South African national cricket team in England in the 2003 season

The tour of the South African national cricket team to England in the 2003 season took place from July 24th to September 8th, 2003. The international cricket tour was part of the 2003 international cricket season and included five tests . The series ended in a 2–2 draw.

prehistory

Both teams previously played a three-nation tournament in England with Zimbabwe . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1999/2000 season in South Africa .

London (Lord's)

London (oval)

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Edgbaston Cricket Ground	Birmingham	24,803	1st test
Headingley Stadium	Leeds	17,000	4th test
The oval	London	23,500	5th test
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000	2nd test
Trent Bridge	Nottingham	15,350	3rd test

South Africa named their squad on May 19, 2003. England named their squad on July 18, 2003.

test
England	South Africa
Michael Vaughan ( K ) Nasser Hussain ( UK ) Kabir Ali James Anderson Martin Bicknell Mark Butcher Andrew Flintoff Ashley Giles Darren Gough Stephen Harmison James Kirtley Anthony McGrath Ed Smith Alec Stewart ( wk ) Graham Thorpe Marcus Trescothick	Graeme Smith ( K ) Paul Adams Mark Boucher ( wk ) Boeta Dippenaar Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jaques Kallis Gary Kirsten Neil McKenzie Makhaya Ntini Robin Peterson Shaun Pollock Jacques Rudolph Charl Willoughby Moons Zondeki

July 15-17 scorecard	Taunton	South Africans 326-4d (78) & 245-4d (66)	-	Somerset 245-7d (51) & 109-3 (25)
		draw

July 19-21 Scorecard	Arundel	India A 319 (89) & 160-3 (43)	-	South Africans 463 (121.4)
		draw

August 7th - 9th scorecard	Birmingham	South Africans 325-4d (70.3) & 243-7d (55)	-	Kent 235 (73.2) & 232 (68.5)
		South Africans wins with 101 runs

July 24-28 Scorecard	Birmingham	South Africans 460-7d (113.1)	-	Derbyshire 136-4d (48)
		draw

July 24-28 Scorecard	Birmingham	South Africa 594-5d (145) & 134-4d (26)	-	England 408 (122.4) & 110-1 (34)
		draw

July 31st - August 3rd scorecard	London (Lord's)	England 173 (48.4) & 417 (107.1)	-	South Africa 682-6d (177)
		South Africa wins with one innings and 92 runs

August 14-18 Scorecard	Nottingham	England 445 (146.3) & 118 (46.4)	-	South Africa 362 (119.5) & 131 (56.2)
		England wins with 70 runs

August 21-25 scorecard	Leeds	South Africa 342 (114.4) & 365 (100.5)	-	England 307 (87.2) & 209 (61.4)
		South Africa wins with 191 runs

September 4-8 scorecard	London	South Africa 484 (128) & 229 (69.2)	-	England 604-9d (162) & 110-1 (22.2)
		England wins with 9 wickets

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	EnglandAndrew Flintoff Graeme Smith South Africa

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1st test	South Africa Graeme Smith
2nd test	South AfricaMakhaya Ntini Graeme Smith South Africa
3rd test	England James Kirtley
4th test	South Africa Gary Kirsten
5th test	England Marcus Trescothick

↑ Klusener left out of SA squad to tour England ( English ) Cricinfo. May 19, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
↑ Gough recalled to England Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. July 18, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
↑ Records / South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
↑ Records / South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 2, 2017.


April	Australia in the West Indies \| TVS Cup Tri series 2003 \| South Africa in Bangladesh \| New Zealand in Sri Lanka
May	Bank Alfalah Cup 2003 \| Zimbabwe in England
June	Sri Lanka in the West Indies \| Pakistan in England \| NatWest Series 2003
July	Bangladesh in Australia \| South Africa in England
August	Bangladesh in Pakistan