| 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) | |
| 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) |
v | Sussex 114 (30.5 overs) |
| Boeta Dippenaar 101* (90) Robin Martin-Jenkins 2/34 (10 overs) |
Chris Adams 32 (54) Paul Adams 3/19 (6 overs) |
| South Africans won by 153 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng) |
- 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) |
v | Northamptonshire 45/1 (15 overs) |
| Mark Boucher 69 (89) Mike Cawdron 2/36 (10 overs) |
Michael Hussey 27* (45) |
| No result County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Peter Hartley (Eng) and Allan Jones (Eng) |
- 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) |
v | Worcestershire 192 (45 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 66 (103) Kabir Ali 2/49 (10 overs) |
Justin Kemp 77 (87) Alan Dawson 4/26 (8 overs) |
| South Africans won by 69 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Nigel Cowley (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shaftab Khalid (Worcs) made his List A debut.
First-class: Somerset v South Africans
| 15–17 July 2003 Scorecard |
| South Africans
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v | Somerset |
| 326/4d (78 overs) Graeme Smith 152 (214) Keith Parsons 1/23 (8 overs) |
245/7d (51 overs) Matt Wood 55 (88) Monde Zondeki 5/64 (11 overs) | |
| 245/4d (66 overs) Neil McKenzie 82* (129) Keith Parsons 1/37 (10 overs) |
109/3 (25 overs) Carl Gazzard 35* (35) Monde Zondeki 1/20 (6 overs) |
| Match drawn County Ground, Taunton Umpires: John Holder (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: India A v South Africans
| 19–21 July 2003 Scorecard |
India A 
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v | South Africans
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| 319 (89 overs) Wasim Jaffer 90 (147) Shaun Pollock 4/46 (15 overs) |
463 (121.4 overs) Jacques Rudolph 83 (138) Aavishkar Salvi 4/92 (29 overs) | |
| 160/3 (43 overs) Hemang Badani 58* (85) Shaun Pollock 1/14 (6 overs) |
| Match drawn Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Kent v South Africans
| 7–9 August 2003 Scorecard |
| South Africans
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v | Kent |
| 325/4d (70.3 overs) Neil McKenzie 105* (155) Alamgir Sheriyar 2/44 (15 overs) |
235 (73.2 overs) Alex Loudon 63 (140) Robin Peterson 3/58 (16.2 overs) | |
| 243/7d (55 overs) Boeta Dippenaar 69 (90) James Tredwell 3/75 (17 overs) |
232 (68.5 overs) Michael Carberry 75 (146) Paul Adams 9/79 (22.5 overs) |
| South Africans won by 101 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and George Sharp (Eng) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Derbyshire v South Africans
| 28–30 August 2003 Scorecard |
| South Africans
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v | Derbyshire |
| 460/7d (113.1 overs) Jacques Kallis 200 (305) Paul Havell 4/129 (29 overs) |
136/4d (48 overs) Luke Sutton 46* (71) Charl Willoughby 3/31 (14 overs) | |
| Match drawn County Ground, Derby Umpires: Nigel Cowley (Eng) and John Steele (Eng) |
- 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) |
v |  England265/4 (45.5 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 107 (133) Andrew Flintoff 3/46 (10 overs) |
Marcus Trescothick 114 (125) Makhaya Ntini 2/56 (10 overs) |
| England won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Vikram Solanki (Eng) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe
| 29 June Scorecard |
| South Africa 272/5 (50 overs) |
v |  Zimbabwe226/9 (50 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 125* (147) Douglas Hondo 2/29 (9.1 overs) |
Travis Friend 82 (93) Andrew Hall 3/38 (9 overs) |
| South Africa won by 46 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
5th Match: England v South Africa
| 3 July Scorecard |
| England 223/7 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 227/3 (47.3 overs) |
| Marcus Trescothick 60 (92) Makhaya Ntini 3/38 (8 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 82* (105) Andrew Flintoff 1/33 (9.3 overs) |
| South Africa won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
6th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe
| 5 July Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 174/8 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 175/1 (34.2 overs) |
| Heath Streak 54 (72) Jacques Kallis 3/47 (10 overs) |
Herschelle Gibbs 93* (97) Sean Ervine 1/13 (2.2 overs) |
