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Zimbabwe in South Africa (Tests and ODI's) Discussion
- Thread starter Blewy
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Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
Both Mr P and I are very happy with the way the world cup has progressed so far and the way the side a gelled as a unit. The world cup was our main concern for this international season and we'll be looking to take it out.
The home test series against Zimbabwe is a place that I think Mr P and I will be looking at trialling a few things to get the combinations just right for future test series. We'll be giving every player in the squad a chance to prove themselves at test levels. Whilst Mr P and myself are looking at trying things out at the end of the day we believe we should whitewash Zimbabwe, despite them showing some solid form in the world cup.
In the One Dayers a few of the players who didn't get picked to represent South Africa in the World cup will get a run so look out for some fun and different line ups.
The home test series against Zimbabwe is a place that I think Mr P and I will be looking at trialling a few things to get the combinations just right for future test series. We'll be giving every player in the squad a chance to prove themselves at test levels. Whilst Mr P and myself are looking at trying things out at the end of the day we believe we should whitewash Zimbabwe, despite them showing some solid form in the world cup.
In the One Dayers a few of the players who didn't get picked to represent South Africa in the World cup will get a run so look out for some fun and different line ups.
Blewy
Cricketer Of The Year
The Battle of Africa...
People were suggesting a One-sided affair, and after the World Cup performance of South Africa, who could blame them.. But tests are a different story and when 2 Rivals go at it, there is never much in it...
Zimbabwe won the toss and batted on what looked to be an extremely good batting wicket. They proceeded to show the rest of the World how to bat 1st in a test match.. Half Centuries from Vermulen, Jones, Ervine and Cole backed up a masterful century from Barney Rogers. Rogers 163 was worth the admission on its own and led Zimbabwe to a commanding 487... The challenge was thrown out to the South Africans....
In Reply South Africa started steadily however the arrival of Llewellyn and Funston at the crease sparked fireworks..
The 2 Province boys gave the Zimbabweans a taste of their own medicine.. Funstons 158 was as good as any and Llewellyn was robbed of a 100 by a cruel decision. The South Africans though could not match the Zimbabweans score and were dismissed for 383...
A 104 run lead was very pleasing for the Zimbabweans, however they knew they still had work to do..
Although losing early wickets Zimbabwe fought on and Captain Murray Goodwin led the way with a very good 100, showing that he is up to the standard.. Goodwin remained not out on 119 when Zimbabwe were eventually dismissed for 247, leaving South Africa a chase of 352 to take a 1 nil lead...
A massive chase for the South Africans was made even harder when Mawhire and Cole dismantled the South African top order within the 1st 3 overs.. Clissitt, Godwin and 1st Innings Hero Funston all back in the pavillion with the score only at 5...
However Llewellyn set out to outdo all before him.. The South African skipper hit the Zimbabweans to all parts as he racked up massive numbers and with the support of Orton and Halse saw the South Africans home in an amazing game..
People were suggesting a One-sided affair, and after the World Cup performance of South Africa, who could blame them.. But tests are a different story and when 2 Rivals go at it, there is never much in it...
Code:
South Africa Zimbabwe
A Clissitt E Durrant
J Godwin M Vermeulen
F Funston Y Jones
R Llewellyn * M Goodwin *
T Orton B Rogers
A Halse N Ferreira +
P Pothas + C Ervine
D Bent T Petal
E Tate Y Cole
I Nelson B Mahwire
B Matthie C MpofuIn Reply South Africa started steadily however the arrival of Llewellyn and Funston at the crease sparked fireworks..
The 2 Province boys gave the Zimbabweans a taste of their own medicine.. Funstons 158 was as good as any and Llewellyn was robbed of a 100 by a cruel decision. The South Africans though could not match the Zimbabweans score and were dismissed for 383...
A 104 run lead was very pleasing for the Zimbabweans, however they knew they still had work to do..
Although losing early wickets Zimbabwe fought on and Captain Murray Goodwin led the way with a very good 100, showing that he is up to the standard.. Goodwin remained not out on 119 when Zimbabwe were eventually dismissed for 247, leaving South Africa a chase of 352 to take a 1 nil lead...
A massive chase for the South Africans was made even harder when Mawhire and Cole dismantled the South African top order within the 1st 3 overs.. Clissitt, Godwin and 1st Innings Hero Funston all back in the pavillion with the score only at 5...
However Llewellyn set out to outdo all before him.. The South African skipper hit the Zimbabweans to all parts as he racked up massive numbers and with the support of Orton and Halse saw the South Africans home in an amazing game..
