English cricket team 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
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Tour matches
[edit]Nicky Oppenheimer XI vs England XI
[edit]24 October 1995
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130 (36 overs)
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over: Easterns vs England XI
[edit]First-class: South African Invitational XI vs England XI
[edit]27–30 September 1995
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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
[edit]2–5 November 1995
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
First-class: South Africa A vs England XI
[edit]First-class: Free State vs England XI
[edit]50-over: Free State vs England XI
[edit]First-class: Boland vs England XI
[edit]50-over: Boland vs England XI
[edit]First-class: South African Students XI vs England XI
[edit]20–22 December 1995
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- 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
[edit] 6 January 1996
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Western Province
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]16–20 November 1995
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- 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
[edit]30 November – 4 December 1995
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- 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
[edit]14–18 December 1995
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- 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
[edit]26–30 December 1995
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Paul Adams (SA) made his Test debut.
5th Test
[edit]2–4 January 1996
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70/0 (15.4 overs)
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
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- 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
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- 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
[edit] 13 January 1996
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mike Watkinson (Eng) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
[edit]5th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
6th ODI
[edit]7th ODI
[edit] 21 January 1996
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steve Palframan (SA) made his ODI debut.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Series home at ESPNcricinfo