| South Africa won by 9 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
8th Match: England v South Africa
| 8 July Scorecard |
| South Africa 198/9 (50 overs) |
v | England 199/6 (39 overs) |
| Graeme Smith 45 (39) James Anderson 4/38 (10 overs) |
Michael Vaughan 83 (115) Makhaya Ntini 2/30 (6 overs) |
| England won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
9th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe
| 10 July Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 173/8 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 174/3 (35.2 overs) |
| Heath Streak 50* (90) Makhaya Ntini 4/45 (10 overs) |
Jacques Rudolph 69* (97) Douglas Hondo 2/25 (7 overs) |
| South Africa won by 7 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (SA) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Final: England v South Africa
| 12 July Scorecard |
| South Africa 107 (32.1 overs) |
v | England 111/3 (20.2 overs) |
| Jacques Rudolph 19 (40) James Anderson 3/50 (10 overs) |
Vikram Solanki 50 (58) Andrew Hall 1/14 (2.2 overs) |
| England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Darren Gough (Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
1st Test
| 24–28 July 2003 Scorecard |
| South Africa
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v | England
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| 594/5d (145 overs) Graeme Smith 277 (373) Ashley Giles 2/153 (42 overs) |
408 (122.4 overs) Michael Vaughan 156 (286) Makhaya Ntini 4/114 (28 overs) | |
| 134/4d (26 overs) Graeme Smith 85 (70) Ashley Giles 2/45 (8 overs) |
110/1 (34 overs) Marcus Trescothick 52* (94) Robin Peterson 1/33 (13 overs) |
| Match drawn Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Graeme Smith (SA) |
- 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
| 31 July–3 August 2003 Scorecard |
| England
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v | South Africa
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| 173 (48.4 overs) Darren Gough 34 (48) Makhaya Ntini 5/75 (17 overs) |
682/6d (177 overs) Graeme Smith 259 (370) James Anderson 2/90 (27 overs) | |
| 417 (107.1 overs) Andrew Flintoff 142 (146) Makhaya Ntini 5/145 (31 overs) |
| South Africa won by an innings and 92 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini and Graeme Smith (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
3rd Test
| 14–18 August 2003 Scorecard |
| England
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v | South Africa
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| 445 (146.3 overs) Nasser Hussain 116 (251) Andrew Hall 3/88 (24 overs) |
362 (119.5 overs) Neil McKenzie 90 (168) James Anderson 5/102 (27.5 overs) | |
| 118 (46.4 overs) Andrew Flintoff 30 (46) Shaun Pollock 6/39 (17.4 overs) |
131 (56.2 overs) Mark Boucher 52 (91) James Kirtley 6/34 (16.2 overs) |
| England won by 70 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: James Kirtley (Eng) |
- 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 Scorecard |
| South Africa
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v | England
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| 342 (114.4 overs) Gary Kirsten 130 (323) Kabir Ali 3/80 (22 overs) |
307 (87.2 overs) Mark Butcher 77 (115) Jacques Kallis 3/38 (20.1 overs) | |
| 365 (100.5 overs) Andrew Hall 99* (87) James Kirtley 3/71 (21.5 overs) |
209 (61.4 overs) Mark Butcher 61 (133) Jacques Kallis 6/54 (17 overs) |
| South Africa won by 191 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA) |
- 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 Scorecard |
| South Africa
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v | England
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| 484 (128 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 183 (258) Martin Bicknell 2/71 (20 overs) |
604/9d (162 overs) Marcus Trescothick 219 (374) Shaun Pollock 3/111 (39 overs) | |
| 229 (69.2 overs) Shaun Pollock 43 (57) Steve Harmison 4/33 (19.2 overs) |
110/1 (22.2 overs) Marcus Trescothick 69* (66) Jacques Kallis 1/25 (5.2 overs) |
| England won by 9 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Marcus Trescothick (Eng) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alec Stewart retired from all forms of cricket after this Test.
References
- Playfair Cricket Annual 2004
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2004
External links
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