Code:
Zimbabwe versus South Africa
Zimbabwe
E Durrant lbw b A Halse 14 (8)
M Vermeulen b I Nelson 61 (97)
Y Jones c I Nelson b E Tate 50 (87)
M Goodwin lbw b E Tate 4 (14)
B Rogers c I Nelson b B Matthie 163 (289)
N Ferreira c P Pothas b A Halse 26 (28)
C Ervine lbw b D Bent 55 (102)
T Petal lbw b I Nelson 19 (37)
Y Cole c P Pothas b E Tate 54 (122)
B Mahwire lbw b E Tate 0 (14)
C Mpofu not out 7 (7)
Extras ( w18 nb1 b12 lb3 ) 34
Total (from 135 overs) 487 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-14 2-125 3-136 4-137 5-176 6-315 7-357 8-480 9-480 10-487
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
A Halse 26 3 111 2
I Nelson 35 8 93 2
B Matthie 28 5 97 1
D Bent 23 6 94 1
E Tate 16 4 49 4
J Godwin 6 0 28 0
South Africa
A Clissitt c N Ferreira b Y Cole 25 (35)
J Godwin c Y Jones b C Mpofu 19 (49)
F Funston stN Ferreira b Y Cole 158 (304)
R Llewellyn c N Ferreira b Y Cole 95 (145)
T Orton b T Petal 33 (67)
A Halse c C Ervine b B Mahwire 0 (6)
P Pothas c C Ervine b T Petal 4 (10)
D Bent run out 0 (2)
E Tate c Y Jones b C Mpofu 18 (25)
I Nelson c Y Cole b Y Jones 16 (32)
B Matthie not out 1 (2)
Extras ( w4 b5 lb5 ) 14
Total (from 113 overs) 383 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-42 2-62 3-219 4-296 5-300 6-313 7-313 8-355 9-373 10-383
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
B Mahwire 24 1 100 1
Y Cole 27 0 109 3
C Mpofu 20 4 63 2
T Petal 25 7 61 2
B Rogers 11 5 19 0
Y Jones 5 2 21 1
Zimbabwe
E Durrant c P Pothas b E Tate 25 (56)
M Vermeulen lbw b A Halse 0 (3)
Y Jones b D Bent 34 (61)
M Goodwin not out 119 (155)
B Rogers b I Nelson 32 (57)
N Ferreira c P Pothas b I Nelson 0 (1)
C Ervine lbw b I Nelson 0 (2)
T Petal lbw b A Halse 8 (20)
Y Cole b B Matthie 5 (7)
B Mahwire c J Godwin b B Matthie 0 (6)
C Mpofu c T Orton b B Matthie 6 (21)
Extras ( w3 b9 lb6 ) 18
Total (from 65 overs) 247 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-5 2-52 3-98 4-182 5-182 6-182 7-212 8-217 9-229 10-247
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
A Halse 15 3 65 2
B Matthie 20 4 60 3
I Nelson 13 4 50 3
E Tate 5 1 21 1
D Bent 11 1 36 1
South Africa
A Clissitt lbw b B Mahwire 0 (6)
J Godwin c N Ferreira b B Mahwire 3 (7)
F Funston c C Ervine b Y Cole 0 (1)
R Llewellyn not out 192 (253)
T Orton c C Ervine b Y Cole 45 (96)
A Halse c Y Cole b T Petal 85 (125)
P Pothas not out 8 (28)
Extras ( w8 nb2 b3 lb6 ) 19
Total (from 86 overs) 352 - 5
Fall of wickets:
1-0 2-1 3-5 4-126 5-314
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
B Mahwire 23 1 114 2
Y Cole 19 4 80 2
C Mpofu 13 2 45 0
T Petal 24 7 74 1
B Rogers 7 1 30 0
South Africa won by 5 wickets
MOM: Rabbi Llewellyn (South Africa)
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Wow...what a game! Well played Zimbabwe, i'm annoyed we let them get in to the game so easily, and maybe the consequence of that could be changes for the next Test, but still it was a great effort to win the game...
Ian will be stoked...the WP boys won the game, and I think this will go down as Llewellyn's match.
Ian will be stoked...the WP boys won the game, and I think this will go down as Llewellyn's match.
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
woah didn't expect that to be honest. Thank christ that a few of our players stood up and saved us from complete embaressment. Funston was superb, as was Llewellyn (why did I ever trade Llewellyn) and Tate was definately the pick of the bowlers proving he has what it takes to make it despite his age.
