# English cricket team in South Africa in 2004–05

The England cricket team toured South Africa in 2004–05. England won the five-Test series 2–1, achieving their first series win in South Africa for 40 years, when MJK Smith's side were victorious in 1964–65; however, South Africa won the seven-match ODI series 4–1, one match finishing as a tie and the other as "no result".
The Test series saw the awarding of the inaugural Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, named for the South Africa-born England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira.

## Background

England went into the tour having won all seven Test matches they played during the English summer, beating the West Indies and New Zealand in series whitewashes.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs |
| South Africa | England | South Africa | England |
| Graeme Smith (c) Hashim Amla Nicky Boje Mark Boucher (wk) Zander de Bruyn AB de Villiers (wk) Boeta Dippenaar Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Charl Langeveldt André Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn Thami Tsolekile (wk) Martin van Jaarsveld | Michael Vaughan (c) James Anderson Gareth Batty Mark Butcher Paul Collingwood Andrew Flintoff Ashley Giles Steve Harmison Matthew Hoggard Geraint Jones (wk) Simon Jones Rob Key Jonathan Lewis Chris Read (wk) Andrew Strauss Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick | Graeme Smith (c) Adam Bacher Nicky Boje Mark Boucher (wk) AB de Villiers Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Justin Kemp Charl Langeveldt André Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph | Michael Vaughan (c) James Anderson Gareth Batty Ian Bell Paul Collingwood Ashley Giles Darren Gough Steve Harmison Matthew Hoggard Geraint Jones (wk) Simon Jones Kabir Ali Kevin Pietersen Vikram Solanki Andrew Strauss Marcus Trescothick Alex Wharf |

## Tour matches
### 45-over: Nicky Oppenheimer XI vs England XI

* 8 December 2004 Scorecard
| Nicky Oppenheimer XI 172/4 (39 overs) | v | England XI 190/2 (35.3 overs) |
| Neil Johnson 74 (58) Matthew Hoggard 2/29 (8 overs) | | Rob Key 87 (85) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1/27 (7 overs) |
* England XI won by 8 wickets (D/L method) NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Shaid Wadvalla (SA)
* England XI won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was originally scheduled to be played 45-overs-a-side, but rain in the 22nd over of the Nicky Oppenheimer XI's innings reduced the game to 39-overs-a-side.

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

* 11–13 December 2004 Scorecard
* South Africa A won by 7 wickets Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Karl Hurter (SA) and Laurence Matroos (SA) Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt (South Africa A)
* South Africa A won the toss and elected to field.
* Bad weather on day 3 interrupted play for a total of 91 minutes.

### 50-over: South Africa A vs England XI

* 27 January 2005 Scorecard
| South Africa A 251/8 (50 overs) | v | England XI 252/4 (42.2 overs) |
| Morne van Wyk 104 (147) Kabir Ali 4/40 (10 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 97 (84) Alfonso Thomas 1/30 (6.2 overs) |
* England XI won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Karl Hurter (SA) and Shaid Wadvalla (SA) Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
* South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 17–21 December 2004 Scorecard
* England won by 7 wickets St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Andrew Strauss (Eng)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn (both SA) made their Test debuts.
* England were awarded 5 penalty runs in their second innings for the ball hitting a helmet.

### 2nd Test

* 26–30 December 2004 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Bad light brought play to an early close on day 5 with 15 overs yet to play.

### 3rd Test

* 2–6 January 2005 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 196 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Charl Langeveldt (SA) made his Test debut.

### 4th Test

* 13–17 January 2005 Scorecard
* England won by 77 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Matthew Hoggard (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th Test

* 21–25 January 2005 Scorecard
* Match drawn SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to field.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 30 January 2005 Scorecard
| South Africa 175/9 (50 overs) | v | England 103/3 (25.1 overs) |
| Shaun Pollock 37 (60) Ashley Giles 3/18 (7 overs) | | Michael Vaughan 44* (70) André Nel 1/13 (5 overs) |
* England won by 26 runs (D/L method) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Howell (SA) Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain interrupted the South Africa innings for 7 minutes after 35 overs, before ending the England innings after 25.1 overs.

### 2nd ODI

* 2 February 2005 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 270/5 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 270/8 (50 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 108* (96) Andrew Hall 1/50 (10 overs) | | Herschelle Gibbs 78 (101) Kabir Ali 3/56 (8 overs) |
* Match tied Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* AB de Villiers (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd ODI

* 4 February 2005 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 267/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 270/7 (49.1 overs) |
| Vikram Solanki 66 (87) André Nel 3/49 (10 overs) | | Graeme Smith 105 (131) Darren Gough 2/46 (9.1 overs) |
* South Africa won by 3 wickets St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Graeme Smith (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th ODI

* 6 February 2005 Scorecard
| South Africa 291/5 (50 overs) | v | England 183 (41.2 overs) |
| Herschelle Gibbs 100 (115) Darren Gough 1/53 (10 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 75 (85) Makhaya Ntini 3/29 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 108 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
* England won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 9 February 2005 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 311/7 (50 overs) | v | England 304/8 (50 overs) |
| Graeme Smith 115* (131) Darren Gough 3/52 (10 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 100* (69) Jacques Kallis 2/62 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 7 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Howell (SA) Player of the match: Justin Kemp (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 6th ODI

* 11 February 2005 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 211 (46.3 overs) | v | England 7/2 (3.4 overs) |
| Herschelle Gibbs 118 (133) Kabir Ali 3/44 (8.3 overs) | | Michael Vaughan 2* (6) Shaun Pollock 1/2 (2 overs) |
* No result Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain reduced the South Africa innings to a maximum of 48 overs before ending the England innings after 3.4 overs.

### 7th ODI

* 13 February 2005 Scorecard
| England 240 (49.5 overs) | v | South Africa 241/7 (49 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 116 (110) Andrew Hall 3/52 (9.5 overs) | | Ashwell Prince 62* (76) Alex Wharf 2/51 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 3 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.