South African national cricket team in New Zealand in the 2011/12 season

The tour of the South African national cricket team to New Zealand in the 2011/12 season took place from February 17 to March 27, 2012. The international cricket tour was part of the 2011/12 international cricket season and included three tests , three ODIs and three Twenty20s . South Africa won the Test Series 1–0, the ODI Series 3–0 and the Twenty20 Series 2–1.

prehistory

New Zealand last played a tour against Zimbabwe , South Africa against Sri Lanka . The last tour of the two teams against each other took place in the 2005/06 season in South Africa .

Stages

Auckland Dunedin Hamilton Napier Wellington (BR) Wellington (WS)

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on June 24, 2011.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Eden Park	Auckland	50,000	3. ODI; 3. T20
University oval	Dunedin	6,000	1st test
Seddon Park	Hamilton	10,000	2. test; 2. T20
McLean Park	Napier	22,500	2. ODI
Basin Reserve	Wellington	13,000	3rd test
Westpac Stadium	Wellington	33,000	1. ODI; 1. T20

Squad lists

South Africa named its Limited Overs squad on January 25, 2012. New Zealand named its Twenty20 squad on February 13, the OIDI squad on February 20, and its Test squad on March 1, 2012.

test		ODI		Twenty20
New Zealand	South Africa	New Zealand	South Africa	New Zealand	South Africa
Ross Taylor ( K ) Brent Arnel Trent Boult Doug Bracewell Andrew Ellis Martin Guptill Chris Martin Brendon McCullum ( wk ) Rob Nicol Tim Southee Daniel Vettori BJ Watling Kane Williamson Mark Gillespie	Graeme Smith ( K ) AB de Villiers ( UK ) Hashim Amla Mark Boucher ( wk ) Marchant de Lange Jean-Paul Duminy Imran Tahir Jacques Kallis Morné Morkel Alviro Petersen Robin Peterson Vernon Philander Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe	Brendon McCullum ( K & wk ) Michael Bates Doug Bracewell Andrew Ellis James Franklin Martin Guptill Tom Latham Nathan McCullum Andy McKay Kyle Mills Tarun Nethula Rob Nicol Jesse Ryder Tim Southee Kane Williamson	AB de Villiers ( K & wk ) Hashim Amla ( UK ) Johan Botha Jean-Paul Duminy Faf du Plessis Jacques Kallis Albie Morkel Morné Morkel Justin Ontong Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Graeme Smith Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe	Brendon McCullum ( K & wk ) Michael Bates Doug Bracewell Colin de Grandhomme Andrew Ellis James Franklin Martin Guptill Ronnie Hira Nathan McCullum Kyle Mills Rob Nicol Jacob Oram Tim Southee Kane Williamson Jesse Ryder	AB de Villiers ( K & wk ) Hashim Amla Johan Botha Marchant de Lange Jean-Paul Duminy Colin Ingram Richard Levi Albie Morkel Morné Morkel Justin Ontong Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Rusty Theron Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Tour match

February 15 scorecard	Christchurch	South Africans 150-6 (20)	-	Canterbury 130 (19)
		South Africa wins with 20 runs

Twenty20 Internationals

First Twenty20 in Wellington

February 17th scorecard	Wellington (WS)	South Africa 147-6 (20)	-	New Zealand 148-4 (19.2)
		New Zealand wins with 6 wickets

Second Twenty20 in Hamilton

February 19th scorecard	Hamilton	New Zealand 173-4 (20)	-	South Africa 174-2 (16)
		South Africa wins with 8 wickets

Third Twenty20 in Auckland

February 22nd scorecard	Auckland	South Africa 165-7 (20)	-	New Zealand 162-7 (20)
		South Africa wins with 3 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Wellington

February 25 scorecard	Wellington (WS)	New Zealand 253-9 (20)	-	South Africa 254-4 (45.2)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets

Second ODI in Napier

February 29 scorecard	Napier	New Zealand 230 (47.3)	-	South Africa 231-4 (38.2)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets

Third ODI in Auckland

March 3 scorecard	Auckland	New Zealand 206 (47)	-	South Africa 208-5 (43.2)
		South Africa wins with 5 wickets