Full credit to the Zimbabwean cricket team who put up a sensational showing. I fear however it might be their last of the tour and only hope that they can continue to fight. They were weak i the second innings and their bowling wasn't strong.
Full credit to the Zimbabwean cricket team who put up a sensational showing. I fear however it might be their last of the tour and only hope that they can continue to fight. They were weak i the second innings and their bowling wasn't strong.
Blewy
Cricketer Of The Year
Probably the most Entertaining 1st Test, and high expectations were had of this 2nd test... Nobody expected the Zimbabweans to take their more fancied opponents as far as they did and the neutral fan hoped they could do it again...
The South Africans won the toss and decided to make first use of the pitch..
After a solid 118 run opening stand the South Africans lost their way, falling to 5-173, however resistance from Halse and Pothas halted the Zimbabweans and helped take the South Africans to a 1st innings total of 296..
A Little less then they had hoped, but a total which would allow them to apply some pressure to the Zimbabweans...
In Reply the Zimbabweans showed their 1st Test heorics was no flash in the pan.. After a 97 opening stand, they fell away to be 3-127, however a brilliant century from Durrant and a heartbreaking 99 from Ervine helped the visitors to a very good 369..
73 runs behind, the South African batsmen, like the 1st test were called on again... Concern flew through the camp when Clissitt was dismissed early however half centuries from Godwin, Llewellyn and Funston helped the hosts recover and build a solid score putting the pressure back on the Zimbabweans.. South Africa All Out 344
272 was the Target for the Zimbabweans.. They needed to overcome a dissapointing 2nd innings in the 1st test, a very patriotic home crowd and a wicket that was showing a few signs of wear and tear..
First innings hero Durrant fell for 8 with the score at 11, but a 2nd wicket stand restored some hope.. But the pressure was to much as Zimbabwe couldnt defy their more powerful opponents...
South Africa seal the series but Zimbabwe have shown they are able to put up a challenge and will not be taken lightly in the future...
Code:
South Africa Zimbabwe
A Clissitt E Durrant
J Godwin M Vermeulen
F Funston Y Jones
R Llewellyn * M Goodwin *
T Orton B Rogers
A Halse N Ferreira +
P Pothas + C Ervine
D Bent T Petal
E Tate Y Cole
I Nelson B Mahwire
B Matthie C MpofuAfter a solid 118 run opening stand the South Africans lost their way, falling to 5-173, however resistance from Halse and Pothas halted the Zimbabweans and helped take the South Africans to a 1st innings total of 296..
A Little less then they had hoped, but a total which would allow them to apply some pressure to the Zimbabweans...
In Reply the Zimbabweans showed their 1st Test heorics was no flash in the pan.. After a 97 opening stand, they fell away to be 3-127, however a brilliant century from Durrant and a heartbreaking 99 from Ervine helped the visitors to a very good 369..
73 runs behind, the South African batsmen, like the 1st test were called on again... Concern flew through the camp when Clissitt was dismissed early however half centuries from Godwin, Llewellyn and Funston helped the hosts recover and build a solid score putting the pressure back on the Zimbabweans.. South Africa All Out 344
272 was the Target for the Zimbabweans.. They needed to overcome a dissapointing 2nd innings in the 1st test, a very patriotic home crowd and a wicket that was showing a few signs of wear and tear..
First innings hero Durrant fell for 8 with the score at 11, but a 2nd wicket stand restored some hope.. But the pressure was to much as Zimbabwe couldnt defy their more powerful opponents...
South Africa seal the series but Zimbabwe have shown they are able to put up a challenge and will not be taken lightly in the future...
