English national cricket team in South Africa in the 1999/2000 season
The tour of the English national cricket team to South Africa in the 1999/2000 season took place from November 18, 1999 to January 18, 2000. The international cricket tour was part of the 1999/2000 international cricket season and included five tests . South Africa won the Test Series 2–1.
prehistory
South Africa previously played a tour against Zimbabwe , for England it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1998 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 5th test |
| Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 3rd test |
| Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 1st test |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 4th test |
| Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
| test | |
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 South Africa
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 England
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Tour matches
| November 1st scorecard |
Randjesfontein |
England XI 203-7 (66.3) |
- |
Nicky Oppenheimer XI 207-4 (37.2) |
| Nicky Oppenheimer XI wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| November 2nd scorecard |
Benoni |
England XI 234-9 (50) |
- |
Eastern Province 215-7 (50) |
| England XI wins with 19 runs | ||||
| November 5-8 Scorecard |
Cape Town |
Combined Western Province-Boland XI 358-9d (136.2) & 140-6d (63) |
- |
England XI 249 (106.3) & 82-2 (41) |
| draw | ||||
| November 12-15 Scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
England XI 358-9d (118) & 211-1d (50) |
- |
Free State-Griqualand West Combined XI 194 (88) & 222 (77.1) |
| England XI wins with 153 runs | ||||
| November 18-21 Scorecard |
Centurion |
England XI 303 (112.4) & 195-8d (61) |
- |
Gauteng-Northerns Combined XI 201 (67.1) & 195 (48.1) |
| England wins with 102 runs | ||||
| December 1st scorecard |
Johannesburg |
England XI 274-5 (50) |
- |
Gauteng Invitation XI 236-9 (50) |
| England wins with 38 runs | ||||
| December 3-6 scorecard |
Durban | KwaZulu-Natal 310 (93.3) & 152-2 (61) |
- |
England XI 421 (164.2) |
| draw | ||||
| December 16 scorecard |
Ntselamanzi |
England XI 309-8 (50) |
- |
Combined Eastern Province-Border XI 156 (36.4) |
| England XI wins with 153 runs | ||||
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
East London |
Combined Eastern Province-Border XI 384 (111.1) |
- |
England XI 113-2 (28) |
| draw | ||||
| January 9-11 Scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
South African Invitational XI 253-7d (86.5) & 223-6 (76.4) |
- |
England XI 331 (90.2) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Johannesburg
| June 25-28 Scorecard |
Johannesburg |
England 122 (41.4) & 260 (83.4) |
- |
South Africa 403-9d (138) |
| South Africa wins with one innings and 21 runs | ||||
Second test in Port Elizabeth
| December 9-13 Scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
South Africa 450 (128.1) & 224-4d (92.5) |
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England 373 (137.1) & 153-6 (77) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Durban
| December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Durban |
England 366-9d (166.4) |
- |
South Africa 156 (50.5) & 572-7 (209.2) (f / o) |
| draw | ||||
Fourth test in Cape Town
| January 2-5 scorecard |
Cape Town |
England 258 (113) & 126 (60.3) |
- |
South Africa 421 (153.4) |
| South Africa wins with one innings and 37 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Centurion
| January 14-18 Scorecard |
Centurion |
South Africa 248-8d (72) & 0-0d (0) |
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England 0-0d (0) & 251-8 (75.1) |
| England wins with 2 wickets | ||||
South African team captain Hansie Cronje gave up his team's first innings to allow for a result in the Test. The world association ICC criticized this decision as not in the interests of the sport. Three months later, as part of the investigation into the betting scandal surrounding Cornje, it became known that he had made sure that a result was achieved in exchange for money.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trevor Chesterfield: Cronje slams ICC over negative whispers on declaration ( English ) Cricinfo. January 18, 2000. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Richard Edwards: South Africa vs England: Hansie Cronje went to hell for leather on one of Test cricket's darkest days ( English ) Independent. January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.