3rd Test:South Africa 309 & 351 V England 315 & 294 South Africa won by 51 runs at Lord's, Aug 16-20, 2012

August 20, 2012 / Posted in England, South Africa

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South Africa 309 & 351 V England 315 & 294

South Africa won by 51 runs

Graeme Smith leads South Africa’s celebrations with the Test Championship mace after victory at Lord

Vernon Philander leaps in celebration of taking the final wicket (another 5 wickets in haul), England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Lord’s, 5th day, August 20, 2012

Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten pose with the ICC mace, England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Lord’s, 5th day, August 20, 2012

Andrew Strauss reflects on his side’s 51-run defeat, England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Lord’s, 5th day, August 20, 2012

Test no. 2053 | 2012 season
Played at Lord’s, London
16,17,18,19,20 August 2012 (5-day match)


South Africa 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith*	c †Prior b Anderson	14	37	29	1	0	48.27
AN Petersen	c †Prior b Finn	22	88	54	4	0	40.74
HM Amla	b Finn	13	53	30	3	0	43.33
JH Kallis	c †Prior b Finn	3	14	9	0	0	33.33
AB de Villiers†	c Cook b Anderson	27	85	47	6	0	57.44
JA Rudolph	b Swann	42	146	103	5	0	40.77
JP Duminy	c †Prior b Anderson	61	167	158	6	0	38.60
VD Philander	st †Prior b Swann	61	183	93	6	0	65.59
DW Steyn	c Swann b Broad	26	50	47	4	0	55.31
M Morkel	c †Prior b Finn	25	32	36	4	0	69.44
Imran Tahir	not out	2	2	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 5, w 1)	13

Total	(all out; 101.2 overs; 437 mins)	309	(3.04 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-22 (Smith, 8.3 ov), 2-49 (Petersen, 18.3 ov), 3-50 (Amla, 18.6 ov), 4-54 (Kallis, 20.3 ov), 5-105 (de Villiers, 38.1 ov), 6-163 (Rudolph, 57.3 ov), 7-235 (Duminy, 80.3 ov), 8-270 (Steyn, 91.4 ov), 9-307 (Morkel, 100.4 ov), 10-309 (Philander, 101.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	29	5	76	3	2.62
SCJ Broad	24	4	69	1	2.87
ST Finn	18	2	75	4	4.16	(1w)
GP Swann	24.2	6	63	2	2.58
IJL Trott	6	1	14	0	2.33


England 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strauss*	b Morkel	20	45	36	2	0	55.55
AN Cook	c Kallis b Steyn	7	63	40	1	0	17.50
IJL Trott	lbw b Steyn	8	14	10	2	0	80.00
IR Bell	c Petersen b Philander	58	210	157	7	0	36.94
JWA Taylor	c Smith b Morkel	10	35	25	2	0	40.00
JM Bairstow	b Morkel	95	310	196	13	0	48.46
MJ Prior†	c Kallis b Philander	27	79	58	4	0	46.55
SCJ Broad	c Amla b Steyn	16	38	22	2	0	72.72
GP Swann	not out	37	94	53	4	0	69.81
JM Anderson	c Rudolph b Steyn	12	26	18	0	0	66.66
ST Finn	c Duminy b Morkel	10	40	34	1	0	29.41
Extras	(lb 10, w 1, nb 4)	15

Total	(all out; 107.3 overs; 468 mins)	315	(2.93 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-29 (Strauss, 10.4 ov), 2-38 (Trott, 13.5 ov), 3-39 (Cook, 15.2 ov), 4-54 (Taylor, 23.2 ov), 5-178 (Bell, 61.5 ov), 6-221 (Prior, 80.1 ov), 7-252 (Broad, 87.3 ov), 8-264 (Bairstow, 92.4 ov), 9-283 (Anderson, 97.6 ov), 10-315 (Finn, 107.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	28.3	6	80	4	2.80	(4nb)
VD Philander	24	9	48	2	2.00
DW Steyn	29	4	94	4	3.24
JH Kallis	12	3	29	0	2.41	(1w)
Imran Tahir	14	3	54	0	3.85


