| West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| South Africa | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 3 December 2003 – 4 February 2004 | ||
| Captains | GC Smith | BC Lara | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 4-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | JH Kallis (712) | BC Lara (531) | |
| Most wickets | M Ntini (29) | FH Edwards (8) | |
| Player of the series | M Ntini (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | JH Kallis (361) | S Chanderpaul (210) | |
| Most wickets | SM Pollock (8) | CD Collymore (12) | |
| Player of the series | JH Kallis (SA) | ||
The West Indies cricket team toured South Africa during the 2003–04 season and played a four-match Test series and a five-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team, as well as five tour matches. This tour immediately followed a tour of Zimbabwe.
West Indies was led in the Test and ODI series by Brian Lara while South Africa was led by Graeme Smith.
South Africa won the Test series 3–0 and the ODI series 3–1. Jacques Kallis of South Africa emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 712 runs, with an average of 178.00, followed by Herschelle Gibbs with 583 runs at an average of 116.60. Makhaya Ntini finished the series as top wicket-taker with 29 wickets, followed by André Nel with 22 and Shaun Pollock with 16. Ntini was named "man of the Test series".
Squads
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Jerome Taylor, Marlon Samuels, and Omari Banks returned home injured prior to the start of the Test series and were replaced by Dave Mohammed, Dwayne Smith, and Adam Sanford respectively.
Test matches
1st Test
| 12–16 December 2003 Scorecard |
| South Africa
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v | West Indies
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| 561 (148.4 overs) JH Kallis 158 (297) WW Hinds 3/79 (17.4 overs) |
410 (133.5 overs) BC Lara 202 (274) M Ntini 5/94 (32 overs) | |
| 226/6d (63 overs) GC Smith 44 (70) JA Rudolph 44 (116) JH Kallis 44 (72) WW Hinds 2/55 (11 overs) |
188 (51 overs) S Chanderpaul 74 (91) SM Pollock 4/31 (17 overs) |
| South Africa won by 189 runs New Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and SJA Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: M Ntini (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test
| 26–29 December 2003 Scorecard |
| West Indies
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v | South Africa
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| 264 (77.5 overs) BC Lara 72 (111) M Ntini 5/66 (25.5 overs) |
658/9d (166.2 overs) JH Kallis 177 (344) A Sanford 3/170 (38.2 overs) | |
| 329 (113 overs) RR Sarwan 114 (225) A Nel 3/68 (18 overs) |
| South Africa won by an innings and 65 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and SJA Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
3rd Test
| 2–6 January 2004 Scorecard |
| South Africa
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v | West Indies
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| 532 (145 overs) MV Boucher 122* (173) A Sanford 4/132 (37 overs) |
427 (112.1 overs) CH Gayle 116 (120) A Nel 5/87 (28.1 overs) | |
| 335/3d (76 overs) HH Gibbs 142 (223) RR Sarwan 1/69 (19 overs) |
354/5 (100 overs) DR Smith 105* (105) M Ntini 3/82 (21 overs) |
| Match drawn Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: DJ Harper (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- D Mohammed and DR Smith (both WI) made their Test debuts.
4th Test
| 16–20 January 2004 Scorecard |
| South Africa
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v | West Indies
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| 604/6d (158 overs) HH Gibbs 192 (335) RR Sarwan 2/55 (14 overs) |
301 (82.2 overs) CH Gayle 77 (113) M Ntini 5/49 (20 overs) | |
| 46/0 (3.4 overs) GC Smith 23* (175) |
348 (106.4 overs) (f/o) RR Sarwan 119 (273) SM Pollock 4/69 (32 overs) |
| South Africa won by 10 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: DR Shepherd (ENG) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: HH Gibbs (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series summary
1st ODI
| 25 January 2004 (D/N) Scorecard |
| South Africa 263/4 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 54 (23.2 overs) |
| JH Kallis 109* (94) RO Hurley 1/39 (10 overs) |
S Chanderpaul 14 (34) L Klusener 3/9 (5.2 overs) |
| South Africa won by 209 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and IL Howell (SA) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- DR Smith (WI) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
| 28 January 2004 (D/N) Scorecard |
| South Africa 179/7 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 163 (42.4 overs) |
| HH Dippenaar 83 (123) CD Collymore 3/25 (10 overs) |
DR Smith 24 (34) R Rampaul 24 (34) SM Pollock 4/26 (10 overs) |
| South Africa won by 16 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and BG Jerling (SA) Player of the match: HH Dippenaar (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
| 30 January 2004 (D/N) Scorecard |
| West Indies 147/8 (40 overs) |
v | South Africa 15/1 (5 overs) |
| RL Powell 50 (71) JH Kallis 3/8 (3 overs) |
HH Gibbs 7* (11) M Dillon 1/4 (3 overs) |
| No result Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and IL Howell (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 40 overs per side. South Africa's target was 169 runs.
4th ODI
| 1 February 2004 Scorecard |
| South Africa 297/4 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 300/3 (45 overs) |
| JH Kallis 95* (97) RR Sarwan 1/15 (2 overs) |
S Chanderpaul 92 (75) SM Pollock 2/40 (10 overs) |
| West Indies won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and BG Jerling (SA) Player of the match: S Chanderpaul (WI) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
| 4 February 2004 (D/N) Scorecard |
| West Indies 304/2 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 310/6 (49.4 overs) |
| CH Gayle 152* (153) L Klusener 1/42 (8 overs) |
JH Kallis 139 (142) R Rampaul 2/56 (10 overs) |
| South Africa won by 4 wickets New Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and IL Howell (SA) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "West Indies in South Africa, 2003-04 Test Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- Kumar, Rajesh. "South Africa vs. West Indies - 4th Test - Day 1 - Centurion - 16th January 2004: Statistical Highlights". Howstat. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "South Africa Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "West Indies Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "West Indies to South Africa 2003-04". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- West Indies in South Africa, Dec 2003 - Feb 2004 at ESPNcricinfo archive
- West Indies in South Africa and Zimbabwe 2003/04 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Cozier, Tony; Ward, John (2005). "The West Indians in Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2003-04". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766894.
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| Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, collectively known as the South African rebel tours. | |
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| See also: International cricket in South Africa from 1971 to 1981 | |