English cricket team in South Africa in 2004–05

England in South Africa in 2004–05

	England	South Africa
Dates	8 December 2004 – 13 February 2005
Captains	Michael Vaughan	Graeme Smith
Test series
Result	England won the 5-match series 2–1
Most runs	Andrew Strauss (656)	Jacques Kallis (625)
Most wickets	Matthew Hoggard (26)	Makhaya Ntini (25)
Player of the series	Andrew Strauss (Eng)
One Day International series
Results	South Africa won the 7-match series 4–1
Most runs	Kevin Pietersen (454)	Herschelle Gibbs (356)
Most wickets	Kabir Ali (13)	Makhaya Ntini (11)
Player of the series	Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

The England cricket team toured South Africa in 2004–05. England won the five-Test series 2–1, achieving their first series win in South Africa for 40 years, when MJK Smith's side were victorious in 1964–65; however, South Africa won the seven-match ODI series 4–1, one match finishing as a tie and the other as "no result".

The Test series saw the awarding of the inaugural Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, named for the South Africa-born England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira.

Background

England went into the tour having won all seven Test matches they played during the English summer, beating the West Indies and New Zealand in series whitewashes.

Squads

Tests		ODIs
South Africa	England	South Africa	England
Graeme Smith (c) Hashim Amla Nicky Boje Mark Boucher (wk) Zander de Bruyn AB de Villiers (wk) Boeta Dippenaar Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Charl Langeveldt André Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn Thami Tsolekile (wk) Martin van Jaarsveld	Michael Vaughan (c) James Anderson Gareth Batty Mark Butcher Paul Collingwood Andrew Flintoff Ashley Giles Steve Harmison Matthew Hoggard Geraint Jones (wk) Simon Jones Rob Key Jonathan Lewis Chris Read (wk) Andrew Strauss Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick	Graeme Smith (c) Adam Bacher Nicky Boje Mark Boucher (wk) AB de Villiers Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Justin Kemp Charl Langeveldt André Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph	Michael Vaughan (c) James Anderson Gareth Batty Ian Bell Paul Collingwood Ashley Giles Darren Gough Steve Harmison Matthew Hoggard Geraint Jones (wk) Simon Jones Kabir Ali Kevin Pietersen Vikram Solanki Andrew Strauss Marcus Trescothick Alex Wharf

Tour matches

45-over: Nicky Oppenheimer XI vs England XI

8 December 2004
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Nicky Oppenheimer XI 172/4 (39 overs)	v	England XI 190/2 (35.3 overs)
Neil Johnson 74 (58) Matthew Hoggard 2/29 (8 overs)		Rob Key 87 (85) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1/27 (7 overs)

England XI won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein
Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Shaid Wadvalla (SA)

England XI won the toss and elected to field.
The match was originally scheduled to be played 45-overs-a-side, but rain in the 22nd over of the Nicky Oppenheimer XI's innings reduced the game to 39-overs-a-side.

First-class: South Africa A vs England XI

11–13 December 2004
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England XI	v	South Africa A
225 (58.1 overs) Andrew Strauss 50 (72) Charl Langeveldt 5/48 (15 overs)		281 (73 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 71 (139) Simon Jones 3/49 (15 overs)
190 (53.1 overs) Michael Vaughan 100 (151) Charl Willoughby 4/63 (14 overs)		135/3 (30 overs) Andrew Puttick 45 (65) Matthew Hoggard 1/21 (4 overs)

South Africa A won by 7 wickets
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Karl Hurter (SA) and Laurence Matroos (SA)
Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt (South Africa A)

South Africa A won the toss and elected to field.
Bad weather on day 3 interrupted play for a total of 91 minutes.

50-over: South Africa A vs England XI

27 January 2005
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South Africa A 251/8 (50 overs)	v	England XI 252/4 (42.2 overs)
Morne van Wyk 104 (147) Kabir Ali 4/40 (10 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 97 (84) Alfonso Thomas 1/30 (6.2 overs)

England XI won by 6 wickets
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Karl Hurter (SA) and Shaid Wadvalla (SA)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

17–21 December 2004
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South Africa	v	England
337 (110.4 overs) Boeta Dippenaar 110 (245) Matthew Hoggard 3/56 (20 overs)		425 (126.5 overs) Andrew Strauss 126 (228) Makhaya Ntini 3/75 (28 overs)
229 (69.1 overs) Jacques Kallis 61 (113) Simon Jones 4/39 (13.1 overs)		145/3 (40.4 overs) Andrew Strauss 94* (134) Makhaya Ntini 1/24 (6.4 overs)

England won by 7 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Andrew Strauss (Eng)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn (both SA) made their Test debuts.
England were awarded 5 penalty runs in their second innings for the ball hitting a helmet.

