Re: South Africa tour of New Zealand - 2012
South Africa tour of New Zealand, 3rd Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 23-27, 2012
Toss New Zealand, who chose to field
South Africa 474/9d & 189/3d
New Zealand 275 & 200/6 (80.4 ov)
Match drawn
Williamson's the man of the hour for New Zealand, a bright light for them in a series they lost. Well done to van Wyk and Bracewell as well for supporting Williamson, they batted with him for almost 44 overs.
Series South Africa won the 3-match series 1-0
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South Africa 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
GC Smith*
c †van Wyk b Bracewell
5
27
13
0
0
38.46
AN Petersen
lbw b Martin
156
503
335
19
1
46.56
HM Amla
c †van Wyk b Gillespie
63
124
98
10
0
64.28
JP Duminy
c Taylor b Gillespie
103
271
186
13
0
55.37
AB de Villiers
b Martin
38
103
69
3
0
55.07
JA Rudolph
c †van Wyk b Gillespie
11
42
32
0
0
34.37
MV Boucher†
c Williamson b Gillespie
46
117
83
6
0
55.42
DW Steyn
c Guptill b Gillespie
0
25
14
0
0
0
VD Philander
c Flynn b Gillespie
29
77
59
3
0
49.15
M Morkel
not out
10
10
5
0
1
200
Extras
(b 6, lb 1, w 3, nb 3) 13
Total
(9 wickets dec; 148.4 overs; 644 mins)
474
(3.18 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
CS Martin
28
5
95
2
3.39
DAJ Bracewell
30
3
106
1
3.53
(1w)
MR Gillespie
33.4
7
113
6
3.35
(2nb, 2w)
DL Vettori
42
11
98
0
2.33
DG Brownlie
2
0
20
0
10
KS Williamson
13
1
35
0
2.69
New Zealand 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
DR Flynn
c †Boucher b Philander
45
156
117
6
1
38.46
MJ Guptill
lbw b Philander
59
257
156
6
0
37.82
BB McCullum
c †Boucher b Steyn
31
70
56
3
0
55.35
LRPL Taylor*
retired hurt
18
69
46
2
0
39.13
KS Williamson
c †Boucher b Steyn
39
134
92
5
0
42.39
DG Brownlie
c Steyn b Philander
29
63
35
5
0
82.85
DL Vettori
c Rudolph b Philander
30
51
35
4
0
85.71
CFK van Wyk†
c sub (Imran Tahir) b de Lange
7
28
14
0
0
50
DAJ Bracewell
b Philander
0
1
2
0
0
0
MR Gillespie
c de Villiers b Philander
10
21
16
2
0
62.5
CS Martin
not out
2
8
8
0
0
25
Extras
(lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 5
Total
(all out; 96 overs; 438 mins)
275
(2.86 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
DW Steyn
23
8
41
2
1.78
VD Philander
22
4
81
6
3.68
(1nb, 1w)
M Morkel
20
6
54
0
2.7
M de Lange
21
1
74
1
3.52
(1w)
JP Duminy
10
0
23
0
2.3
South Africa 2nd innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
AN Petersen
run out (Bracewell/†van Wyk)
39
82
43
4
1
90.69
GC Smith*
c Bracewell b Vettori
41
109
65
3
0
63.07
AB de Villiers
c Williamson b Bracewell
68
65
49
8
1
138.77
JP Duminy
not out
33
39
23
2
3
143.47
Extras
(lb 3, w 3, nb 2) 8
Total
(3 wickets dec; 29.4 overs; 150 mins)
189
(6.37 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
CS Martin
10
0
44
0
4.4
DAJ Bracewell
6.4
0
47
1
7.05
(2w)
MR Gillespie
6
0
55
0
9.16
(2nb)
DL Vettori
7
1
40
1
5.71
(1w)
New Zealand 2nd innings (target: 389 runs)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
MJ Guptill
c Rudolph b Morkel
18
99
55
2
0
32.72
R Flynn
c †Boucher b Morkel
0
9
7
0
0
0
BB McCullum
lbw b Morkel
0
12
9
0
0
0
KS Williamson
not out
102
327
228
9
0
44.73
DG Brownlie
b Morkel
15
64
45
3
0
33.33
DL Vettori
b Morkel
0
1
1
0
0
0
CFK van Wyk†
c & b Morkel
39
100
80
5
0
48.75
DAJ Bracewell
not out
20
79
59
4
0
33.89
Extras
(lb 6)
6
Total
(6 wickets; 80.4 overs; 346 mins)
200
(2.47 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
M Morkel
16.4
7
23
6
1.38
VD Philander
18.4
6
29
0
1.55
M de Lange
17.2
4
77
0
4.44
DW Steyn
15
9
14
0
0.93
JP Duminy
13
2
51
0
3.92
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South Africa 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
GC Smith*
c †van Wyk b Bracewell
5
27
13
0
0
38.46
AN Petersen
lbw b Martin
156
503
335
19
1
46.56
HM Amla
c †van Wyk b Gillespie
63
124
98
10
0
64.28
JP Duminy
c Taylor b Gillespie
103
271
186
13
0
55.37
AB de Villiers
b Martin
38
103
69
3
0
55.07
JA Rudolph
c †van Wyk b Gillespie
11
42
32
0
0
34.37
MV Boucher†
c Williamson b Gillespie
46
117
83
6
0
55.42
DW Steyn
c Guptill b Gillespie
0
25
14
0
0
0
VD Philander
c Flynn b Gillespie
29
77
59
3
0
49.15
M Morkel
not out
10
10
5
0
1
200
Extras
(b 6, lb 1, w 3, nb 3) 13
Total
(9 wickets dec; 148.4 overs; 644 mins)
474
(3.18 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
CS Martin
28
5
95
2
