South Africa in England, 2008


Return to Main Page

Past Eng-SAf tours:
1998
1999-00
2003
2004-05

Player Pages: Eng |   SAf

Map of England

Series Stats  |  Eng-SAf Test Summary

 

Date Match Venue Result & Card
Jun 29-Jul 1 v Somerset Taunton Match drawn
Jul 4-6 v Middlesex Uxbridge Match drawn
Jul 10-14 1st TEST v England Lord's Match Drawn
Eng 593/8d, SAf 247 & 393/3
Jul 18-22 2nd TEST v England Leeds South Africa by 10 wickets
Eng 203 & 327, SAf 522 & 9/0
Jul 25-27 v Bangladesh A Worcester Match drawn
Jul 30-Aug 3 3rd TEST v England Birmingham South Africa by 5 wickets
Eng 231 & 363, SAf 314 & 283/5
Aug 7-11 4th TEST v England The Oval England by 6 wickets
SAf 194 & 318, Eng 316 & 198/4
Aug 13 v PCA Masters XI Wormsley South Africans by 23 runs
Aug 14 v England Lions Leicester South Africans by 4 wickets
Aug 16 v England Lions Derby England Lions by 6 wickets
Aug 20 Twenty20 Int'l v England Chester-le-Street Match Abandoned
Aug 22 1st ODI v England Leeds England by 20 runs: Eng 275/4 (50), Eng 255 (49.4)
Aug 26 2nd ODI v England Nottingham England by 10 wickets: SAf 83 (23), Eng 85/0 (14.1)
Aug 29 3rd ODI v England The Oval England by 126 runs: Eng 296/7 (50), SAf 170 (42.4)
Aug 31 4th ODI v England Lord's England by 7 wickets (D/L)
SAf 183/6 (32.1), Eng 137/3 (17.4/20 ... Target 137)
Sep 3 5th ODI v England Cardiff No result: SAf 6/1 (3/43)

 

England
Age TEST ODI
25 TR Ambrose Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 JM Anderson Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 IR Bell Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
23 RS Bopara Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
22 SCJ Broad Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
32 PD Collingwood Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
23 AN Cook Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 A Flintoff Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
29 SJ Harmison Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 MS Panesar Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
23 SR Patel    Bat Bowl
30 DJ Pattinson Bat Bowl   
28 KP Pietersen Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 MJ Prior Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
29 OA Shah Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
30 RJ Sidebottom Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 AJ Strauss Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
33 MP Vaughan Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
23 LJ Wright    Bat Bowl
South Africa
Age TEST ODI
25 HM Amla Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
26 J Botha Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 MV Boucher Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
24 AB de Villiers Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
24 JP Duminy    Bat Bowl
34 HH Gibbs Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
29 PL Harris Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
32 JH Kallis Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
32 ND McKenzie Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
27 JA Morkel    Bat Bowl
23 M Morkel Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 A Nel Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
31 M Ntini Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
28 JL Ontong Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
23 VD Philander    Bat Bowl
31 AG Prince Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
27 GC Smith Bat Bowl Bat Bowl
25 DW Steyn Bat Bowl Bat Bowl

 

ODI Series Averages


                    M  I *    R   Avg  50    HS   SR   4/6  Ct/    B   R  W   Avg    BB  Eco
                                        100                   St
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

England

JM Anderson         5  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    1   120  90  1  90.00 1/17 4.50
IR Bell             5  4 1  149  49.66  1 -  73  70.0  16/1  2
RS Bopara           1  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    -    12  11  0             5.50
SCJ Broad           5  1 1    0    -    - -   0*  -     -    1   199 145  8  18.12 5/23 4.37
PD Collingwood      4  1 -   14  14.00  - -  14  63.6   1    -    54  40  0             4.44
A Flintoff          5  3 2  187 187.00  2 -  78*117.6  23/2  1   184 129 10  12.90 3/21 4.21
SJ Harmison         5  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    -   144 110  5  22.00 2/ 4 4.58
SR Patel            5  1 -   31  31.00  - -  31  93.9   3    2   160 117  7  16.71 5/41 4.39
KP Pietersen        5  3 1  135  67.50  1 -  90*109.8  12/2  -    30  22  2  11.00 2/22 4.40
MJ Prior            5  4 1  120  40.00  - -  45* 93.0  16/3 13/1
OA Shah             5  3 1   79  39.50  - -  44* 76.7   7/1  2
LJ Wright           5  2 1   19  19.00  - -  17 126.7   2    1
 

