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) |
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 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]
Tests | ODIs | ||
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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]
12–16 December 2003 |
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561 (148.4 overs) |
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226/6d (63 overs) |
188 (51 overs) |
South Africa won by 189 runs |
26–29 December 2003 |
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658/9d (166.2 overs) | ||
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South Africa won by an innings and 65 runs |
2–6 January 2004 |
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532 (145 overs) |
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335/3d (76 overs) |
Match drawn |
16–20 January 2004 |
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604/6d (158 overs) |
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348 (106.4 overs) (f/o) |
South Africa won by 10 wickets |
South Africa |
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S Chanderpaul 14 (34) |
South Africa won by 209 runs |
South Africa |
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HH Dippenaar 83 (123) |
DR Smith 24 (34) |
South Africa won by 16 runs |
West Indies |
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No result |
1 February 2004 |
South Africa |
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S Chanderpaul 92 (75) |
West Indies won by 7 wickets |
West Indies |
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CH Gayle 152* (153) |
South Africa won by 4 wickets |
International cricket tours of South Africa
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Australia |
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Bangladesh |
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England |
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India |
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Kenya |
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New Zealand |
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Pakistan |
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Sri Lanka |
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West Indies |
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Zimbabwe |
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Tournaments hosted | |
Multiple teams |
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Other tours | |
Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, collectively known as the South African rebel tours. | |
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Bangladeshi |
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Dutch |
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English |
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Irish |
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Kenyan |
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Multi-national |
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Namibian |
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Scottish |
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Sri Lankan |
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West Indian |
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See also: International cricket in South Africa from 1971 to 1981 |