South African national cricket team in New Zealand in the 2003/04 season

The tour of the South African national cricket team to New Zealand in the 2003/04 season took place from February 13 to March 30, 2004. The international cricket tour was part of the 2003/04 international cricket season and included two tests and six ODIs . New Zealand won the ODI series 5–1, while the Test series 1–1 ended in a draw.

prehistory

New Zealand previously played a tour against Pakistan , Pakistan a tour against the West Indies . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in South Africa in the 2000/01 season .

Stages

Auckland Christchurch (JS) Dunedin Hamilton Napier Wellington (BR) Wellington (WS)

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 31, 2003.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Eden Park	Auckland	50,000	2. test; 1st & 5th ODI
Jade Stadium	Christchurch	38,628	2. ODI
University oval	Dunedin	6,000	4. ODI
Westpac Park	Hamilton	10,000	1st test
McLean Park	Napier	22,500	6. ODI
Basin Reserve	Wellington	11,000	3rd test
Westpac Stadium	Wellington	34,500	3. ODI

Squad lists

South Africa named their squad on February 2, 2004. New Zealand named their ODI squad on February 8, and their test squad on March 3, 2004.

test		ODI
New Zealand	South Africa	New Zealand	South Africa
Stephen Fleming ( K ) Chris Cairns Brendon McCullum ( wk ) Craig McMillan Chris Martin Michael Mason Jacob Oram Michael Papps Mark Richardson Mathew Sinclair Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Daniel Vettori Paul Wiseman	Graeme Smith ( K ) Paul Adams Nico buoy Mark Boucher ( wk ) Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Neil McKenzie Andre Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Jacques Rudolph David Terbrugge Martin van Jaarsveld	Stephen Fleming ( K ) Chris Cairns Chris Harris Brendon McCullum ( wk ) Craig McMillan Hamish Marshall Michael Mason Kyle Mills Jacob Oram Michael Papps Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Daniel Vettori	Graeme Smith ( K ) Nico buoy Mark Boucher ( wk ) Boeta Dippenaar Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis Lance Klusener Albie Morkel Andre Nel Makhaya Ntini Robin Peterson Shaun Pollock Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph

Tour matches

February 11th scorecard	Hamilton	Northern Districts 114 (42.3)	-	South Africans 115-4 (17.2)
		South Africans wins with 6 wickets

March 5-7 Scorecard	Napier	South Africans 286-5d (77.5) & 224-7d (65)	-	Central Districts 239-6d (76.4) & 195-8 (49.5)
		draw

One-day internationals

First ODI in Auckland

February 13 scorecard	Auckland	New Zealand 225-8 (50)	-	South Africa 226-5 (49.4)
		South Africa wins with 5 wickets

Second ODI in Christchurch

February 17th scorecard	Christchurch (JS)	South Africa 253-8 (50)	-	New Zealand 255-5 (45.1)
		New Zealand wins with 5 wickets

Third ODI in Wellington

February 20 scorecard	Wellington (WS)	New Zealand 254-5 (38/38)	-	South Africa 249-7 (38/38)
		New Zealand wins with 5 runs

Fourth ODI in Dunedin

February 24th scorecard	Dunedin	New Zealand	-	South Africa
		Called off

February 25 scorecard	Dunedin	South Africa 259-7 (50)	-	New Zealand 264-4 (49)
		New Zealand wins with 6 wickets

Fifth ODI in Auckland

February 28 scorecard	Auckland	New Zealand	-	South Africa
		Called off

February 29 scorecard	Auckland	New Zealand 193-8 (33/33)	-	South Africa 175-5 (29/29)
		New Zealand wins with 2 runs ( D / L method )

Sixth ODI in Napier

March 2nd scorecard	Napier	South Africa 186-9 (50)	-	New Zealand 190-5 (46)
		New Zealand wins with 5 wickets

Testing

First test in Hamilton

March 10-14 Scorecard	Hamilton	South Africa 459 (139.2) & 313-4 (116.1)	-	New Zealand 509 (164.4) & 39-1 (16)
		draw

Second test in Auckland

March 18-22 Scorecard	Auckland	South Africa 296 (123.3) & 349 (108.3)	-	New Zealand 595 (148.5) & 53-1 (10.2)
		New Zealand wins with 9 wickets

Third test in Wellington

March 26-30 scorecard	Wellington (BR)	New Zealand 297 (104) & 252 (96.2)	-	South Africa 316 (99.5) & 234-4 (72.2)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets

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	6th	354	70.80	150 *	1	2
Jacques Rudolph	South Africa	3	6th	336	84.00	154 *	1	2
Scott Styris	New Zealand	3	5	321	80.25	170	1	2
Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	3	6th	321	53.50	80	0	3
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	3	4th	296	74.00	158	1	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Chris Martin	New Zealand	2	92.2	18th	16.66	6/76	3	1
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	3	123.3	13	29.38	4/98	0	0
Nicky buoy	South Africa	2	75.4	9	27.55	4/65	0	0
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	3	94.2	9	32.88	4/60	0	0
Jacob Oram	New Zealand	3	119.3	7th	36.57	2/60	0	0
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	3	115	7th	49.00	3/110	0	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	6th	6th	264	44.00	108	1	1
Graeme Smith	South Africa	6th	6th	256	42.66	80	0	2
Scott Styris	New Zealand	6th	6th	224	44.80	69	0	2
Michael Papps	New Zealand	5	5	204	51.00	92 *	0	2
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	6th	6th	155	38.75	58	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	6th	53	11	26.18	3/45	0	0
Jacob Oram	New Zealand	6th	52	8th	28.00	3/24	0	0
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	6th	39	7th	26.28	2/22	0	0
Daryl Tuffey	New Zealand	5	39.4	7th	27.28	3/35	0	0
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	6th	41	5	34.60	2/37	0	0
Scott Styris	New Zealand	6th	32	5	36.80	2/44	0	0
Lance Klusener	South Africa	5	38	5	38.00	2/30	0	0

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1. ODI	Graeme Smith
2. ODI	Stephen Fleming
3. ODI	Scott Styris
4. ODI	Hamish Marshall
5. ODI	Chris Harris
6. ODI	Michael Papps
1st test	Jacques Kallis
2nd test	Chris Martin
3rd test	Graeme Smith

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christchurch missing from Test list for NZ summer ( English ) Cricinfo. July 31, 2003. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
2. ↑ Keith Lane: Boje and Ngam return for NZ tour ( English ) Cricinfo. February 2, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
3. ↑ Papps called up for ODIs against South Africa ( English ) Cricinfo. February 8, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
4. ↑ Papps called up for NZ Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. March 3, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
5. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
6. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
7. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
8. ↑ Records / South Africa in New Zealand ODI Series, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 29, 2017.