| South African cricket team in England in 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| England | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 29 June 2008 – 4 September 2008 | ||
| Captains |
Michael Vaughan (1st-3rd Tests) Kevin Pietersen (4th Test) | Graeme Smith | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kevin Pietersen (421) | AB de Villiers (384) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (15) | Morné Morkel (15) | |
| Player of the series | Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Smith | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Andrew Flintoff (187) | Herschelle Gibbs (133) | |
| Most wickets | Andrew Flintoff (10) | Jacques Kallis (4) | |
| Player of the series | Andrew Flintoff | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
The South African cricket team toured England between 29 June and 4 September 2008. They played four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against England. They also played six tour matches against Somerset, Middlesex, Bangladesh A, a PCA Masters XI and two against the England Lions.
It was announced that following the conclusion of this four-match series, future matches between England and South Africa would comprise five Test matches but only three one-day matches after the series was granted 'icon' status. The first game with the new format would be in the 2009–10 season in South Africa.[1] In fact though, the next series was four matches, and the 2012 series three.
Following England's losing the test series 2-1, Michael Vaughan resigned as England test captain, having already resigned in 2007 from his role as England ODI captain. [2]
Four years later, when South Africa toured England in 2012, they similarly won the series and brought about the resignation of the England captain, Andrew Strauss.
- ^ "Test upgrade for England-S Africa". BBC Sport. 16 July 2008.
- ^ https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/03/vaughan.future.speculation