Test · MEN'S CRICKET
England v South Africa
27 Jul 2017 – 31 Jul 2017 · Kennington Oval · South Africa tour of England
South Africa tour of EnglandRESULT
England353/10103.2 ov313/8d79.5 ov
South Africa175/1058.4 ov252/1077.1 ovEngland won by 239 runs
England353/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alastair Cook | lbw · M Morkel | 88 | 200 | 10 | 0 | 44.00 |
 Keaton Jennings | c D Elgar b VD Philander | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Westley | c F du Plessis b CH Morris | 25 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Joe Root | c Q de Kock b VD Philander | 29 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 51.79 |
 Dawid Malan | bowled · K Rabada | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
 Ben Stokes | c K Rabada b M Morkel | 112 | 153 | 9 | 4 | 73.20 |
 Jonny Bairstow | c F du Plessis b K Rabada | 36 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 69.23 |
 Moeen Ali | c Q de Kock b M Morkel | 16 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
 Toby Roland-Jones | lbw · KA Maharaj | 25 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 100.00 |
 Stuart Broad | c HM Amla b K Rabada | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
 James Anderson | not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Total · 620 legal balls | 353 | 103.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 17 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Morné Morkel | 28.2 | 70 | 3 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
 Vernon Philander | 17.0 | 32 | 2 | 1.88 | 1 | 0 |
 Kagiso Rabada | 26.0 | 85 | 3 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 |
 Keshav Maharaj | 15.0 | 61 | 1 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 17.0 | 91 | 1 | 5.35 | 2 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (KK Jennings) · 2-64 (T Westley) · 3-113 (JE Root) · 4-120 (DJ Malan) · 5-183 (AN Cook) · 6-258 (JM Bairstow) · 7-279 (MM Ali) · 8-316 (TS Roland-Jones) · 9-331 (SCJ Broad) · 10-353 (BA Stokes)
South Africa175/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dean Elgar | c JM Bairstow b TS Roland-Jones | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 24.24 |
 Heino Kuhn | lbw · TS Roland-Jones | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 62.50 |
 Hashim Amla | c JM Bairstow b TS Roland-Jones | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
 Quinton de Kock | c BA Stokes b TS Roland-Jones | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 80.95 |
 Faf du Plessis | lbw · JM Anderson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Temba Bavuma | c JM Bairstow b TS Roland-Jones | 52 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Chris Morris | caught and bowled · JM Anderson | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7.41 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c AN Cook b BA Stokes | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Kagiso Rabada | bowled · SCJ Broad | 30 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 61.22 |
| Morné Morkel | c AN Cook b JM Anderson | 17 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 43.59 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Total · 352 legal balls | 175 | 58.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13.0 | 25 | 3 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 15.0 | 44 | 1 | 2.93 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 57 | 5 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 7.0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Root | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (D Elgar) · 2-23 (HG Kuhn) · 3-30 (HM Amla) · 4-47 (Q de Kock) · 5-47 (F du Plessis) · 6-51 (CH Morris) · 7-61 (KA Maharaj) · 8-114 (K Rabada) · 9-161 (M Morkel) · 10-175 (T Bavuma)
England313/8d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | bowled · M Morkel | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 24.14 |
| Keaton Jennings | c CH Morris b K Rabada | 48 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Tom Westley | stumped · KA Maharaj | 59 | 141 | 11 | 0 | 41.84 |
| Joe Root | c M Morkel b KA Maharaj | 50 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 53.19 |
| Dawid Malan | lbw · CH Morris | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Ben Stokes | bowled · CH Morris | 31 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 81.58 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c K Rabada b KA Maharaj | 63 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 108.62 |
| Moeen Ali | run out | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | not out | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 121.05 |
| Total · 479 legal balls | 313 | 79.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morné Morkel | 19.0 | 44 | 1 | 2.32 | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 15.0 | 54 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 18.0 | 56 | 1 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 11.0 | 70 | 2 | 6.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 13.5 | 50 | 3 | 3.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 3.0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (AN Cook) · 2-92 (KK Jennings) · 3-170 (T Westley) · 4-180 (JE Root) · 5-202 (DJ Malan) · 6-251 (BA Stokes) · 7-265 (MM Ali) · 8-313 (JM Bairstow)
South Africa252/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heino Kuhn | bowled · SCJ Broad | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Dean Elgar | c BA Stokes b MM Ali | 136 | 228 | 20 | 0 | 59.65 |
| Hashim Amla | c JE Root b TS Roland-Jones | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13.51 |
| Quinton de Kock | bowled · BA Stokes | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Faf du Plessis | lbw · BA Stokes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Temba Bavuma | lbw · TS Roland-Jones | 32 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 32.99 |
| Vernon Philander | lbw · TS Roland-Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Morris | c BA Stokes b MM Ali | 24 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 24 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c BA Stokes b MM Ali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Morné Morkel | lbw · MM Ali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 463 legal balls | 252 | 77.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 15 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 16.0 | 47 | 1 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 18.0 | 72 | 3 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 14.0 | 51 | 2 | 3.64 | 0 | 4 |
| Moeen Ali | 16.1 | 45 | 4 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (HG Kuhn) · 2-47 (HM Amla) · 3-52 (Q de Kock) · 4-52 (F du Plessis) · 5-160 (T Bavuma) · 6-160 (VD Philander) · 7-205 (CH Morris) · 8-252 (D Elgar) · 9-252 (K Rabada) · 10-252 (M Morkel)
Available historical scorebook coverage through 25 Oct 2026. Our Sources & methodology →