Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04

Cricket series

Date

28 September 2003 – 3 February 2004

Location

Australia

Result

Australia won the two-Test series 2–0

Player of the series

Matthew Hayden

Teams
Australia	Zimbabwe
Captains
Steve Waugh	Heath Streak
Most runs
Matthew Hayden (501) Ricky Ponting (259) Steve Waugh (139)	Mark Vermeulen (166) Stuart Carlisle (160) Heath Streak (119)
Most wickets
Andy Bichel (10) Simon Katich (6) Jason Gillespie (5)	Ray Price (6) Sean Ervine (4) Andy Blignaut (3)

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The Zimbabwean cricket team toured Australia in the 2003–04 season. On the tour, the Zimbabweans played two unclassified matches, one First-class match, three List A matches and two Tests, as well as taking part in the 2003–04 VB Series with Australia and India – who were touring Australia for four Tests at the same time. The Zimbabweans lost all but one international match – both Tests and seven of the eight One Day Internationals – the exception being called off for rain.

The tour was notable for Matthew Hayden's score of 380 in the first Test, this being the highest individual score in Test cricket at the time, beating Brian Lara's 375.

Tour matches

Three-day: Zimbabweans v Rockingham-Mandurah Invitational XI

28–30 September
Scorecard

Zimbabweans	v	Rockingham-Mandurah XI
149 (69.4 overs) Sean Ervine 41 (84) Darren Wates 4/22 (16 overs)		123 (46.4 overs) Luke Ronchi 44 (47) Sean Ervine 5/37 (15 overs)
255/9d (108.1 overs) Craig Wishart 116 (235) John Taylor 3/34 (17 overs)		135/6 (34 overs) Luke Ronchi 47 (47) Ray Price 4/55 (12 overs)

Match drawn
Settlers Hill, Baldivis
Umpires: Andrew Craig (Aus) and D Foggarty (Aus)
Player of the match: Luke Ronchi (Rock'm-M'rah XI) and Craig Wishart (Zim)

Rockingham-Mandurah Invitational XI won the toss and elected to field.
This match did not have First-class status.

50-over: Zimbabweans v Cricket Australia Chairman's XI

1 October
Scorecard

Cricket Australia Chairman's XI 240 (49.5 overs)	v	Zimbabweans 241/3 (41.2 overs)
Ryan Campbell 65 (79) Heath Streak 4/33 (9.5 overs)		Stuart Carlisle 89* (95) Brad Williams 1/32 (9 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Lilac Hill Park, Perth
Umpires: Jeff Brookes (Aus) and Ian Lock (Aus)
Player of the match: Heath Streak (Zim)

Cricket Australia Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
This match did not have List A status.

First-class: Zimbabweans v Western Australia

3–5 October
(Scorecard)

Zimbabweans	v	Western Australia
330 (124.3 overs) Craig Wishart 100 (222) Paul Wilson 4/41 (30 overs)		207/6d (61 overs) Marcus North 59 (115) Heath Streak 3/35 (14 overs)
146/6d (49.4 overs) Trevor Gripper 54 (93) Paul Wilson 3/26 (14 overs)		266/4 (38 overs) Mike Hussey 79 (79) Trevor Gripper 2/57 (7 overs)

Match drawn
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Bruce Bennett (Aus) and Ian Lock (Aus)

Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

List A: Zimbabweans v Australia A

1 January
Scorecard

Zimbabweans 240 (49.5 overs)	v	Australia A 232 (49 overs)
Stuart Carlisle 100* (128) Dominic Thornely 3/38 (9.5 overs)		Shaun Marsh 57 (58) Sean Ervine 4/44 (10 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 8 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Bob Parry (Aus)
Player of the match: Stuart Carlisle (Zim)

Zimbabweans won the toss and elected to bat.

List A: Zimbabweans v Western Australia

4 January
Scorecard

Western Australia 286/9 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabweans 216 (44.1 overs)
Murray Goodwin 77 (83) Sean Ervine 5/56 (10 overs)		Mark Vermeulen 55 (35) Marcus North 2/5 (1.1 overs)

Western Australia won by 70 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Bruce Bennett (Aus) and Jeff Brookes (Aus)
Player of the match: Sean Ervine (Zim)

Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

List A: Zimbabweans v Australia A

7 January
Scorecard

Australia A 327/6 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabweans 208 (44 overs)
Marcus North 115 (109) Heath Streak 2/55 (10 overs)		Grant Flower 67 (85) Michael Clarke 2/16 (3 overs)

Australia A won by 119 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Ian Lock (Aus) and John Smeaton (Aus)
Player of the match: Marcus North (AusA)

Australia A won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

9–13 October
Scorecard

Australia	v	Zimbabwe
735/6d (146.3 overs) Matthew Hayden 380 (437) Sean Ervine 4/146 (31 overs)		239 (89.3 overs) Trevor Gripper 53 (135) Brett Lee 3/48 (15 overs)
		321 (f/o) (127.2 overs) Heath Streak 71* (215) Andy Bichel 4/63 (28.2 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 175 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Venkat (Ind) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Matthew Hayden (Aus)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

Matthew Hayden recorded the highest score ever in Test cricket, at the time, with his 380 in the first innings, surpassing the 375 set by Brian Lara in Antigua a decade earlier. Lara went on to reclaim the record less than six months later, however, with his 400 not out against England.

