SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND, 1st Test
SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND, 1st Test: match overview
SOUTH AFRICA and ENGLAND met in the 1st Test of England in South Africa, 2004-05 at St George's Park, Gqeberha on Friday, December 17, 2004. Result: England won by 7 wickets.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Test, England in South Africa, 2004-05
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- St George's Park, Gqeberha
- Date
- Friday, December 17, 2004
- Start time
- 05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
- Status
- England won by 7 wickets