New Zealand national cricket team in South Africa in the 2000/01 season

The tour of the New Zealand national cricket team to South Africa in the 2000/01 season took place from October 18 to December 8, 2000. The international cricket tour was part of the 2000/01 international cricket season and included three test matches and six ODIs . South Africa won the test series 2-0 and the ODI series 5-0.

prehistory

Both teams previously played at the ICC KnockOut 2000 , which New Zealand won and in which South Africa was eliminated in the semifinals. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1998/99 season in New Zealand .

Stages

Benoni Bloemfontein Centurion Durban (SSK) Johannesburg Cape Town Kimberley Port Elizabeth Potchefstroom

Tour venues

The following stages were planned as venues for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Willowmoore Park	Benoni	20,000	2. ODI
Chevrolet Park	Bloemfontein	20,000	1st test
Centurion Park	Centurion	22,000	3. ODI
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	Durban	25,000	5. ODI
Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg	34,000	3rd test
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000	6. ODI
De Beers Diamond Oval	Kimberley	11,000	4. ODI
Sahara Oval St George's	Port Elizabeth	19,000	2nd test
Senwes Park	Potchefstroom	18,000	1. ODI

Squad

New Zealand named its ODI squad on September 11, 2000.

test		ODI
South Africa	New Zealand	South Africa	New Zealand
Shaun Pollock ( K ) Shafiek Abrahams Nicky buoy Mark Boucher ( wk ) Daryll Cullinan Boeta Dippenaar Allan Donald Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Neil McKenzie Mfuneko Ngam Makhaya Ntini	Stephen Fleming ( K ) Nathan Astle Hamish Marshall Chris Martin Craig McMillan Shayne O'Connor Adam Parore ( wk ) Mark Richardson Mathew Sinclair Craig Spearman Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Brooke Walker Kerry Walmsley Paul Wiseman	Shaun Pollock ( K ) Shafiek Abrahams Nicky buoy Mark Boucher ( wk ) Daryll Cullinan Boeta Dippenaar Allan Donald Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Makhaya Ntini Jonty Rhodes Roger Telemachus	Stephen Fleming ( K ) Geoff Allott Nathan Astle Chris Cairns Chris Harris Craig McMillan Chris Nevin Shayne O'Connor Adam Parore ( wk ) Craig Spearman Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Roger Twose Brooke Walker Paul Wiseman

Tour matches

October 18 scorecard	Soweto	New Zealanders 296-5 (50)	-	Gauteng 217-6 (50)
		New Zealanders wins with 79 runs

November 7th - 9th scorecard	Pair	New Zealanders 403-5d (138) & 142-3d (66)	-	Boland 189 (70.2) & 53-2 (21.3)
		draw

November 11-13 Scorecard	Potchefstroom	New Zealanders 280-6d (92) & 242-2d (57)	-	North West 100 (44.4) & 157 (49.4)
		New Zealanders wins with 265 runs

November 24th scorecard	Alice	Border 226-8 (50)	-	New Zealanders 227-8 (49)
		New Zealanders wins with 2 wickets

November 25-27 Scorecard	East London	New Zealanders 311-4d (90) & 185-0d (47)	-	Border 73 (27.1) & 212 (76.4)
		New Zealanders wins with 211 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Potchefstroom

October 20 scorecard	Potchefstroom	South Africa 191-2 (38)	-	New Zealand
		No result

Second ODI in Benoni

October 22nd scorecard	Benoni	New Zealand 194-8 (50)	-	South Africa 197-4 (46.4)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets

Third ODI in Centurion

October 25 scorecard	Centurion	South Africa 324-4 (50)	-	New Zealand 189 (33.4 / 43)
		South Africa wins with 115 runs ( D / L method )

Fourth ODI in Kimberley

October 28 scorecard	Kimberley	New Zealand 287-6 (50)	-	South Africa 289-5 (48.5)
		South Africa wins with 5 wickets

Fifth ODI in Durban (SSK)

November 1st scorecard	Durban	New Zealand 114-5 (32.4 / 32.4)	-	South Africa 158-4 (30.3 / 32)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets ( D / L method )

Sixth ODI in Cape Town

November 4th scorecard	Cape Town	New Zealand 256-9 (50)	-	South Africa 258-7 (50)
		South Africa wins with 3 wickets

Test matches

First test in Bloemfontein

November 17th - 21st Scorecard	Bloemfontein	South Africa 471-9d (142.1) & 103-5 (26.3)	-	New Zealand 229 (89) & 342 (157.4) (f / o)
		South Africa wins with 5 wickets

Second test in Port Elizabeth

November 30th - December 4th scorecard	Port Elizabeth	New Zealand 298 (126.3) & 148 (69.3)	-	South Africa 361 (144.4) & 89-3 (34.1)
		South Africa wins with 7 wickets

Third test in Johannesburg

December 8-12 scorecard	Johannesburg	New Zealand 200 (93.5)	-	South Africa 261-3d (97)
		draw

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	3	5	287	71.75	160	1	1
Mark Richardson	New Zealand	3	5	232	46.40	77	0	2
Mathew Sinclair	New Zealand	3	5	212	42.40	150	1	0
Neil McKenzie	South Africa	3	4th	195	97.50	120	1	1
Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	3	5	192	38.40	99	0	2
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	3	101.4	13	17.38	6/66	1	0
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	3	120	12	19.41	4/37	0	0
Allan Donald	South Africa	2	82.3	11	17.90	4/69	0	0
Chris Martin	New Zealand	3	83.1	11	26.00	4/104	0	0
Shayne O'Connor	New Zealand	3	86.4	8th	30.50	3/87	0	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Nicky buoy	South Africa	6th	6th	355	88.75	129	2	1
Gary Kirsten	South Africa	6th	6th	293	48.83	101	1	2
Roger Twose	New Zealand	6th	5	286	57.20	103	1	1
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	6th	6th	235	78.33	93	0	2
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	6th	5	156	39.00	84	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	6th	43.4	9	19.44	3/37	0	0
Roger Telemachus	South Africa	4th	35	8th	18.87	3/30	0	0
Allan Donald	South Africa	6th	38	6th	30.33	2/27	0	0
Chris Harris	New Zealand	6th	47	6th	38.16	2/39	0	0
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	6th	50.5	6th	45.83	2/62	0	0

Player of the Series

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	Makhaya Ntini
ODI	Nicky buoy

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
2. ODI	Nicky buoy
3. ODI	Nicky buoy
4. ODI	Gary Kirsten
5. ODI	Jacques Kallis
6. ODI	Lance Klusener
1st test	Jacques Kallis Makhaya Ntini
2nd test	Neil McKenzie

Web links

• The series on espncricinfo.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lynn McConnell: Policy decision on One-Day side taking shape ( English ) Cricinfo. September 11, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
2. ↑ Records / New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
3. ↑ Records / New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
4. ↑ Records / New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2000/01 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
5. ↑ Records / New Zealand in South Africa ODI Series, 2000/01 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 27, 2016.