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 | Andy 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
[edit]1st Test
[edit]25–28 November 1999
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Adams, Gavin Hamilton and Michael Vaughan (all Eng) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
[edit]9–13 December 1999
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Nantie Hayward (SA) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
[edit]4th Test
[edit]5th Test
[edit]14–18 January 2000
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- 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
[edit]2nd Match: South Africa v England
[edit] 23 January 2000
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- 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
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
4th Match: England v Zimbabwe
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
5th Match: England v Zimbabwe
[edit]7th Match: South Africa v England
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
9th Match: England v Zimbabwe
[edit]Final: South Africa v England
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Tour page at cricinfo.com
International cricket tours of South Africa | |
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Test and LOI tours | |
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Bangladesh | |
England | |
India | |
Kenya | |
New Zealand | |
Pakistan | |
Sri Lanka | |
West Indies | |
Zimbabwe | |
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Multiple teams | |
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 | |
Dutch | |
English | |
Irish |
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Kenyan |
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Multi-national | |
Namibian |
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Scottish |
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Sri Lankan | |
West Indian | |
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