South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2000–01
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2000–01
| team1_image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| team1_name = South Africa
| team2_image = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
| team2_name = West Indies
| from_date = 4 March
| to_date = 16 May 2001
| team1_captain = Shaun Pollock
| team2_captain = Carl Hooper
| no_of_tests = 5
| team1_tests_won = 2
| team2_tests_won = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs = Herschelle Gibbs (464)
| team2_tests_most_runs = Brian Lara (400)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = Courtney Walsh (25)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = Jacques Kallis (20)
Shaun Pollock (20)
| player_of_test_series =
| no_of_ODIs = 7
| team1_ODIs_won = 5
| team2_ODIs_won = 2
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Jacques Kallis (298)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Brian Lara (274)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Jacques Kallis (10)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Marlon Samuels (7)
Cameron Cuffy (7)
| player_of_ODI_series = Shaun Pollock (SA)
}}
The South Africa national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 2001 to play five Test matches and seven One Day Internationals (ODIs).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/WI/2000-01_WI_South_Africa_in_West_Indies_2000-01.html CricketArchive – tour itinerary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101040/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/WI/2000-01_WI_South_Africa_in_West_Indies_2000-01.html |date=2015-09-25 }}. Retrieved on 13 December 2010. South Africa won the Test series 2–1 and the ODI series 5–2.
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Tour matches
=First-class: Busta Cup XI v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 4–6 March 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| team2 = Busta Cup XI
| score-team1-inns1 = 271/9d (90 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Mark Boucher 56 (99)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ryan Hinds 3/48 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 196 (50.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Daren Ganga 80 (112)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Makhaya Ntini 4/31 (7.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 289/7d (77 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Lance Klusener 60 (69)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Sulieman Benn 4/111 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 155/4 (44 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Sherwin Campbell 86 (96)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Lance Klusener 2/5 (8 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71746.html Scorecard]
| venue = Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana
| umpires = Clyde Duncan (WI) and John Hampshire (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=First-class: West Indies Board President's XI v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 24–26 March 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| team2 = West Indies Board President's XI
| score-team1-inns1 = 270 (83.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Shaun Pollock 79 (117)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Colin Stuart 4/57 (16.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 186 (77.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ricardo Powell 47 (105)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Nicky Boje 3/11 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 143/2d (66 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Herschelle Gibbs 55 (133)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Dave Mohammed 2/35 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 84/1 (34 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Daren Ganga 33* (90)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = André Nel 1/27 (9 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71832.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
| umpires = Vincent Bullen (WI) and Dalton Holder (WI)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=50-over: University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI v South Africans=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 April 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = UWI Vice-Chancellor's XI
| score1 = 218 (47.5 overs)
| score2 = 222/6 (48 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| runs1 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 70
| wickets1 = Justin Kemp 3/35 (8 overs)
| runs2 = Boeta Dippenaar 52
| wickets2 = Ian Bradshaw 2/36 (9 overs)
| result = South Africans won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102700.html Scorecard]
| venue = Salem Oval, Montserrat
| umpires = E Hinds (WI) and Basil Morgan (WI)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Two-day: Jamaica v South Africans=
{{Test match
| date = 15–16 April 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| team2 = {{cr|JAM}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 199/9d (71.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Lance Klusener 41 (85)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Audley Sanson 3/28 (16.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 380/6 (96 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Leon Garrick 174* (279)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Allan Donald 2/42 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/162/162339.html Scorecard]
| venue = Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica
| umpires = Cecil Fletcher (WI) and Melvin Noble (WI)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=50-over: Jamaica v South Africans=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 April 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|JAM}}
| score1 = 185 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 189/4 (45.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = David Bernard 59 (89)
| wickets1 = Lance Klusener 5/23 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Herschelle Gibbs 54 (72)
| wickets2 = Wavell Hinds 1/14 (3 overs)
| result = South Africans won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71962.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
| umpires = Norman Malcolm (WI) and Thomas Wilson (WI)
| motm =
| toss = South Africans won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (Test series)
=1st Test=
{{Test match
| date = 9–13 March 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 304 (124.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Chris Gayle 81 (159)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Allan Donald 2/43 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 332 (127 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Gary Kirsten 150 (338)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mervyn Dillon 3/64 (27 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 333/7d (117 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ramnaresh Sarwan 91 (181)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Nicky Boje 3/93 (37 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 142/2 (69.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Herschelle Gibbs 83* (215)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Nixon McLean 1/25 (10 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63925.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
| umpires = John Hampshire (Eng) and Eddie Nicholls (WI)
| motm = Gary Kirsten (SA)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=2nd Test=
{{Test match
| date = 17–21 March 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 286 (86.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Daryll Cullinan 103 (155)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Dinanath Ramnarine 3/57 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 342 (125 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ridley Jacobs 93* (177)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Allan Donald 4/91 (30 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 287 (130.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Herschelle Gibbs 87 (275)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Courtney Walsh 6/61 (36.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 162 (80.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Carl Hooper 54* (172)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jacques Kallis 4/40 (16 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 69 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63926.html Scorecard]
| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
| motm = Daryll Cullinan (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Courtney Walsh (WI) took his 500th wicket and became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23200687|title=Walsh becomes the first man to 500 Test wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=3 August 2020}}
}}
=3rd Test=
{{Test match
| date = 29 March–2 April 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 454 (173.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Daryll Cullinan 134 (272)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Mervyn Dillon 4/147 (34 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 387 (151 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ridley Jacobs 113* (215)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jacques Kallis 6/67 (36 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 197/9d (95.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Daryll Cullinan 82 (238)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Dinanath Ramnarine 5/78 (31.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 88/7 (38.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Chris Gayle 48 (39)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Nicky Boje 4/17 (16.4 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63927.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
| umpires = Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
| motm = Daryll Cullinan (SA)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=4th Test=
{{Test match
| date = 6–10 April 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 247 (122.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Herschelle Gibbs 85 (188)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Neil McGarrell 4/72 (43 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 140 (76.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 40 (122)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Lance Klusener 3/15 (11 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 215/7d (123 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Herschelle Gibbs 45 (195)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Courtney Walsh 4/56 (38 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 240 (99.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Brian Lara 91 (199)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Nicky Boje 4/118 (45 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 82 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63928.html Scorecard]
| venue = Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua
| umpires = Eddie Nicholls (WI) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
| motm = Shaun Pollock (SA)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Neil McGarrell (WI) made his Test debut.