South Africa 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Petersen	lbw b Broad	24	89	73	3	0	32.87
GC Smith*	lbw b Swann	23	102	63	3	0	36.50
HM Amla	b Finn	121	287	205	10	0	59.02
JH Kallis	lbw b Finn	31	91	58	5	0	53.44
DW Steyn	c Taylor b Broad	9	65	38	1	0	23.68
AB de Villiers†	c Strauss b Finn	43	135	100	4	0	43.00
JA Rudolph	c †Prior b Finn	11	42	29	1	0	37.93
JP Duminy	not out	26	141	93	4	0	27.95
VD Philander	c Bairstow b Anderson	35	81	67	5	0	52.23
M Morkel	st †Prior b Swann	9	25	18	1	0	50.00
Imran Tahir	b Anderson	1	8	4	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, w 2, nb 2)	18

Total	(all out; 124.2 overs; 538 mins)	351	(2.82 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-46 (Smith, 21.5 ov), 2-50 (Petersen, 24.3 ov), 3-131 (Kallis, 46.1 ov), 4-164 (Steyn, 58.5 ov), 5-259 (Amla, 88.1 ov), 6-268 (de Villiers, 90.6 ov), 7-282 (Rudolph, 96.5 ov), 8-336 (Philander, 118.3 ov), 9-348 (Morkel, 123.1 ov), 10-351 (Imran Tahir, 124.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	25.2	4	73	2	2.88	(1nb, 1w)
SCJ Broad	21	2	85	2	4.04	(1nb)
GP Swann	47	14	94	2	2.00
ST Finn	27	5	74	4	2.74	(1w)
IJL Trott	4	0	11	0	2.75


England 2nd innings (target: 346 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strauss*	lbw b Philander	1	18	10	0	0	10.00
AN Cook	lbw b Philander	3	9	3	0	0	100.00
IJL Trott	c Kallis b Steyn	63	213	159	7	0	39.62
IR Bell	c Smith b Philander	4	64	37	0	0	10.81
JWA Taylor	run out (Amla/Steyn/†de Villiers)	4	34	23	0	0	17.39
JM Bairstow	b Imran Tahir	54	68	47	8	0	114.89
MJ Prior†	c Smith b Philander	73	169	130	8	0	56.15
SCJ Broad	c Amla b Kallis	37	69	42	2	1	88.09
GP Swann	run out (Rudolph/Imran Tahir)	41	41	34	5	2	120.58
JM Anderson	not out	4	28	12	0	0	33.33
ST Finn	c Kallis b Philander	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, w 2, nb 1)	10

Total	(all out; 82.5 overs; 363 mins)	294	(3.54 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-5 (Cook, 1.2 ov), 2-6 (Strauss, 3.5 ov), 3-34 (Bell, 18.3 ov), 4-45 (Taylor, 25.6 ov), 5-134 (Bairstow, 42.6 ov), 6-146 (Trott, 51.1 ov), 7-208 (Broad, 67.4 ov), 8-282 (Swann, 78.4 ov), 9-294 (Prior, 82.4 ov), 10-294 (Finn, 82.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	17	3	58	0	3.41	(1nb, 2w)
VD Philander	14.5	4	30	5	2.02
DW Steyn	16	4	61	1	3.81
JH Kallis	11	2	50	1	4.54
Imran Tahir	24	3	88	1	3.66

Match details

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series South Africa won the 3-match series 2-0

Player of the match VD Philander (South Africa)
Players of the series HM Amla (South Africa) and MJ Prior (England)

Umpires HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire RJ Tucker (Australia)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire PJ Hartley

