well flighted delivery, Hussain hammers it to extra cover boundary
England vs South Africa, 1st Test at Birmingham, On This Day, Jul 24 2003 - Match Result
Light is fading again
Light offered again and accepted
No further play due to rain and bad light
The match has ended in a draw as the captains call it off according to the rules
After a short flurry, England decided not to go after the target after losing Vaughan
The star was Graeme Smith for South Africa and Vaughan for England
Graeme Smith played a splendid hand in South Africa's first innings, scoring 277 stylish runs and quick 85 runs in the 2nd innings
The next game begins on 31 July at Lord's, start time is 09:45GMT
Man of the Match: Graeme Smith
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defended back
spins away sharply, left alone outside off
tosses up again pads it
pads it out to gully
swept away to long leg
defended back
fullish and a touch outside the off, the ball shapes away a bit, left alone
defended to point
lovely ball on the off stump, left through to keeper
a quicker ball outside off stump, got some bounce too, leaves it to keeper
outside off and seaming away to be left alone
gets his front leg forward and pads it away
steered to third man
pitches on middle and spins away, no shot offered, ball just misses the off stump
defended
again pitches outside leg, left through to keeper
down the leg to be left alone
bouncer, ducks under it
driven firmly to cover
Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2003 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | 5-match series level 0-0 |
Match number | Test no. 1651 |
Match days | day (5-day match) |
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