}}
=5th Test=
{{Test match
| date = 19–23 April 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 225 (96.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Brian Lara 81 (156)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Shaun Pollock 5/28 (26.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 141 (61.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Neil McKenzie 45 (99)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mervyn Dillon 4/32 (15.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 301 (129.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ridley Jacobs 85 (191)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Shaun Pollock 4/66 (34 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 255 (110 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Neil McKenzie 55 (216)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mervyn Dillon 3/59 (19 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 130 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63929.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
| umpires = Steve Bucknor (WI) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
| motm = Ridley Jacobs (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Leon Garrick (WI) made his Test debut.
- Courtney Walsh (WI) played his last international match.
}}
ODI series
=1st ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 April 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 200 (47.4 overs)
| score2 = 202/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = Gary Kirsten 38 (63)
| wickets1 = Neil McGarrell 3/32 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Brian Lara 54 (97)
| wickets2 = Jacques Kallis 2/34 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64715.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
| umpires = Steve Bucknor (WI) and Basil Morgan (WI)
| motm = Neil McGarrell (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Justin Ontong (SA) and Leon Garrick (WI) made their ODI debuts.
}}
=2nd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 May 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 220/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 221/2 (45.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 60 (54)
| wickets1 = Lance Klusener 2/28 (5 overs)
| runs2 = Herschelle Gibbs 104 (141)
| wickets2 = Cameron Cuffy 1/27 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64716.html Scorecard]
| venue = Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua
| umpires = Clancy Mack (WI) and Basil Morgan (WI)
| motm = Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 May 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 287/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 155 (39 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = Jacques Kallis 107 (108)
| wickets1 = Chris Gayle 1/32 (5 overs)
| runs2 = Brian Lara 31 (39)
| wickets2 = Shaun Pollock 3/23 (6 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 132 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64717.html Scorecard]
| venue = Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada
| umpires = Basil Morgan (WI) and Eddie Nicholls (WI)
| motm = Jacques Kallis (SA)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=4th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 6 May 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 200 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 201/2 (46.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = Marlon Samuels 65 (71)
| wickets1 = Allan Donald 4/38 (9.3 overs)
| runs2 = Gary Kirsten 72 (104)
| wickets2 = Kerry Jeremy 1/18 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64718.html Scorecard]
| venue = Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada
| umpires = Glenroy T. Johnson (WI) and Eddie Nicholls (WI)
| motm = Allan Donald (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=5th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 May 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 199 (49.2 overs)
| score2 = 202/3 (41.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = Brian Lara 92 (125)
| wickets1 = Jacques Kallis 4/22 (6.2 overs)
| runs2 = Herschelle Gibbs 107 (132)
| wickets2 = Marlon Samuels 1/37 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64719.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
| umpires = Billy Doctrove (WI) and Eddie Nicholls (WI)
| motm = Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=6th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 May 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 190 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 137 (47 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = Neil McKenzie 73 (117)
| wickets1 = Marlon Samuels 2/14 (5 overs)
| runs2 = Brian Lara 41 (63)
| wickets2 = André Nel 3/20 (8.1 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 53 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64720.html Scorecard]
| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
| umpires = Steve Bucknor (WI) and Clyde Duncan (WI)
| motm = Neil McKenzie (SA)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = André Nel (SA) made his ODI debut.
}}
=7th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 16 May 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 163/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 164/4 (44.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = Jacques Kallis 69 (147)
| wickets1 = Cameron Cuffy 3/24 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Marlon Samuels 54* (91)
| wickets2 = Justin Kemp 2/16 (6 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64721.html Scorecard]
| venue = Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent
| umpires = Steve Bucknor (WI) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
| motm = Cameron Cuffy (WI)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
References
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{{International cricket tours of the West Indies}}
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