ODI World Cup 1999 - England v South Africa - England Innings Report

 ODI World Cup 1999 - England v South Africa - at The Oval - England Innings Report

Nasser Hussain with 44 off 43 balls gave England a quick start and when he was out the score stood at 73/1 off 11.4 overs.

Though Graeme Hick took a while to settle, Alec Stewart was in good touch at the other end and it seemed England were headed for a big score.

Wickets fell in the slog overs and England failed to accelerate at the death, leaving their innings closed at 223/6 after 50 overs.

England captain Alec Stewart batted throughout the innings for an unbeaten 107* off 131 balls but after Graeme Hick fell the rest of the batting was disappointing.

South African captain Hansie Cronje troubled everyone with his medium pace and his 4 wickets were crucial in resticting England to a moderate total.

The rest of the South African attack was poor but England failed to capitalise, looking perhaps 20 runs short of par at the halfway stage of the match.

England 1st Innings 223/6 Closed (Overs 50)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
N Hussain	c L Klusener	b SM Pollock	44	49	43	6	0
AJ Stewart*+	not out		107	212	131	12	1
GA Hick	lbw	b WJ Cronje	34	69	58	4	0
GP Thorpe	st MV Boucher	b WJ Cronje	6	30	26	1	0
NH Fairbrother	c JH Kallis	b WJ Cronje	0	4	2	0	0
AJ Hollioake	c G Kirsten	b N Boje	25	36	28	2	0
C White	c DJ Cullinan	b WJ Cronje	4	16	15	0	0
MA Ealham	dnb
DG Cork	dnb
D Gough	dnb
AD Mullally	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w2 nb1)	3
TOTAL		6 wickets for	223

FOW
1-73(N Hussain) 2-143(GA Hick) 3-162(GP Thorpe) 4-162(NH Fairbrother)
5-208(AJ Hollioake) 6-223(C White)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
SM Pollock	10	0	43	1
JH Kallis	6	0	41	0
AA Donald	9	0	46	0
L Klusener	6	0	34	0
N Boje	9	1	37	1
WJ Cronje	10	2	22	4

England captain Alec Stewart celebrates his century v South Africa at The Oval