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Test match · South Africa in New Zealand Test SeriesNew Zealand v South Africa: Test scorecard, 15 Mar 2012
South Africa won by 9 wickets. 15 Mar 2012, Seddon Park, Hamilton.
Result
Runs per over- Seddon Park, HamiltonNew Zealand 185(61.2 ov) South Africa 253(77.3 ov) New Zealand 168(67.5 ov) South Africa 103/1(19.5 ov)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
New Zealand first innings
185 (61.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Nicolc MV Boucher b VD Philander | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| MJ Guptillb DW Steyn | 22 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 39.3 |
| BB McCullumc JA Rudolph b DW Steyn | 61 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 45.9 |
| LRPL Taylorc GC Smith b VD Philander | 44 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 47.3 |
| KS Williamsonc GC Smith b DW Steyn | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DL Vettorib VD Philander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CFK van Wyklbw b M Morkel | 21 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 84.0 |
| DAJ Bracewellc MV Boucher b VD Philander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MR Gillespiec AN Petersen b Imran Tahir | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 135.0 |
| BJ Arnellbw b Imran Tahir | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| CS Martinnot out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 185 (61.2 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (RJ Nicol, 5.2 ov); 2-44 (MJ Guptill, 19.2 ov); 3-133 (BB McCullum, 48.3 ov); 4-133 (LRPL Taylor, 49.4 ov); 5-133 (KS Williamson, 50.5 ov); 6-133 (DL Vettori, 51.1 ov); 7-133 (DAJ Bracewell, 51.4 ov); 8-176 (CFK van Wyk, 58.2 ov); 9-184 (MR Gillespie, 59.3 ov); 10-185 (BJ Arnel, 61.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 18 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 2.72 |
| VD Philander | 15 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 4.67 |
| JH Kallis | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1.00 |
| M Morkel | 14 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Imran Tahir | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2.25 |
South Africa first innings
253 (77.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smithc CFK van Wyk b CS Martin | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 81.3 |
| AN Petersenlbw b MR Gillespie | 29 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 39.2 |
| DW Steync CFK van Wyk b CS Martin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| HM Amlac KS Williamson b MR Gillespie | 16 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 31.4 |
| JH Kallisc CFK van Wyk b MR Gillespie | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.7 |
| AB de Villiersb DL Vettori | 83 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 62.4 |
| JA Rudolphc CFK van Wyk b MR Gillespie | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| MV Boucherb MR Gillespie | 24 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 33.8 |
| VD Philanderb DAJ Bracewell | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 |
| M Morkelnot out | 35 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 79.5 |
| Imran Tahirc MR Gillespie b KS Williamson | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61.5 |
| Extras | 12 (b 1, lb 9, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 253 (77.3 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (GC Smith, 4.4 ov); 2-18 (DW Steyn, 6.3 ov); 3-63 (HM Amla, 22.2 ov); 4-69 (JH Kallis, 24.3 ov); 5-84 (AN Petersen, 26.6 ov); 6-88 (JA Rudolph, 28.5 ov); 7-151 (MV Boucher, 50.6 ov); 8-185 (VD Philander, 62.1 ov); 9-219 (AB de Villiers, 69.5 ov); 10-253 (Imran Tahir, 77.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Martin | 16 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 2.38 |
| DAJ Bracewell | 18 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 2.78 |
| MR Gillespie | 15 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 3.93 |
| DL Vettori | 19 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 2.58 |
| BJ Arnel | 9 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 |
| KS Williamson | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
New Zealand second innings
168 (67.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Nicolb VD Philander | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| MJ Guptillc HM Amla b DW Steyn | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| BB McCullumlbw b VD Philander | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| LRPL Taylorlbw b DW Steyn | 17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 23.6 |
| KS Williamsonc MV Boucher b VD Philander | 77 | 193 | 10 | 0 | 39.9 |
| DL Vettoric MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 21 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 46.7 |
| CFK van Wykb VD Philander | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 44.4 |
| DAJ Bracewellb M Morkel | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MR Gillespiec MV Boucher b VD Philander | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 155.6 |
| BJ Arnelnot out | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.3 |
| CS Martinb VD Philander | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 168 (67.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (RJ Nicol, 1.6 ov); 2-7 (BB McCullum, 3.6 ov); 3-7 (MJ Guptill, 4.1 ov); 4-64 (LRPL Taylor, 28.5 ov); 5-99 (DL Vettori, 47.3 ov); 6-141 (CFK van Wyk, 61.6 ov); 7-142 (KS Williamson, 63.3 ov); 8-142 (DAJ Bracewell, 64.5 ov); 9-160 (MR Gillespie, 65.6 ov); 10-168 (CS Martin, 67.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 16 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1.94 |
| VD Philander | 15.5 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 2.78 |
| M Morkel | 13 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Imran Tahir | 17 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 3.06 |
| JH Kallis | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1.83 |
South Africa second innings
103/1 (19.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Petersenc CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| GC Smithnot out | 55 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 91.7 |
| HM Amlanot out | 46 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 82.1 |
| Extras | 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 103/1 (19.5 overs) | ||||
Did not bat: DW Steyn, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, JA Rudolph, MV Boucher, VD Philander, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (AN Petersen, 1.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Martin | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 |
| DAJ Bracewell | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 |
| DL Vettori | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| MR Gillespie | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| BJ Arnel | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 |
| KS Williamson | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
| RJ Nicol | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.80 |
Match summary
New Zealand played South Africa in a men's Test match at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 15 March 2012 (to 17 March 2012), part of South Africa in New Zealand Test Series. South Africa won by 9 wickets.
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
VD Philander was named player of the match.
On 15 March 2012 the on-field umpires were BR Doctrove and RA Kettleborough, with RS Madugalle as match referee.
How the innings went
New Zealand made 185 in 61.2 overs. BB McCullum top-scored with 61 from 133 balls, including 6 fours and 1 sixes. VD Philander took 4 for 70. The biggest stand before a wicket was 89 runs between BB McCullum and LRPL Taylor.
South Africa made 253 in 77.3 overs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 83 from 133 balls, including 10 fours and 0 sixes. MR Gillespie took 5 for 59. The biggest stand before a wicket was 63 runs between MV Boucher and AB de Villiers.
In their second innings, New Zealand scored 168 in 67.5 overs. KS Williamson top-scored with 77 from 193 balls, including 10 fours and 0 sixes. VD Philander took 6 for 44. The biggest stand before a wicket was 57 runs between LRPL Taylor and KS Williamson.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 103/1 in 19.5 overs. GC Smith top-scored with 55 from 60 balls, including 8 fours and 1 sixes. DAJ Bracewell took 1 for 14.
Extras
New Zealand's innings of 185 in 61.2 overs included 5 extras: 0 wides, 2 no-balls, 0 byes and 3 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 253 in 77.3 overs included 12 extras: 1 wides, 1 no-balls, 1 byes and 9 leg byes. New Zealand's innings of 168 in 67.5 overs included 4 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 0 byes and 4 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 103/1 in 19.5 overs included 1 extra: 0 wides, 1 no-balls, 0 byes and 0 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won New Zealand v South Africa on 15 March 2012?
South Africa won by 9 wickets.
Who top-scored in New Zealand v South Africa?
AB de Villiers scored 83 from 133 balls for South Africa, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in New Zealand v South Africa?
VD Philander, with 6 for 44.
What was the highest partnership?
89 runs between BB McCullum and LRPL Taylor for New Zealand.
Who won the toss?
South Africa, who chose to field.
Where was New Zealand v South Africa played?
At Seddon Park, Hamilton, on 15 March 2012.