2015-16 South Africa Vs England First Test @Kingsmead,Durban Dec 26-30,2015

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have confirmed the 2015-16 tour dates in South Africa.

The tour will comprise 4 Test matches - starting with the traditional Boxing Day Test at Kingsmead in Durban - 5 ODI's  and 2 T20Internationals.

England ODI squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Hampshire), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

England T20 squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Hampshire), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), James Vince (Hampshire).




TOUR ITINERARY

2015
December 11: England arrive in SA
December 15-17: SA Invitation XI v England, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
December 20-22: SA Invitation XI v England, Pietermaritzburg Oval
December 26-30: 1st Sunfoil Test match, Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban

2016
January 2-6: 2nd Sunfoil Test match, Newlands, Cape Town
January 14-18: 3rd Sunfoil Test match, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
January 22-26: 4th Sunfoil Test match, SuperSport Park, Centurion
January 30: 1-day tour match, Diamond Oval, Kimberley
February 3: 1st Momentum ODI, Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein
February 6: 2nd Momentum ODI, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
February 9: 3rd Momentum ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 12: 4th Momentum ODI, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
February 14: 5th Momentum ODI, Newlands, Cape Town
February 17: T20 tour match, SA Invitation XI v England, BolandPark, Paarl
February 19: 1st KFC T20 International, Newlands, Cape Town
February 21: 2nd KFC T20 International, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg




South Africa Vs England Head to Head in Test Matches

South Africa were the 3rd country to join in after England & Australia started what we call today as International cricket matches. South Africans were banned from world cricket community following color discrimination, for 20 years, before they joined back in 1992 World cup

In short, when we talk England vs South Africa test cricket, we're talking centuries, not decades or years. spanning way back since 1889 when South Africa played their first test match against England, here are some interesting and frequently asked TEST record between the two OLD cricket rivals.

Timeless test match : is unthinkable today, so here's a mention first up. At Durban in March of 1939, England and South played a test without days determined, simply depending on who wins after 4 innings. surprisingly, it still ended as draw cause of heavy rain after 10 days of play and last ship back to UK was ready to sail

Highest scores : Graeme Smith's 277 at Edgbaston in July 2003. Eddie Paynter holds English record with his 243 individual score at Durban in 1939

Highest Totals : 682/6d by South Africa at Lords in July 2003 and 654/5 by England at Durban in March 1939

Lowest total : 30, twice by South Africa in 1896 at Port Elizabeth & in 1924 at Birmingham. England's lowest test total against South Africa is 76/10 which they made at Leeds, 1907

Best Bowling Figures : belongs to Sydney Francis Barnes for his 17 wickets at Johannesburg 1913. Most wickets in an innings belongs to George Lohmann, Devon Malcolm, Sydney Barnes and Hugh Tayfield who all got 9 wickets

Largest Victory : inns + 202 runs won by England. By runs, South Africa win by 356 runs is the biggest.

Smallest Victory : 17 runs, won by South Africa at Johannesburg, 1957.

Best Partnership : is Bill Edrich + Denis Crompton's 370 runs for 3rd wicket at Lords back in June 1947. African best is Graeme Smith + Herschelle Gibbs' 338

Total tests = 134. England = 55, South Africa = 28. Draw = 51.

Total bilateral test series = 31. England = 19, South Africa 8 and remaining draws

Most Runs = Bruce Mitchell (SA), for his 2732 runs from 30 England vs South Africa tests back in year 1929 to 49. England record is held by Denis Crompton who made 2205 runs versus South Africa

Most Hundreds = 7 = Denis Crompton, Doudley Nourse, Herbie Taylor and Bruce Mitchell

Most Wickets = 91, by Shaun Pollock from 23 tests. Sydney Barnes holds English record with 83 wickets from only 7 tests versus South Africa.

Wicket Keeper record belongs to Mark Boucher who has effected 89 dismissals from 21 tests against England. Most dismissal in one match is 11 scalps, by Jack Russell at Johannesburg, 30 Nov 1995

Most Eng-SA test Matches is played by Doudley Nourse = 31


SA Vs England @ Durban Day One Saturday Dec 26,2015

 Alex Hales(England)made his Test Debut and scored 10(22 Balls)and 26(84 Balls 4x1 and 6x1)

Alastair Cook-led England crushed South Africa by 241 runs on the fifth and final day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Wednesday Dec 30,2015 

 

Moeen Ali was too hot to handle for the Proteas, as the off-spinner claimed three early wickets, including one of AB de Villiers (37), who failed to add to his overnight score.

