Australian national cricket team in the West Indies for the 2003 season
The West Indies cricket team's tour to Australia in the 2003 season took place from April 10th to June 1st, 2003. The international cricket tour was part of the 2003 international cricket season and included four tests and seven ODIs . Australia won the Test Series 3–1 and the ODI Series 4–3.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2000/01 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
Tour venues in Jamaica |
 
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Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| city | country | Stadion | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | Barbados | Kensington oval | 11,000 | 3rd test |
| Georgetown | Guyana | Bourda Cricket Ground | 25,000 | 1st test |
| Gros Islet | Saint Lucia | Beausejour Stadium | 20,000 | 3. ODI |
| Kingston | Jamaica | Sabina Park | 20,000 | 1st & 2nd ODI |
| Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Queen's Park Oval | 25,000 | 2. test; 4th & 5th ODI |
| St. George's | Grenada | Grenada National Stadium | 20,000 | 6th & 7th ODI |
| St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua Recreation Ground | 12,000 | 4th test |
Squad lists
Australia named their test roster on March 17 and ODI roster on April 18, 2003. The West Indies named their test roster on April 6 and ODI roster on May 8, 2003.
| test | ODI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies
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 Australia
|
West Indies
|
Australia
|
Tour matches
| April 26-28 Scorecard |
Bridgetown (TWO) |
University of West Indies VC's XI 290 (71) & 162 (37) |
- |
Australians 358-6d (91.3) & 95-4 (21.2) |
| Australians win with 6 wickets | ||||
Testing
First test in Georgetown
| April 10-13 Scorecard |
Georgetown |
West Indies 237 (50.3) & 398 (105.2) |
- |
Australia 489 (115.1) & 147-1 (42.1) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Second test in Port of Spain
| April 19-23 Scorecard |
Port of Spain |
Australia 576-4d (132.5) & 238-3d (66.2) |
- |
West Indies 408 (119) & 288 (89.2) |
| Australia wins with 118 runs | ||||
Third test in Bridgetown
| May 1-5 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
Australia 605-9d (154.3) & 8-1 (2.3) |
- |
West Indies 328 (128.5) & 284 (116) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in St. John's
| May 9-13 Scorecard |
St. John's |
Australia 240 (72.1) & 417 (104) |
- |
West Indies 240 (65.3) & 418-7 (128.5) |
| West Indies wins with 3 wickets | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Kingston
| May 17th scorecard |
Kingston |
Australia 270-5 (50) |
- |
West Indies 205-8 (37/37) |
| Australia wins with 2 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
Second ODI in Kingston
| May 18 scorecard |
Kingston |
West Indies 163 (49) |
- |
Australia 166-2 (35.1) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Third ODI in Gros Islet
| May 21 scorecard |
Gros Islet |
Australia 258-4 (50) |
- |
West Indies 233-9 (50) |
| Australia wins with 25 runs | ||||
Fourth ODI in Port of Spain
| May 24th scorecard |
Port of Spain |
Australia 286-5 (50) |
- |
West Indies 219 (45.3) |
| Australia wins with 67 runs | ||||
Fifth ODI in Port of Spain
| May 25 scorecard |
Port of Spain |
West Indies 290-5 (50) |
- |
Australia 251-9 (50) |
| West Indies wins with 39 runs | ||||
Sixth ODI in St. George's
| May 30th scorecard |
St. George's |
Australia 252 (50) |
- |
West Indies 254-7 (48.4) |
| West Indies wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Seventh ODI in St. George's
| June 1st scorecard |
St. George's |
Australia 247-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 249-1 (43.3) |
| West Indies wins with 9 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Brian Lara |
West Indies
|
4th | 8th | 533 | 66.62 | 122 | 2 | 3 |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
3 | 5 | 523 | 130.75 | 206 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Langer |
Australia
|
4th | 8th | 483 | 69.00 | 146 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Hayden |
Australia
|
4th | 8th | 379 | 63.16 | 177 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann |
Australia
|
4th | 7th | 353 | 58.83 | 160 | 1 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Stuart MacGill |
Australia
|
4th | 204.1 | 20th | 33.90 | 5/75 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie |
Australia
|
4th | 168.4 | 17th | 20.76 | 5/39 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lee |
Australia
|
4th | 144.3 | 17th | 28.88 | 4/63 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Lawson |
West Indies
|
3 | 88.4 | 14th | 26.42 | 7/78 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel |
Australia
|
4th | 103 | 11 | 31.45 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
| Mervyn Dillon |
West Indies
|
3 | 123.1 | 11 | 44.54 | 4/112 | 0 | 0 |
| Vasbert Drakes |
West Indies
|
4th | 151.1 | 11 | 46.63 | 5/93 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Wavell Hinds |
West Indies
|
5 | 5 | 352 | 117.33 | 125 * | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle |
West Indies
|
7th | 7th | 275 | 39.28 | 84 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds |
Australia
|
7th | 7th | 275 | 45.83 | 77 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Lara |
West Indies
|
7th | 7th | 242 | 40.33 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Gilchrist |
Australia
|
6th | 6th | 212 | 35.33 | 84 | 0 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Brett Lee |
Australia
|
6th | 48.4 | 11 | 22.36 | 3/50 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle |
West Indies
|
7th | 65 | 11 | 27.18 | 5/46 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath |
Australia
|
6th | 51 | 7th | 28.00 | 4/31 | 0 | 0 |
| Mervyn Dillon |
West Indies
|
7th | 66 | 7th | 45.42 | 3/40 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie |
Australia
|
5 | 46 | 6th | 30.00 | 2/30 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel |
Australia
|
5 | 42 | 6th | 38.00 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Collymore |
West Indies
|
7th | 64.1 | 6th | 50.66 | 2/25 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Ricky Ponting
|
| ODI |
Wavell Hinds
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Justin Langer
|
| 2nd test |
Ricky Ponting
|
| 3rd test |
Stuart MacGill
|
| 4th test |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
|
| 1. ODI |
Ricky Ponting
|
| 2. ODI |
Glenn McGrath
|
| 3. ODI |
Michael Clarke
|
| 4. ODI |
Adam Gilchrist
|
| 5. ODI |
Brian Lara
|
| 6. ODI |
Wavell Hinds
|
| 7. ODI |
Chris Gayle
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ACB announces Test squad for 2003 Travelex Tour of the West Indies ( English ) Cricinfo. March 17, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ ACB announces one-day international squad for 2003 Travelex Tour of the West Indies ( English ) Cricinfo. April 18, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ West Indies name squad for first Cable & Wireless Test ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ West Indies name squad for Cable & Wireless One-day International series ( English ) Cricinfo. May 8, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Records / The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2003 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Records / The Frank Worrell Trophy, 2003 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2003 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Australia in West Indies ODI Series, 2003 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 30, 2017.