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31 Jul - 04 Aug  Second Test Match 

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DAY THREE
August 02, 2003 - 

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Proteas maintain iron grip on England

LONDON: South Africa were eight wickets away from an innings victory at stumps on the third day of the second Test at Lord's here Saturday after piling on the misery for hapless England.

At the close, England were 129 for two in their second innings, needing another 381 runs to make the Proteas' bat again after South Africa made a Test best 682 for six declared.

Mark Butcher was 33 not out and Nasser Hussain 36 not out with the home side already having lost both openers - skipper Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick.

South Africa's total surpassed their previous record 622 for nine declared against Australia at Durban in 1969-70.

Captain Graeme Smith's 259 was the centrepiece of the tourists' commanding score with four bowlers - Darren Gough, Stephen Harmison, Andrew Flintoff and Ashley Giles - all conceding over 100 runs.

Wicket-keeper Mark Boucher further demoralised England with a 51-ball 68. He swept left-arm spinner Giles for six on to the top tier of the grandstand and smashed 12 fours before he was bowled by paceman James Anderson The only disappointment for the Proteas on a sun-drenched day, ideal for batting, was that Boeta Dippenaar fell eight runs short of what would have been his second Test hundred when he holed out against Giles.

England's first wicket went down in a manner that summed up their match. Michael Vaughan, in his first Test as England captain, made 25, edged medium-pacer Andrew Hall off the bottom of the bat to Shaun Pollock, who dropped the diving two-handed chance at first slip.

The ball went for four while Vaughan had to send for a new bat. But two balls later he sparred outside off-stump and this time Pollock took the simpler, waist-high chance.

When former South African captain Pollock dropped the England skipper it cost them four runs - when England's ex-captain Hussain dropped South Africa captain Smith on eight Thursday it eventually cost England 251 runs.

England floored four catches in all during South Africa's innings, none of them hard by Test standards. By contrast, England lost their second wicket Saturday to a brilliant catch. 

Left-handed opener Marcus Trescothick (23) miscued a pull off fast bowler Makhaya Ntini and Paul Adams, running back from square leg, took a diving catch as the ball went over his shoulder.

Trescothick's shot was a needless risk given England's position and left England struggling at 60 for two. But with paceman Dewald Pretorius off the field Saturday because of a thigh strain, Butcher and Hussain survived until the end.

Earlier Smith's innings was the second-highest individual score in a Lord's Test behind Graham Gooch's 333 for England against India in 1990.

Smith took his tally for the series to 621 from just three innings - equalling Dudley Nourse's 56-year-old record for the most runs by a South African in a Test series against England.

The left-hander became only the fourth batsman in history to make double hundreds in successive Tests, after his South African record 277 in the drawn series opener at Edgbaston.

England's pace bowlers repeatedly fed Smith's strength off his legs and did not test him enough outside off-stump.
But Anderson, 21, eventually succeeded when he made Smith play on.

Run machine Smith was at the crease for nearly 10 hours, facing 370 balls including 34 fours, South Africa 516 for three.

It was a damaging innings in more ways than one. On 247, he went down the wicket to Giles. The ball brushed his front pad and hit Stewart behind the stumps in the face as the stumping chance evaporated.

August 02, 2003 - 
England reach 52-1 in mammoth safety bid 

LONDON: England, needing a mammoth 509 to avoid an innings defeat against South Africa, reached 52 for one late on the third day of the second test at Lord's.

New captain Michael Vaughan threw away his wicket for 29 for the second time in the game when he was caught in the slips.

The touring side, fired by Graeme Smith's second consecutive double century, had declared on a South Africa record score of 682 for six early in the final session.

Smith, who made 277 in the first test, was dismissed for 259, the highest test score by an overseas player at the venue, as his side amassed their biggest total in tests.

Boeta Dippenaar added 92 while Mark Boucher hammered 68 off 51 deliveries at a sun-drenched Lord's. England were skittled for 173 in their first innings. The first test was dominated by South Africa, but ended in a draw after a day's play was lost to rain.

August 02, 2003 - 
South Africa 682-6 declared against England

LONDON: South Africa declared at 682 for six after tea on the third day of the second Test against England at Lord's here Saturday.

That left England needing 510 to make South Africa bat again. South Africa's total was their best in Test cricket, surpassing the 622 for nine declared they made against Australia at Durban in 1969-70.