Testing

First test in Dunedin

March 7-11 Scorecard	Dunedin	South Africa 238 (68.2) & 435-5d (140)	-	New Zealand 273 (88.2) & 137-2 (41)
		draw

Second test in Hamilton

March 15-19 Scorecard	Hamilton	New Zealand 185 (61.2) & 168 (67.5)	-	South Africa 253 (77.3) & 103-1 (19.5)
		South Africa wins with 9 wickets

Third test in Wellington

March 23-27 Scorecard	Wellington (BR)	South Africa 474-9d (148.4) & 189-3d (29.4)	-	New Zealand 275 (96) & 200-6 (80.4)
		draw

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Graeme Smith	South Africa	3	6th	282	56.40	115	1	2
Alviro Petersen	South Africa	3	6th	261	43.50	156	1	0
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	3	5	229	57.25	102 *	1	1
AB de Villiers	South Africa	3	5	218	43.60	83	0	2
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	3	6th	203	40.60	61	0	2
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Vernon Philander	South Africa	3	101.3	21st	15.47	6/44	2	1
Mark Gillespie	New Zealand	2	58.4	11	22.81	6/113	2	0
Morné Morkel	South Africa	3	90.4	10	23.00	6/23	1	0
Dale Steyn	South Africa	3	100.2	9	26.55	3/49	0	0
Doug Bracewell	New Zealand	3	101	9	37.66	3/70	0	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	3	3	188	62.66	85	0	2
Hashim Amla	South Africa	3	3	176	58.66	92	0	2
AB de Villiers	South Africa	3	3	146		106 *	1	0
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	3	3	119	59.50	66 *	0	1
JP Duminy	South Africa	3	3	114	38.00	46	0	0
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Morné Morkel	South Africa	2	18.3	7th	12.42	5/38	1	0
Lonwabo Tsotsobe	South Africa	3	29	6th	20.00	3/43	0	0
Marchant de Lange	South Africa	1	9	4th	11.50	4/46	0	0
Robin Peterson	South Africa	3	28	4th	31.00	2/36	0	0
Rob Nicol	New Zealand	3	9.2	3	20.33	2/14	0	0
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	2	13	3	25.66	2/45	0	0
Kyle Mills	New Zealand	3	21.2	3	36.33	1/27	0	0

Twenty20s
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Martin Guptill	New Zealand	3	3	151	75.50	78 *	0	1
Richard Levi	South Africa	3	3	141	70.50	117 *	1	0
JP Duminy	South Africa	3	2	79	39.50	41	0	0
AB de Villiers	South Africa	3	3	76	38.00	39 *	0	0
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	3	3	69	23.00	35	0	0
Rob Nicol	New Zealand	3	3	69	23.00	33	0	0
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Tim Southee	New Zealand	3	12	5	18.00	3/28	0	0
Morné Morkel	South Africa	3	12	4th	23.75	2/31	0	0
Rob Nicol	New Zealand	3	5	3	11.00	2/20	0	0
Johan Botha	South Africa	3	11.2	3	22.00	2/20	0	0
Marchant de Lange	South Africa	2	8th	3	26.33	2/36	0	0

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1. T20	Martin Guptill
2. T20	Richard Levi
3. T20	Johan Botha
1. ODI	AB de Villiers
2. ODI	Morné Morkel
3. ODI	Marchant de Lange
1st test	Graeme Smith
2nd test	Vernon Philander
3rd test	Morné Morkel

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ^ Whangarei to host its first ODI . Cricinfo. June 24, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
2. ↑ Justin Ontong recalled to limited-overs squads ( English ) Cricinfo. January 25, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
3. ↑ New Zealand retain T20 squad ( English ) Cricinfo. February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
4. ↑ Ryder ready for New Zealand return ( English ) Cricinfo. February 20, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
5. ↑ Bracewell keeps test spot ( English ) Cricinfo. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
6. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
7. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
8. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 2011/12 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
9. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
10. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand T20I Series, 2011/12 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
11. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand T20I Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 13, 2016.