The South African cricket team toured England in 2012 to play three Test matches , five One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 International matches.[ 1] Olympic Games .[ 2]
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]
Preparations
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]
Squads
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]
Tour matches
Two-day: Somerset v South Africans
First-class: Kent v South Africans
South Africans won the toss and elected to field.
Two-day: Worcestershire v South Africans
South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
Two-day: Derbyshire v South Africans
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
List A: Gloucestershire Gladiators v South Africans
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
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
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
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]
ODI series
1st ODI
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
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
South Africa rise to number 1 in the ICC ODI Rankings .
3rd ODI
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
England rise to number 1 in the ICC ODI Rankings .
4th ODI
England won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
England won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
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
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.
Statistics
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.
References
International cricket tours of England
Test and LOI tours
Australia Bangladesh India Ireland New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe
Other tours
Australian Canadian Indian Multi-team New Zealand Parsis Philadelphian South African Sri Lankan West Indian Zimbabwean
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