Code:
South Africa versus Zimbabwe
South Africa
A Clissitt b B Mahwire 67 (108)
J Godwin lbw b B Mahwire 49 (91)
F Funston c N Ferreira b B Mahwire 1 (5)
R Llewellyn c N Ferreira b T Petal 23 (60)
T Orton c M Vermeulen b B Mahwire 13 (13)
A Halse c E Durrant b C Mpofu 46 (86)
P Pothas b T Petal 53 (82)
D Bent run out 23 (43)
E Tate lbw b Y Cole 9 (15)
I Nelson lbw b Y Cole 5 (10)
B Matthie not out 0 (9)
Extras ( nb2 b4 lb1 ) 7
Total (from 87 overs) 296 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-118 2-121 3-124 4-142 5-173 6-259 7-259 8-278 9-288 10-296
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
B Mahwire 21 2 82 4
Y Cole 20 3 57 2
T Petal 24 6 83 2
C Mpofu 14 3 34 1
B Rogers 4 0 14 0
Y Jones 4 0 21 0
Zimbabwe
E Durrant c F Funston b D Bent 106 (206)
M Vermeulen c P Pothas b A Halse 26 (88)
Y Jones c R Llewellyn b I Nelson 21 (17)
M Goodwin c F Funston b I Nelson 0 (1)
B Rogers lbw b I Nelson 9 (33)
N Ferreira lbw b A Halse 45 (101)
C Ervine lbw b I Nelson 99 (126)
T Petal c P Pothas b A Halse 10 (19)
Y Cole c F Funston b A Halse 0 (1)
B Mahwire c D Bent b A Halse 16 (47)
C Mpofu not out 2 (1)
Extras ( w8 nb2 b5 lb20 ) 35
Total (from 107 overs) 369 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-97 2-127 3-127 4-169 5-206 6-277 7-307 8-307 9-367 10-369
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
I Nelson 32 5 106 4
A Halse 29 3 104 5
B Matthie 18 7 46 0
D Bent 21 5 66 1
E Tate 6 1 22 0
South Africa
A Clissitt stN Ferreira b Y Cole 6 (12)
J Godwin c C Ervine b B Mahwire 66 (97)
F Funston c N Ferreira b Y Cole 82 (129)
R Llewellyn c B Mahwire b C Mpofu 55 (110)
T Orton c B Mahwire b B Rogers 33 (39)
A Halse c E Durrant b C Mpofu 18 (56)
P Pothas c N Ferreira b B Mahwire 13 (8)
D Bent b C Mpofu 3 (11)
E Tate c N Ferreira b B Mahwire 10 (15)
I Nelson not out 5 (15)
B Matthie c Y Cole b C Mpofu 5 (14)
Extras ( w15 nb2 b14 lb17 ) 48
Total (from 85 overs) 344 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-25 2-161 3-191 4-251 5-305 6-320 7-324 8-329 9-335 10-344
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
B Mahwire 20 4 66 3
Y Cole 18 0 82 2
T Petal 18 3 50 0
C Mpofu 19 1 74 4
B Rogers 9 2 41 1
Zimbabwe
E Durrant c P Pothas b I Nelson 8 (6)
M Vermeulen hit wkt b E Tate 45 (78)
Y Jones c I Nelson b D Bent 28 (62)
M Goodwin c J Godwin b B Matthie 22 (35)
B Rogers hit wkt b B Matthie 54 (97)
N Ferreira c T Orton b A Halse 0 (1)
C Ervine c P Pothas b B Matthie 11 (32)
T Petal not out 20 (27)
Y Cole c T Orton b B Matthie 0 (1)
B Mahwire c P Pothas b A Halse 0 (1)
C Mpofu lbw b A Halse 0 (6)
Extras ( nb2 b5 ) 7
Total (from 58 overs) 195 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-11 2-70 3-88 4-124 5-125 6-166 7-190 8-190 9-195 10-195
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
I Nelson 11 2 35 1
A Halse 16 1 58 3
B Matthie 18 3 54 4
D Bent 7 0 21 1
E Tate 5 1 22 1
South Africa won by 76 runs
MOM: A Halse(South Africa)Blewy
Cricketer Of The Year
Code:
Zimbabwe versus South Africa
Zimbabwe
E Durrant c T Orton b B Matthie 19 (15)
M Vermeulen c J Godwin b B Matthie 10 (19)
Y Jones c T Orton b I Nelson 31 (72)
M Goodwin c P Pothas b E Tate 14 (28)
B Rogers b E Tate 0 (1)
N Ferreira lbw b I Nelson 10 (13)
C Ervine lbw b A Halse 57 (139)
T Petal c R Llewellyn b I Nelson 31 (51)
Y Cole run out 22 (30)
B Mahwire c F Funston b B Matthie 6 (12)
C Mpofu not out 0 (0)
Extras ( w7 b4 lb4 ) 15
Total (from 64 overs) 215 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-27 2-34 3-72 4-72 5-83 6-94 7-171 8-207 9-215 10-215
