English cricket team in South Africa in 1995–96
International cricket tour
England in South Africa in 1995–96 | |||
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England | South Africa | ||
Dates | 24 October 1995 – 21 January 1996 | ||
Captains | Michael Atherton | Hansie Cronje | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 5-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Michael Atherton (390) | Daryll Cullinan (307) | |
Most wickets | Dominic Cork (19) | Allan Donald (19) | |
Player of the series | Allan Donald (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 7-match series 6–1 | ||
Most runs | Graham Thorpe (233) | Hansie Cronje (248) | |
Most wickets | Darren Gough (11) | Shaun Pollock (13) | |
Player of the series | Shaun Pollock (SA) |
The England cricket team toured South Africa from 24 October 1995 to 21 January 1996 for a five-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International (ODI) series against the South African national team. After four consecutive draws, South Africa won the fifth Test to win the series 1–0, before winning the ODI series 6–1, losing only the second ODI.
Squads
Tour matches
Nicky Oppenheimer XI vs England XI
24 October 1995 Scorecard |
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130 (36 overs) Geoffrey Toyana 28 (47) | ||
England XI won by 112 runs NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein Umpires: Ronald Ryninks (SA) and Frank Wood (SA) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over: Easterns vs England XI
25 October 1995 Scorecard |
Easterns 261/5 (50 overs) | v | |
Wayne Radford 92 (118) Darren Gough 1/45 (10 overs) |
England XI won by 5 wickets PAM Brink Stadium, Springs Umpires: Barry Lambson (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (England XI) |
- Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: South African Invitational XI vs England XI
27–30 September 1995 Scorecard |
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 4.
First-class: Border vs England XI
2–5 November 1995 Scorecard |
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England XI won by an innings and 53 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Robert Noble (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
First-class: South Africa A vs England XI
9–12 November 1995 Scorecard |
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South Africa A won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) |
- South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Free State vs England XI
23–25 November 1995 Scorecard |
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over: Free State vs England XI
26 November 1995 Scorecard |
Free State 201/8 (50 overs) | v | |
Deon Jordaan 54 Mike Watkinson 3/40 (10 overs) | Alec Stewart 81 Chris Craven 2/36 (7 overs) |
England XI won by 7 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Barry Lambson (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) |
- Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Boland vs England XI
7–9 December 1995 Scorecard |
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over: Boland vs England XI
10 December 1995 Scorecard |
v | Boland 170 (42.4 overs) | |
Adrian Kuiper 54 Peter Martin 4/35 (8.4 overs) |
England XI won by 74 runs Boland Bank Park, Paarl Umpires: Muhammad Bagus (SA) and Robert Brooks (SA) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: South African Students XI vs England XI
20–22 December 1995 Scorecard |
South African Students XI | v | |
- South African Students XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3.
50-over: Western Province vs England XI
6 January 1996 Scorecard |
v | Western Province 200/7 (49 overs) | |
Western Province won by 3 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Muhammad Bagus (SA) and Robert Brooks (SA) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series
1st Test
16–20 November 1995 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any play from tea on day 2 to the end of day 5.
- Shaun Pollock (SA) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
30 November – 4 December 1995 Scorecard |
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Match drawn New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Karl Liebenberg (SA) Player of the match: Michael Atherton and Jack Russell (both Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Russell (Eng) took a Test record 11 catches in the match.
- Michael Atherton (Eng) set a Test record for the highest innings at the New Wanderers Stadium.
3rd Test
14–18 December 1995 Scorecard |
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225 (100 overs) Andrew Hudson 45 (63) Peter Martin 4/60 (27 overs) | ||
Match drawn Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light stopped play in the evening sessions of days 1 and 2.
- Rain reduced play on day 3 and prevented play on days 4 and 5.
- Jacques Kallis (SA) made his Test debut.
4th Test
26–30 December 1995 Scorecard |
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Match drawn St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Paul Adams (SA) made his Test debut.
5th Test
2–4 January 1996 Scorecard |
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70/0 (15.4 overs) Gary Kirsten 41* (48) |
South Africa won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Steve Randell (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
1st ODI
9 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 6 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Neil Smith (Eng), Paul Adams, Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock (all SA) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
11 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Andrew Hudson 64 (97) Dominic Cork 3/44 (10 overs) |
England won by 5 wickets Springbok Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Michael Atherton (Eng) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Floodlight failure after 23.4 overs of the England innings meant play was stopped for bad light for 50 minutes, but no overs were lost.
3rd ODI
13 January 1996 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 3 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mike Watkinson (Eng) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
14 January 1996 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Karl Liebenberg (SA) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
17 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 5 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
6th ODI
19 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Graeme Hick 39 (65) Paul Adams 3/26 (9 overs) |
South Africa won by 14 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Paul Adams (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lance Klusener (SA) made his ODI debut.
7th ODI
21 January 1996 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 64 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Adrian Kuiper (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steve Palframan (SA) made his ODI debut.
References
- ^ a b "England in S.Africa, Oct 1995/Jan 1996 - S.African Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ a b "England in S.Africa, Oct 1995/Jan 1996 - English Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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