Shaun Pollock was 10 not out and Andrew Hall six not out. Earlier, skipper Graeme Smith had been dismissed for 259.

The five-match series was level at 0-0 after the drawn first Test at Edgbaston concluded Monday.

August 02, 2003 - 
Boucher steers South Africa to new heights

LONDON: Mark Boucher's rapid 68 propelled South Africa to their highest Test total of all time at tea on the third day of the second Test against England at Lord's here Saturday.

South Africa were 673 for six at the break, a lead of 500 after bowling England out for 173 on Thursday.

Their score surpassed their previous best of 622 for nine declared against Australia at Durban in 1969-70.

Boucher swept left-arm spinner Ashley Giles for six on to the top tier of the Grandstand and smashed 12 fours in his 51-ball innings as the Proteas' relentless domination of this match continued.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith's commanding 259 was the centrepiece of the tourists' total with four bowlers - Darren Gough, Stephen Harmison, Andrew Flintoff and Giles all conceding over 100 runs.

The only disappointment for the Proteas was that Boeta Dippenaar fell eight runs short of what would have been his second Test hundred.

He batted patiently before Giles's defensive over the wicket bowling forced Dippenaar into an error. On 92, trying to hit Giles over the top, he holed out to Mark Butcher at wide mid-off.

But Dippenaar 11 not out overnight, was dropped twice, first on 15 by Giles at first slip off paceman Flintoff and then on 36 by Butcher at second slip off Gough.

That was England's fourth dropped catch of an innings although not as big an error as when former captain Nasser Hussain floored an easy cover chance when Smith was on eight Thursday.

Boucher was bowled by paceman Anderson shortly before tea leaving Shaun Pollock six not out and Andrew Hall one not out at the break.

Earlier Smith's innings was the second-highest individual score in a Lord's Test behind Graham Gooch's 333 for England against India in 1990.

Smith, at 22, South Africa's youngest ever captain, took his tally for the series to 621 from just three innings - equalling Dudley Nourse's 56-year-old record for the most runs by a South African in a Test series against England.

He also surpassed West Indian great Gary Sobers all-time record for runs amassed in three successive Test innings, Sobers having made 599 against Pakistan in the 1957-58 series.

Left-hander Smith became only the the fourth batsman in history to make double hundreds in successive Tests, after his South African record 277 at Edgbaston.

England's pace bowlers repeatedly fed Smith's strength off his legs and when they adjusted they too often bowled wide of off stump allowing the Proteas' skipper to cut and drive.

But Anderson eventually succeeded when he made Smith play on with his third ball of the day. Run machine Smith was at the crease for nearly 10 hours, facing 370 balls including 34 fours, South Africa 516 for three.

In the series as a whole he has batted for over 20 hours, a testament to both his hunger for runs as well as his concentration.

But on 247, he went down the wicket to Giles. The ball brushed his front pad and hit Stewart, England's most capped player, in the face as the stumping chance evaporated.

August 02, 2003 - 
England end Smith's marathon innings

LONDON: England finally got South Africa captain Graeme Smith out here Saturday but not before the Proteas' captain had rewritten the record books once again as the tourists' one-sided domination of the second Test at Lord's continued.

At lunch, on the third day, South Africa were 516 for three after Smith had made 259 - a lead of 343.

Boeta Dippenaar was 46 not out and Jacques Rudolph three not out. Smith's innings was the second-highest individual score in a Lord's Test behind Graham Gooch's 333 for England against India in 1990 Smith, at 22, South Africa's youngest ever captain, took his tally for the series to 621 from just three innings - equalling Dudley Nourse's 56-year-old record for the most runs by a South African in a Test series against England.

He also surpassed West Indian great Gary Sobers all-time record for runs amassed in three successive test innings, Sobers having made 599 against Pakistan in the 1957-58 series.

Batting with an injured hand, left-hander Smith was at the crease for nearly 10 hours before he played on to fast bowler James Anderson's third ballof the morning.

Western Province run machine Smith faced 370 balls including 34 fours, South Africa 516 for three. As if that was not enough for England to worry about they lost 40-year-old wicket-keeper Alec Stewart, in the 16th over of the day with South Africa on 479 for two.

Smith, on 247, went down the wicket to left-arm spinner Ashley Giles. The ball brushed his front pad and then hit Stewart, England's most capped player, in the face before he tried for the stumping chance.

