| South African cricket team in England in 2012 | |||
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| England | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 19 July 2012 – 12 September 2012 | ||
| Captains | Andrew Strauss (Tests) Alastair Cook (ODIs) Stuart Broad (T20Is) | Graeme Smith (Tests) AB de Villiers (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Matt Prior (275) | Hashim Amla (482) | |
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad (11) | Dale Steyn (15) | |
| Player of the series | Matt Prior (Eng) andHashim Amla (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Ian Bell (181) | Hashim Amla (335) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (6) | Robin Peterson (7) | |
| Player of the series | Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Craig Kieswetter (76) | Hashim Amla (83) | |
| Most wickets | Jade Dernbach (3) Steven Finn (3) Graeme Swann (3) | Johan Botha (4) | |
| Player of the series | Craig Kieswetter (Eng) | ||
TheSouth African cricket team toured England in 2012 to play threeTest matches, fiveOne Day Internationals and threeTwenty20 International matches.[1] The number of Test matches between the two nations had to be reduced to avoid clashes with theOlympic Games.[2]
Similarly to South Africa's previous tour of England in2008, 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]
The South Africa squad spent four days with explorerMike Horn in Switzerland before the tour began. Horn and South Africa head coachGary Kirsten had worked together duringIndia's successful2011 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, includingMark Boucher andDale 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]
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
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 England[5][6][7] |  South Africa[8] | England[9] | South Africa[9] | England[10] | South Africa[11] |
1Thami Tsolekile was brought into the South African squad afterMark Boucher's retirement from international cricket due to an eye injury sustained in the tour match againstSomerset.[12]
2James Tredwell was brought into the England squad to replaceGraeme Swann after the second ODI.[13]
9–10 July 2012 Scorecard |
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13–15 July 2012 Scorecard |
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105/0 (22 overs) Sam Northeast 54* (69) |
22 August 2012 Scorecard |
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South Africans won by 3 wickets County Ground,Bristol Umpires:Michael Gough (Eng) andPeter Willey (Eng) |
19–23 July 2012 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs The Oval,London Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andSteve Davis (Aus) Player of the match:Hashim Amla (SA) |
2–6 August 2012 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Headingley,Leeds Umpires:Steve Davis (Aus) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Kevin Pietersen (Eng) |
16–20 August 2012 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 51 runs Lord's Cricket Ground,London Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Vernon Philander (SA) |
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South Africa won by 80 runs Rose Bowl,Southampton Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Hashim Amla (SA) |
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England won by 4 wickets The Oval,London Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Eoin Morgan (Eng) |
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England won by 6 wickets Lord's,London Umpires:Richard Illingworth (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Ian Bell (Eng) |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Trent Bridge,Nottingham Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andRichard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match:Hashim Amla (SA) |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Riverside Ground,Chester-le-Street Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andRichard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match:Dale Steyn (SA) |
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England won by 28 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground,Birmingham Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andRichard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match:Jos Buttler (Eng) |
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England
England's home Test series against South Africa in 2012, which could be another battle for the No. 1 ranking, will be in direct competition with the Olympic Games and played over just three matches.