West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04

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 Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04
 
  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)

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.[1] Makhaya Ntini finished the series as top wicket-taker with 29 wickets, followed by André Nel with 22 and Shaun Pollock with 16.[1] Ntini was named "man of the Test series".[2]

Squads

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Tests ODIs
  South Africa[3]   West Indies[4][5]   South Africa[3]   West Indies[4][5]

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.[5]

Test matches

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1st Test

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12–16 December 2003
Scorecard
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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

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26–29 December 2003
Scorecard
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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

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2–6 January 2004
Scorecard
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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

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16–20 January 2004
Scorecard
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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

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1st ODI

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25 January 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
263/4 (50 overs)
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  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

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28 January 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
179/7 (50 overs)
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  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

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30 January 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  
147/8 (40 overs)
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  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

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1 February 2004
Scorecard
South Africa  
297/4 (50 overs)
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  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

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4 February 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  
304/2 (50 overs)
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  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

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  1. ^ a b "West Indies in South Africa, 2003-04 Test Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ Kumar, Rajesh. "South Africa vs. West Indies - 4th Test - Day 1 - Centurion - 16th January 2004: Statistical Highlights". Howstat. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "South Africa Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "West Indies Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "West Indies to South Africa 2003-04". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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