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The South African cricket team toured England in 2012 to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 International matches.[1] The number of Test matches between the two nations had to be reduced to avoid clashes with the Olympic Games.[2]
| South African cricket team in England in 2012 | |||
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| England | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 19 July 2012 – 12 September 2012 | ||
| Captains |
Andrew Strauss (Tests) Alastair Cook (ODIs) Stuart Broad (T20Is) |
Graeme Smith (Tests) AB de Villiers (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Matt Prior (275) | Hashim Amla (482) | |
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad (11) | Dale Steyn (15) | |
| Player of the series | Matt Prior (Eng) and Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Ian Bell (181) | Hashim Amla (335) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (6) | Robin Peterson (7) | |
| Player of the series | Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Craig Kieswetter (76) | Hashim Amla (83) | |
| Most wickets |
Jade Dernbach (3) Steven Finn (3) Graeme Swann (3) | Johan Botha (4) | |
| Player of the series | Craig Kieswetter (Eng) | ||
Similarly to South Africa's previous tour of England in 2008, South Africa won the series, and the England captain subsequently resigned (in 2008, Michael Vaughan resigned from the captaincy, and subsequently was never picked to play again; in 2012, Andrew Strauss resigned both the captaincy and from all forms of cricket). [3]
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The South Africa squad spent four days with explorer Mike Horn in Switzerland before the tour began. Horn and South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten had worked together during India's successful 2011 Cricket World Cup campaign. Horn's training focused on putting the team through physical exertion to improve their mental strength. Several members of the squad, including Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn, recalled the training period as being the toughest few days of their lives. He worked with the team again as a "special assistant" for further training before the third Test.[4]
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| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
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 England[5][6][7] |
 South Africa[8] |
England[9] |
South Africa[9] |
England[10] |
South Africa[11] |
1 Thami Tsolekile was brought into the South African squad after Mark Boucher's retirement from international cricket due to an eye injury sustained in the tour match against Somerset.[12]
2 James Tredwell was brought into the England squad to replace Graeme Swann after the second ODI.[13]
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Two-day: Somerset v South Africans
9–10 July 2012 Scorecard |
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- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mark Boucher suffered an eye injury after he was hit by a bail in the 46th over of the Somerset innings. AB de Villiers replaced him as wicket-keeper.
First-class: Kent v South Africans
13–15 July 2012 Scorecard |
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105/0 (22 overs) Sam Northeast 54* (69) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to field.
Two-day: Worcestershire v South Africans
Two-day: Derbyshire v South Africans
List A: Gloucestershire Gladiators v South Africans
22 August 2012 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 261 (49.5 overs) |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
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1st Test
19–23 July 2012 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Start of play on Day 1 delayed by a shower of rain before the toss.
- Rain on Day 2 reduced play to 73 overs.
- Hashim Amla became the first cricketer to score a triple-century for South Africa in Test cricket.[14]
- The partnership of 377 between Amla and Jacques Kallis (182*) is South Africa's highest in Tests against England.[15]
2nd Test
2–6 August 2012 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain on Day 1 forced an early tea interval and delayed the start of the evening session.
- Play on Day 2 was reduced due to rain and bad light.
- Rain on Day 3 forced an early lunch interval.
- Rain on Day 4 forced an early lunch interval and delayed the start of the afternoon session.
- James Taylor (Eng) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
16–20 August 2012 Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain delayed the start of the afternoon session on Day 1.
- Rain forced an early lunch interval and delayed the start of the afternoon session on Day 4.
- South Africa rose to number 1 in the ICC World Test Rankings due to their 2–0 series win.
- Andrew Strauss (Eng) played his 100th, and final, Test match. He announced his retirement from cricket nine days after this Test.[16]
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1st ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed the start of the match until 15:00, reducing the match to 23 overs per side.
- Match abandoned after 5.3 overs due to rain.
- Dean Elgar (SA) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa rise to number 1 in the ICC ODI Rankings.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
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1st T20I
2nd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed the start of play and reduced play to 9 overs per side.
- Rain reduced the England innings to 4.1 overs.
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed the start of play and reduced play to 11 overs per side.
- Danny Briggs (Eng) made his T20I debut.
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Test series
England
- Alastair Cook scored his 20th century when he scored 115 in the first innings of the 1st Test.
- Graeme Swann reached 1,000 career runs when he scored seven in the second innings of the 1st Test.
- Kevin Pietersen reached 7,000 career runs when he scored 149 in the first innings of the 2nd Test.
- Kevin Pietersen scored his 21st century when he scored 149 in the first innings of the 2nd Test.
- Andrew Strauss reached 7,000 career runs when he scored 22 in the second innings of the 2nd Test.
- Stuart Broad took his sixth five-wicket haul in the second innings of the 2nd Test.
- Matt Prior reached 3,000 career runs when he scored 73 in the second innings of the 3rd Test.
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