South Africa started Saturday on 412 for two, a lead of 239 after they had bowled England out for just 173 on Thursday.

The sunny conditions were ideal for batting compared to Friday's grey skies. Smith, who on Friday became only the the fourth batsman in history to make double hundreds in successive Tests, resumed on 214.

Dippenaar 11 not out overnight, was dropped on 15 when he edged paceman Andrew Flintoff to Ashley Giles at first slip.

He was dropped again, on 36, by Mark Butcher at second slip off Darren Gough. These errors came after former captain Nasser Hussain had dropped an easy cover catch when Smith was on eight on Thursday and Mark Butcher put down Gary Kirsten, then 54, in the slips on Saturday.

Kirsten, South Africa's most capped player, went on to make 108. None of the chances were difficult by Test standards and South Africa made England pay for every one of them.


DAY TOW
August 01, 2003 -
Bad light brings early finish to 2nd day

LONDON: South Africa were 412 for two in their first innings when bad light stopped play for the day at 1646GMT on the second day of the second Test at Lord's here Friday. 

South Africa captain Graeme Smith was 214 not out and Boeta Dippenaar 11 not out. The tourists lead by 239 runs 
having bowled out England for 173.

August 01, 2003 - 
Smith piles on misery for England

LONDON: South African captain Graeme Smith piled on the runs against England in the second Test at Lord's here on Friday as the Proteas reached 337-1 at tea in their first innings, a lead of 164. 

Smith, at 22 his country's youngest ever skipper, was 178 not out with his Western Province teammate Gary Kirsten on 84 not out with the pair having shared a stand of 204 for the second wicket. 

They put the tourists into a position of total dominance after having bowled England out for just 173 on Thursday. 
Smith has now scored over 500 runs in the series in just three innings after making a South African record 277 and then 85 in the drawn first Test at Edgbaston. 

Left-hander Kirsten should have been out when he had made 54 but Mark Butcher dropped a simple chance in the slips off Andrew Flintoff. 

On Thursday, Nasser Hussain had put down an even easier chance when Smith had made just eight with the former skipper putting down the catch off the bowling of James Anderson. 

At lunch, South Africa had reached 216 for one, a lead of 43 at the time, with Smith 116 and Kirsten. After rain and bad light delayed Friday's start by 75 minutes, South Africa resumed on 151 for one, just 22 runs behind. 

Smith was 80 not out and Kirsten nine not out. But 21-year-old James Anderson's second ball fed Smith's strength, the batsman leg-glancing a boundary. 

His new ball partner Stephen Harmison was equally wayward, the duo not exploiting the overcast, seam-bowler friendly conditions. 

Smith almost gave a catch to Marcus Trescothick at short midwicket on 98 before next ball another poor Anderson delivery saw him bring up his hundred with a leg-glanced four. 

Smith, whose first run in what was his 17th Test innings had seen him break Eddie Barlow's South African record of 21 for the fastest 1,000 Test runs by a South African, had batted for close on three-and-a-half hours. 

He was the fourth South African captain to make a Test hundred at Lord's, facing 208 balls including 16 fours. 

It was his fourth Test hundred and second in four matches as captain, leaving England on the defensive once more.

August 01, 2003 - 
Smith dominates England

LONDON: South Africa captain Graeme Smith took his second hundred in three innings off the England attack as the Proteas consolidated their advantage in the second Test at Lord's here Friday. 

At lunch, on the second day, South Africa were 216 for one, a lead of 43, with Smith 116 not out and fellow Western Province left-hander Gary Kirsten 29 not out. 

Smith, at 22 South Africa's youngest-ever captain, scored a national record 277 in the drawn first Test at Edgbaston and followed that up with 85 in the second innings. 

But he would have been out here for eight if former captain Nasser Hussain had held a simple catch at cover Thursday off a drive against fast bowler James Anderson. 

After rain and bad light delayed Friday's start by 75 minutes, South Africa resumed on 151 for one, just 22 runs behind after bowling England out for a meagre 173 on Thursday. 

Smith was 80 not out and Kirsten nine not out. But 21-year-old Anderson's second ball fed Smith's strength, the batsman leg-glancing a boundary. 

His new ball partner Stephen Harmison was equally wayward, the duo not exploiting the overcast, seam-bowler friendly conditions. 