3.39
DAJ Bracewell
30
3
106
1
3.53
(1w)
MR Gillespie
33.4
7
113
6
3.35
(2nb, 2w)
DL Vettori
42
11
98
0
2.33
DG Brownlie
2
0
20
0
10
KS Williamson
13
1
35
0
2.69
New Zealand 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
DR Flynn
c †Boucher b Philander
45
156
117
6
1
38.46
MJ Guptill
lbw b Philander
59
257
156
6
0
37.82
BB McCullum
c †Boucher b Steyn
31
70
56
3
0
55.35
LRPL Taylor*
retired hurt
18
69
46
2
0
39.13
KS Williamson
c †Boucher b Steyn
39
134
92
5
0
42.39
DG Brownlie
c Steyn b Philander
29
63
35
5
0
82.85
DL Vettori
c Rudolph b Philander
30
51
35
4
0
85.71
CFK van Wyk†
c sub (Imran Tahir) b de Lange
7
28
14
0
0
50
DAJ Bracewell
b Philander
0
1
2
0
0
0
MR Gillespie
c de Villiers b Philander
10
21
16
2
0
62.5
CS Martin
not out
2
8
8
0
0
25
Extras
(lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 5
Total
(all out; 96 overs; 438 mins)
275
(2.86 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
DW Steyn
23
8
41
2
1.78
VD Philander
22
4
81
6
3.68
(1nb, 1w)
M Morkel
20
6
54
0
2.7
M de Lange
21
1
74
1
3.52
(1w)
JP Duminy
10
0
23
0
2.3
South Africa 2nd innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
AN Petersen
run out (Bracewell/†van Wyk)
39
82
43
4
1
90.69
GC Smith*
c Bracewell b Vettori
41
109
65
3
0
63.07
AB de Villiers
c Williamson b Bracewell
68
65
49
8
1
138.77
JP Duminy
not out
33
39
23
2
3
143.47
Extras
(lb 3, w 3, nb 2) 8
Total
(3 wickets dec; 29.4 overs; 150 mins)
189
(6.37 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
CS Martin
10
0
44
0
4.4
DAJ Bracewell
6.4
0
47
1
7.05
(2w)
MR Gillespie
6
0
55
0
9.16
(2nb)
DL Vettori
7
1
40
1
5.71
(1w)
New Zealand 2nd innings (target: 389 runs)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
MJ Guptill
c Rudolph b Morkel
18
99
55
2
0
32.72
R Flynn
c †Boucher b Morkel
0
9
7
0
0
0
BB McCullum
lbw b Morkel
0
12
9
0
0
0
KS Williamson
not out
102
327
228
9
0
44.73
DG Brownlie
b Morkel
15
64
45
3
0
33.33
DL Vettori
b Morkel
0
1
1
0
0
0
CFK van Wyk†
c & b Morkel
39
100
80
5
0
48.75
DAJ Bracewell
not out
20
79
59
4
0
33.89
Extras
(lb 6)
6
Total
(6 wickets; 80.4 overs; 346 mins)
200
(2.47 runs per over)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
M Morkel
16.4
7
23
6
1.38
VD Philander
18.4
6
29
0
1.55
M de Lange
17.2
4
77
0
4.44
DW Steyn
15
9
14
0
0.93
JP Duminy
13
2
51
0
3.92
Williamson's the man of the hour for New Zealand, a bright light for them in a series they lost. Well done to van Wyk and Bracewell as well for supporting Williamson, they batted with him for almost 44 overs. New Zealand were reeling at 83 for 5, and South Africa should have won it from there. But dropped catches, a couple off Williamson and another crucial one off Bracewell towards the end of the day, cost them a win. Williamson took advantage of those reprieves and went on to play a mature, determined knock that saved his team from defeat and salvaged a draw. Morne Morkel bagged career-best figures, Philander had to settle for his worst in a phenomenal Test career thus far - not that he bowled badly, however. Steyn attacked and bowled with good pace but the weak link in a good bowling effort was de Lange, who was slightly inconsistent. It's a result New Zealand will settle for after conceding the advantage in the first innings. Time for the presentation.
Morne Morkel is Man of the Match: "A little bit tired, lots of hard work today. We'll enjoy taking this trophy back to South Africa. The ball has been coming out quite nicely, luckily today things worked out for me. I'm happy with the performance today. We're quite happy with this, with the weather here, the wind and rain etc."
Brendon McCullum: "It's been an indifferent summer for us, we've learnt a lot of lessons from this South African team. Hopefully we'll continue to learn. Great performances today from Kane and Kruger and Doug as well. This is one of the most impressive units to come to our shores in a while. Thank you for your time and stiff competition. Thanks to the fans as well."
Graeme Smith: "Baz, thanks for the kind words. Thanks for an awesome summer out here in New Zealand. Well played, Kane, congratulations on your hundred. It's been a terrific summer, we've walked away with three trophies, you can all be proud of your performance. Thanks to our fans back in South Africa, it means a lot to all of us. Thanks to everyone in New Zealand as well."