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1st Test: South Africa vs England Head to Head Stats

1st Test: SA vs ENG, 2015 - Test Head to Head

South Africa vs England Scorecard
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Match Notes
  • Stumps: England 179/4 in 65.1 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 103 off 227 balls between N Compton (38) and J Taylor (61)
  • England 152/3 in 55.4 overs
  • N Compton 2nd Test Fifty: 50 runs in 145 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: England 142/3 in 53.0 overs
  • J Taylor 2nd Test Fifty: 50 runs in 87 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • Tea: England 121/3 in 40.0 overs
  • England 100/3 in 36.1 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 107 balls between N Compton (19) and J Taylor (28)
  • Rain Stoppage: England 55/3 in 21.0 overs
  • Drinks: England 55/3 in 21.0 overs
  • England 50/3 in 18.3 overs
  • Referral 1 (18.1 ovs): J Root against South Africa (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA:2, ENG: 1)
  • Lunch: England 12/1 in 6.1 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: England 12/1 in 6.1 overs
  • Alex Hales make his Test debut for England
  • Stumps: South Africa 137/4 in 52.0 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 108/3 in 35.0 overs
  • D Elgar 4th Test Fifty: 50 runs in 93 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • South Africa 100/2 in 31.5 overs
  • D Elgar completes 1000 Test runs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 51 off 99 balls between D Elgar (23) and de Villiers (28)
  • Tea: South Africa 55/2 in 19.0 overs
  • South Africa 50/2 in 17.1 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 27/2 in 10.0 overs
  • H Amla dropped on 2 in 3.5 overs by J Bairstow
  • Lunch: England 303/10 in 100.1 overs
  • Referral 4 (100.1 ovs): S Finn against South Africa (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 1, ENG: 0)
  • Referral 3 (99.4 ovs): South Africa against S Finn (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 1, ENG: 1)
  • England 300/9 in 98.5 overs
  • Referral 2 (87.4 ovs): C Woakes against South Africa (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2, ENG: 1)
  • England 253/6 in 86.4 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 82 balls between N Compton (21) and J Bairstow (29)
  • Drinks: England 232/5 in 82.0 overs
  • New ball taken: England 218/5 in 80.1 overs
  • England 200/5 in 73.2 overs
  • Stumps: England 172/3 in 64.0 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 53 off 86 balls between J Root (27) and J Taylor (24)
  • J Root 17th Test Fifty: 51 runs in 96 balls (3x4) (1x6)
  • England 151/3 in 56.3 overs
  • M Morkel takes 50 Test wickets against England
  • N Compton dropped on 45 in 48.4 overs by de Villiers
  • Drinks: England 111/2 in 47.0 overs
  • England 100/2 in 40.3 overs
  • Referral 1 (39.4 ovs): N Compton against South Africa (Caught) - Successful (SA: 2, ENG: 2)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 76 balls between N Compton (22) and J Root (28)
  • Tea: England 58/2 in 29.0 overs
  • J Root dropped on 6 in 28.4 overs by de Villiers
  • N Compton dropped on 11 in 26.5 overs by D Elgar
  • England 51/2 in 26.3 overs
  • Drinks: England 28/1 in 16.0 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 214/10 in 81.4 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 214/10 in 81.4 overs
  • New Ball Taken: South Africa 213/8 in 80.1 overs
  • 8th wkt Partnership: 51 off 104 balls between D Elgar (31) and D Steyn(16)
  • Referral 2 (75.6 ovs): England against D Steyn (Caught) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2, ENG: 1)
  • South Africa 200/7 in 74.0 overs
  • D Elgar 4th Test Hundred: 100 runs in 211 balls (8x4) (1x6)
  • Drinks: South Africa 178/7 in 68.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (59.3 ovs): England against K Abbott (Caught) - Successful (SA: 2, ENG: 2)
  • South Africa 150/5 in 57.1 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 113/3 in 31.0 overs
  • South Africa 103/3 in 26.4 overs
  • Tea: South Africa 65/1 in 13.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 58 balls between D Elgar (15) and Stiaan van Zyl (33)
  • South Africa 50/0 in 9.4 overs
  • Stiaan van Zyl dropped on 6 in 2.4 overs by J Taylor
  • Innings Break: England 326/10 in 102.1 overs
  • England 300/7 in 98.2 overs
  • J Bairstow 6th Test Fifty: 50 runs in 50 balls (7x4) (1x6)
  • Lunch: England 275/7 in 91.0 overs
  • D Piedt MaidenTest 5-Wicket haul: 133/5 in 31.0 overs
  • England 253/6 in 86.2 overs
  • Drinks: England 217/5 in 79.0 overs
  • England 201/5 in 74.2 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 155/8 in 62.0 overs
  • South Africa 151/8 in 58.4 overs
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