Smith almost gave a catch to Marcus Trescothick at short midwicket on 98 before next ball another poor Anderson delivery saw him bring up his hundred with a leg-glanced four. 

Smith, whose first run in what was his 17th Test innings had seen him break Eddie Barlow's South African record of 21 for the fastest 1,000 Test runs by a South African, had batted for close on three-and-a-half hours. 

He was the fourth South African captain to make a Test hundred at Lord's, facing 208 balls including 16 fours. 

It was his fourth Test hundred and second in four matches as captain, leaving England on the defensive once more.

DAY ONE
July 31, 2003 - 
Gibbs falls but S.Africa in firm control

LONDON: South Africa, replying to England's miserable 173 all out, reached 135 for one on the first day of the second test at Lord's on Thursday.

Graeme Smith, dropped early in his innings, was on 71 not out after becoming the fastest South African to 1,000 test runs, reaching the mark in his 17th innings. Herschelle Gibbs was dismissed for 49.

Earlier Makhaya Ntini took five wickets for 75, accounting for Marcus Trescothick (6), new England captain Michael Vaughan (33), Alec Stewart (7) and all rounder Andrew Flintoff (11) before completing his collection by bowling Steve Harmison.

Darren Gough (top score of 34) and James Anderson (21 not out) put on 55 for the last wicket, while South Africa all rounder Andrew Hall, back in the team on his 28th birthday, took three for 18.

July 31, 2003 - 
SA reach 100-0 chasing England's 173

LONDON: South Africa, replying to England's miserable 173 all out, reached 100 without loss on the first day of the second Test at Lord's on Thursday.

Graeme Smith, dropped early in his innings, was on 51 after becoming the fastest South African to 1,000 Test runs, reaching the mark in his 17th innings. Herschelle Gibbs, rarely troubled, was 36 not out.

Earlier Makhaya Ntini took five wickets for 75, accounting for Marcus Trescothick (6), new England captain Michael Vaughan (33), Alec Stewart (7) and all rounder Andrew Flintoff (11) before completing his collection by bowling Steve Harmison.

Darren Gough (top score of 34) and James Anderson (21 not out) put on 55 for the last wicket, while South Africa all rounder Andrew Hall, back in the team on his 28th birthday, took three for 18.

July 31, 2003 - 
SA reach 59-0 after Smith let-off

LONDON: South Africa, replying to England's miserable 173 all out, reached 59 without loss on the first day of the second test at Lord's on Thursday.

Graeme Smith, dropped early in his innings, was on 36 after becoming the fastest South African to 1,000 test runs, passing the mark in his 17th innings. Herschelle Gibbs was 20 not out.

Earlier Makhaya Ntini took five wickets for 75, accounting for Marcus Trescothick (6), new captain Michael Vaughan (33), Alec Stewart (7) and all rounder Andrew Flintoff (11) before completing his collection by bowling Steve Harmison.

Darren Gough (top score of 34) and James Anderson (21 not out) put on 55 for the last wicket, while South Africa all rounder Andrew Hall, meanwhile, back in the team on his 28th birthday, took three for 18.

July 31, 2003 - 
Last wicket duo frustrate Proteas

LONDON: South Africa bowled out England for just 173 on the first day of the second Test at Lord's here Thursday.

They would have been in an even stronger position but for a last wicket stand of 55 in 67 balls between fast bowlers Darren Gough and James Anderson.

England were 118 for nine when the pair came together before Gough (34) skied Shaun Pollock to Paul Adams at mid-off.

Gough, the innings top scorer, faced 48 balls hitting two sixes and three fours. Anderson, was a Test best 21 not out off 30 balls.

Only Michael Vaughan (33), in his first match as England Test captain, also made it past thirty. Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took five for 75 while lively paceman Andrew Hall, recalled on his 28th birthday, took three for 18.

But poor shot selection was responsible for many of the dismissals. Vaughan and all-rounder Andrew Flintoff both gifted Ntini their wickets, each falling into obvious hooking traps.

But Gough successfully pulled recalled left-arm spinner Paul Adams for six and three-balls later drove him for another six.

England, struggling at 94 for five at lunch, lost their sixth wicket five balls after the resumption when Alec Stewart (seven) miscued a pull off Ntini and Adams, just behind square, took a diving catch.

Ashley Giles (seven) then fended Hall to Pollock at first slip before all-rounder Flintoff (11) unthinkingly hooked Ntini to Adams.

