England v South Africa: Test scorecard, 19 Jul 2012

South Africa won by 12 runs. 19 Jul 2012, Kennington Oval, London.

Result

Runs per over

19 Jul 2012 · Test · Basil D'Oliveira Trophy Kennington Oval, London

England 385(125.5 ov) South Africa 637/2 dec(189 ov) England 240(97 ov)
South Africa won by 12 runs

England first innings

385 (125.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strausslbw b M Morkel	0	4	0	0	0.0
AN Cookb DW Steyn	115	295	11	1	39.0
IJL Trottc AB de Villiers b M Morkel	71	162	9	0	43.8
KP Pietersenc AB de Villiers b JH Kallis	42	72	4	0	58.3
IR Bellb JH Kallis	13	56	2	0	23.2
RS Boparac AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	0	6	0	0	0.0
MJ Priorc AB de Villiers b M Morkel	60	90	9	0	66.7
TT Bresnanb Imran Tahir	8	32	1	0	25.0
SCJ Broadb VD Philander	16	28	2	0	57.1
GP Swannnot out	15	20	3	0	75.0
JM Andersonc AB de Villiers b M Morkel	2	4	0	0	50.0
Extras	43 (b 2, lb 24, w 3, nb 14)
Total	385 (125.5 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (AJ Strauss, 0.4 ov); 2-170 (IJL Trott, 57.2 ov); 3-251 (KP Pietersen, 79.4 ov); 4-271 (AN Cook, 92.4 ov); 5-272 (RS Bopara, 94.4 ov); 6-284 (IR Bell, 100.4 ov); 7-313 (TT Bresnan, 110.3 ov); 8-358 (SCJ Broad, 119.5 ov); 9-383 (MJ Prior, 125.1 ov); 10-385 (JM Anderson, 125.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	24.5	2	72	4	2.90
VD Philander	27	4	79	1	2.93
DW Steyn	30	7	99	2	3.30
JH Kallis	19	7	38	2	2.00
Imran Tahir	19	0	61	1	3.21
JP Duminy	6	1	10	0	1.67

South Africa innings

637/2 dec (189 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smithb TT Bresnan	131	273	20	0	48.0
AN Petersenlbw b JM Anderson	0	8	0	0	0.0
HM Amlanot out	311	529	35	0	58.8
JH Kallisnot out	182	326	23	1	55.8
Extras	13 (b 5, lb 4, w 2, nb 2)
Total	637/2 declared (189 overs)

Did not bat: AB de Villiers, JA Rudolph, JP Duminy, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AN Petersen, 2.4 ov); 2-260 (GC Smith, 87.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	41	7	116	1	2.83
SCJ Broad	34	6	118	0	3.47
GP Swann	52	10	151	0	2.90
TT Bresnan	37	2	140	1	3.78
RS Bopara	18	1	78	0	4.33
KP Pietersen	3	0	13	0	4.33
IJL Trott	4	0	12	0	3.00

England second innings

240 (97 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Straussc VD Philander b Imran Tahir	27	80	2	0	33.8
AN Cookc AB de Villiers b VD Philander	0	6	0	0	0.0
IJL Trottc AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	10	27	1	0	37.0
KP Pietersenb M Morkel	16	17	3	0	94.1
IR Bellc JH Kallis b DW Steyn	55	220	6	0	25.0
RS Boparab DW Steyn	22	55	3	0	40.0
MJ Priorc JH Kallis b Imran Tahir	40	86	5	0	46.5
TT Bresnannot out	20	61	2	0	32.8
SCJ Broadc AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	0	5	0	0	0.0
GP Swannc AN Petersen b DW Steyn	7	9	1	0	77.8
JM Andersonlbw b Imran Tahir	4	24	1	0	16.7
Extras	39 (b 11, lb 15, w 1, nb 12)
Total	240 (97 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (AN Cook, 1.2 ov); 2-32 (IJL Trott, 10.2 ov); 3-57 (KP Pietersen, 17.3 ov); 4-67 (AJ Strauss, 26.5 ov); 5-117 (RS Bopara, 44.4 ov); 6-203 (MJ Prior, 76.6 ov); 7-210 (IR Bell, 82.2 ov); 8-210 (SCJ Broad, 84.1 ov); 9-218 (GP Swann, 86.5 ov); 10-240 (JM Anderson, 96.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	16	0	41	1	2.56
VD Philander	19	6	29	1	1.53
DW Steyn	21	6	56	5	2.67
Imran Tahir	32	7	63	3	1.97
JH Kallis	7	1	22	0	3.14
JP Duminy	2	1	3	0	1.50

Match summary

England played South Africa in a men's Test match at Kennington Oval, London on 19 July 2012 (to 23 July 2012), part of Basil D'Oliveira Trophy. South Africa won by 12 runs.

England won the toss and chose to bat.

HM Amla was named player of the match.

On 19 July 2012 the on-field umpires were Asad Rauf and SJ Davis, with JJ Crowe as match referee.

How the innings went

England made 385 in 125.5 overs. AN Cook top-scored with 115 from 295 balls, including 11 fours and 1 sixes. M Morkel took 4 for 72. The biggest stand before a wicket was 170 runs between IJL Trott and AN Cook.

South Africa made 637/2 declared in 189 overs. HM Amla top-scored with 311 from 529 balls, including 35 fours and 0 sixes. JM Anderson took 1 for 116. The biggest stand before a wicket was 259 runs between GC Smith and HM Amla.

In their second innings, England scored 240 in 97 overs. IR Bell top-scored with 55 from 220 balls, including 6 fours and 0 sixes. DW Steyn took 5 for 56. The biggest stand before a wicket was 86 runs between MJ Prior and IR Bell.

Extras

England's innings of 385 in 125.5 overs included 43 extras: 3 wides, 14 no-balls, 2 byes and 24 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 637/2 in 189 overs included 13 extras: 2 wides, 2 no-balls, 5 byes and 4 leg byes. England's innings of 240 in 97 overs included 39 extras: 1 wides, 12 no-balls, 11 byes and 15 leg byes.

Questions and answers

Who won England v South Africa on 19 July 2012?

South Africa won by 12 runs.

Who top-scored in England v South Africa?

HM Amla scored 311 from 529 balls for South Africa, the highest score of the match.

Who took the most wickets in England v South Africa?

DW Steyn, with 5 for 56.

What was the highest partnership?

259 runs between GC Smith and HM Amla for South Africa.

Who won the toss?

England, who chose to bat.

Where was England v South Africa played?

At Kennington Oval, London, on 19 July 2012.

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