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 | |||
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| 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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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
edit1st Test
edit2nd Test
edit26–29 December 2003
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
3rd Test
edit2–6 January 2004
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- D Mohammed and DR Smith (both WI) made their Test debuts.
4th Test
editODI series summary
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edit2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- 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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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ a b "West Indies in South Africa, 2003-04 Test Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Kumar, Rajesh. "South Africa vs. West Indies - 4th Test - Day 1 - Centurion - 16th January 2004: Statistical Highlights". Howstat. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b "South Africa Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b "West Indies Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- West Indies in South Africa, Dec 2003 - Feb 2004 at ESPNcricinfo archive
- West Indies in South Africa and Zimbabwe 2003/04 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Cozier, Tony; Ward, John (2005). "The West Indians in Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2003-04". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766894.