England seek to break Newlands 'duck'

18 November 2009 - England have yet to win a limited overs match against a South African team at Sahara Park Newlands but they have contributed to some memorable and exciting matches.

Going into the third MTN one-day international on Friday, November 27, England have played three and lost three against South Africa. They also lost a 50-overs match against Western Province in January 1996 which was arranged after the early end of a Test match.

England's only one-day win in the shadow of Table Mountain was in a 2003 World Cup match against Pakistan in which James Anderson announced himself as a swing bowler of special talent.

England's first one-day international in Cape Town marked three significant one-day debuts - Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock and Paul Adams. It was a stand between Kallis and Pollock which enabled South Africa to recover from a poor start, while Pollock's bowling enabled South Africa to gain an
exciting six-run win.

Four years later it was even closer, when South Africa won by a single run during the Standard Bank triangular series. Kallis again played a significant role, top-scoring with 43 and bowling the crucial last over, conceding only seven runs when England needed nine to win.

Remarkably, just two days later England crashed to defeat against Zimbabwe, for whom fast bowler Henry Olonga produced a career-best performance.

England's most recent one-day match at Sahara Park Newlands five seasons ago produced some superb batting from Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Justin Kemp and, for England, Kevin Pietersen.

Summarised scores of England one-day matches at Sahara Park Newlands:

50-overs match, January 6, 1996: England XI 196 in 49.5 overs (Neil Fairbrother 46, Craig White 46, Meyrick Pringle 4-34, Dave Rundle 2-27). Western Province 200-7 in 49 overs (Faiek Davids 55*, Paul Kirsten 32*, Mike Watkinson 2-23). Western Province won by 3 wickets.

First one-day international, January 9, 1996. South Africa 211-8 in 50 overs (Jacques Kallis 38, Shaun Pollock 66*, Dominic Cork 2-51, Peter Martin 2-34, Craig White 2-31). England 205 in 49.5 overs (Mike Atherton 35, Graham Thorpe 62, Shaun Pollock 4-34, Allan Donald 3-38). South Africa won by 6 runs.

Standard Bank International Series, January 26, 2000. South Africa 204-7 in 50 overs (Jacques Kallis 43, Hansie Cronje 39, Lance Klusener 42 not out, Darren Gough 3-36). England 203-9 in 50 overs (Nick Knight 36, Chris Adams 42, Nantie Hayward 2-39, Henry Williams 2-36, Jacques Kallis 2-41, Lance Klusener 2-34). South Africa won by 1 run.

Standard Bank International Series, January 28, 2000. Zimbabwe 211-7 (Neil Johnson 97). England 107 in 34.2 overs (Henry Olonga 6-19). Zimbabwe won by 104 runs.

World Cup, February 22, 2003. England 246-8 in 50 overs (Michael Vaughan 52, Paul Collingwood 66*, Waqar Younis 2-37, Saqlain Mushtaq 2-44, Shahid Afridi 2-36). Pakistan 134 in 31 overs (James Anderson 4-29, Andrew Flintoff 2-37, Craig White 3-33). England won by 112 runs.

Fourth one-day international, February 6, 2005. South Africa 291-5 in 50 overs (Jacques Kallis 71, Herschelle Gibbs 100, Justin Kemp 57). England 183 in 41.2 overs (Kevin Pietersen 75, Shaun Pollock 2-35, Makhaya Ntini 3-29, Nicky Boje 2-41). South Africa won by 108 runs.