There was absolutely no resistance from the lower middle-order as South Africa lost their last six wickets for 38 runs.

The hosts started their innings at 136/4, but suffered a huge blow when de Villiers was trapped lbw by Ali off the third ball of the day.

400+ targets set for South Africa at home

Target	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
546	lost	v Australia	Durban	6 Mar 2009
511	lost	v Australia	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014
482	lost	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
458	draw	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
454	lost	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009
450	lost	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011
416	lost	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015
410	lost	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006
408	lost	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962
402	lost	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006

South Africa's Test results in 2015
Date	Match	Result
2-6 January, Cape Town	Third Test v West Indies	SA won by eight wickets
21-25 July, Chittagong	First Test v Bangladesh	Match drawn
30 July-3 August, Dhaka	Second Test v Bangladesh	Match drawn
5-7 November, Mohali	First Test v India	India won by 108 runs
14-18 November, Bangalore	Second Test v India	Match drawn
25-27 November, Nagpur	Third Test v India	India won by 124 runs
3-7 December, Delhi	Fourth Test v India	India won by 337 runs
26-30 December, Durban	First Test v England	England won by 241 runs

Scorecard

England 303 and 326

South Africa 214 and 174(Target 416 Runs)

Match Result - England won by 241 runs

MOM - Moeen Ali for his 4/69(25 Overs) and 3/47(26 Overs)

Series Result  -  England led the 4-match series 1-0

England win by 241 runs

England First Innings

303 all out (100.1 overs)

South Africa First Innings

214 all out (81.4 overs)

England Second Innings

326 all out (102.1 overs)

South Africa Second Innings

174 all out (71.0 overs)

England First Innings		Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Extras (3nb 1w 3lb 1b)		Total 303 all out (100.1 overs)
Alastair Cook *	c Dean Elgar b Dale Steyn	0	11	11	0	0	0
Alex Hales	c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn	10	31	22	0	0	45.45
Nick Compton	c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel	85	377	236	8	0	36.02
Joe Root	lbw Dane Piedt	24	55	37	2	1	64.86
James Taylor	c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn	70	198	137	9	1	51.09
Ben Stokes	c JP Duminy b Morne Morkel	21	34	34	4	0	61.76
Jonny Bairstow †	c Dean Elgar b Kyle Abbott	41	97	56	6	0	73.21
Moeen Ali	c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel	0	10	4	0	0	0
Chris Woakes	lbw Morne Morkel	0	1	1	0	0	0
Stuart Broad	not out	32	62	33	5	0	96.97
Steven Finn	lbw Dale Steyn	12	46	33	1	0	36.36

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	nb	w
Dale Steyn	25.1	5	70	4	2.78	0	0
Kyle Abbott	24	4	66	1	2.75	1	0
Morne Morkel	26	5	76	4	2.92	2	1
Dane Piedt	16	2	63	1	3.94	0	0
Stiaan van Zyl	2	1	2	0	1.00	0	0
Dean Elgar	7	2	22	0	3.14	0	0

Fall of wickets		Overs
3	Alastair Cook	2.5
12	Alex Hales	6.5
49	Joe Root	18.1
174	James Taylor	63.3
196	Ben Stokes	71.3
247	Nick Compton	85.5
253	Moeen Ali	87.3
253	Chris Woakes	87.4
267	Jonny Bairstow	90.4
303	Steven Finn	100.1

South Africa First Innings		Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Extras (0nb 1w 3lb 4b)		Total 214 all out (81.4 overs)
Stiaan van Zyl	b Stuart Broad	0	1	2	0	0	0
Dean Elgar	not out	118	380	246	8	1	47.97
Hashim Amla *	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	7	31	24	1	0	29.17
AB de Villiers †	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	49	121	79	7	1	62.03
Faf du Plessis	b Moeen Ali	2	33	19	0	0	10.53
Temba Bavuma	b Stuart Broad	10	52	35	1	0	28.57
JP Duminy	c Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali	2	26	15	0	0	13.33
Kyle Abbott	c James Taylor b Moeen Ali	0	10	6	0	0	0
Dale Steyn	c Chris Woakes b Moeen Ali	17	78	52	2	0	32.69
Dane Piedt	c Jonny Bairstow b Steven Finn	1	14	9	0	0	11.11
Morne Morkel	c Joe Root b Steven Finn	0	4	3	0	0	0

