ODI # 751
Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1991/92, 2nd Semi Final
England v South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
22 March 1992 (50-overs match)

Result: England won by 19 runs (revised target)
England advances to the final

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: BL Aldridge (NZ) and SG Randell
Match Referee: FJ Cameron (NZ)
Man of the Match: GA Hick

England innings (45 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
*GA Gooch             c Richardson       b Donald               2  15   8  0 0
IT Botham                                b Pringle             21  38  23  3 0
+AJ Stewart           c Richardson       b McMillan            33  87  54  4 0
GA Hick               c Rhodes           b Snell               83 133  90  9 0
NH Fairbrother                           b Pringle             28  64  50  1 0
AJ Lamb               c Richardson       b Donald              19  27  22  1 0
CC Lewis              not out                                  18  37  16  2 0
DA Reeve              not out                                  25  13  14  4 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 7, w 9, nb 6)                   23
Total                 (6 wickets, 45 overs)                   252

DNB: PAJ DeFreitas, GC Small, RK Illingworth.

FoW: 1-20 (Gooch), 2-39 (Botham), 3-110 (Stewart), 4-183 (Fairbrother),
     5-187 (Hick), 6-221 (Lamb).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Donald                      10      0     69      2 (3nb 5w)
Pringle                      9      2     36      2 (4nb 2w)
Snell                        8      0     52      1 (2w)
McMillan                     9      0     47      1
Kuiper                       5      0     26      0
Cronje                       4      0     14      0

South Africa innings (target: 252 runs from 43 overs)           R   M   B  4 6
*KC Wessels           c Lewis            b Botham              17  17  21  1 0
AC Hudson             lbw                b Illingworth         46  78  52  6 0
PN Kirsten                               b DeFreitas           11  30  26  0 0
AP Kuiper                                b Illingworth         36  62  44  5 0
WJ Cronje             c Hick             b Small               24  72  46  1 0
JN Rhodes             c Lewis            b Small               43  61  38  3 0
BM McMillan           not out                                  21  41  21  0 0
+DJ Richardson        not out                                  13  19  10  1 0
Extras                (lb 17, w 4)                             21
Total                 (6 wickets, 43 overs)                   232

DNB: RP Snell, MW Pringle, AA Donald.

FoW: 1-26 (Wessels), 2-61 (Kirsten), 3-90 (Hudson), 4-131 (Kuiper),
     5-176 (Cronje), 6-206 (Rhodes).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Botham                      10      0     52      1 (3w)
Lewis                        5      0     38      0
DeFreitas                    8      1     28      1 (1w)
Illingworth                 10      1     46      2
Small                       10      1     51      2

• Play was delayed by 10 minutes due to early rain, and 10 minutes were removed from the lunch interval - no reduction in the number of overs.

• The England innings was shortened when the overs weren't completed by 6:10pm, the rescheduled close of innings time.

• Wessels was a runner for the whole of Kirsten's innings

• Rain interrupted play for 12 minutes with South Africa 231/6 off 42.5 overs and the over limit was reduced to 43 overs with the target reduced by 1 to 252. (The SCG scoreboard and the TV coverage incorrectly displayed South Africa needing 22 off 7 balls, then 22 off 1 ball - the actual requirement to win was 21 off 1 ball)

• Chris Lewis bowled the last ball with slow medium pace and Brian McMillan took a single with a push to midwicket

• A Duckworth/Lewis calculation under the rules in 2006 would have first set South Africa a target of 273 in 45 overs, and then reduced this to 257 from 43 overs.

Team Pages: England, South Africa.

Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

England Player Pages: GA Gooch, IT Botham, AJ Stewart, GA Hick, NH Fairbrother, AJ Lamb, CC Lewis, DA Reeve, PAJ DeFreitas, GC Small, RK Illingworth.

South Africa Player Pages: KC Wessels, AC Hudson, PN Kirsten, AP Kuiper, WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes, BM McMillan, DJ Richardson, RP Snell, MW Pringle, AA Donald.

Match Officials' Pages: BL Aldridge, SG Randell, FJ Cameron.