South Africa

HM Amla             3  3 1   83  41.50  - -  46  86.5  14    1
J Botha             5  4 1   46  15.33  - -  26  56.1   3    -   114  93  4  23.25 2/35 4.89
MV Boucher          5  4 1   55  18.33  - -  19  71.4   5    3
AB de Villiers      5  4 -   55  13.75  - -  24  47.0   4    2
JP Duminy           5  4 -   64  16.00  - -  20  73.6   5/1  -
HH Gibbs            5  5 -  136  27.20  1 -  74  86.6  17/1  2
JH Kallis           5  5 1   68  17.00  1 -  52  55.7   9    -    84  91  4  22.75 2/25 6.50
JA Morkel           2  2 -   22  11.00  - -  16  73.3   1/2  -    30  30  1  30.00 1/30 6.00
M Morkel            3  1 -    6   6.00  - -   6  60.0   -    -    84  83  1  83.00 1/32 5.93
A Nel               4  2 -   23  11.50  - -  13  95.8   3    -    89  78  0             5.26
M Ntini             3  3 1    2   1.00  - -   2  28.6   -    -   138 130  1 130.00 1/68 5.65
JL Ontong           1  0 -    0    -    - -   -   -     -    -
VD Philander        2  2 -   33  16.50  - -  23  84.6   3    1    78  80  0             6.15
GC Smith            2  2 -   30  15.00  - -  21  85.7   3    -
DW Steyn            5  3 2   14  14.00  - -   6  70.0   1    -   174 188  3  62.66 1/17 6.48
 

 


Record performances for series


Highest Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 GC Smith (SAf) 277 Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 G Kirsten (SAf) 275 Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
3 GC Smith (SAf) 259 Eng Lord's 31 Jul 2003
4 E Paynter (Eng) 243 SAf Durban 20 Jan 1939
5 EAB Rowan (SAf) 236 Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
6 ME Trescothick (Eng) 219 SAf The Oval 4 Sep 2003
= WJ Edrich (Eng) 219 SAf Durban 3 Mar 1939
8 JB Hobbs (Eng) 211 SAf Lord's 28 Jun 1924
9 G Kirsten (SAf) 210 Eng Manchester 2 Jul 1998
10 DCS Compton (Eng) 208 SAf Lord's 21 Jun 1947
= AD Nourse (SAf) 208 Eng Nottingham 7 Jun 1951
12 IR Bell (Eng) 199 SAf Lord's 10 Jul 2008
13 C Washbrook (Eng) 195 SAf Johannesburg EP 27 Dec 1948
14 WJ Edrich (Eng) 191 SAf Manchester 5 Jul 1947
15 B Mitchell (SAf) 189* Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1947
16 A Melville (SAf) 189 Eng Nottingham 7 Jun 1947
= WJ Edrich (Eng) 189 SAf Lord's 21 Jun 1947
18 JB Hobbs (Eng) 187 SAf Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
19 MA Atherton (Eng) 185* SAf Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
20 HH Gibbs (SAf) 183 Eng The Oval 4 Sep 2003
21 CP Mead (Eng) 181 SAf Durban 18 Jan 1923
= WR Hammond (Eng) 181 SAf Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
23 ME Trescothick (Eng) 180 SAf Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
24 HH Gibbs (SAf) 179 Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
25 HW Taylor (SAf) 176 Eng Johannesburg OW 23 Dec 1922
26 G Pullar (Eng) 175 SAf The Oval 18 Aug 1960
27 AB de Villiers (SAf) 174 Eng Leeds 18 Jul 2008
= L Klusener (SAf) 174 Eng Gqeberha 9 Dec 1999
29 ER Dexter (Eng) 172 SAf Johannesburg 23 Dec 1964
30 B Mitchell (SAf) 164* Eng Lord's 29 Jun 1935
31 AJ Stewart (Eng) 164 SAf Manchester 2 Jul 1998
32 DCS Compton (Eng) 163 SAf Nottingham 7 Jun 1947
33 JH Kallis (SAf) 162 Eng Durban 26 Dec 2004
34 M Leyland (Eng) 161 SAf The Oval 17 Aug 1935
= HH Gibbs (SAf) 161 Eng Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
36 DCS Compton (Eng) 158 SAf Manchester 7 Jul 1955
= L Hutton (Eng) 158 SAf Johannesburg EP 27 Dec 1948
38 EAB Rowan (SAf) 156* Eng Johannesburg EP 27 Dec 1948
39 MP Vaughan (Eng) 156 SAf Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
40 MC Cowdrey (Eng) 155 SAf The Oval 18 Aug 1960

