22/05Result
1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland at London, May 22-24 2003
England won by an inns & 92 runs
Player of the Match
Mark Butcher
Mark ButcherEngland
22/05Result
1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland at London, May 22-24 2003
England won by an inns & 92 runs
Player of the Match
Mark Butcher
Mark ButcherEngland

  • England 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ME Trescothick
    59
    115
    153
    9
    0
    51.30
    31.5 and Blignaut strikes! keeping this one just outside the off, he gets Trescothick driving at the rather wide delivery, edging it to Ervine at second slip 121/2
    MP Vaughan
    8
    42
    74
    1
    0
    19.04
    16.2 and next ball, a bizarre dismissal! drifting down the leg side, Streak gets one to nip back off the seam, take thigh pad, and rattle the stumps. Unlucky for Vaughan 45/1
    MA Butcher
    137
    256
    380
    21
    1
    53.51
    100.6 and Butcher falls, finally! the batsman tries to flick it away on the legside and fails to keep the ball down, Vermeulen at short midwicket takes a very good catch indeed 342/6
    N Hussain (c)
    19
    56
    82
    4
    0
    33.92
    50.1 and Friend strikes with the very first ball, Hussain flashing into the hook and top-edging a ball that go up quicker than he expected, to Hondo at fine leg 165/3
    RWT Key
    18
    43
    63
    2
    0
    41.86
    64.5 this one does not move away as Key expects, the batsman probes forward and there is a distinct sound as the ball passes the edge and goes through to Taibu. Key is not convinced, but umpire Bucknor rules him out. 204/4
    AJ Stewart †
    26
    65
    88
    3
    0
    40.00
    85.6 short and outside the off, and Stewart aims an ambitious cut at that one, the ball takes a thin edge through to Taibu, Stewart not willing to walk until umpire Orchard raises the finger 274/5
    A McGrath
    69
    121
    147
    9
    0
    57.02
    123.2 one creeps through McGrath's defences, the ball angled into the batsman and not really doing much, but the bat-pad gap is rather wide, and the ball cannons into the stumps 408/7
    AF Giles
    52
    80
    140
    3
    1
    65.00
    133.1 and Giles, looking to smack that out of the ground by backing to leg, sees a straight ball uproot leg stump, giving blignaut his third wicket of the innings 472/10
    SJ Harmison
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    123.4 Harmison uppishly drive-flicks this on the legside, the ball just carries to Ebrahim, who takes a fine catch low to his side, his fielding having been impressive throughout this Test 408/8
    MJ Hoggard
    19
    31
    46
    4
    0
    61.29
    131.4 Hoggard cuts this away and does so uppishly, the ball is caught extremely well by Ebrahim at point, who claims the catch. The third umpire presses the "Not Out" button first before reversing it! 465/9
    JM Anderson
    not out
    4
    5
    7
    1
    0
    80.00
    Extras
    61 (b 14, lb 27, nb 17, w 3)
    TOTAL
    472 all out (133.1 Overs, RR: 3.54, 596 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Michael Vaughan, 16.2 ov), 2-121 (Marcus Trescothick, 31.5 ov), 3-165 (Nasser Hussain, 50.1 ov), 4-204 (Rob Key, 64.5 ov), 5-274 (Alec Stewart, 85.6 ov), 6-342 (Mark Butcher, 100.6 ov), 7-408 (Anthony McGrath, 123.2 ov), 8-408 (Steve Harmison, 123.4 ov), 9-465 (Matthew Hoggard, 131.4 ov), 10-472 (Ashley Giles, 133.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    HH Streak3799932.6713
    AM Blignaut26.149633.6611
    DT Hondo1444503.2116
    SM Ervine2259524.3106
    TJ Friend1324913.7601
    RW Price2064412.2000
    GW Flower10303.0000

  • Zimbabwe 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    DD Ebrahim
    68
    127
    160
    9
    0
    53.54
    37.3 outside the off, and Ebrahim pushes hard at that one, the ball sliding off the bat and goes straight to McGrath at gully, who takes his first Test catch. Butcher continues to have a great Test! 104/4
    MA Vermeulen
    1
    16
    25
    0
    0
    6.25
    5.6 and Anderson gets his first Test scalp! full and fast, straight delivery really to which Vermeulen plays inside the line, only for the ball to clip off stump 20/1
    SV Carlisle
    11
    52
    76
    2
    0
    21.15
    24.5 outside the off, and Hoggard gets the reward he deserves for impeccable line and length, Carlisle driving at that langorously and getting an edge to trescothick at slip 64/2
    GW Flower
    3
    10
    16
    0
    0
    30.00
    28.1 on the middle and leg, and Flower tries to work this to leg, but like in the previous Hoggard over, he misses the line. The ball takes pad and then glove to present Key at short leg with an easy looping catch in front of him 79/3
    T Taibu †
    25
    65
    92
    3
    0
    38.46
    49.6 fullish length ball, goes to flick it to the on side, gets a leading edge to the brilliantly placed Hoggard at shortish-deep third man 129/6
    SM Ervine
    4
    11
    13
    1
    0
    36.36
    40.4 and this one pitches much more in line with the stumps, pitching middle and Ervine, trying to turn it across the line and is rapped on the pads, plumb in front. Hoggard strikes again! 109/5
    HH Streak (c)
    10
    29
    42
    1
    0
    34.48
    50.5 Anderson trademark inswinging yorker, Streak misses and the furniture is shattered as the Zimbabwe captain starts his walk back 133/7
    AM Blignaut
    3
    13
    23
    0
    0
    23.07
    54.4 on target, goes for a very extravagant shot and edges it, the ball flies towards slips, Butcher catches it quickly and easily 145/9
    TJ Friend
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    50.6 good length ball, seamed off the pitch as Friend plays across the line and misses and Anderson hits - on a hat trick! 133/8
    RW Price
    not out
    7
    11
    19
    1
    0
    63.63
    DT Hondo
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    54.6 clean bowled! 5-fer for Anderson on debut, a very good performance by the youngster here and he cleans up Hondo and Zimbabwe are bundled out for a paltry 147 145/10
    Extras
    15 (b 5, lb 1, nb 8, w 1)
    TOTAL
    147 all out (55 Overs, RR: 2.67, 239 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Mark Vermeulen, 5.6 ov), 2-64 (Stuart Carlisle, 24.5 ov), 3-79 (Grant Flower, 28.1 ov), 4-104 (Dion Ebrahim, 37.3 ov), 5-109 (Sean Ervine, 40.4 ov), 6-129 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.6 ov), 7-133 (Heath Streak, 50.5 ov), 8-133 (Travis Friend, 50.6 ov), 9-147 (Andy Blignaut, 54.4 ov), 10-147 (Douglas Hondo, 54.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MJ Hoggard1882431.3301
    JM Anderson1647354.5603
    SJ Harmison1653612.2503
    MA Butcher52811.6010

