English national cricket team in South Africa for the 2004/05 season
The tour of the English national cricket team to South Africa in the 2004/05 season took place from December 17, 2004 to February 13, 2005. The international cricket tour was part of the 2004/05 international cricket season and included five tests and seven ODIs . England won the Test series 2–1, South Africa the ODI series 4–1.
prehistory
South Africa previously played a tour in India , England in Zimbabwe . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2003 season in England .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on March 10, 2004.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet Park | Bloemfontein | 20,000 | 2. ODI |
Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 5. test; 7. ODI |
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 2. test; 6. ODI |
Buffalo Park | East London | 20,000 | 5. ODI |
Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 4. test; 1. ODI |
Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 3rd test; 4. ODI |
Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 1st test; 3. ODI |
Squad lists
England named their test squad on August 25, 2004. South Africa named their test squad on December 7, 2004 and their ODI squad on January 25, 2005
test | ODI | ||
---|---|---|---|
South Africa | England | South Africa | England |
Tour matches
December 8th scorecard |
Randjesfontein | Nick Oppenheimer XI 172-4 (39/39) |
- |
England XI 190-2 (35.3 / 39) |
England XI wins with 8 wickets ( D / L method ) |
December 11-13 Scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
England XI 225 (58.1) & 190 (53.1) |
- |
South Africa A 281 (73) & 135-3 (30) |
South Africa A wins with 7 wickets |
January 27th scorecard |
East London |
South Africa A 251-8 (50) |
- |
England XI 252-4 (42.2) |
England XI wins with 6 wickets |
Testing
First test in Port Elizabeth
December 17-21 Scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
South Africa 337 (110.4) & 229 (69.1) |
- |
England 425 (126.5) & 145-3 (40.4) |
England wins with 7 wickets |
Second test in Durban
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Durban |
England 139 (57.1) & 570-7d (172.3) |
- |
South Africa 332 (102) & 290-8 (86) |
draw |
Third test in Cape Town
January 2-6 scorecard |
Cape Town |
South Africa 441 (142.1) & 222-8d (69.3) |
- |
England 163 (58) & 304 (123.4) |
South Africa wins with 196 runs |
Fourth test in Johannesburg
January 13-17 Scorecard |
Johannesburg |
England 411-8d (124) & 332-9d (81.1) |
- |
South Africa 419 (118.1) & 247 (59.3) |
England wins with 77 runs |
English captain Michael Vaughan has been fined for public comments on referee decisions.
Fifth test in Centurion
January 21-25 scorecard |
Centurion |
South Africa 247 (75.3) & 296-6d (73) |
- |
England 359 (123) & 73-4 (41.2) |
draw |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Johannesburg
January 30th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
South Africa 175-9 (50) |
- |
England 103-3 (25.1 / 25.1) |
England wins with 26 runs ( D / L method ) |
Second ODI in Bloemfontain
February 2nd scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
England 270-5 (50) |
- |
South Africa 270-8 (50) |
draw |
Third ODI in Port Elizabeth
February 4th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
England 267-8 (50) |
- |
South Africa 270-7 (50) |
South Africa wins with 3 wickets |
Fourth ODI in Cape Town
February 6 scorecard |
Cape Town |
South Africa 291-5 (50) |
- |
England 183 (41.2) |
South Africa wins with 108 runs |
Fifth ODI in East London
February 9 scorecard |
East London |
South Africa 311-7 (50) |
- |
England 304-8 (50) |
South Africa wins with 7 wickets |
Sixth ODI in Durban
February 11th scorecard |
Durban |
South Africa 211 (46.3 / 48) |
- |
England 7-2 (3.4 / 48) |
No result |
Seventh ODI in Centurion
February 13 scorecard |
Centurion |
England 240 (49.5) |
- |
South Africa 241-7 (49) |
South Africa wins with 3 wickets |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Andrew Strauss | England | 5 | 10 | 656 | 72.88 | 147 | 3 | 1 |
Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 5 | 10 | 625 | 69.44 | 162 | 3 | 2 |
Marcus Trescothick | England | 5 | 10 | 448 | 44.80 | 180 | 2 | 0 |
AB de Villiers | South Africa | 5 | 10 | 362 | 40.22 | 109 | 1 | 2 |
Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 4th | 8th | 356 | 44.50 | 161 | 1 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Matthew Hoggard | England | 5 | 200.3 | 26th | 25.50 | 7/61 | 2 | 1 |
Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 5 | 221.3 | 25th | 25.08 | 4/50 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Flintoff | England | 5 | 201.2 | 23 | 24.95 | 4/44 | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 5 | 222.1 | 21st | 23.95 | 4/32 | 0 | 0 |
Simon Jones | England | 4th | 123.1 | 15th | 26.66 | 4/39 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Kevin Pietersen | England | 7th | 6th | 454 | 151.33 | 116 | 3 | 1 |
Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 7th | 7th | 356 | 50.85 | 118 | 2 | 2 |
Graeme Smith | South Africa | 7th | 7th | 310 | 51.66 | 115 * | 2 | 0 |
Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 7th | 7th | 227 | 32.42 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
Justin Kemp | South Africa | 7th | 7th | 206 | 29.42 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Kabir Ali | England | 7th | 62.3 | 13 | 26.15 | 3/44 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Gough | England | 6th | 58.1 | 11 | 21.90 | 3/52 | 0 | 0 |
Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 7th | 56.4 | 11 | 25.36 | 3/29 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Nel | South Africa | 7th | 51 | 9 | 30.22 | 3/49 | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 7th | 60 | 8th | 27.87 | 2/35 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
---|---|
test | Andrew Strauss |
ODI | Kevin Pietersen |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ England agree to gruelling South Africa schedule ( English ) Cricinfo. March 10, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Steven Lynch: Bell misses out on tour spot ( English ) Cricinfo. August 25, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Two new faces in South African squad for first test ( English ) Cricinfo. December 7, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Bacher back for South Africa ( English ) Cricinfo. January 25, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Miller: Vaughan blasts umpiring inconsistency ( English ) Cricinfo. January 14, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ Vaughan considers suing the ICC ( English ) Cricinfo. January 17, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2017.