Best Bowling - Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 GA Lohmann (Eng) 9-28 SAf Johannesburg OW 2 Mar 1896
2 DE Malcolm (Eng) 9-57 SAf The Oval 18 Aug 1994
3 SF Barnes (Eng) 9-103 SAf Johannesburg OW 26 Dec 1913
4 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 9-113 Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
5 GA Lohmann (Eng) 8-7 SAf Gqeberha 13 Feb 1896
6 J Briggs (Eng) 8-11 SAf Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
7 SF Barnes (Eng) 8-29 SAf The Oval 12 Aug 1912
8 SF Barnes (Eng) 8-56 SAf Johannesburg OW 26 Dec 1913
9 C Blythe (Eng) 8-59 SAf Leeds 29 Jul 1907
10 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 8-69 Eng Durban 25 Jan 1957
11 SJ Snooke (SAf) 8-70 Eng Johannesburg OW 10 Mar 1906
12 J Briggs (Eng) 7-17 SAf Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
13 GF Bissett (SAf) 7-29 Eng Durban 4 Feb 1928
14 JH Wardle (Eng) 7-36 SAf Cape Town 1 Jan 1957
15 JJ Ferris (Eng) 7-37 SAf Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
16 GA Lohmann (Eng) 7-38 SAf Gqeberha 13 Feb 1896
17 JB Statham (Eng) 7-39 SAf Lord's 23 Jun 1955
18 C Blythe (Eng) 7-40 SAf Leeds 29 Jul 1907
19 GA Lohmann (Eng) 7-42 SAf Cape Town 21 Mar 1896
20 AR Caddick (Eng) 7-46 SAf Durban 26 Dec 1999
= C Blythe (Eng) 7-46 SAf Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
22 R Tattersall (Eng) 7-52 SAf Lord's 21 Jun 1951
23 SF Barnes (Eng) 7-56 SAf Durban (Lord's) 14 Feb 1914
24 AV Bedser (Eng) 7-58 SAf Manchester 5 Jul 1951
25 MJ Hoggard (Eng) 7-61 SAf Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
26 AE Hall (SAf) 7-63 Eng Cape Town 1 Jan 1923
27 SJ Pegler (SAf) 7-65 Eng Lord's 10 Jun 1912
28 G Geary (Eng) 7-70 SAf Johannesburg OW 24 Dec 1927
29 AP Freeman (Eng) 7-71 SAf Manchester 27 Jul 1929
30 GA Faulkner (SAf) 7-84 Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
31 SF Barnes (Eng) 7-88 SAf Durban (Lord's) 14 Feb 1914
32 AEE Vogler (SAf) 7-94 Eng Johannesburg OW 1 Jan 1910
33 WH Ashley (SAf) 7-95 Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
34 AP Freeman (Eng) 7-115 SAf Leeds 13 Jul 1929
35 AEE Vogler (SAf) 7-128 Eng Lord's 1 Jul 1907
36 AER Gilligan (Eng) 6-7 SAf Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
37 S Haigh (Eng) 6-11 SAf Cape Town 1 Apr 1899
38 GA Faulkner (SAf) 6-17 Eng Leeds 29 Jul 1907
39 JH Sinclair (SAf) 6-26 Eng Cape Town 1 Apr 1899
40 FH Tyson (Eng) 6-28 SAf Nottingham 9 Jun 1955

