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England in South Africa, 1999/00, 5th Test
South Africa v England
Supersport Park, Centurion
14,15,16,17,18 January 2000 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 2 wickets
Series: South Africa wins the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: England
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RE Koertzen
TV Umpire: CJ Mitchley
Test Debut: PC Strydom (SA).
Match Referee: BN Jarman (Aus)
Man of the Match: MP Vaughan
Man of the Series: DJ Cullinan

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 155/6 (Klusener 22*, Pollock 9*; 45 overs)
  • Day 2: No play (rain)
  • Day 3: No play (rain)
  • Day 4: No play (wet outfield)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             c Adams            b Gough                0   4   7  0 0
    HH Gibbs              c Adams            b Caddick              3  35  21  0 0
    JH Kallis                                b Caddick             25  81  61  2 1
    DJ Cullinan                          c & b Mullally            46 153  91  5 0
    *WJ Cronje            c Maddy            b Gough                0   8   6  0 0
    PC Strydom            c Stewart          b Silverwood          30  61  41  5 0
    L Klusener            not out                                  61 171  96  7 1
    SM Pollock            run out (Hussain)                        30  70  64  3 0
    +MV Boucher                              b Mullally            22  60  48  4 0
    PR Adams              not out                                   4   5   8  1 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 11, w 3, nb 11)                 27
    Total                 (8 wickets dec, 72 overs, 329 mins)     248
    
    DNB: M Hayward.
    
    FoW: 1-1 (Kirsten, 0.6 ov), 2-15 (Gibbs, 7.6 ov),
         3-50 (Kallis, 18.1 ov), 4-55 (Cronje, 19.6 ov),
         5-102 (Strydom, 33.1 ov), 6-136 (Cullinan, 40.3 ov),
         7-196 (Pollock, 56.6 ov), 8-243 (Boucher, 70.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Gough                       20      2     92      2 (10nb, 1w)
    Caddick                     19      7     47      2
    Mullally                    24     10     42      2 (1nb, 1w)
    Silverwood                   7      1     45      1 (1w)
    Vaughan                      2      0      9      0
    
    England 1st innings (forfeited)
    
    DNB: MA Butcher, MA Atherton, *N Hussain, MP Vaughan,
         +AJ Stewart, CJ Adams, DL Maddy, AD Mullally, AR Caddick,
         D Gough, CEW Silverwood.
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (forfeited)
    
    DNB: G Kirsten, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan, *WJ Cronje,
         PC Strydom, L Klusener, SM Pollock, +MV Boucher, M Hayward,
         PR Adams.
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 249 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    MA Butcher            lbw                b Klusener            36 110  84  6 0
    MA Atherton           c Boucher          b Pollock              7  41  29  1 0
    *N Hussain            c Gibbs            b Pollock             25  94  69  2 0
    +AJ Stewart           c Boucher          b Hayward             73 179 140 10 1
    CJ Adams              c Boucher          b Hayward              1  21  10  0 0
    MP Vaughan                               b Hayward             69 153 108  9 0
    DL Maddy              run out (Kirsten/Boucher)                 3  14   6  0 0
    AR Caddick            c Boucher          b Pollock              0   2   2  0 0
    D Gough               not out                                   6  14   3  1 0
    CEW Silverwood        not out                                   7   8   7  1 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 9, w 4, nb 7)                   24
    Total                 (8 wickets, 75.1 overs, 323 mins)       251
    
    DNB: AD Mullally.
    
    FoW: 1-28 (Atherton, 10.1 ov), 2-67 (Butcher, 25.5 ov),
         3-90 (Hussain, 32.1 ov), 4-102 (Adams, 37.1 ov),
         5-228 (Stewart, 69.3 ov), 6-236 (Maddy, 72.2 ov),
         7-236 (Caddick, 72.4 ov), 8-240 (Vaughan, 73.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     20      7     53      3 (3nb)
    Hayward                     17.1    3     61      3 (3nb, 3w)
    Klusener                    14      4     38      1 (1nb)
    Kallis                      13      2     44      0 (1w)
    Cronje                       5      3     15      0
    Strydom                      6      0     27      0