South Africa tour Of England

[imported_Rollo]

:OOO: :OOO:

 

[andrew_nixon]

England squad for the 3rd Test.

Michael Vaughan, James Anderson, Gareth Batty, Mark Butcher, Glen Chapple, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Stephen Harmison, Nasser Hussain, James Kirtley, Ed Smith, Alec Stewart, Marcus Trescothick

Gareth Batty, Glen Chapple, James Kirtley and Ed Smith have yet to play a Test. Batty and Kirtley have played ODI's.

And as some of you may know, I think it's about time Chapple got picked!

 

[andrew_nixon]

South Africa beat Kent in their latest tour match thanks to an excellent bowling performance by Paul Adams.

Result

South Africa 1st Innings: 325/4 declared (McKenzie 105 not out)
Kent 1st Innings: 235 all out
South Africa 2nd Innings: 243/7 declared
Kent 2nd Innings: 232 all out (Adams 9/79)

Adams 2nd Innings bowling figures of 9/79 are his best in first class cricket.

 

[andrew_nixon]

And there are two 'man of the matches'. Can anyone tell me if this is unprecedented?

Just coming back to the "men of the match" theme....

Check this one out here.

There was no official award, but if you scroll down to the bottom, you'll see it was given to the groundsman

 

[andrew_nixon]

In the 1st women's test match, England did a little better than the men's and Under 19 teams, as they didn't get defeated. The match did finish in a draw though.

Result

South Africa 1st Innings: 316 all out
England 1st Innings: 497 all out (Taylor 177)
South Africa 2nd Innings: 285/8 declared

Match drawn

Taylor's 177 is the third highest score for England in women's Tests.

Johmari Logtenberg (who is just 14 years old), and van der Westhuizen added 138 for the fifth wicket in South Africa's 1st Innings, which is a new world record for women's Tests.

 

[barmyarmy]

Yipee, I've got tickets for the third test at Trent Bridge. Should be a great match.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Which days are you going? I'll watch for you on TV

 

[imported_akeel]

hey colin thats gr8 hope it will be a cracker at trent bridge

and lets see your face

during the match

i thought you stay in scotland

any way enjoy the test

 

[barmyarmy]

Only the Thursday because I'm off for a week on holiday on saturday. I'll be back in Edinburgh after that (I'm in London at the moment).

 

[andrew_nixon]

An England team actually managed to beat South Africa in the first women's ODI today.

Result

England: 273/8 (Edwards 64, Taylor 51, Fritz 4/36)
South Africa: 98 all out

England win by 175 runs.

 

[andrew_nixon]

The third test got underway today, with a good day for England.

Close Of Play - Day One

England 1st Innings: 296/3 (Butcher 106, Hussain 108 not out)

And the second Under 19 test finished in a draw.

Result

England 1st Innings: 523 all out (Shafayat 121)
South Africa 1st Innings: 262 all out
South Africa 2nd Innings: 453/8 (Duminy 116)

Match drawn

 

[andrew_nixon]

Whoops, I missed my Day Two update..... but never mind.

**UPDATE**

Close Of Play - Day Three

England 1st Innings: 445 all out (Butcher 106, Hussain 116)
South Africa 1st Innings: 362 all out (Anderson 5/102)
England 2nd Innings: 0/1

And South Africa beat England in the second women's ODI.

Result

South Africa: 210/6 (Logtenberg 61, Terblanche 79)
England: 199 all out (Newton 68)

South Africa win by 11 runs.

 

[andrew_nixon]

**UPDATE**

Close Of Play - Day Four

England 1st Innings: 445 all out (Butcher 106, Hussain 116)
South Africa 1st Innings: 362 all out (Anderson 5/102)
England 2nd Innings: 118 all out (Pollock 6/39)
South Africa 2nd Innings: 63/5

And England won the third women's ODI to take the series 2-1.

Result

South Africa: 147 all out (Birch 4/22)
England: 148/1 (Newton 77 not out)

England win by 9 wickets.

 

[Sanju]

Really a classic test match i have seen very rare of these kind of test matches.

 

[andrew_nixon]

ENGLAND WIN!!!!!!

England have won the third test and the series is level at 1-1.

Result

England 1st Innings: 445 all out (Butcher 106, Hussain 116)
South Africa 1st Innings: 362 all out (Anderson 5/102)
England 2nd Innings: 118 all out (Pollock 6/39)
South Africa 2nd Innings: 131 all out (Kirtley 6/34)

England win by 70 runs.

And the squad for the fourth test is as follows:

Michael Vaughan (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Ed Smith, Alec Stewart (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Martin Bicknell, Kabir Ali, James Kirtley, James Anderson, Steve Harmison.