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
A Halse 17 4 73 1
B Matthie 18 5 45 3
I Nelson 13 5 38 3
E Tate 11 2 37 2
J Godwin 4 1 14 0
South Africa
JP Duminy c N Ferreira b B Mahwire 40 (72)
T Orton stN Ferreira b Y Cole 48 (80)
J Godwin b T Petal 31 (42)
F Funston c M Goodwin b B Mahwire 6 (11)
R Llewellyn c N Ferreira b C Mpofu 3 (7)
A Clissitt c M Goodwin b B Mahwire 70 (108)
A Halse c Y Cole b T Petal 11 (16)
P Pothas c C Ervine b Y Jones 4 (14)
E Tate c N Ferreira b Y Jones 0 (2)
I Nelson c N Ferreira b C Mpofu 10 (39)
B Matthie not out 4 (3)
Extras ( w5 nb2 b7 lb10 ) 24
Total (from 66 overs) 251 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-99 2-107 3-127 4-134 5-146 6-172 7-195 8-195 9-247 10-251
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
B Mahwire 15 4 32 3
Y Cole 12 0 58 1
C Mpofu 14 1 58 2
T Petal 14 1 51 2
B Rogers 3 0 7 0
Y Jones 7 2 28 2
Zimbabwe
E Durrant c E Tate b B Matthie 16 (38)
M Vermeulen lbw b I Nelson 17 (17)
Y Jones b I Nelson 85 (145)
M Goodwin c I Nelson b E Tate 92 (133)
B Rogers c & b E Tate 9 (25)
N Ferreira b I Nelson 5 (17)
C Ervine c F Funston b I Nelson 2 (6)
T Petal not out 20 (26)
Y Cole c A Clissitt b I Nelson 0 (6)
B Mahwire lbw b I Nelson 5 (11)
C Mpofu b I Nelson 13 (10)
Extras ( w10 nb1 b7 lb16 ) 34
Total (from 73 overs) 298 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-27 2-41 3-237 4-239 5-256 6-256 7-262 8-264 9-272 10-298
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
I Nelson 21 4 72 7
B Matthie 18 4 62 1
A Halse 12 0 56 0
E Tate 15 3 43 2
J Godwin 6 0 42 0
South Africa
JP Duminy c M Goodwin b Y Cole 13 (17)
T Orton c M Vermeulen b C Mpofu 28 (52)
J Godwin c T Petal b B Mahwire 2 (4)
F Funston c M Goodwin b B Rogers 20 (70)
R Llewellyn c B Rogers b B Mahwire 53 (67)
A Clissitt not out 71 (107)
A Halse not out 62 (82)
Extras ( b12 lb4 ) 16
Total (from 67 overs) 265 - 5
Fall of wickets:
1-14 2-17 3-51 4-106 5-137
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
B Mahwire 16 3 50 2
Y Cole 17 4 76 1
C Mpofu 12 2 52 1
T Petal 16 5 60 0
B Rogers 5 1 11 1
South Africa won by 5 wickets
MOM: A Clissitt (South Africa)Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
Hooray for south africa. A lot of work still to be done but!!!
Blewy
Cricketer Of The Year
1st ODI
Code:
Zimbabwe versus South Africa
Zimbabwe
C Coventry c Y Snow b J Hamblin 28 (32)
A Petal c J Arlott b C Langeveldt 4 (4)
C Ervine c K Andrews b I Nelson 2 (7)
M Goodwin c Y Snow b A Halse 11 (17)
J Aston c Y Snow b J Hamblin 19 (15)
E Durrant c J Arlott b J Hamblin 7 (30)
S Ervine c K Andrews b C Langeveldt 22 (35)
K Dabengwa run out 0 (8)
I Chinyoka not out 8 (11)
C Shreck b C Langeveldt 0 (2)
C Mpofu c I Nelson b C Langeveldt 0 (1)
Extras ( nb1 b3 lb12 ) 16
Total (from 27 overs) 117 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-8 2-14 3-46 4-52 5-71 6-83 7-109 8-117 9-117 10-117
Bowling Figures for South Africa
O M R W
I Nelson 3 0 19 1
C Langeveldt 9 4 37 4
A Halse 5 1 20 1
J Hamblin 7 3 20 3
E Tate 2 1 6 0
A Tweedie 1 0 0 0
South Africa
K Andrews c J Aston b C Shreck 23 (27)
J Arlott c & b C Shreck 1 (4)
A Tweedie c & b I Chinyoka 29 (64)
R Llewellyn b C Mpofu 14 (28)
S Cook lbw b C Mpofu 22 (17)
Y Snow not out 16 (15)
A Halse not out 2 (6)
Extras ( w6 lb6 ) 12
Total (from 27 overs) 119 - 5
Fall of wickets:
1-8 2-39 3-71 4-93 5-103
Bowling Figures for Zimbabwe
O M R W
I Chinyoka 6 0 40 1
C Shreck 5 2 7 2
S Ervine 5 1 22 0
C Mpofu 8 1 38 2
K Dabengwa 2 0 6 0
South Africa won by 5 wickets
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