Close of play
Thu, 16 Aug	- day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 262/7 (VD Philander 46, DW Steyn 21, 87.4 ov)
Fri, 17 Aug	- day 2 – England 1st innings 208/5 (JM Bairstow 72, MJ Prior 22, 72 ov)
Sat, 18 Aug	- day 3 – South Africa 2nd innings 145/3 (HM Amla 57, DW Steyn 0, 50 ov)
Sun, 19 Aug	- day 4 – England 2nd innings 16/2 (IJL Trott 6, IR Bell 4, 13 ov)
Mon, 20 Aug	- day 5 – England 2nd innings 294 (82.5 ov) – end of match

Match notes

Day 1:
South Africa 1st innings
Over 8.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – GC Smith (Upheld)
Over 12.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – AN Petersen (Struck down)
Drinks: South Africa – 27/1 in 13.0 overs (AN Petersen 12, HM Amla 1)
South Africa: 50 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 0
Over 20.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – JH Kallis (Upheld)
Lunch: South Africa – 65/4 in 24.0 overs (AB de Villiers 5, JA Rudolph 7)
Rain: South Africa – 65/4 in 24.0 overs (AB de Villiers 5, JA Rudolph 7)
Over 34.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – AB de Villiers (Struck down)
South Africa: 100 runs in 35.2 overs (212 balls), Extras 5
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (AB de Villiers 26, JA Rudolph 21, Ex 4)
Drinks: South Africa – 105/5 in 38.1 overs (JA Rudolph 21)
South Africa: 150 runs in 52.5 overs (317 balls), Extras 5
Tea: South Africa – 151/5 in 55.0 overs (JA Rudolph 41, JP Duminy 26)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (JA Rudolph 21, JP Duminy 31, Ex 0)
South Africa: 200 runs in 69.2 overs (416 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: South Africa – 201/6 in 70.0 overs (JP Duminy 44, VD Philander 26)
JP Duminy: 50 off 124 balls, 135 mins (5 x 4)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (JP Duminy 17, VD Philander 32, Ex 1)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 235/6 after 80.1 overs (JP Duminy 61, VD Philander 41)
South Africa: 250 runs in 83.6 overs (504 balls), Extras 12
Bad Light: South Africa – 262/7 in 87.4 overs (VD Philander 46, DW Steyn 21)
End Of Day: South Africa – 262/7 in 87.4 overs (VD Philander 46, DW Steyn 21)

Day 2:
VD Philander: 50 off 75 balls, 146 mins (5 x 4)
South Africa: 300 runs in 99.3 overs (597 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: South Africa – 307/9 in 100.4 overs (VD Philander 61)
Innings Break: South Africa – 309/10 in 101.2 overs (Imran Tahir 2)
England 1st innings
Lunch: England – 29/1 in 10.4 overs (AN Cook 6)
Over 13.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – IJL Trott (Upheld)
England: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: England – 54/4 in 23.2 overs (IR Bell 3)
Over 30.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – SJA Taufel, Batsman – IR Bell (Struck down)
Tea: England – 94/4 in 38.0 overs (IR Bell 20, JM Bairstow 19)
England: 100 runs in 40.5 overs (248 balls), Extras 10
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls (IR Bell 23, JM Bairstow 26, Ex 4)
Drinks: England – 142/4 in 52.0 overs (IR Bell 42, JM Bairstow 44)
England: 150 runs in 53.3 overs (325 balls), Extras 11
JM Bairstow: 50 off 86 balls, 130 mins (8 x 4)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 187 balls (IR Bell 40, JM Bairstow 55, Ex 5)
IR Bell: 50 off 133 balls, 189 mins (6 x 4)
England: 200 runs in 69.6 overs (424 balls), Extras 11
End Of Day: England – 208/5 in 72.0 overs (JM Bairstow 72, MJ Prior 22)

