South African cricket team in England in 2003
South African cricket team in England in 2003 | |||
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South Africa | England | ||
Dates | 20 June – 8 September 2003 | ||
Captains | Graeme Smith |
Nasser Hussain (1st Test) Michael Vaughan (2nd–5th Tests; ODIs) |
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Test series | |||
Result | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
Most runs | Graeme Smith (714) | Marcus Trescothick (487) | |
Most wickets | Makhaya Ntini (23) | James Anderson (15) | |
Player of the series | Andrew Flintoff (Eng) and Graeme Smith (SA) |
The South African cricket team toured England in the 2003 season to play a five-match Test series against England. The two teams also took part in a triangular One Day International tournament involving Zimbabwe.
The Test series was drawn 2-2, with the first match resulted in a draw, while the triangular series was won by England, after beating South Africa in the final by 7 wickets.
Tour matches
50-over: Sussex v South Africans
20 June 2003
Scorecard |
South Africans
267/7 (50 overs) |
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Sussex
114 (30.5 overs) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over: Northamptonshire v South Africans
22 June 2003
Scorecard |
South Africans
229/6 (50 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
45/1 (15 overs) |
Michael Hussey 27* (45)
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- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over: Worcestershire v South Africans
25 June 2003
Scorecard |
South Africans
261/4 (50 overs) |
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Worcestershire
192 (45 overs) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shaftab Khalid (Worcs) made his List A debut.
First-class: Somerset v South Africans
First-class: India A v South Africans
First-class: Kent v South Africans
First-class: Derbyshire v South Africans
28–30 August 2003
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- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on Day 1
NatWest Series (ODI)
2nd Match: England v South Africa
28 June
Scorecard |
South Africa
264/6 (50 overs) |
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England
265/4 (45.5 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe
29 June
Scorecard |
South Africa
272/5 (50 overs) |
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Zimbabwe
226/9 (50 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
5th Match: England v South Africa
3 July
Scorecard |
England
223/7 (50 overs) |
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South Africa
227/3 (47.3 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
6th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe
5 July
Scorecard |
Zimbabwe
174/8 (50 overs) |
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South Africa
175/1 (34.2 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
8th Match: England v South Africa
8 July
Scorecard |
South Africa
198/9 (50 overs) |
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England
199/6 (39 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
9th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe
10 July
Scorecard |
Zimbabwe
173/8 (50 overs) |
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South Africa
174/3 (35.2 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Final: England v South Africa
12 July
Scorecard |
South Africa
107 (32.1 overs) |
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England
111/3 (20.2 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
24–28 July 2003
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on Day 2 and play on Day 3 was reduced to 62 overs due to rain.
2nd Test
3rd Test
14–18 August 2003
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Kirtley and Ed Smith (both Eng) made their Test debuts.
4th Test
21–25 August 2003
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kabir Ali (Eng) and Monde Zondeki (SA) made their Test debuts.
5th Test
4–8 September 2003
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alec Stewart retired from all forms of cricket after this Test.