathan Astle, 12.2 ov), 6-89 (Brendon McCullum, 21.5 ov), 7-272 (Daniel Vettori, 60.1 ov), 8-280 (James Franklin, 62.5 ov), 9-322 (Kyle Mills, 70.5 ov), 10-327 (Jacob Oram, 71.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    M Ntini1929454.9400
    DW Steyn18.419525.0800
    SM Pollock1544523.0008
    JH Kallis914114.5500
    N Boje702904.1400
    GC Smith311103.6600

  • South Africa 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    GC Smith (c)
    7
    8
    13
    0
    0
    87.50
    3.1 Martin strikes early! length ball on the leg stump, nipping away a bit, Smith tries to defend and misses, ball strikes the pads and Smith caught plumb in front, good decision from Benson 8/1
    HH Gibbs
    2
    21
    28
    0
    0
    9.52
    6.2 One more! fraction short on the middle stump, nipping away off the wicket this time, Gibbs tries to defend off the back-foot but gets the edge straight to Styris at second slip 19/2
    HH Dippenaar
    16
    39
    58
    3
    0
    41.02
    16.1 fraction short around the off stump, nipping in a bit, Dippenaar tries to defend off the back-foot, squared up and ball takes the outside edge to first slip, Fleming takes a good low catch, Dippenaar stands his ground but Harper after consultation with Benson gives the decision 42/3
    JH Kallis
    62
    159
    202
    8
    0
    38.99
    55.3 Styris provides breakthrough! short ball on the stumps, Kallis goes for the pull shot and ends up getting a top edge, ball goes high in the air and straight to fine leg, Vettori gets underneath and takes the skier 140/5
    AG Prince
    11
    45
    60
    1
    0
    24.44
    30.1 Four down! short ball around the off stump, swinging away, Prince moves back and tries to punch, ball takes the outside edge and straight to McCullum, identical shot off the last ball, thats a very poor shot! 73/4
    AB de Villiers
    97
    161
    235
    13
    0
    60.24
    5.1 full outside off stump, batsman drives and gets an inside edge to onside 18/1
    MV Boucher †
    21
    46
    65
    3
    0
    45.65
    71.6 Mills strikes! length ball outside off stump, nipping in a bit, Boucher drives on the up and gets a big inside edge onto the stumps, big breakthrough for the Kiwis! 194/6
    SM Pollock
    10
    10
    11
    1
    0
    100.00
    74.2 Gone! length ball on the middle and off stump, straight on, Pollock moves forward to defend but gets on the pads, loud appeal and Harper gives it out 205/7
    N Boje
    31
    51
    66
    5
    1
    60.78
    5.2 short ball outside off stump, left alone 18/1
    DW Steyn
    not out
    7
    27
    41
    1
    0
    25.92
    M Ntini
    16
    27
    35
    3
    0
    59.25
    98.1 All out! length ball on the off stump, went straight on, Ntini moves back and plays for the turn, beaten completely and ball strikes the pads and Ntini caught plumb in front 299/10
    Extras
    19 (b 12, lb 2, nb 5)
    TOTAL
    299 all out (98.1 Overs, RR: 3.04, 409 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Graeme Smith, 3.1 ov), 2-19 (Herschelle Gibbs, 6.2 ov), 3-42 (Boeta Dippenaar, 16.1 ov), 4-73 (Ashwell Prince, 30.1 ov), 5-140 (Jacques Kallis, 55.3 ov), 6-194 (Mark Boucher, 71.6 ov), 7-205 (Shaun Pollock, 74.2 ov), 8-270 (AB de Villiers, 88.3 ov), 9-276 (Nicky Boje, 89.6 ov), 10-299 (Makhaya Ntini, 98.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JEC Franklin1426024.2803
    CS Martin2466412.6600
    KD Mills2155712.7101
    JDP Oram1734422.5800
    DL Vettori15.104222.7601
    NJ Astle511513.0000
    SB Styris20311.5000

