West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04
| team1_image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| team1_name = South Africa
| team2_image =
| team2_name = West Indies
| from_date = 3 December 2003
| to_date = 4 February 2004
| team1_captain = GC Smith
| team2_captain = BC Lara
| no_of_tests = 4
| team1_tests_won = 3
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = JH Kallis (712)
| team2_tests_most_runs = BC Lara (531)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = M Ntini (29)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = FH Edwards (8)
| player_of_test_series = M Ntini (SA)
| no_of_ODIs = 5
| team1_ODIs_won = 3
| team2_ODIs_won = 1
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = JH Kallis (361)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = S Chanderpaul (210)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = SM Pollock (8)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = CD Collymore (12)
| player_of_ODI_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.{{cite web|title=West Indies in South Africa, 2003-04 Test Series Averages |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/WI_IN_RSA/STATS/WI_IN_RSA_DEC2003-FEB2004_TEST_AVS.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 March 2021 }} 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".{{cite web|title=South Africa vs. West Indies - 4th Test - Day 1 - Centurion - 16th January 2004: Statistical Highlights|last=Kumar|first=Rajesh|url=http://howstat.com/cricket/Articles/T_1700.asp|publisher=Howstat|access-date=6 March 2021}}
Squads
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=
{{Test match
| date =12–16 December 2003
| team1 ={{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 ={{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 =561 (148.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =JH Kallis 158 (297)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =WW Hinds 3/79 (17.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 =410 (133.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =BC Lara 202 (274)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =M Ntini 5/94 (32 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =226/6d (63 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =GC Smith 44 (70)
JA Rudolph 44 (116)
JH Kallis 44 (72)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =WW Hinds 2/55 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =188 (51 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =S Chanderpaul 74 (91)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =SM Pollock 4/31 (17 overs)
| result =South Africa won by 189 runs
| venue =New Wanderers, Johannesburg
| umpires =DB Hair (AUS) and SJA Taufel (AUS)
| report =[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78546.html Scorecard]
| toss =South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| motm=M Ntini (SA)
| notes =
}}
=2nd Test=
{{Test match
| date =26–29 December 2003
| team1 ={{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 ={{cr|RSA}}
| score-team1-inns1 =264 (77.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =BC Lara 72 (111)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =M Ntini 5/66 (25.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 =658/9d (166.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =JH Kallis 177 (344)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =A Sanford 3/170 (38.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =329 (113 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =RR Sarwan 114 (225)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =A Nel 3/68 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result =South Africa won by an innings and 65 runs
| venue =Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
| umpires =DB Hair (AUS) and SJA Taufel (AUS)
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78652.html Scorecard]
| toss =South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
| motm=JH Kallis (SA)
| notes =
}}
=3rd Test=
{{Test match
| date =2–6 January 2004
| team1 ={{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 ={{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 =532 (145 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =MV Boucher 122* (173)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =A Sanford 4/132 (37 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 =427 (112.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =CH Gayle 116 (120)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =A Nel 5/87 (28.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =335/3d (76 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =HH Gibbs 142 (223)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =RR Sarwan 1/69 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =354/5 (100 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =DR Smith 105* (105)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =M Ntini 3/82 (21 overs)
| result =Match drawn
| venue =Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
| umpires =DJ Harper (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78689.html Scorecard]
| toss =South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| motm=JH Kallis (SA)
| notes =D Mohammed and DR Smith (both WI) made their Test debuts.
}}
=4th Test=
{{Test match
| date =16–20 January 2004
| team1 ={{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 ={{cr|WIN}}
| score-team1-inns1 =604/6d (158 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =HH Gibbs 192 (335)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =RR Sarwan 2/55 (14 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 =301 (82.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =CH Gayle 77 (113)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =M Ntini 5/49 (20 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =46/0 (3.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =GC Smith 23* (175)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =348 (106.4 overs) (f/o)
| runs-team2-inns2 =RR Sarwan 119 (273)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =SM Pollock 4/69 (32 overs)
| result =South Africa won by 10 wickets
| venue =Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng
| umpires =DR Shepherd (ENG) and S Venkataraghavan (IND)
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78856.html Scorecard]
| toss =West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| motm=HH Gibbs (SA)
| notes =
}}
ODI series summary
=1st ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 January 2004
| time =
| daynight = Y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 263/4 (50 overs)
| wickets1 = RO Hurley 1/39 (10 overs)
| score2 = 54 (23.2 overs)
| runs2 = S Chanderpaul 14 (34)
| wickets2 = L Klusener 3/9 (5.2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 209 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78943.html Scorecard]
| venue = Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
| umpires = DB Hair (AUS) and IL Howell (SA)
| motm = JH Kallis (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = DR Smith (WI) made his ODI debut.
}}
=2nd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 January 2004
| time =
| daynight = Y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 179/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = HH Dippenaar 83 (123)
| wickets1 = CD Collymore 3/25 (10 overs)
| score2 = 163 (42.4 overs)
| runs2 = DR Smith 24 (34)
R Rampaul 24 (34)
| wickets2 = SM Pollock 4/26 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 16 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78955.html Scorecard]
| venue = St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth
| umpires = Aleem Dar (PAK) and BG Jerling (SA)
| motm = HH Dippenaar (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 January 2004
| time =
| daynight = Y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 147/8 (40 overs)
| runs1 = RL Powell 50 (71)
| wickets1 = JH Kallis 3/8 (3 overs)
| score2 = 15/1 (5 overs)
| wickets2 = M Dillon 1/4 (3 overs)
| result = No result
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78970.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
| umpires = DB Hair (AUS) and IL Howell (SA)
| motm =
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was reduced to 40 overs per side. South Africa's target was 169 runs.
| notes =
}}
=4th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 February 2004
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 297/4 (50 overs)
| wickets1 = RR Sarwan 1/15 (2 overs)
| score2 = 300/3 (45 overs)
| runs2 = S Chanderpaul 92 (75)
| wickets2 = SM Pollock 2/40 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78981.html Scorecard]
| venue =Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng
| umpires = Aleem Dar (PAK) and BG Jerling (SA)
| motm = S Chanderpaul (WI)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=5th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 February 2004
| time =
| daynight = Y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 304/2 (50 overs)
| wickets1 = L Klusener 1/42 (8 overs)
| score2 = 310/6 (49.4 overs)
| runs2 = JH Kallis 139 (142)
| wickets2 = R Rampaul 2/56 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78988.html Scorecard]
| venue = New Wanderers, Johannesburg
| umpires = DB Hair (AUS) and IL Howell (SA)
| motm = JH Kallis (SA)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-south-africa-2003-04-61891 Tour home] at ESPNcricinfo
- [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/WI_IN_RSA/ West Indies in South Africa, Dec 2003 - Feb 2004] at ESPNcricinfo archive
- {{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Events/3/West_Indies_in_South_Africa_and_Zimbabwe_2003-04.html|name=West Indies in South Africa and Zimbabwe 2003/04}}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Engel |editor-first=Matthew |last1=Cozier |first1=Tony |last2=Ward |first2=John |date=2005 |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005 |chapter=The West Indians in Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2003-04 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/237266.html |location=London |publisher=John Wisden & Co Ltd |pages= |isbn=9780947766894}}
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