Day 3:
New Ball Taken: England 221/5 after 80.1 overs (JM Bairstow 80, MJ Prior 27)
Drinks: England – 243/6 in 86.0 overs (JM Bairstow 94, SCJ Broad 8)
England: 250 runs in 86.6 overs (526 balls), Extras 11
Over 91.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – GP Swann (Upheld)
Lunch: England – 277/8 in 97.0 overs (GP Swann 14, JM Anderson 9)
England: 300 runs in 103.4 overs (626 balls), Extras 15
Innings Break: England – 315/10 in 107.3 overs (GP Swann 37)
South Africa 2nd innings
Tea: South Africa – 33/0 in 15.0 overs (AN Petersen 20, GC Smith 13)
Over 17.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – GC Smith (Struck down)
South Africa: 50 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: South Africa – 70/2 in 30.0 overs (HM Amla 11, JH Kallis 7)
South Africa: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (207 balls), Extras 6
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (HM Amla 24, JH Kallis 20, Ex 6)
Over 46.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire – SJA Taufel, Batsman – JH Kallis (Struck down)
HM Amla: 50 off 95 balls, 122 mins (7 x 4)
End Of Day: South Africa – 145/3 in 50.0 overs (HM Amla 57, DW Steyn 0)

Day 4:
South Africa: 150 runs in 55.4 overs (336 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: South Africa – 183/4 in 63.0 overs (HM Amla 75, AB de Villiers 10)
South Africa: 200 runs in 69.6 overs (422 balls), Extras 11
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (HM Amla 26, AB de Villiers 24, Ex 0)
Rain: South Africa – 216/4 in 76.4 overs (HM Amla 94, AB de Villiers 24)
Lunch: South Africa – 216/4 in 76.4 overs (HM Amla 94, AB de Villiers 24)
Wet Ground: South Africa – 216/4 in 76.4 overs (HM Amla 94, AB de Villiers 24)
HM Amla: 100 off 182 balls, 245 mins (9 x 4)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 225/4 after 80.1 overs (HM Amla 101, AB de Villiers 26)
South Africa: 250 runs in 86.3 overs (521 balls), Extras 11
Over 89.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman – AB de Villiers (Struck down)
Drinks: South Africa – 268/6 in 91.0 overs (JA Rudolph 6)
South Africa: 300 runs in 104.6 overs (632 balls), Extras 13
Tea: South Africa – 306/7 in 107.0 overs (JP Duminy 18, VD Philander 11)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls (JP Duminy 15, VD Philander 34, Ex 4)
Over 120.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire – SJA Taufel, Batsman – M Morkel (Upheld)
Drinks: South Africa – 345/8 in 122.0 overs (JP Duminy 24, M Morkel 8)
South Africa: 350 runs in 123.5 overs (745 balls), Extras 18
Innings Break: South Africa – 351/10 in 124.2 overs (JP Duminy 26)
England 2nd innings
End Of Day: England – 16/2 in 13.0 overs (IJL Trott 6, IR Bell 4)

Day 5:
Drinks: England – 45/4 in 26.0 overs (IJL Trott 25)
England: 50 runs in 27.6 overs (168 balls), Extras 8
Over 33.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – SJA Taufel, Batsman – JM Bairstow (Struck down)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (IJL Trott 15, JM Bairstow 36, Ex 0)
England: 100 runs in 35.2 overs (212 balls), Extras 8
IJL Trott: 50 off 126 balls, 166 mins (6 x 4)
Lunch: England – 120/4 in 40.0 overs (IJL Trott 57, JM Bairstow 43)
JM Bairstow: 50 off 41 balls, 58 mins (8 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (309 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: England – 174/6 in 55.0 overs (MJ Prior 14, SCJ Broad 23)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (MJ Prior 15, SCJ Broad 35, Ex 0)
England: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (394 balls), Extras 8
Tea: England – 221/7 in 70.0 overs (MJ Prior 35, GP Swann 12)
England: 250 runs in 74.4 overs (448 balls), Extras 9
MJ Prior: 50 off 107 balls, 128 mins (5 x 4)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (MJ Prior 17, GP Swann 35, Ex 1)
New Ball Taken: England 288/8 after 81.1 overs (MJ Prior 69, JM Anderson 2)