Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Best performances - Batsmen

HM Amla
HM Amla
87(180) 14x4 - 1x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 24 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
8 13 16 1 6 9 16 18
D Elgar
D Elgar
80(136) 12x4 - 0x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 20 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
2 21 0 3 25 1 8 20

Best performances - Bowlers

JM Anderson
JM Anderson
O23.2
M6
R72
W5
Eco3.08
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W1W
MM Ali
MM Ali
O16
M2
R78
W4
Eco4.87
RHB
OFFLEG
2W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • SA - 1st
  • ENG - 1st
  • SA - 2nd
  • ENG - 2nd

South Africa - 1st - Innings

18
HG Kuhn12 (35)
D Elgar6 (19)
48
HM Amla26 (60)
HG Kuhn22 (52)
113
HM Amla39 (66)
Q de Kock68 (81)
15
HM Amla13 (23)
F du Plessis2 (16)
26
F du Plessis17 (17)
T Bavuma9 (13)
15
VD Philander4 (8)
T Bavuma11 (14)
74
VD Philander50 (73)
CH Morris23 (68)
8
KA Maharaj0 (5)
CH Morris4 (6)
13
M Morkel4 (5)
CH Morris9 (9)
5
M Morkel4 (7)
D Olivier0 (1)

England - 1st - Innings

3
AN Cook3 (16)
KK Jennings0 (8)
0
GS Ballance0 (0)
KK Jennings0 (1)
83
GS Ballance27 (37)
JE Root52 (47)
57
JM Bairstow21 (37)
JE Root26 (29)
25
JM Bairstow24 (32)
BA Stokes0 (12)
9
MM Ali9 (10)
JM Bairstow0 (12)
22
MM Ali9 (19)
LA Dawson13 (23)
0
SCJ Broad0 (1)
LA Dawson0 (0)
0
LA Dawson0 (2)
MA Wood0 (4)
6
JM Anderson0 (6)
MA Wood6 (15)

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

18
HG Kuhn8 (22)
D Elgar6 (16)
135
HM Amla59 (99)
D Elgar74 (120)
1
HM Amla0 (0)
Q de Kock1 (4)
62
HM Amla28 (81)
F du Plessis34 (72)
37
F du Plessis22 (32)
T Bavuma15 (33)
22
F du Plessis7 (24)
VD Philander14 (40)
29
VD Philander11 (22)
CH Morris13 (23)
3
VD Philander2 (3)
KA Maharaj1 (8)
36
VD Philander15 (10)
M Morkel17 (15)

England - 2nd - Innings

4
AN Cook0 (17)
KK Jennings3 (18)
24
AN Cook16 (21)
GS Ballance4 (15)
27
AN Cook19 (18)
JE Root8 (20)
17
AN Cook7 (20)
JM Bairstow10 (17)
12
JM Bairstow6 (12)
BA Stokes6 (19)
38
MM Ali27 (37)
BA Stokes11 (23)
4
LA Dawson3 (4)
BA Stokes1 (2)
7
SCJ Broad5 (12)
LA Dawson2 (8)
0
LA Dawson0 (1)
MA Wood0 (1)
0
JM Anderson0 (1)
LA Dawson0 (0)

SA tour of England 2017 News

Quick end

96.1

Overs faced by England in this Test. The last time they faced less than 100 overs in a home Test, getting all-out in both inns, was at Headingley in Ashes 2009.

Bairstow v Maharaj

12.00

Bairstow's average against Maharaj in this series. In 3 of the 4 inns he has got out to him scoring 36 runs off 68 balls. Against others: 86 off 143 with 1 dismissal.

away at home

21.93

Cook's average at Trent Bridge, his lowest at any home venue. In 17 innings he has just one fifty.

Big task

332

Highest target successfully chased by England, at MCG in 1928. The highest at Trent Bridge is 284, by Eng v NZ in 2004.

Amla's double

2010

Last time Amla scored 50+ in both innings of an away Test - 80 & 118* in Dubai. Between 2008 and 2010 he had made the double 4 times in away Tests.

Top stand

135

The partnership between Elgar and Amla, their first century stand in 27 innings in Tests. Their previous best was 78, also against England, in Cape Town last year

Collapsed

6

Runs for which England lost their last four wickets. Last time they lost their last 4 wkts for 6 or fewer runs at home was in 2013.

Unballanced

19.79

Gary Ballance's average in last 13 Tests and 24 inns, with just 2 fifties. In his first 10 Tests, he averaged 67.93 with 4 100s and 5 50s in 17 inns.

Openers go cheaply

2005

Last time England's openers aggregated fewer runs in a Test innings, than the 3 runs in this Test. In Faisalabad, 2005, both their openers had got ducks.

Philander's bunny?

10.40

Cook's average against Philander - 52 runs, 5 wickets in 9 inns. It is the most Philander has dismissed any batsman in his career.

Anderson-Broad pair

702

No. of wickets between Anderson and Broad in the 92 Tests they played together. Only one fast bowling pair has more wickets - 762 by Ambrose-Walsh in 95 Tests.

Rules Trent Bridge

7

No. of 5-wkt hauls for Anderson at Trent Bridge, his most at any venue. No other bowler has more than 4 5-fors at this venue.

Amla's nemesis

8

No. of times Amla has got out to Broad, the most to any bowler in Tests. He was out to Johnson 7 times. Amla averages 39.12 per dismissal against Broad.