English cricket team in South Africa in 1999–2000
English cricket team in South Africa in 1999–2000 | |||
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England | South Africa | ||
Dates | 1 November 1999 – 13 February 2000 | ||
Captains | Nasser Hussain | Hansie Cronje | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Nasser Hussain (370) | Gary Kirsten (396) | |
Most wickets | Andrew Caddick (16) | Allan Donald (22) | |
Player of the series | Daryll Cullinan (SA) |
The England cricket team toured South Africa during the 1999–2000 season, playing five Test matches and a triangular One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. The tour became infamous, after Hansie Cronje later admitted he had been bribed to ensure a result in the fifth Test of the series.[1]
Test series
1st Test
25–28 November 1999 Scorecard |
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122 (41.4 overs) Andrew Flintoff 38 (48) Allan Donald 6/53 (15 overs) | 403/9d (138 overs) Daryll Cullinan 108 (170) Darren Gough 5/70 (30 overs) | |
260 (83.4 overs) Alec Stewart 86 (130) Allan Donald 5/74 (23 overs) |
South Africa won by an innings and 21 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Allan Donald (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Adams, Gavin Hamilton and Michael Vaughan (all Eng) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
9–13 December 1999 Scorecard |
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Match drawn St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Nantie Hayward (SA) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
26–30 December 1999 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Andrew Caddick (Eng) and Gary Kirsten (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
4th Test
2–5 January 2000 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by an innings and 37 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Daryll Cullinan (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th Test
14–18 January 2000 Scorecard |
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0/0d (0 overs) | ||
England won by 2 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng) Man of the Series: Daryll Cullinan (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Days 2, 3 or 4 due to heavy rain. Cronje and Hussein agreed to forfeit an innings each to provide a good game in the time remaining. Later Cronje admitted having been bribed 50,000 rand to ensure a result.[2]
- The laws at the time did not allow for the forfeiture of the 1st innings, so England's 1st innings is recorded as 0/0 declared.
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament
2nd Match: South Africa v England
23 January 2000 Scorecard |
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England won by 9 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: Danzel Becker (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Darren Gough (Eng) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Read, Vikram Solanki, Graeme Swann (all Eng) and David Terbrugge (SA) made their ODI debuts.
3rd Match: South Africa v England
26 January 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Chris Adams 42 (69) Lance Klusener 2/34 (10 overs) |
South Africa won by 1 run Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Wilf Diedricks (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
4th Match: England v Zimbabwe
28 January 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Neil Johnson 97 (131) Graeme Hick 1/25 (4 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 104 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Henry Olonga (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
5th Match: England v Zimbabwe
30 January 2000 Scorecard |
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England won by 8 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Barry Lambson (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Mark Ealham (Eng) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
7th Match: South Africa v England
4 February 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Nick Knight 64 (111) Shaun Pollock 2/36 (10 overs) |
South Africa won by 2 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Mark Alleyne (Eng) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
9th Match: England v Zimbabwe
9 February 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Danzel Becker (SA) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) |
- No toss.
Final: South Africa v England
13 February 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 38 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "A pariah is born". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Hoult, Nick (16 December 2004). "Centurion 2000: Hussain still bitter about the day Cronje cheated". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
External links
- Tour page at cricinfo.com
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