English national cricket team in the West Indies for the 2003/04 season
The tour of the English national cricket team in the West Indies in the 2003/04 season took place from March 11th to May 5th, 2004. The international cricket tour was part of the 2003/04 international cricket season and included three tests and seven ODIs . England won the Test series 3-0, while the ODI series 3–3 ended in a draw.
prehistory
The West Indies previously played a tour in South Africa and England in Sri Lanka . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 2000 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
Tour venues in Jamaica |
 
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Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on February 25, 2003.
| city | country | Stadion | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | Barbados | Kensington oval | 11,000 | 3rd test; 7. ODI |
| Georgetown | Guyana | Bourda Cricket Ground | 25,000 | 1. ODI |
| Gros Islet | Saint Lucia | Beausejour Stadium | 20,000 | 5th & 6th ODI |
| Kingston | Jamaica | Sabina Park | 20,000 | 1st test |
| Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Queen's Park Oval | 25,000 | 2. test; 2nd & 3rd ODI |
| St. George's | Grenada | Grenada National Stadium | 20,000 | 4. ODI |
| St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua Recreation Ground | 12,000 | 4th test |
Squad lists
England named their squad on January 7, 2004. The West Indies named their test squad on March 8, and their ODI squad on April 13, 2004.
| test | ODI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies
|
 England
|
West Indies
|
England
|
Tour matches
| March 1-3 scorecard |
Kingston |
England XI 320 (78.1) & 259-6d (60.3) |
- |
 Jamaica 281 (85.2) & 106-6 (36) |
| draw | ||||
| March 5-6 Scorecard |
Kingston |
University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI 119 (51.2) & 70 (24) |
- |
England XI 274 (79) |
| England XI wins with one innings and 85 runs | ||||
| March 26-28 Scorecard |
Bridgetown | Carib Beer XI 129 (48.2) & 229 (78.1) |
- |
England XI 347 (102) & 13-2 (2.4) |
| England XI wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Testing
First test in Kingston
| March 11-14 scorecard |
Kingston |
West Indies 311 (86.4) & 47 (25.3) |
- |
England 339 (103.2) & 20-0 (2.3) |
| England wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Second test in Port of Spain
| March 19-23 Scorecard |
Port of Spain |
West Indies 208 (60.1) & 209 (67) |
- |
England 319 (133.5) & 99-3 (15) |
| England wins with 7 wickets | ||||
The West Indian captain Brian Lara was fined for openly showing dissatisfaction, as was the Englishman Simon Jones who had argued with the West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan on the field.
Third test in Bridgetown
| April 1-3 scorecard |
Bridgetown |
West Indies 224 (75.2) & 94 (42.1) |
- |
England 226 (90) & 93-2 (20) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in St. John's
| April 10-14 Scorecard |
St. John's |
West Indies 751 (202) |
- |
England 285 (99) & 422-5 (137) (f / o) |
| draw | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Georgetown
| April 18 scorecard |
Georgetown |
West Indies 156-5 (30/30) |
- |
England 157-8 (29.3 / 30) |
| England wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Port of Spain
| April 24th scorecard |
Port of Spain |
West Indies 57-2 (16/46) |
- |
England |
| No result | ||||
Third ODI in Port of Spain
| April 25 scorecard |
Port of Spain |
West Indies |
- |
England |
| Called off | ||||
Fourth ODI in St. George's
| April 28 scorecard |
St. George's |
West Indies |
- |
England |
| Called off | ||||
Fifth ODI in Gros Islet
| May 1st scorecard |
Gros Islet |
West Indies 281-8 (50) |
- |
England 284-5 (48) |
| West indies wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Sixth ODI in Gros Islet
| May 2nd scorecard |
Gros Islet |
England 280-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 282-6 (47.1) |
| West Indies wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Seventh ODI in Bridgetown
| May 5th Scorecard |
Bridgetown |
West Indies 261-6 (50) |
- |
England 262-5 (47.2) |
| England wins with 5 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 | 7th | 500 | 83.33 | 400 * | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Butcher |
England
|
4th | 7th | 296 | 59.20 | 61 | 0 | 4th |
| Ridley Jacobs |
West Indies
|
4th | 7th | 277 | 46.16 | 107 * | 1 | 1 |
| Graham Thorpe |
England
|
4th | 7th | 274 | 91.33 | 119 * | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Vaughan |
England
|
4th | 8th | 245 | 35.00 | 140 | 1 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Steve Harmison |
England
|
4th | 139.5 | 23 | 14.86 | 7/12 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Hoggard |
England
|
4th | 106.4 | 13 | 25.07 | 4/35 | 0 | 0 |
| Tino Best |
West Indies
|
4th | 96 | 12 | 25.08 | 3/37 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Collins |
West Indies
|
3 | 94 | 11 | 25.63 | 4/71 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff |
England
|
4th | 102.2 | 11 | 27.00 | 5/58 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Jones |
England
|
4th | 94 | 11 | 34.00 | 5/57 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Marcus Trescothick |
England
|
5 | 4th | 267 | 66.75 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan |
West Indies
|
5 | 5 | 216 | 108.00 | 104 * | 1 | 1 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
West Indies
|
5 | 5 | 193 | 38.60 | 84 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Strauss |
England
|
5 | 4th | 172 | 43.00 | 67 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff |
England
|
5 | 4th | 121 | 30.25 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Chris Gayle |
West Indies
|
5 | 32.3 | 7th | 17.14 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff |
England
|
5 | 35 | 5 | 31.20 | 2/22 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Bradshaw |
West Indies
|
3 | 30th | 5 | 33.00 | 2/46 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo |
West Indies
|
5 | 19th | 4th | 28.25 | 2/31 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson |
England
|
4th | 25th | 4th | 37.00 | 2/66 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Rampaul |
West Indies
|
5 | 27 | 4th | 41.50 | 1/32 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Gough |
England
|
5 | 38.1 | 4th | 49.75 | 2/22 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison |
England
|
5 | 43 | 4th | 56.75 | 1/16 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Steve Harmison
|
| ODI |
Marcus Trescothick
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Steve Harmison
|
| 2nd test |
Steve Harmison
|
| 3rd test |
Graham Thorpe
|
| 4th test |
Brian Lara
|
| 1. ODI |
Chris Read
|
| 5. ODI |
Ramnaresh Sarwan
|
| 6. ODI |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
|
| 7. ODI |
Marcus Trescothick
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ England itinerary for the 2004 tour to West Indies ( English ) Cricinfo. February 25, 2003. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ England name unchanged squad for Windies tour ( English ) Cricinfo. January 7, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ West Indies name 13 for Sabina Park ( English ) Cricinfo. March 8, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Chanderpaul returns for ODI series ( English ) Cricinfo. April 13, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Lara and Jones fined ( English ) Cricinfo. March 23, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Records / The Wisden Trophy, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ↑ Records / The Wisden Trophy, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in West Indies ODI Series, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ↑ Records / England in West Indies ODI Series, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2017.