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South Africa v England @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1995 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: RE Koertzen
Match Referee: CH Lloyd
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Jack Russell b Dominic Cork | 31 | 79 | 103 | 3 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Graham Thorpe b Mark Ilott | 51 | 128 | 167 | 9 | - |
| *3. Hansie Cronje | c Mike Atherton b Peter Martin | 4 | 27 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Jack Russell b Dominic Cork | 91 | 183 | 244 | 14 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | c Robin Smith b Dominic Cork | 49 | 119 | 154 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. Brian McMillan | c Jack Russell b Richard Illingworth | 49 | 118 | 171 | 4 | 1 |
| +7. Dave Richardson | c Jack Russell b Richard Illingworth | 84 | 189 | 223 | 6 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Dominic Cork | 23 | 44 | 76 | 1 | - |
| 9. Craig Matthews | st Jack Russell b Richard Illingworth | 15 | 47 | 73 | - | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | not out | 12 | 33 | 35 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-57 (Andrew Hudson), 2-85 (Hansie Cronje), 3-89 (Gary Kirsten), 4-207 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-251 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-326 (Brian McMillan), 7-379 (Shaun Pollock), 8-408 (Dave Richardson), 9-426 (Craig Matthews), 428 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 159.5 ovs) 428 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dominic Cork | 43.2 | 12 | 113 | 4 | (0w,7nb) |
| Mark Ilott | 29.4 | 7 | 82 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Peter Martin | 33 | 9 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Illingworth | 39.5 | 8 | 105 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hick | 12 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gallian | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Atherton | c Dave Richardson b Paul Adams | 72 | 237 | 300 | 6 | - |
| 2. Alec Stewart | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jason Gallian | c Daryll Cullinan b Shaun Pollock | 14 | 78 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | c Jonty Rhodes b Paul Adams | 27 | 34 | 52 | 3 | - |
| 5. Graeme Hick | lbw b Allan Donald | 62 | 158 | 188 | 8 | 1 |
| 6. Robin Smith | lbw b Brian McMillan | 2 | 9 | 6 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 30 | 114 | 165 | 3 | - |
| 8. Dominic Cork | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Richard Illingworth | c Andrew Hudson b Allan Donald | 28 | 91 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 10. Peter Martin | b Paul Adams | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 11. Mark Ilott | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Alec Stewart), 2-50 (Jason Gallian), 3-88 (Graham Thorpe), 4-163 (Mike Atherton), 5-168 (Robin Smith), 6-199 (Graeme Hick), 7-200 (Dominic Cork), 8-258 (Richard Illingworth), 9-263 (Peter Martin), 263 (Jack Russell). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.4 ovs) 263 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 25.4 | 7 | 49 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 22 | 8 | 58 | 3 | (1w,3nb) |
| Paul Adams | 37 | 13 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig Matthews | 20 | 7 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 15 | 6 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Jack Russell b Peter Martin | 4 | 12 | 7 | - | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Richard Illingworth b Peter Martin | 69 | 176 | 287 | 8 | - |
| *3. Hansie Cronje | c Jack Russell b Peter Martin | 6 | 18 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | st Jack Russell b Richard Illingworth | 14 | 57 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | lbw b Dominic Cork | 0 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | c Graeme Hick b Dominic Cork | 1 | 13 | 17 | - | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | c Jack Russell b Dominic Cork | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Dominic Cork b Richard Illingworth | 32 | 74 | 95 | 4 | - |
| 9. Craig Matthews | c & b Richard Illingworth | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | not out | 12 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | not out | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Andrew Hudson), 2-18 (Hansie Cronje), 3-60 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-65 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-69 (Brian McMillan), 6-69 (Dave Richardson), 7-135 (Shaun Pollock), 8-146 (Craig Matthews), 9-160 (Gary Kirsten). |
| Extras | 8b, 7lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 65.3 ovs) 162 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dominic Cork | 26.3 | 5 | 63 | 3 | (1w,3nb) |
| Peter Martin | 17 | 8 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Illingworth | 22 | 7 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Atherton | lbw b Craig Matthews | 34 | 137 | 171 | 3 | - |
| 2. Alec Stewart | c Andrew Hudson b Allan Donald | 81 | 261 | 338 | 13 | - |
| 3. Jason Gallian | lbw b Paul Adams | 28 | 104 | 143 | 4 | - |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | not out | 12 | 34 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 5. Graeme Hick | not out | 11 | 23 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 6. Robin Smith | ||||||
| +7. Jack Russell | ||||||
| 8. Dominic Cork | ||||||
| 9. Richard Illingworth | ||||||
| 10. Peter Martin | ||||||
| 11. Mark Ilott |
| FOW | 1-84 (Mike Atherton), 2-157 (Jason Gallian), 3-167 (Alec Stewart). |
| Extras | 9b, 8lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 92 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 4 | 15 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Allan Donald | 19 | 4 | 60 | 1 | (1w,2nb) |
| Paul Adams | 28 | 13 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 14 | 6 | 16 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Craig Matthews | 19 | 10 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Kirsten | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Andrew Hudson, Gary Kirsten, Hansie Cronje, Daryll Cullinan, Jonty Rhodes, Brian McMillan, Dave Richardson, Shaun Pollock, Craig Matthews, Allan Donald, Paul Adams