2nd Test

17–21 October
Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	Australia
308 (107.2 overs) Stuart Carlisle 118 (213) Andy Bichel 4/66 (24.2 overs)		403 (103.3 overs) Ricky Ponting 169 (249) Ray Price 6/121 (41.3 overs)
266 (91.5 overs) Mark Vermeulen 48 (70) Simon Katich 6/65 (25.5 overs)		172/1 (29.1 overs) Matthew Hayden 101* (85) Heath Streak 1/46 (9 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Venkat (Ind)
Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Brad Williams (Aus) and Gavin Ewing (Zim) made their Test debuts.

Records

Australia's Matthew Hayden was named Man of the Series for his 501 runs over the two Tests and the historic triple-century. Comparatively, Mark Vermeulen scored the most runs for Zimbabwe with 166. Andy Bichel took the most wickets of the series with 10, with Ray Price taking six for Zimbabwe.

Notes

"The highest score in Test cricket". Cricinfo. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.

External links

References

Playfair Cricket Annual
Wisden Cricketers Almanack

v t e International cricket in 2003–04
Preceding season: International cricket in 2003
October 2003	New Zealand in India South Africa in Pakistan Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship Zimbabwe in Australia England in Bangladesh TVS Cup
November 2003	West Indies in Zimbabwe England in Sri Lanka New Zealand in Pakistan New Zealand women in India
December 2003	India in Australia West Indies in South Africa Pakistan in New Zealand
January 2004	Australia Tri-Series West Indies in South Africa
February 2004	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe South Africa in New Zealand Australia in Sri Lanka Six Nations Challenge West Indies women in India
March 2004	England in West Indies India in Pakistan Americas Affiliates Championship ICC Intercontinental Cup West Indies women in Pakistan
Following season: International cricket in 2004

International cricket tours of Australia

Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan	2021–22 (cancelled)
Bangladesh	2003 2008
England	1876–77 1878–79 1881–82 1882–83 1884–85 1886–87 1887–88 1891–92 1894–95 1897–98 1901–02 1903–04 1907–08 1911–12 1920–21 1924–25 1928–29 1932–33§ 1936–37 1946–47§ 1950–51§ 1954–55§ 1958–59§ 1962–63§ 1965–66§ 1970–71§ 1974–75§ 1977 1978–79 1979–80 1982–83 1986–87 1987–88§ 1990–91 1994–95 1998–99 2002–03 2006–07 2010–11 2013–14 2017–18 2021–22 2022–23
India	1947–48 1967–68§ 1977–78 1980–81§ 1985–86 1991–92 1999–2000 2003–04 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15 2015–16 2018–19 2020–21 2024–25
New Zealand	1973–74 1980–81 1982–83 1985–86 1987–88 1989–90 1993–94 1997–98 2001–02 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12 2015–16 2016–17 2019–20 2022–23
Pakistan	1964–65§ 1972–73§ 1976–77 1978–79§ 1981–82 1983–84 1989–90 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 1999–2000 2002 2004–05 2009–10 2016–17 2019–20 2023–24 2024–25
South Africa	1910–11 1931–32§ 1952–53§ 1963–64§ 1971–72 (cancelled) 1993–94 1997–98 2000 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2012–13 2014–15 2016–17 2018–19 2022–23
Sri Lanka	1987–88 1989–90 1995–96 2004 2007–08 2010–11 2012–13 2016–17 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
West Indies	1930–31 1951–52§ 1960–61 1968–69§ 1975–76 1979–80§ 1981–82 1984–85 1988–89 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 2000–01 2005–06 2009–10 2012–13 2015–16 2020–21 2022–23 2023–24
Zimbabwe	1994–95 2003–04 2022

Tournaments hosted
World Cup	1992 2015
T20 World Cup	2022
Tri-series	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15 2017–18
Other multi-team tournaments	1985 1987

Other tours
Afghanistan	2014–15
Australian Forces	1919–20 1945–46
English	1861–62 1863–64 1873–74 1902–03 1922–23 1929–30 1935–36 1979–80
England Lions	2012–13 2021
Fijian	1907–08
Ireland	2014–15
Multi-national	1971–72 2005–06
Nepal	2023–24
New Zealand	1898–99 1913–14 1925–26 1927–28 1937–38 1953–54 1961–62 1967–68 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1974–75
PNG	2014–15
Scotland	2014–15
Sri Lanka	1982–83
UAE	2014–15
World Series Cricket (West Indies & World XI)	1977-78 1978-79
Pakistan A	2024

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