In late 1983 and early 1984, a representative team of West Indian cricket players undertook a so-called "Rebel tour" to South Africa[1] to play a series of matches against the South African team. At the time, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had placed a moratorium on international cricket teams making tours of South Africa, due to the nation's government policy of apartheid, leaving South Africa with no official international competition.
| West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1983–84 | |||
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| South Africa | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 19 November 1983 – 31 January 1984 | ||
| Captains |
Peter Kirsten (until 10 January 1984) Clive Rice (From 13 January 1984) | Lawrence Rowe | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 6-match series 4–2 | ||
Background
editThe previous season another West Indian tour had taken place. It was a financial success with quality competitive matches throughout, the test series being drawn 1-1 and the Springboks won the ODI series 4–2.[2] Consequently, a second series was organised to replicate the successes of the first.[3]
Touring team
edit| Player | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
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| Lawrence Rowe (c) | 8 January 1949 | Right hand | Left arm fast medium |  Jamaica
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| Hartley Alleyne | 28 February 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast |  Barbados
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| Faoud Bacchus | 31 January 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |  Guyana
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| Sylvester Clarke | 11 December 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Barbados
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| Colin Croft | 15 March 1953 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Guyana
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| Alvin Greenidge | 20 August 1956 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Barbados
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| Bernard Julien | 13 March 1950 | Right hand | Left arm medium-fast |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| Alvin Kallicharran | 21 March 1949 | Left-hand | Right-arm offbreak | Guyana
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| Collis King | 11 June 1951 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Barbados
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| Monte Lynch | 21 May 1958 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Guyana
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| Everton Mattis | 11 April 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak | Jamaica
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| Ezra Moseley | 5 January 1958 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | Barbados
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| David Murray | 29 May 1950 | Right-hand | wicket-keeper | Barbados
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| Albert Padmore | 17 December 1944 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak | Barbados
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| Derick Parry | 22 December 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak |  Leeward Islands
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| Franklyn Stephenson | 8 April 1959 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Barbados
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| Emmerson Trotman | 10 November 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Barbados
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Tour matches
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- West Indies elected to bat
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- West Indies elected to bat
- First ODI
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- West Indies elected to bat
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- West Indies elected to bat
- First Test
- Second Test
- Second ODI
- Third ODI
8 January 1984
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- West Indies elected to field
- West Indies target was revised to 194 runs in 44 overs
- Fourth ODI
- Third Test
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- South Africa elected to bat
- Fifth ODI
21 January 1984
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- West Indies elected to field
- West Indies target was revised 207 runs in 37 overs
- Sixth ODI
- Fourth Test
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- South Africa elected to bat
References
edit- ^ "How South African cricket has changed since England's 1982 rebel tour". The Guardian. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (20 March 2007). "The unforgiven". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Ugra, Sharda (17 May 2020). "Remember the 'cursed' West Indies rebels who toured South Africa in the '80s?". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
Further reading
edit- May, Peter (2009). The Rebel Tours: Cricket's Crisis of Conscience. SportsBooks. ISBN 978-1899807802.
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