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England men · Test · International series · 4th Test
Result
South Africa won by an innings and 74 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c HM Amla b DW Steyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Alastair Cook | lbw b M Morkel | 21 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 67.7 |
| Jonathan Trott | lbw b M Morkel | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c WD Parnell b M Morkel | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 |
| Paul Collingwood | c JP Duminy b R McLaren | 47 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 77.0 |
| Ian Bell | b DW Steyn | 35 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 40.7 |
| Matt Prior | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 |
| Stuart Broad | c M Morkel b JH Kallis | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Graeme Swann | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 27 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| James Anderson | not out | 6* | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 47.5 overs | 180 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (AJ Strauss, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (IJL Trott, 1.6 ov), 3-32 (KP Pietersen, 7.5 ov), 4-39 (AN Cook, 9.4 ov), 5-115 (PD Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 6-133 (IR Bell, 37.4 ov), 7-136 (MJ Prior, 39.1 ov), 8-148 (SCJ Broad, 40.5 ov), 9-155 (RJ Sidebottom, 43.2 ov), 10-180 (GP Swann, 47.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 13.5 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 3.69 | 1 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 11 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 3.55 | 2 | 0 |
| R McLaren | 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WD Parnell | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Kallis | 10 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith | c AJ Strauss b RJ Sidebottom | 105 | 187 | 16 | 0 | 56.1 |
| AG Prince | c GP Swann b SCJ Broad | 19 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 39.6 |
| HM Amla | c MJ Prior b SCJ Broad | 75 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 54.3 |
| JH Kallis | c JM Anderson b RJ Sidebottom | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 |
| AB de Villiers | c PD Collingwood b SCJ Broad | 58 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 48.7 |
| JP Duminy | c PD Collingwood b GP Swann | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 |
| MV Boucher | c IJL Trott b GP Swann | 95 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 80.5 |
| R McLaren | not out | 33* | 56 | 5 | 0 | 58.9 |
| DW Steyn | not out | 1* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 9, w 5, nb 1) | 23 | ||||
| Total | 119 overs | 423/7 | ||||
Did not bat: M Morkel, WD Parnell
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (AG Prince, 16.3 ov), 2-201 (GC Smith, 57.2 ov), 3-217 (HM Amla, 64.6 ov), 4-217 (JH Kallis, 65.6 ov), 5-235 (JP Duminy, 73.1 ov), 6-355 (AB de Villiers, 102.4 ov), 7-419 (MV Boucher, 117.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 30 | 4 | 111 | 0 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 31 | 6 | 98 | 2 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 29 | 4 | 83 | 3 | 2.86 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 23 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b WD Parnell | 22 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 48.9 |
| Alastair Cook | c GC Smith b M Morkel | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Jonathan Trott | c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.9 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c MV Boucher b WD Parnell | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Paul Collingwood | c M Morkel b JP Duminy | 71 | 88 | 12 | 1 | 80.7 |
| Ian Bell | c JH Kallis b M Morkel | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29.4 |
| Matt Prior | c GC Smith b M Morkel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stuart Broad | c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Graeme Swann | c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 117.6 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | b JP Duminy | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 88.2 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1* | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 6) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 42.5 overs | 169 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (AN Cook, 3.4 ov), 2-21 (IJL Trott, 6.1 ov), 3-48 (AJ Strauss, 12.3 ov), 4-84 (KP Pietersen, 22.4 ov), 5-103 (IR Bell, 29.3 ov), 6-103 (MJ Prior, 29.5 ov), 7-104 (SCJ Broad, 31.3 ov), 8-134 (GP Swann, 35.5 ov), 9-154 (PD Collingwood, 39.1 ov), 10-169 (RJ Sidebottom, 42.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 14 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 4.57 | 0 | 2 |
| M Morkel | 16 | 5 | 59 | 4 | 3.69 | 1 | 3 |
| WD Parnell | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
| R McLaren | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 1 |
| JP Duminy | 1.5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.45 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: M Morkel · Umpires: SJ Davis, AL Hill · TV umpire: DJ Harper · Match referee: RS Mahanama. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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