South Africa vs England Scorecard, 1st Test, South Africa tour of England and Ireland 2003

1st Test · South Africa tour of England and Ireland 2003 · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 24 Jul 2003 to 28 Jul 2003

South Africa 594/5d & 134/4d

England 408 & 110/1

Match drawn

Player of the match: GC Smith

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Match summary

South Africa played England in the 1st Test, South Africa tour of England and Ireland 2003 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, from 24 Jul 2003 to 28 Jul 2003. Match drawn.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa made 594/5 declared in 145 overs, England made 408 in 122.4 overs, South Africa made 134/4 declared in 26 overs, England made 110/1 in 34 overs.

Graeme Smith top-scored with 362 runs in the match; Dewald Pretorius took 4/135 in the match; Graeme Smith was named player of the match.

South Africa Innings

594/5d (145 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith c JM Anderson b AF Giles	c JM Anderson b AF Giles	277	373	35	0	74.26
HH Gibbs c MA Butcher b MP Vaughan	c MA Butcher b MP Vaughan	179	236	29	1	75.85
G Kirsten c AJ Stewart b AF Giles	c AJ Stewart b AF Giles	44	95	7	0	46.32
HH Dippenaar c MA Butcher b D Gough	c MA Butcher b D Gough	22	62	3	0	35.48
JA Rudolph c D Gough b SJ Harmison	c D Gough b SJ Harmison	10	35	1	0	28.57
MV Boucher not out	not out	15	34	1	0	44.12
SM Pollock not out	not out	24	39	0	1	61.54
Extras	(b 8, lb 11, w 0, nb 4)	23
Total	145 Ov (RR: 4.10)	594/5

Did not bat: M Ntini, RJ Peterson, Dewald Pretorius, CM Willoughby

Fall of wickets: 1-338 (HH Gibbs, 74.5 ov), 2-438 (G Kirsten, 101.5 ov), 3-514 (HH Dippenaar, 122.4 ov), 4-552 (JA Rudolph, 132.2 ov), 5-556 (GC Smith, 133.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JM Anderson	16	2	92	0	5.75	64	16	0	1
D Gough	25	6	88	1	3.52	112	12	1	2
A Flintoff	25	6	97	0	3.88	107	15	0	1
SJ Harmison	27	2	104	1	3.85	111	13	0	0
AF Giles	42	2	153	2	3.64	166	16	1	0
MA Butcher	2	0	15	0	7.50	5	2	0	0
MP Vaughan	8	0	26	1	3.25	33	2	0	0

England Innings

408/10 (122.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick b M Ntini	b M Ntini	31	86	6	0	36.05
MP Vaughan c MV Boucher b Dewald Pretorius	c MV Boucher b Dewald Pretorius	156	286	24	1	54.55
MA Butcher lbw b M Ntini	lbw b M Ntini	13	50	2	0	26.00
N Hussain lbw b SM Pollock	lbw b SM Pollock	1	7	0	0	14.29
A McGrath c JA Rudolph b Dewald Pretorius	c JA Rudolph b Dewald Pretorius	34	69	5	0	49.28
AJ Stewart b Dewald Pretorius	b Dewald Pretorius	38	87	7	0	43.68
A Flintoff lbw b Dewald Pretorius	lbw b Dewald Pretorius	40	57	7	1	70.18
AF Giles b SM Pollock	b SM Pollock	41	83	8	0	49.40
D Gough c JA Rudolph b M Ntini	c JA Rudolph b M Ntini	1	18	0	0	5.56
SJ Harmison b M Ntini	b M Ntini	0	2	0	0	0.00
JM Anderson not out	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 19, lb 6, w 11, nb 17)	53
Total	122.4 Ov (RR: 3.33)	408/10

Fall of wickets: 1-66 (ME Trescothick, 26.6 ov), 2-132 (MA Butcher, 41.1 ov), 3-133 (N Hussain, 42.2 ov), 4-222 (A McGrath, 64.6 ov), 5-306 (MP Vaughan, 94.4 ov), 6-311 (AJ Stewart, 96.4 ov), 7-374 (A Flintoff, 112.5 ov), 8-398 (D Gough, 119.4 ov), 9-398 (SJ Harmison, 119.6 ov), 10-408 (AF Giles, 122.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
SM Pollock	27.4	10	51	2	1.84	149	7	0	1	7
M Ntini	28	8	114	4	4.07	129	20	2	0	2
CM Willoughby	20	7	46	0	2.30	102	6	0	2	0
Dewald Pretorius	25	2	115	4	4.60	108	16	0	4	4
RJ Peterson	22	9	57	0	2.59	109	10	0	0	0

South Africa Innings

134/4d (26 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith b AF Giles	b AF Giles	85	70	10	2	121.43
HH Gibbs b JM Anderson	b JM Anderson	9	21	0	0	42.86
G Kirsten c A McGrath b SJ Harmison	c A McGrath b SJ Harmison	1	10	0	0	10.00
HH Dippenaar not out	not out	28	46	2	0	60.87
JA Rudolph st AJ Stewart b AF Giles	st AJ Stewart b AF Giles	8	10	0	0	80.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 1)	3
Total	26 Ov (RR: 5.15)	134/4

Did not bat: M Ntini, RJ Peterson, Dewald Pretorius, SM Pollock, CM Willoughby, MV Boucher

Fall of wickets: 1-30 (HH Gibbs, 7.2 ov), 2-32 (G Kirsten, 8.5 ov), 3-114 (GC Smith, 23.1 ov), 4-134 (JA Rudolph, 25.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
SJ Harmison	6	0	34	1	5.67	22	4	0	1
JM Anderson	10	1	37	1	3.70	40	5	0	0
AF Giles	8	0	45	2	5.63	23	2	1	0
A Flintoff	2	0	16	0	8.00	6	1	1	0

England Innings

110/1 (34 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick not out	not out	52	94	9	0	55.32
MP Vaughan c SM Pollock b RJ Peterson	c SM Pollock b RJ Peterson	22	61	1	1	36.07
N Hussain not out	not out	23	49	5	0	46.94
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)	13
Total	34 Ov (RR: 3.24)	110/1

Did not bat: MA Butcher, AF Giles, AJ Stewart, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson, A Flintoff, A McGrath, D Gough

Fall of wickets: 1-72 (MP Vaughan, 21.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
SM Pollock	7	3	6	0	0.86	37	0	0
M Ntini	4	0	38	0	9.50	12	7	1
RJ Peterson	13	3	33	1	2.54	61	4	0
Dewald Pretorius	10	6	20	0	2.00	52	4	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the South Africa vs England match on 24 Jul 2003?

Match drawn.

Who was player of the match in South Africa vs England?

Graeme Smith.

Who scored the most runs in South Africa vs England?

Graeme Smith (South Africa) with 362 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs England?

Dewald Pretorius, with 4/135.

Who won the toss in South Africa vs England?

South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Where was South Africa vs England played?

At Edgbaston, Birmingham.