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| August 26, 2003 | Tuesday | Jumadi-us-Sani 27, 1424 |
Career-best figures by Kallis helps Proteas thrash England
LEEDS (England), Aug 25: Jacques Kallis took a career-best six for 54 as South Africa thrashed England by 191 runs on the final morning of the fourth Test at Headingley on Monday to go 2-1 up in the series.
England, set an unlikely 401 to win at Headingley, resumed on 165 for five but capitulated to 209 all out within 50 minutes and 70 deliveries, Mark Butcher dismissed second ball of the day to begin the procession.
All rounder Kallis, who took nine wickets in the match, collected four for 16 on Monday morning in just 33 deliveries with his away swingers.
He proved the perfect stand-in after South Africa went into the match without leading bowler Shaun Pollock, who returned home to attend the birth of his daughter.
England captain Michael Vaughan, however, hailed Man-of-the -Match Gary Kirsten as the key after his innings of 130 and 60, his runs in effect the margin between the sides.
“I thought he was outstanding, and probably the difference between the two sides. They were more disciplined and played smarter cricket than we did,” Vaughan said.
“There were situations when we should have been more ruthless.”
Kirsten, in his 92nd Test and who is considering retirement at the end of the series, batted for more than 11 hours on an unreliable and uneven pitch.
“I don’t think I have played on a Test match wicket like that before,” the left-hander said.
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith added: “We want to go to The Oval and make it 3-1, not just hold on to our lead.
“I don’t know how much England wanted it, but our boys definitely did, even when we were 21 for four and 142 for seven (in the first innings).
“A lot of guys stepped up to the plate in this game.”
Butcher, England’s last hope of a miracle, had clipped the first ball of the day off his legs for four to reach 61 before edging Kallis’s next delivery to Andrew Hall at second slip, ending a 74-run stand.
Andrew Flintoff reached his half-century before falling next delivery, also edging to Hall, before Martin Bicknell, Kabir Ali and James Kirtley quickly followed.
Kallis bowled 17 overs in all to achieve his fourth five-wicket return in Tests, as well as taking nine for 92 in the match. Kirsten, however, had the honour of sealing the win by catching the last two batsmen.
South Africa last won a series in England in 1965. The fifth and last Test starts on Sept 4 at The Oval.
Meanwhile, former England captain Nasser Hussain is doubtful for the final Test because of a foot injury.
He suffered a fracture of the big toe on his left foot after being hit by Hall while batting on Saturday.
Hussain, who stood down as skipper after the first drawn Test against South Africa, told Channel 4: “It’s pretty sore and it’s broken going into the join but undisplaced at the moment.
“At the moment I can’t get a shoe on it. I had injections but I couldn’t really feel my foot after a while.
“There had been various conspiracy theories that I had kicked a door down but as you can see (from a TV replay) it wasn’t that.
“As for the next Test, we’ll just have to see what the medical people say.”
Scoreboard
SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings) 342 (G. Kirsten 130, M. Zondeki 59, J.A. Rudolph 55).
ENGLAND (1st Innings) 307 (M.A. Butcher 77, M.E. Trescothick 59, A. Flintoff 55).
SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Innings) 365 (A.J. Hall 99 not out, G. Kirsten 60).
ENGLAND (2nd Innings, overnight 165-5):
M.E. Trescothick c Gibbs b Ntini 4
M.P. Vaughan c Gibbs b Kallis 21
M.A. Butcher c Hall b Kallis 61
N. Hussain lbw b Kallis 6
E.T. Smith c Smith b Hall 7
A.J. Stewart c Boucher b Ntini 7
A. Flintoff c Hall b Kallis 50
M.P. Bicknell c Boucher b Kallis 15
Kabir Ali c Kirsten b Kallis 9
R.J. Kirtley c Kirsten b Hall 11
J.M. Anderson not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-9, W-2, NB-7) 18
TOTAL (all out, 61.4 overs) 209
FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-44, 3-62, 4-81, 5-95, 6-169, 7-182, 8-189, 9-206.
BOWLING: Ntini 11-2-40-2 (4nb); Hall 21.4-3-64-2 (1w); Pretorius 9-3-27-0; Kallis 17-4-54-6; Zondeki 3-0-15-0 (3nb, 1w).
RESULT: South Africa won by 191 runs.
UMPIRES: B.F. Bowden (New Zealand) and S.J.A. Taufel (Australia).
TV UMPIRE: P. Willey (England).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Gary Kirsten.
FIRST TEST: Edgbaston, match drawn.
SECOND TEST: Lord’s, South Africa won by an innings and 92 runs
THIRD TEST: Trent Bridge, England won by 70 runs.
FIFTH TEST: Sept 4-8, The Oval.—Reuters/AFP
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