Flintoff's carelessness left England 112 for eight in the 34th over. Earlier Hall, who had been at English county Worcestershire before replacing Charl Willoughby, took two wickets in five balls.

Hall bowled former captain Nasser Hussain (14) with a ball that nipped back between bat and pad.

And four balls later 73 for three became 77 for four when Hall made Anthony McGrath (four) check a drive straight to Gary Kirsten at mid-off.

Vaughan (33) then hooked Ntini and was caught by substitute fielder Neil McKenzie at deep fine leg, England 85 for five.

After South Africa captain Graeme Smith - who made a national record 277 in the drawn first Test at Edgbaston - called correctly on a green tinged pitch, England were soon in trouble.

July 31, 2003 - 
England 173 all out v South Africa

LONDON: England were all out for 173 in their first innings on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa at Lord's on Thursday.

July 31, 2003 - 
Ntini takes five to leave England on 146-9

LONDON: South Africa quick Makhaya Ntini took five wickets and all rounder Andrew Hall three as England disintegrated to 146 for nine at Lord's on the opening afternoon of the second Test on Thursday.

Ntini, who earlier accounted for Marcus Trescothick and new captain Michael Vaughan, removed Alec Stewart and all rounder Andrew Flintoff after lunch before bowling Steve Harmison.

Vaughan was one of at least four players to lose their wickets to poor shots on a blameless surface. Hall, meanwhile, back in the team on his 28th birthday and bowling military medium seamers, took two wickets in five balls before the break, former captain Nasser Hussain among them, and then removed Ashley Giles as seven wickets
fell for 45.

Tailenders Darren Gough (18 not out) and James Anderson (10 not out), making a nonsense of what went before, had put on 28 without being parted for the last wicket. The first Test of the five-match series was drawn.

July 31, 2003 - 
Ntini strikes again as England collapse

LONDON: South Africa quick Makhaya Ntini took four wickets and all rounder Andrew Hall three as England disintegrated to 112 for eight on a blameless Lord's pitch on the opening afternoon of the second Test on Thursday.

Ntini, who earlier accounted for Marcus Trescothick and captain Michael Vaughan, removed Alec Stewart and Andrew Flintoff after the break, both to wretched shots.

Hall, meanwhile, back in the team on his 28th birthday and bowling military medium seamers, removed Ashley Giles for his third victim as six wickets fell for 39.

Tailenders Darren Gough and Steve Harmison were at the crease. The first Test of the five-match series was drawn.

July 31, 2003 - 
Hall matches Ntini with third wicket


LONDON: South Africa quick Makhaya Ntini and all rounder Andrew Hall each claimed three wickets as England's collapse at Lord's continued on the opening afternoon of the second Test on Thursday.

Ntini, who earlier accounted for Marcus Trescothick and captain Michael Vaughan, removed Alec Stewart five balls after the break before Hall, back in the team on his 28th birthday, removed Ashley Giles to leave England on 112 for seven.

Five wickets had fallen for 36, while Hall, seaming the ball at military medium, had taken three for six off six overs.

Hall engineered England's slide with two wickets in five balls in the run-up to lunch.

All rounder Andrew Flintoff was at the crease with tailender Darren Gough.

July 31, 2003 - 
South Africa elect to bowl against England

LONDON: South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bowl in the second Test against England at Lord's here Thursday.

The match was Michael Vaughan's first as England Test captain after Nasser Hussain resigned the post following Monday's drawn first Test at Edgbaston.

England named an unchanged side for this match. But South Africa made two changes, unorthodox left-arm spinner Paul Adams replacing conventional left-armer Robin Peterson.

And pace bowling all-rounder Andrew Hall, 28 Thursday, replaced left-arm seam bowler Charl Willoughby. Hall, not originally included in the Test squad but a member of the one-day party, was called up Tuesday from English county Worcestershire.

Adams's last Test was the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka in April. Hall last played Test cricket in in the second match against Sri Lanka at Centurion in November 2002.

England: Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan (capt), Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Anthony McGrath, Alec Stewart (wkt), Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Darren Gough, Stephen Harmison, James Anderson.

South Africa: Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar, Jacques Rudolph, Mark Boucher (wkt), Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Paul Adams, Dewald Pretorius, Makhaya Ntini.

Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus).
TV umpire: Peter Willey (Eng).
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL).

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