  • New Zealand 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HJH Marshall
    25
    85
    165
    1
    0
    29.41
    34.5 5-fer Ntini! good length ball just outside off stump, angled in and straightens, lifts off the wicket, Marshall tries to defend off the front-foot, ball takes the nick and straight to Boucher, 4th 10-wicket match haul for Ntini! 119/8
    PG Fulton
    4
    2
    8
    1
    0
    200.00
    2.1 Ntini strikes early! short ball on the off stump, swinging away a bit, Fulton moves back and tries to defend, ball takes the nick and straight to Boucher, excellent start for Proteas! 5/1
    KD Mills
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    2.3 Great catch and Ntini strikes again! fraction short on the off stump, straightening off the wicket, Mills moves back and plays for the incoming delivery, ball takes the outside edge and goes to first slip, Dippenaar stretches forward towards his right and takes a very good low catch 5/2
    SP Fleming (c)
    6
    21
    22
    0
    0
    28.57
    7.2 Three down! good length ball around the off stump, swinging away, Fleming drives off the front-foot and gets the outside edge, straight to Kallis at second slip, Kiwis tumbling here! 17/3
    SB Styris
    2
    6
    11
    0
    0
    33.33
    9.2 Steyn picks one more! fraction short around the off stump, swinging away, batsman moves back and pushes, takes the outside edge and straight to Boucher 23/4
    NJ Astle
    2
    7
    7
    0
    0
    28.57
    10.4 Five down! fraction short just outside off stump, angled in, Astle defends off the back-foot and gets the outside edge, straight to de Villiers at third slip 26/5
    JDP Oram
    2
    8
    11
    0
    0
    25.00
    12.4 Six down and Kiwis sliding here! length ball on the middle stump, angled away and ball keeps a bit low, Oram plays back and misses, ball passes below his bat and strikes the off stump 28/6
    BB McCullum †
    33
    38
    49
    2
    2
    86.84
    23.1 Steyn provides breakthrough! fraction short around the off stump, shaping away, McCullum moves back and tries to punch, ball takes the outside edge and straight to Dippenaar at first slip 73/7
    DL Vettori
    38
    48
    57
    6
    1
    79.16
    35.3 Steyn joins the party as well! short ball outside off stump, Vettori moves back and cuts it, gets the nick and Boucher takes another catch,his 4th catch of the innings. 119/9
    JEC Franklin
    not out
    0
    1
    8
    0
    0
    0.00
    CS Martin
    0
    4
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    35.6 All over! full length ball on the middle stump, swinging away, Martin moves back and tries to play it away onside, has no clue to the outswing, beaten all ends up and ball crashes into the stumps 120/10
    Extras
    8 (lb 2, nb 6)
    TOTAL
    120 all out (36 Overs, RR: 3.33, 177 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Peter Fulton, 2.1 ov), 2-5 (Kyle Mills, 2.3 ov), 3-17 (Stephen Fleming, 7.2 ov), 4-23 (Scott Styris, 9.2 ov), 5-26 (Nathan Astle, 10.4 ov), 6-28 (Jacob Oram, 12.4 ov), 7-73 (Brendon McCullum, 23.1 ov), 8-119 (Hamish Marshall, 34.5 ov), 9-119 (Daniel Vettori, 35.3 ov), 10-120 (Chris Martin, 35.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    M Ntini1435153.6400
    DW Steyn1744752.7602
    SM Pollock512004.0004

Close of Play

  • Sat, 15 Apr - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 266/8 (N Boje 20*, DW Steyn 8*, 90 ov)
  • Sun, 16 Apr - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 4/0 (GC Smith 3*, HH Gibbs 0*, 1 ov)
  • Mon, 17 Apr - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 280/9 (DW Steyn 5*, M Ntini 0*, 91 ov)
  • Tue, 18 Apr - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 98/7 (HJH Marshall 24*, DL Vettori 18*, 30 ov)
  • Wed, 19 Apr - day 5 - New Zealand 2nd innings 120 (36 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

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