  • Zimbabwe 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    DD Ebrahim
    6
    14
    17
    0
    0
    42.85
    3.3 Harmison strikes! the ball rears up from the pitch and takes Ebrahim's glove as he tries to turn it to leg, Key at short leg spots it beautifully and dives to his right, picking it inches off the ground 11/1
    MA Vermeulen
    61
    81
    112
    8
    0
    75.30
    27.1 and Butcher strikes again with the surprise wicket! Vermeulen probes forward to a rather fullish delivery and gets a thin edge to first slip, where Trescothick takes a good catch low down. Soft dismissal, but Butcher will not mind that. 91/2
    SV Carlisle
    24
    74
    107
    2
    0
    32.43
    29.5 and Carlisle goes! Butcher gets closer to the Man of the Match award, scalping Carlisle with an inswinger that traps the batsman in front 95/3
    GW Flower
    26
    102
    134
    4
    0
    25.49
    58.5 Flower plays a very rash stroke indeed under the circumstances, the ball just full and outside the off, and Flower throws the bat at it and does not get to the pitch, slices a catch to Trescothick at first slip 168/8
    T Taibu †
    16
    49
    63
    2
    0
    32.65
    45.3 full and wide, and Taibu launches into the drive, the ball shapes away down the slope and is sliced to Butcher - whom one cannot keep out of this test - at slip 128/4
    SM Ervine
    4
    3
    2
    0
    0
    133.33
    45.6 McGrath takes another! length ball angled across Ervine, and the batsman just helps that along rather than edges it to Trescothick at first slip 132/5
    HH Streak (c)
    11
    13
    21
    2
    0
    84.61
    51.5 and McGrath really startling here! the bowler pitches it up and Streak is struck in front of the stumps, no problems there, and umpire Orchard raises the dreaded finger 150/6
    AM Blignaut
    6
    8
    18
    1
    0
    75.00
    55.1 Butcher strikes again, this really is a day for part-timers! a straight ball, perhaps jagging back just a touch, but not really enough for Blignaut to play all over it, trying to work it to leg and seeing middle stump knocked back 158/7
    TJ Friend
    43
    43
    56
    5
    1
    100.00
    68.5 all over! Friend edges Butcher to second slip, not being able to smash this away like the previous balls, and Zimbabwe although doing better than in the first innings, are bundled out for 233, and England use their extra eight overs to good 233/10
    RW Price
    26
    26
    36
    5
    0
    100.00
    67.6 Price sweeps that, but straight into the short leg fielder, it balloons into the air and Trescothick at short midwicket snaps it up. Unlucky dismissal for Price, but England now sniff a win tonight. 219/9
    DT Hondo
    not out
    0
    0
    4
    0
    0
    -
    Extras
    10 (b 1, lb 6, w 3)
    TOTAL
    233 all out (f/o) (68.5 Overs, RR: 3.38, 291 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Dion Ebrahim, 3.3 ov), 2-91 (Mark Vermeulen, 27.1 ov), 3-95 (Stuart Carlisle, 29.5 ov), 4-128 (Tatenda Taibu, 45.3 ov), 5-132 (Sean Ervine, 45.6 ov), 6-150 (Heath Streak, 51.5 ov), 7-158 (Andy Blignaut, 55.1 ov), 8-168 (Grant Flower, 58.5 ov), 9-219 (Ray Price, 67.6 ov), 10-233 (Travis Friend, 68.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JM Anderson1546504.3300
    MJ Hoggard1553502.3300
    SJ Harmison1243522.9110
    AF Giles821511.8700
    MA Butcher12.506044.6720
    A McGrath611632.6600

Close of Play

  • Thu, 22 May - day 1 - England 1st innings 184/3 (MA Butcher 52*, RWT Key 11*, 59 ov)
  • Fri, 23 May - day 2 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 48/1 (DD Ebrahim 40*, SV Carlisle 4*, 17 ov)
  • Sat, 24 May - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 233 (68.5 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

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