2nd Test

26–30 December 2004
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England	v	South Africa
139 (57.1 overs) Andrew Strauss 25 (69) Shaun Pollock 4/32 (15.1 overs)		332 (102 overs) Jacques Kallis 162 (264) Matthew Hoggard 3/58 (23 overs)
570/7d (172.3 overs) Andrew Strauss 136 (285) Makhaya Ntini 2/111 (37 overs)		290/8 (86 overs) Jacques Rudolph 61 (106) Matthew Hoggard 2/58 (19 overs)

Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Bad light brought play to an early close on day 5 with 15 overs yet to play.

3rd Test

2–6 January 2005
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South Africa	v	England
441 (142.1 overs) Jacques Kallis 149 (334) Andrew Flintoff 4/79 (31.1 overs)		163 (58 overs) Andrew Strauss 45 (105) Charl Langeveldt 5/46 (16 overs)
222/8d (69.3 overs) Jacques Kallis 66 (134) Simon Jones 2/15 (9.3 overs)		304 (123.4 overs) Steve Harmison 42 (42) Shaun Pollock 4/65 (31 overs)

South Africa won by 196 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Charl Langeveldt (SA) made his Test debut.

4th Test

13–17 January 2005
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England	v	South Africa
411/8d (124 overs) Andrew Strauss 147 (250) Makhaya Ntini 4/111 (34 overs)		419 (118.1 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 161 (307) Matthew Hoggard 5/144 (34 overs)
332/9d (81.1 overs) Marcus Trescothick 180 (248) Makhaya Ntini 3/62 (20.1 overs)		247 (59.3 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 98 (132) Matthew Hoggard 7/61 (18.3 overs)

England won by 77 runs
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Matthew Hoggard (Eng)

England won the toss and elected to bat.

5th Test

21–25 January 2005
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South Africa	v	England
247 (75.3 overs) AB de Villiers 92 (165) Andrew Flintoff 4/44 (19 overs)		359 (123 overs) Graham Thorpe 86 (269) André Nel 6/81 (29 overs)
296/6d (73 overs) Jacques Kallis 136* (217) Andrew Flintoff 2/46 (13 overs)		73/4 (41.2 overs) Michael Vaughan 26* (86) Makhaya Ntini 3/12 (11 overs)

Match drawn
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)

England won the toss and elected to field.

ODI series

1st ODI

30 January 2005
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South Africa 175/9 (50 overs)	v	England 103/3 (25.1 overs)
Shaun Pollock 37 (60) Ashley Giles 3/18 (7 overs)		Michael Vaughan 44* (70) André Nel 1/13 (5 overs)

England won by 26 runs (D/L method)
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Howell (SA)
Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng)

England won the toss and elected to field.
Rain interrupted the South Africa innings for 7 minutes after 35 overs, before ending the England innings after 25.1 overs.

2nd ODI

2 February 2005 (D/N)
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England 270/5 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 270/8 (50 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 108* (96) Andrew Hall 1/50 (10 overs)		Herschelle Gibbs 78 (101) Kabir Ali 3/56 (8 overs)

Match tied
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
AB de Villiers (SA) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

4 February 2005 (D/N)
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England 267/8 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 270/7 (49.1 overs)
Vikram Solanki 66 (87) André Nel 3/49 (10 overs)		Graeme Smith 105 (131) Darren Gough 2/46 (9.1 overs)

South Africa won by 3 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: Graeme Smith (SA)

England won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

6 February 2005
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South Africa 291/5 (50 overs)	v	England 183 (41.2 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 100 (115) Darren Gough 1/53 (10 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 75 (85) Makhaya Ntini 3/29 (9 overs)

South Africa won by 108 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)

England won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

9 February 2005 (D/N)
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South Africa 311/7 (50 overs)	v	England 304/8 (50 overs)
Graeme Smith 115* (131) Darren Gough 3/52 (10 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 100* (69) Jacques Kallis 2/62 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 7 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Howell (SA)
Player of the match: Justin Kemp (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

6th ODI

11 February 2005 (D/N)
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South Africa 211 (46.3 overs)	v	England 7/2 (3.4 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 118 (133) Kabir Ali 3/44 (8.3 overs)		Michael Vaughan 2* (6) Shaun Pollock 1/2 (2 overs)

No result
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Rain reduced the South Africa innings to a maximum of 48 overs before ending the England innings after 3.4 overs.

7th ODI

13 February 2005
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England 240 (49.5 overs)	v	South Africa 241/7 (49 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 116 (110) Andrew Hall 3/52 (9.5 overs)		Ashwell Prince 62* (76) Alex Wharf 2/51 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 3 wickets
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

References

"D'Oliveira honoured by South Africa". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Sports Media. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
"Vaughan applauds England". BBC Sport. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
"Two new faces in South African squad for first Test". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
"Gibbs returns to South African squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 22 December 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
"Boucher recalled". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
Lynch, Steven (25 August 2004). "Bell misses out on tour spot". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
Lynch, Steven (16 January 2005). "Jonathan Lewis added to England Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
"Bacher back for South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
Lynch, Steven (30 January 2005). "Not much respite". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

External links

England tour of South Africa, 2004/05 at ESPNcricinfo.com

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