England won the series 2-1 with two matches drawn after being 1-0 behind with only the last two matches to play.
South Africa played a three-match series of One Day Internationals (LOI) against England in May at the start of the tour and then played a short LOI tri-series against England and Sri Lanka to close the tour in August.
In the end of tour Emirates Triangular tri-series, South Africa lost to Sri Lanka by 57 runs at Trent Bridge and defeated England by 14 runs at Edgbaston. The win against England was not enough to qualify them for the final, in which Sri Lanka defeated England by 5 wickets at Lord's.
Darryl Cullinan with 900 runs at an average of 69.23 and Gary Kirsten with 892 runs at 63.71 were the highest scorers for South Africa in first-class matches on the tour. Kirsten had the highest individual innings of 210 while Cullinan's top score was 200*.
Allan Donald with 39 wickets at an average of 20.12 and a best analysis of 6-56 was the leading bowler on the tour. Shaun Pollock was the next best with 24 wickets at 24.75.
Mark Boucher kept wicket in nearly all of the tour matches, taking 43 catches and 1 stumping.
External sources
CricketArchive tour itinerary
References
Playfair Cricket Annual
Wisden Cricketers Almanack
January 04, 2023
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The South African cricket team toured England in the 1998 season to play a five match Test series against England South Africa in England 1998 South AfricaEnglandDates14 May 20 August 1998CaptainsHansie CronjeAlec StewartTest seriesResultEngland won the 5 match series 2 1Most runsHansie Cronje 401 Mike Atherton 493 Most wicketsAllan Donald 33 Angus Fraser 24 Player of the seriesAllan Donald SA Mike Atherton Eng One Day International seriesResultsSouth Africa won the 3 match series 2 1Most runsHansie Cronje 110 Nick Knight 149 Most wicketsAllan Donald 7 Mark Ealham Robert Croft Darren Gough 5 Player of the seriesJonty Rhodes SA Darren Gough Eng England won the series 2 1 with two matches drawn after being 1 0 behind with only the last two matches to play South Africa played a three match series of One Day Internationals LOI against England in May at the start of the tour and then played a short LOI tri series against England and Sri Lanka to close the tour in August In addition South Africa played seven first class matches against Worcestershire Gloucestershire Sussex Durham Derbyshire Essex and the British Universities Contents 1 Test series summary 1 1 First Test 1 2 Second Test 1 3 Third Test 1 4 Fourth Test 1 5 Fifth Test 2 ODI series 2 1 1st ODI 2 2 2nd ODI 2 3 3rd ODI 3 Squad 4 Best performances 5 External sources 6 ReferencesTest series summary EditFirst Test Edit 4 8 June 1998 5 day match ScorecardEngland v South Africa462 181 overs MA Atherton 103 279 AA Donald 4 95 35 overs 343 117 3 overs JN Rhodes 95 156 DG Cork 5 93 32 3 overs 170 8d 45 1 overs MA Atherton 43 115 GP Thorpe 43 59 L Klusener 3 27 11 overs Match drawnEdgbaston Birmingham Umpires DR Shepherd ENG and RB Tiffin ZIM Player of the match MA Atherton ENG South Africa won the toss and elected to field There was no play on the final day Second Test Edit 18 21 June 1998 5 day match ScorecardSouth Africa v England360 108 1 overs JN Rhodes 117 200 DG Cork 6 119 31 1 overs 110 46 3 overs Extras 20N Hussain 15 47 AA Donald 5 32 15 3 overs 15 0 1 1 overs G Kirsten 9 4 264 f o 120 overs N Hussain 105 294 JH Kallis 4 24 19 overs South Africa won by 10 wicketsLord s London Umpires DB Hair AUS and G Sharp ENG Player of the match JN Rhodes SA England won the toss and elected to field The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four SP James ENG made his