England on its tour of South Africa in Nov-Dec 09, played five one day games and won the series 2-1 with two games abandoned without a ball being bowled. crickick’s statistician HR Gopala Krishna brings out the stats highlights of each of the five one day games in detail for the visitors. Read on …………

First One day game at Johannesburg on 20.11.09 : Match abandoned without a ball being bowled

This abandoned game provides the 71^st occasion of a one day game being abandoned without a ball being bowled in the history of one day games. As far as South Africa is concerned this game represents the tenth occasion of an abandoned game and South Africa’s first abandoned game against England. The ten games are listed below

No	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RSA	NZl	Adelaide	11	12	1993
2	RSA	NZl	Wellington	31	03	1999
3	RSA	NZl	Dunedin	24	02	2004
4	RSA	NZl	Auckland	28	02	2004
5	RSA	Ind	Chepauk	22	11	2005
6	RSA	Zim	East London	17	09	2006
7	RSA	Ind	Jo’burg	19	11	2006
8	RSA	Srl	Col-RPS	14	08	2006
9	RSA	Ban	East London	12	11	2008
10	RSA	Eng	Jo’burg	20	11	2009

As far as England is concerned, this game represents the 14th abandoned game which are listed below

No	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Eng	Win	Melbourne	12	01	1980
2	Eng	Win	Guyana	14	03	1990
3	Eng	NZl	Lord’s,	21	05	1994
4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	12	02	1999
5	Eng	Zim	Harare	23	02	2000
6	Eng	Zim	Centurion	09	02	2000
7	Eng	Srl	Col-RPS	21	11	2003
8	Eng	Srl	Col-RPS	23	11	2003
9	Eng	Win	Grenada	28	04	2004
10	Eng	NZl	Manchester	24	06	2004
11	Eng	Win	Trinidad	25	04	2005
12	Eng	Ind	Guwahati	09	04	2006
13	Eng	Win	Leeds	21	05	2009
14	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	20	11	2009

Second one day game at Centurion on 22.11.09 : England won by seven wickets

HM Amla scored 57 in this game which was his fifth one day half century and sixth one day fifty. His knock represents the 45th occasion of a South African batsman registering a fifty against England.

AN Petersen’s 64 in this game represents his second one day half century, the other being his 80 against Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on 20.09.06. His knock represents the 46th occasion of a South African batsman registering a fifty against England.

IJL Trott scored 87 in this game which was his first one day half century. He made his first one day run in this game as he had failed to open his account on his debut against Ireland at Belfast on 27.08.09

PD Collingwood scored 105 not out in this game which was his fifth one day hundred. His other four hundreds are – 120* vs Australia at Melbourne on 09.02.07, 112* vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 21.06.05, 106 vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 06.02.07 and 100 vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 22.12.02.

PD Collingwood’s 105 not out represent the 1031st hundred in the history of one day games. It also represents the 91^st hundred by England batsman in one day games.

PD Collingwood’s 105 not out represent the sixth hundred by an England batsman against South Africa. The other five hundreds are – 114* by ME Trescothick at The Oval on 28.06.03, 106 by VS Solanki at The Oval on 28.06.03, 108* by KP Pietersen at Bloemfontein on 02.02.05, 100* by KP Pietersen at East London on 09.02.05 and 116 by KP Pietersen at Centurion on 13.02.05.

IJL Trott and PD Collingwood added 162 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 13^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England.

IJL Trott and PD Collingwood added 162 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the third occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against England. The other two occasions are – 113 runs stand between NV Knight and GA Hick at Birmingham on 18.08.98 and 114 runs stand between ME Trescothick and A McGrath at Manchester on 03.07.03.

IJL Trott and PD Collingwood added 162 runs for the third wicket in this game which represents the record stand for the third wicket by England batsmen against South Africa. The previous best for the third wicket was 114 runs stand between ME Trescothick and A McGrath at Manchester on 03.07.03.

Third one day game at Cape Town on 27.11.09 : South Africa won by 112 runs

South Africa’s total of 354 for 6 in this game provides the 343^rd occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the history of one day games. This total also represents the 42^nd occasion of a team posting a total of 350 plus runs in one day games.

South Africa’s total of 354 for 6 in this game provides the ninth occasion of a South Africa posting a total of 350 plus runs in one day games. Only India is ahead with 12 occasions in this category of statistics. Nine occasions of South Africa posting 350 plus runs in an one day game is furnished below

No	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	363/3	50.0	Zim	Bulawayo	23.09.01
2	354/3	50.0	Ken	Cape Town	22.10.01
3	438/9	49.5	Aus	Johannesburg	12.03.06
4	418/5	50.0	Zim	Potchefstroom	20.09.06
5	392/6	50.0	Pak	Centurion	04.02.07
6	353/3	40.0	Net	Basseterre	16.03.07
7	356/4	50.0	Win	St George’s	10.04.07
8	358/4	50.0	Ban	Benoni	09.11.08
9	354/6	50.0	Enf	Cape Town	27.11.09

HM Amla {86}, GC Smith {54}, AB de Villers {121} and AN Petersen {51} scored fifties in this game providing the 34^th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the history of one day games.

South African batsmen have achieved such a feat on six occasions and it is their first such feat against England. All the six such occasions are listed below

No	RSA	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date	50+
1	RSA	1	Zim	Bulawayo	23.09.01	4
2	RSA	1	Zim	Potchefstroom	20.09.06	4
3	RSA	1	Pak	Centurion	04.02.07	4
4	RSA	1	Net	Basseterre	16.03.07	4
5	RSA	1	Win	St George’s	10.04.08	4
6	RSA	1	Eng	Cape Town	27.11.09	4

HM Amla {86}, GC Smith {54} and AB de Villers {121} scored fifties in the game providing the 56^th occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the history of one day games.

