# English cricket team in South Africa in 1995–96

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

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs |
| South Africa | England | South Africa | England |
| Hansie Cronje (c) Paul Adams Nicky Boje Darryl Cullinan Allan Donald Clive Eksteen Andrew Hudson Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Brian McMillan Craig Matthews Shaun Pollock Jonty Rhodes Dave Richardson (wk) Brett Schultz | Michael Atherton (c) Alec Stewart (wk) Dominic Cork John Crawley Angus Fraser Darren Gough Graeme Hick Richard Illingworth Mark Ilott Devon Malcolm Peter Martin Mark Ramprakash Jack Russell (wk) Robin Smith Graham Thorpe Mike Watkinson | Hansie Cronje (c) Paul Adams Nicky Boje Darryl Cullinan Allan Donald Clive Eksteen Andrew Hudson Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Brian McMillan Craig Matthews Shaun Pollock Jonty Rhodes Dave Richardson (wk) Brett Schultz | Michael Atherton (c) Alec Stewart (wk) Dominic Cork John Crawley Neil Fairbrother Angus Fraser Darren Gough Graeme Hick Richard Illingworth Mark Ilott Devon Malcolm Peter Martin Mark Ramprakash Dermot Reeve Jack Russell (wk) Neil Smith Robin Smith Graham Thorpe Mike Watkinson |

## Tour matches
### Nicky Oppenheimer XI vs England XI

* 24 October 1995 Scorecard
* England XI won by 112 runs NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein Umpires: Ronald Ryninks (SA) and Frank Wood (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Easterns vs England XI

* 25 October 1995 Scorecard
| Easterns 261/5 (50 overs) | v | England XI 264/5 (49 overs) |
| Wayne Radford 92 (118) Darren Gough 1/45 (10 overs) | | Mark Ramprakash 89* (93) Corrie Jordaan 2/34 (10 overs) |
* England XI won by 5 wickets PAM Brink Stadium, Springs Umpires: Barry Lambson (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (England XI)
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: South African Invitational XI vs England XI

* 27–30 September 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn Soweto Cricket Oval, Soweto Umpires: Muhammad Bagus (SA) and Wilf Diedricks (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 4.

### First-class: Border vs England XI

* 2–5 November 1995 Scorecard
* England XI won by an innings and 53 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Robert Noble (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on Day 2.

### First-class: South Africa A vs England XI

* 9–12 November 1995 Scorecard
* South Africa A won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA)
* South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Free State vs England XI

* 23–25 November 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Barry Lambson (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Free State vs England XI

* 26 November 1995 Scorecard
| Free State 201/8 (50 overs) | v | England XI 202/3 (41 overs) |
| Deon Jordaan 54 Mike Watkinson 3/40 (10 overs) | | Alec Stewart 81 Chris Craven 2/36 (7 overs) |
* England XI won by 7 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Barry Lambson (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA)
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: Boland vs England XI

* 7–9 December 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Bank Park, Paarl Umpires: Muhammad Bagus (SA) and Robert Brooks (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Boland vs England XI

* 10 December 1995 Scorecard
| England XI 244 (49.4 overs) | v | Boland 170 (42.4 overs) |
| Michael Atherton 77 Adrian Kuiper 2/16 (6 overs) | | Adrian Kuiper 54 Peter Martin 4/35 (8.4 overs) |
* England XI won by 74 runs Boland Bank Park, Paarl Umpires: Muhammad Bagus (SA) and Robert Brooks (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

### First-class: South African Students XI vs England XI

* 20–22 December 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Sarel Marais (SA) and Ramesh Shah (SA)
* 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

* 6 January 1996 Scorecard
| England XI 196 (49.5 overs) | v | Western Province 200/7 (49 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 46 Craig White 46 Meyrick Pringle 4/34 (10 overs) | | Faiek Davids 55* Mike Watkinson 2/23 (5 overs) |
* Western Province won by 3 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Muhammad Bagus (SA) and Robert Brooks (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 16–20 November 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)
* 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

* 30 November – 4 December 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Karl Liebenberg (SA) Player of the match: Michael Atherton and Jack Russell (both Eng)
* 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

* 14–18 December 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA)
* 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

* 26–30 December 1995 Scorecard
* Match drawn St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Paul Adams (SA) made his Test debut.

### 5th Test

* 2–4 January 1996 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Steve Randell (Aus) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 9 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 211/8 (50 overs) | v | England 205 (49.5 overs) |
| Shaun Pollock 66* (66) Craig White 2/31 (10 overs) | | Graham Thorpe 62 (96) Shaun Pollock 4/34 (9.5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
* 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

* 11 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 262/8 (50 overs) | v | England 265/5 (48.2 overs) |
| Andrew Hudson 64 (97) Dominic Cork 3/44 (10 overs) | | Michael Atherton 85 (110) Shaun Pollock 2/48 (9.2 overs) |
* England won by 5 wickets Springbok Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Michael Atherton (Eng)
* 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

* 13 January 1996 Scorecard
| England 198/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 199/7 (48.1 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 57* (92) Shaun Pollock 3/31 (10 overs) | | Jonty Rhodes 44 (65) Darren Gough 3/31 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 3 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mike Watkinson (Eng) made his ODI debut.

### 4th ODI

* 14 January 1996 Scorecard
| England 272/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 276/3 (48 overs) |
| Alec Stewart 64 (78) Allan Donald 3/72 (9 overs) | | Gary Kirsten 116 (126) Darren Gough 1/41 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Karl Liebenberg (SA) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th ODI

* 17 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 184 (49.5 overs) | v | South Africa 185/5 (48.2 overs) |
| Graham Thorpe 63 (74) Allan Donald 4/41 (10 overs) | | Hansie Cronje 78 (133) Dominic Cork 2/29 (9.2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 5 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

### 6th ODI

* 19 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 129 (41.4 overs) | v | England 115 (43.4 overs) |
| Brian McMillan 45* (92) Darren Gough 3/25 (10 overs) | | Graeme Hick 39 (65) Paul Adams 3/26 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 14 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Paul Adams (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lance Klusener (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 7th ODI

* 21 January 1996 Scorecard
| South Africa 218/9 (50 overs) | v | England 154 (46.1 overs) |
| Adrian Kuiper 61* (66) Darren Gough 4/33 (10 overs) | | Graeme Hick 43 (64) Fanie de Villiers 4/32 (9.1 overs) |
* South Africa won by 64 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Adrian Kuiper (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Steve Palframan (SA) made his ODI debut.