English national cricket team in South Africa in the 1995/96 season
The tour of the English national cricket team to South Africa in the 1995/96 season took place from November 16, 1995 to January 21, 1996. The international cricket tour was part of the 1995/96 international cricket season and included five tests and seven ODIs . South Africa won the Test Series 1–0 and the ODI Series 6–1.
prehistory
South Africa previously did a tour in Zimbabwe , for England it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1994 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Chevrolet Park | Bloemfontein | 20,000 | 2. ODI |
Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 1st test; 4. ODI |
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 3rd test; 5. ODI |
Buffalo Park | East London | 20,000 | 6. ODI |
Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 2. test; 3. ODI |
Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 5. test; 1. ODI |
Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 4. test; 7. ODI |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
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Tour matches
October 24th scorecard |
Randjesfontein |
![]() 242-5d (60.2) |
- | Nicky Oppenheimer XI 130 (36) |
England XI wins with 112 runs |
October 25 scorecard |
Springs |
Eastern Province 261-5 (50) |
- |
![]() 264-5 (49) |
England XI wins with 5 wickets |
October 27-30 scorecard |
Soweto |
![]() 332 (131.4) & 282-5d (80) |
- |
![]() 210 (78.1) & 25-1 (14) |
draw |
November 2-5 Scorecard |
East London |
![]() 351 (133.1) |
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Border 166 (58.3) & 132 (51.5) (f / o) |
England XI wins with one innings and 53 runs |
November 22nd - 26th Scorecard |
Kimberley |
![]() 470-9d (142) & 148-4 (38.5) |
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![]() 308 (106.3) & 309 (113.4) (f / o) |
South Africa A wins with 6 wickets |
November 23rd - 25th scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
![]() 316-4d (97.5) & 239-4d (85) |
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Free State 245-9d (72) & 110-3 (39) |
draw |
November 26th scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Free State 201-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 202-3 (41) |
England XI wins with 7 wickets |
December 7th - 9th scorecard |
Pair |
![]() 402-8d (152.5) & 33-2 (12.3) |
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Boland 288 (135) |
draw |
December 10th scorecard |
Pair |
![]() 244 (49.4) |
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Boland 170 (42.4) |
England XI wins with 74 runs |
December 20-22 Scorecard |
Pietermaritzburg | South African Students XI 269-8d (86.1) |
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![]() 186-2 (78) |
draw |
January 6th scorecard |
Cape Town |
![]() 196 (49.5) |
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200-7 (49) |
Western Province wins with 3 wickets |
Testing
First test in Centurion
November 16-20 Scorecard |
Centurion |
![]() 381-9d (143) |
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draw |
Second test in Johannesburg
November 30th - December 4th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
![]() 332 (104) & 346-9d (104.3) |
- |
![]() 200 (68.3) & 351-5 (165) |
draw |
Third test in Durban
December 14-18 scorecard |
Durban |
![]() 225 (100) |
- |
![]() 152-5 (48.1) |
draw |
Fourth test in Port Elizabeth
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
![]() 428 (159.5) & 162-9d (65.3) |
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![]() 263 (120.4) & 189-3 (92) |
draw |
Fifth test in Cape Town
January 2-4 scorecard |
Cape Town |
![]() 153 (68.1) & 157 (62.5) |
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![]() 244 (101) & 70-0 (15.4) |
South Africa wins with 10 wickets |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Cape Town
January 9 scorecard |
Cape Town |
![]() 211-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 205 (49.5) |
South Africa wins with 6 runs |
Second ODI in Bloemfontein
January 11th scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
![]() 262-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 265-5 (48.2) |
England wins with 5 wickets |
Third ODI in Johannesburg
January 13th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
![]() 198-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 199-7 (48.1) |
South Africa wins with 3 wickets |
Fourth ODI in Centurion
January 14th scorecard |
Centurion |
![]() 272-8 (50) |
- |
![]() 276-3 (48) |
South Africa wins with 7 wickets |
Fifth ODI in Durban
January 17th scorecard |
Durban |
![]() 129 (41.4) |
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![]() 185-5 (48.2) |
South Africa wins with 5 wickets |
Sixth ODI in East London
January 19th scorecard |
East London |
![]() 129 (41.4) |
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![]() 115 (43.4) |
South Africa wins with 14 runs |
Seventh ODI in Port Elizabeth
January 21 scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
![]() 218-9 (50) |
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![]() 154 (46.1) |
South Africa wins with 64 runs |