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	nb	w
Stuart Broad	15	6	25	4	1.67	0	0
Chris Woakes	14	1	28	0	2.00	0	0
Moeen Ali	25	3	69	4	2.76	0	0
Steven Finn	15.4	1	49	2	3.13	0	0
Ben Stokes	9	1	25	0	2.78	0	1
Joe Root	3	1	11	0	3.67	0	0

Fall of wickets		Overs
0	Stiaan van Zyl	0.2
14	Hashim Amla	6.3
100	AB de Villiers	32.4
113	Faf du Plessis	39.6
137	Temba Bavuma	52.2
150	JP Duminy	57.3
156	Kyle Abbott	59.3
210	Dale Steyn	77.6
214	Dane Piedt	81.1
214	Morne Morkel	81.4

England Second Innings		Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Extras (0nb 0w 3lb 3b)		Total 326 all out (102.1 overs)
Alastair Cook *	lbw Dane Piedt	7	39	27	1	0	25.93
Alex Hales	c Kyle Abbott b Dane Piedt	26	108	84	1	1	30.95
Nick Compton	c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel	49	168	116	5	0	42.24
Joe Root	c Stiaan van Zyl b Kyle Abbott	73	190	128	5	1	57.03
James Taylor	st AB de Villiers b Dane Piedt	42	132	97	3	0	43.3
Ben Stokes	c Dean Elgar b Dane Piedt	5	12	14	1	0	35.71
Jonny Bairstow †	c JP Duminy b Stiaan van Zyl	79	126	76	9	3	103.95
Moeen Ali	lbw Dane Piedt	16	43	27	2	0	59.26
Chris Woakes	c JP Duminy b Stiaan van Zyl	23	39	38	3	0	60.53
Stuart Broad	c AB de Villiers b Stiaan van Zyl	0	2	2	0	0	0
Steven Finn	not out	0	9	4	0	0	0

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	nb	w
Dale Steyn	3.5	0	10	0	2.61	0	0
Morne Morkel	20.3	5	38	1	1.85	0	0
Kyle Abbott	21.4	3	62	1	2.86	0	0
Dane Piedt	36	4	153	5	4.25	0	0
Dean Elgar	9	0	32	0	3.56	0	0
Stiaan van Zyl	10.1	3	20	3	1.97	0	0
JP Duminy	1	0	5	0	5.00	0	0

Fall of wickets		Overs
13	Alastair Cook	9.2
48	Alex Hales	25.3
119	Nick Compton	48.6
192	Joe Root	70.4
197	Ben Stokes	73.6
224	James Taylor	79.6
272	Moeen Ali	89.6
315	Chris Woakes	100.2
315	Stuart Broad	100.4
326	Jonny Bairstow	102.1

South Africa Second Innings		Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Extras (0nb 0w 3lb 2b)		Total 174 all out (71.0 overs)
Dean Elgar	c Joe Root b Steven Finn	40	100	71	6	0	56.34
Stiaan van Zyl	b Ben Stokes	33	51	36	6	0	91.67
Hashim Amla *	c Jonny Bairstow b Steven Finn	12	36	23	2	0	52.17
AB de Villiers †	lbw Moeen Ali	37	119	86	6	0	43.02
Faf du Plessis	c Alastair Cook b Steven Finn	9	101	66	1	0	13.64
Dale Steyn	b Steven Finn	2	26	21	0	0	9.52
Temba Bavuma	st Jonny Bairstow b Moeen Ali	0	8	6	0	0	0
JP Duminy	not out	26	88	59	5	0	44.07
Kyle Abbott	lbw Moeen Ali	2	11	11	0	0	18.18
Dane Piedt	c James Taylor b Chris Woakes	0	36	27	0	0	0
Morne Morkel	lbw Stuart Broad	8	29	20	2	0	40

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	nb	w
Stuart Broad	13	5	29	1	2.23	0	0
Chris Woakes	10	5	25	1	2.50	0	0
Steven Finn	15	6	42	4	2.80	0	0
Ben Stokes	7	1	26	1	3.71	0	0
Moeen Ali	26	9	47	3	1.81	0	0

Fall of wickets		Overs
53	Stiaan van Zyl	10.5
85	Hashim Amla	20.2
88	Dean Elgar	22.4
136	Faf du Plessis	46.3
136	AB de Villiers	47.3
136	Temba Bavuma	49.3
138	Dale Steyn	52.3
143	Kyle Abbott	55.3
155	Dane Piedt	63.6
174	Morne Morkel	70.6