Best Bowling - Match

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 SF Barnes (Eng) 17-159 SAf Johannesburg OW 26 Dec 1913
2 J Briggs (Eng) 15-28 SAf Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 GA Lohmann (Eng) 15-45 SAf Gqeberha 13 Feb 1896
4 C Blythe (Eng) 15-99 SAf Leeds 29 Jul 1907
5 SF Barnes (Eng) 14-144 SAf Durban (Lord's) 14 Feb 1914
6 SF Barnes (Eng) 13-57 SAf The Oval 12 Aug 1912
7 JJ Ferris (Eng) 13-91 SAf Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
8 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 13-192 Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
9 GA Lohmann (Eng) 12-71 SAf Johannesburg OW 2 Mar 1896
10 JH Wardle (Eng) 12-89 SAf Cape Town 1 Jan 1957
11 R Tattersall (Eng) 12-101 SAf Lord's 21 Jun 1951
12 AV Bedser (Eng) 12-112 SAf Manchester 5 Jul 1951
13 SJ Snooke (SAf) 12-127 Eng Johannesburg OW 10 Mar 1906
14 G Geary (Eng) 12-130 SAf Johannesburg OW 24 Dec 1927
15 AP Freeman (Eng) 12-171 SAf Manchester 27 Jul 1929
16 AEE Vogler (SAf) 12-181 Eng Johannesburg OW 1 Jan 1910
17 MJ Hoggard (Eng) 12-205 SAf Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
18 AER Gilligan (Eng) 11-90 SAf Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
19 JB Statham (Eng) 11-97 SAf Lord's 23 Jun 1960
20 SF Barnes (Eng) 11-110 SAf Lord's 10 Jun 1912

Most Runs for Series

Rank Name Mat Inn R Avg 50 100 HS
1 B Mitchell (SAf) 30 57 2732 54.64 16 7 189*
2 HW Taylor (SAf) 30 54 2287 44.84 13 7 176
3 DCS Compton (Eng) 24 42 2205 53.78 11 7 208
4 WR Hammond (Eng) 24 42 2188 62.51 14 6 181
5 AD Nourse (SAf) 24 43 2037 55.05 9 7 208
6 G Kirsten (SAf) 22 35 1608 48.72 7 5 275
7 L Hutton (Eng) 19 34 1564 52.13 7 4 158
8 JB Hobbs (Eng) 18 29 1562 60.07 12 2 211
9 RH Catterall (SAf) 24 43 1555 37.92 11 3 120
10 JH Kallis (SAf) 24 39 1516 40.97 7 5 162
11 AJ Stewart (Eng) 23 39 1450 39.18 8 1 164
12 AW Nourse (SAf) 31 57 1415 26.69 10 0 93*
13 EAB Rowan (SAf) 18 35 1364 45.46 8 2 236
14 FE Woolley (Eng) 26 37 1354 42.31 10 3 154
15 GC Smith (SAf) 14 27 1352 56.33 4 4 277
16 H Sutcliffe (Eng) 17 27 1336 55.66 5 6 122
17 MA Atherton (Eng) 18 32 1315 43.83 8 3 185*
18 TL Goddard (SAf) 20 40 1193 30.58 8 1 112
19 DJ Cullinan (SAf) 16 23 1081 49.13 9 2 120
20 RA McLean (SAf) 20 38 1068 28.86 4 3 142

Most Wickets for Series

Rank Name Mat R Wkt Avg 5/10 Best
1 SM Pollock (SAf) 23 2160 91 23.73 3/0 6-39
2 AA Donald (SAf) 17 1982 86 23.04 9/1 6-53
3 SF Barnes (Eng) 7 818 83 9.85 12/6 9-103
4 HJ Tayfield (SAf) 15 1658 75 22.10 7/1 9-113
5 CL Vincent (SAf) 18 1967 72 27.31 3/0 6-51
6 JB Statham (Eng) 16 1426 69 20.66 4/1 7-39
7 M Ntini (SAf) 16 2172 68 31.94 3/1 5-75
= GA Faulkner (SAf) 17 1472 68 21.64 4/0 7-84
9 TL Goddard (SAf) 20 1622 63 25.74 3/0 5-31
10 AEE Vogler (SAf) 13 1279 60 21.31 5/1 7-94
11 C Blythe (Eng) 10 986 59 16.71 6/3 8-59
12 NAT Adcock (SAf) 14 1152 57 20.21 2/0 6-65
13 AMB Rowan (SAf) 15 2084 54 38.59 4/0 5-68
= AV Bedser (Eng) 13 1457 54 26.98 3/1 7-58
15 MW Tate (Eng) 14 1185 53 22.35 1/0 6-42
16 A Flintoff (Eng) 19 1796 48 37.41 0/0 4-44
= JM Blanckenberg (SAf) 15 1452 48 30.25 3/0 6-76
18 EP Nupen (SAf) 14 1545 47 32.87 5/1 6-46
19 JH Sinclair (SAf) 17 988 46 21.47 1/0 6-26
= JH Wardle (Eng) 9 803 46 17.45 3/1 7-36