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.
| 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

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