South African batsmen have achieved such a feat on eight occasions and it is their first such feat against England. All the eight such occasions are listed below

No	RSA	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date	50+
1	RSA	1	Pak	Sharjah	13.04.96	3
2	RSA	1	Zim	Bulawayo	23.09.01	3
3	RSA	2	Ken	Kimberley	14.10.01	3
4	RSA	1	Ken	Colombo (RPS	20.09.02	3
5	RSA	1	Zim	Johannesburg	25.02.05	3
6	RSA	2	Win	Kingston	07.05.05	3
7	RSA	1	Zim	Potchefstroom	20.09.06	3
8	RSA	1	Eng	Cape Town	27.11.09	3

HM Amla and GC Smith added 107 for the first wicket in this game providing the 45^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against various oppositions in one day games.

HM Amla and GC Smith added 107 for the first wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against England in one day games. The six occasions are listed below

No	Partner1	Partner2	Runs	Ground	Date
1	ACHudson	KCWessels	151	Melbourne	12.03.92
2	ACHudson	RPSnell	116	Bloemfontein	11.01.96
3	ACHudson	GKirsten	156	Centurion	14.01.96
4	DJCullinan	MJRRindell	113	Dhaka	25.10.98
5	HHGibbs	GKirsten	111	The Oval	22.05.99
6	HMAmla	GCSmith	107	Cape Town	27.11.09

SJC Broad captured four for 71 in this game providing the 828^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games.

SJC Broad became the fifth bowler in the history of one day games to capture four or more wickets conceding seventy plus runs. The five bowlers list is furnished below

No	Player	Team	Opp	W	R	Ground	Date
1	Waqar Younis	Pak	Eng	4	73	Nottingham	20.08.92
2	JN Gillespie	Aus	Pak	5	70	Nairobi-G	07.09.02
3	A Nehra	Ind	Pak	4	72	Vizag	05.04.05
4	G Goudie	Sco	Aus	5	73	Edinburgh	28.08.09
5	SCJ Broad	Eng	RSA	4	71	Cape Town	27.11.09

SJC Broad became the first England bowler to capture four wickets conceding seventy plus runs in a one day games

SJC Broad’s four for 71 in this game provides the 413rd occasion of a bowler conceding seventy plus runs in a one day game. His figures represent the 34^th occasion of an England bowler conceding seventy plus runs in a one day game. He became the second England bowler to leak seventy plus runs in a one day game against South Africa after MJ Hoggard who had figures of none for 74 at East London on 09.02.05.

WD Parnell captured 5 for 48 in this game providing the 320^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. Parnell’s figures also provide the 28^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets against various oppositions.

WD Parnell with his 5 for 48 in this game became the third South African bowler to capture five wickets against England in a one day game. The other two bowlers are – SM Pollock – 5 for 20 at Johannesburg on 13.02.00 and AJ Hall – 5 for 18 at Bridgetown on 17.04.07.

WD Parnell’s 5 for 48 in this game represent his second five wicket haul in one day game, the other being his 5 for 57 against New Zealand at Centurion on 24.02.09. This his figures of 5 for 48 in this game represent his best one day bowling figures.

WD Parnell’s 5 for 48 in this game represent the 33^rd occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing five wickets in a one day game. His two five wicket hauls makes him the only South African left arm pace bowler to capture five or more wickets on two occasions.

WD Parnell with his two five wicket hauls joins the select band of left arm pace men who have captured five wicket hauls on two or more occasions – Wasim Akram of Pakistan {06}, WPUJC Vaas of Sri Lanka {04}, DE Bollinger of Australia {02}, NW Bracken of Australia {02}, GJ Gilmour of Australia {02}, MG Johnson of Australia {02}, A Nehra of India {02} and SB O’Connor of New Zealand {02}

SJC Broad {4 for 71} and WD Parnell {5 for 48} captured four or more wickets for England and South Africa respectively in this game providing the 123^rd occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

South Africa won this game by 112 runs providing the 37^th occasion of South Africa winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin.

South Africa’s win by 112 runs in this game represents its third win against England by 100 plus runs margin which are listed below

No	SAF	Won	Margin	Opp	Ground	DD	MM	YY
1	SAF	won	122 runs	Eng	The Oval	22	05	99
2	SAF	won	112 runs	Eng	Cape Town	27	11	09
3	SAF	won	108 runs	Eng	Cape Town	06	02	05

Fourth One day game at Port Elizabeth on 29.11.09 : England won by seven wickets

South Africa were all out for 119 in this game providing the 82^nd occasion of South Africa dismissed all out in one day games.

South Africa lost this game after dismissed all out for 119 providing the 70^th occasion of South Africa losing a one day after dismissed all out.

South Africa has been dismissed all out against England on six occasions including the one in this game and has lost all these six matches. South Africa’s 119 all out represent its lowest completed innings total against England in South Africa. It is only the second occasion that South Africa were all out against England in South Africa, the first occasion being its 184 all out at Bloemfontein on 23.01.00.

JM Anderson’s 5 for 23 in this game represent the 21^st occasion of England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game. JM Anderson became the third England bowler to capture five wickets against South Africa. The other two are – SJC Broad – 5 for 23 at Nottingham on 26.08.08 and SR Patel – 5 for 41 at The Oval on 29.08.08.

JM Andersons’s 5 for 23 in this game provides the 321st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day games

Fifth One day game at Durban on 04.12.09 : Match abandoned without a ball being bowled

This abandoned game provides the 72nd occasion of a one day game being abandoned without a ball being bowled in the history of one day games. As far as South Africa is concerned this game represents the eleventh occasion of an abandoned game and South Africa’s second abandoned game against England. This game represents the 14th abandoned game involving England