Zimbabwean national cricket team in Australia in the 2003/04 season
The tour of the Zimbabwean national cricket team to Australia in the 2003/04 season took place from October 9th to 20th, 2003. The international cricket tour was part of the 2003/04 international cricket season and included two tests . Australia won the Test Series 2–0.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2000/01 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on April 16, 2003.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
Zimbabwe named its roster on September 17, 2003. Australia named its roster on October 1, 2003.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
 Zimbabwe
|
|
+ Jason Gillespie
|
|
Tour matches
| September 28th - 30th scorecard |
Baldivis |
Zimbabweans 149 (69.4) & 255-9d (108.1) |
- | Rockingham-Mandurah Invitational XI 123 (46.4) & 135-6 (34) |
| draw | ||||
| October 1st scorecard |
Perth (Lilac Hill) |
Cricket Australia Chairman's XI 240 (49.5) |
- |
Zimbabweans 241-3 (41.2) |
| Zimbabweans wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| October 3rd - 5th scorecard |
Perth |
Zimbabweans 330 (124.3) & 146-6d (49.4) |
- | Western Australia 207-6d (61) & 266-4 (38) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Perth
| October 9-13 Scorecard |
Perth |
Australia 735-6d (146.3) & 321 (127.2) |
- |
Zimbabwe 239 (89.3) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 175 runs | ||||
Second test in Sydney
| October 17-20 scorecard |
Sydney |
Zimbabwe 308 (107.2) & 266 (91.5) |
- |
Australia 403 (103.3) & 172-1 (29.1) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Matthew Hayden |
Australia
|
2 | 3 | 501 | 250.50 | 380 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
2 | 3 | 259 | 129.50 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Vermeulen |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 166 | 41.50 | 63 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Carlisle |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 160 | 40.00 | 118 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh |
Australia
|
2 | 2 | 139 | 69.50 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Andy Bichel |
Australia
|
2 | 92.4 | 10 | 25.50 | 4/63 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Katich |
Australia
|
1 | 32.5 | 6th | 15.00 | 6/65 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lee |
Australia
|
2 | 73 | 6th | 37.00 | 3/48 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Price |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 89.4 | 6th | 61.83 | 6/121 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie |
Australia
|
1 | 28.3 | 5 | 11.60 | 3/52 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Matthew Hayden
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Matthew Hayden
|
| 2nd test |
Ricky Ponting
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Perth to stage season opener, Sydney to host two Tests in season 2003-04 ( English ) Cricinfo. April 16, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Wishart and Gripper recalled for Australia trip ( English ) Cricinfo. September 17, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Thirteen-man squad announced for first 3 Test ( English ) Cricinfo. October 1, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Southern Cross Trophy, 2003/04 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ↑ Records / Southern Cross Trophy, 2003/04 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 26, 2017.