Test debut Third Test Edit 2 6 July 1998 5 day match ScorecardSouth Africa v England552 5d 199 5 overs G Kirsten 210 525 D Gough 3 116 37 overs 183 82 1 overs MA Atherton 41 120 PR Adams 4 63 31 overs 369 9 f o 171 overs AJ Stewart 164 317 AA Donald 6 88 40 overs Match drawnOld Trafford Manchester Umpires DB Cowie NZ and P Willey ENG Player of the match JH Kallis SA South Africa won the toss and elected to bat AF Giles ENG made his Test debut Fourth Test Edit 23 27 July 1998 5 day match ScorecardSouth Africa v England374 103 2 overs WJ Cronje 126 212 ARC Fraser 5 60 26 overs 336 127 5 overs MA Butcher 75 141 AA Donald 5 109 33 overs 208 75 3 overs WJ Cronje 67 168 ARC Fraser 5 62 28 3 overs 247 2 87 overs MA Atherton 98 277 AA Donald 1 56 23 overs England won by 8 wicketsTrent Bridge Nottingham Umpires RS Dunne NZ and MJ Kitchen ENG Player of the match ARC Fraser ENG England won the toss and elected to field A Flintoff ENG and S Elworthy SA made their Test debuts Fifth Test Edit 6 10 August 1998 5 day match ScorecardEngland v South Africa230 83 3 overs MA Butcher 116 252 M Ntini 4 72 21 overs 252 90 3 overs WJ Cronje 57 163 ARC Fraser 5 42 25 overs 240 110 2 overs N Hussain 94 341 SM Pollock 5 53 35 overs 195 75 overs JN Rhodes 85 147 D Gough 6 42 23 overs England won by 23 runsHeadingley Leeds Umpires Javed Akhtar PAK and P Willey ENG Player of the match MA Butcher ENG England won the toss and elected to bat ODI series Edit1st ODI Edit 21 May 1998 ScorecardEngland 223 9 50 overs v South Africa224 7 48 4 overs NV Knight 64 90 AA Donald 2 45 10 overs JH Kallis 62 91 RDB Croft 3 51 10 overs South Africa won by 3 wicketsThe Oval London Umpires JC Balderstone ENG and P Willey ENG Player of the match JH Kallis SA South Africa won the toss and elected to field CJ Adams and DL Maddy ENG made their ODI debuts 2nd ODI Edit 23 May 1998 ScorecardSouth Africa 226 9 50 overs v England194 46 4 overs L Klusener 55 49 D Gough 4 35 10 overs AJ Stewart 52 75 AA Donald 3 32 8 4 overs South Africa won by 32 runsOld Trafford Manchester Umpires R Julian ENG and DR Shepherd ENG Player of the match L Klusener SA England won the toss and elected to field 3rd ODI Edit 24 May 1998 ScorecardSouth Africa 205 8 50 overs v England206 3 35 overs SM Pollock 60 64 MA Ealham 3 44 10 overs AD Brown 59 40 AA Donald 2 35 7 overs England won by 7 wicketsHeadingley Leeds Umpires JH Hampshire ENG and G Sharp ENG Player of the match AD Brown ENG South Africa won the toss and elected to bat In the end of tour Emirates Triangular tri series South Africa lost to Sri Lanka by 57 runs at Trent Bridge and defeated England by 14 runs at Edgbaston The win against England was not enough to qualify them for the final in which Sri Lanka defeated England by 5 wickets at Lord s Squad EditThe South African team was captained by Hansie Cronje and included Paul Adams Allan Donald Shaun Pollock Lance Klusener Jacques Kallis Jonty Rhodes Mark Boucher Daryl Cullinan Gary Kirsten Gerhardus Liebenberg Nantie Hayward Brian McMillan Makhaya Ntini Pat Symcox Adam Bacher Steve Elworthy and Mike Rindel Best performances EditDarryl Cullinan with 900 runs at an average of 69 23 and Gary Kirsten with 892 runs at 63 71 were the highest scorers for South Africa in first class matches on the tour Kirsten had the highest individual innings of 210 while Cullinan s top score was 200 Allan Donald with 39 wickets at an average of 20 12 and a best analysis of 6 56 was the leading bowler on the tour Shaun Pollock was the next best with 24 wickets at 24 75 Mark Boucher kept wicket in nearly all of the tour matches taking 43 catches and 1 stumping 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