The English cricket team toured Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series and a three-match One Day International (ODI) series between 15 December 1996 and 3 January 1997. The Test series was drawn 0–0[1] and Zimbabwe won the ODI series 3–0.[2] It was England's first senior tour of Zimbabwe.[3]
| English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996–97 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | England | ||
| Dates | 15 December 1996 – 3 January 1997 | ||
| Captains | Alistair Campbell | Michael Atherton | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Alistair Campbell (135) | Alec Stewart (241) | |
| Most wickets | Paul Strang (10) | Robert Croft (8) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Alistair Campbell (126) | Alec Stewart (96) | |
| Most wickets | Eddo Brandes (7) | Darren Gough (7) | |
Test series
edit1st Test
edit18–22 December 1996
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first Test in history to finish in a draw with the scores level. England needed three runs to win off the final ball of the match, but Nick Knight was run out attempting the third run.
2nd Test
edit26–30 December 1996
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- No play on day 5 because of overnight rain.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit 1 January 1997
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the England innings to 42 overs, with a revised target of 185 runs.
- This match was the first use in international cricket of the D/L method.[4]
3rd ODI
edit 3 January 1997
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Eddo Brandes took the first ODI hat-trick for Zimbabwe.
See also
edit- English cricket team in New Zealand in 1996–97 that followed weeks after this tour
References
edit- ^ "England in Zimbabwe Test Series 1996/97 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "England in Zimbabwe ODI Series 1996/97 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Wisden Cricket Monthly / Features / Not in their widest dreams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Frank Duckworth, statistician who co-devised the Duckworth-Lewis Method of deciding cricket matches – obituary". Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
The Duckworth-Lewis Method had its first outing during a one-day international in Harare between Zimbabwe and England in January 1997: Zimbabwe had made 200, but the tourists, having lost eight overs to rain, were given a D/L target of 185, which they failed to reach.