Zimbabwean cricket team in England in the 2000 season
The tour of the Zimbabwean Cricket Team to England in the 2000 season took place from April 27 to June 5 2000th The international cricket tour was part of the 2000 international cricket season and included two test matches . England won the series 1–0.
prehistory
Zimbabwe previously played in a three-nation tournament , for England it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1999/2000 season in Zimbabwe and it was the first time that the English national team played a tour in Zimbabwe.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were planned as venues for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
---|---|---|---|
Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,350 | 2nd test |
Lord's Cricket Ground | London | 30,000 | 1st test |
Squad
England named their squad on May 13, 2000.
test | |
---|---|
England | Zimbabwe |
Tour matches
April 27-30 scorecard |
Southampton |
Hampshire 131 (53.5) & 234-4 (69) |
- |
Zimbabweans 364-7d (106) |
draw |
May 3-5 scorecard |
Canterbury |
Zimbabweans 159 (78.4) & 165 (51.4) |
- |
Kent 487-8d (138) |
Kent wins with one innings and 163 runs |
May 7th scorecard |
Hastings |
Sussex 264-4 (50) |
- |
Zimbabweans 267-2 (47) |
Zimbabweans wins with 8 wickets |
May 9th scorecard |
Chelmsford |
Essex 172 (47.2) |
- |
Zimbabweans 175-3 (34.4) |
Zimbabweans wins with 7 wickets |
May 11-14 scorecard |
Chelmsford |
Zimbabweans 315 (105.3) & 75-0d (17) |
- |
Essex 249 (99.3) |
draw |
May 24-27 Scorecard |
Leeds |
Zimbabweans 235 (98.1) & 68 (30.3) |
- |
Yorkshire 124 (58.4) & 147 (54) |
Zimbabweans wins with 32 runs |
May 28 scorecard |
Castleford |
Zimbabweans 164-7 (46/46) |
- |
Marylebone Cricket Club 142 (45.1 / 46) |
Zimbabweans wins with 22 runs ( D / L method ) |
Test matches
First test in London (Lord's)
May 18-21 Scorecard |
London |
Zimbabwe 83 (30.3) & 123 (38.2) |
- |
England 415 (135.5) |
England won with one innings and 209 runs |
Second test in Nottingham
June 1-5 scorecard |
Nottingham |
England 374 (135.2) & 147 (75) |
- |
Zimbabwe 285-4d (82.3) & 25-1 (5) |
draw |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Mike Atherton | England | 2 | 3 | 225 | 75.00 | 136 | 1 | 1 |
Murray Goodwin | Zimbabwe | 2 | 4th | 178 | 89.00 | 148 * | 1 | 0 |
Alec Stewart | England | 2 | 3 | 148 | 74.00 | 124 * | 1 | 0 |
Graeme Hick | England | 2 | 3 | 136 | 45.33 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
Guy Whittall | Zimbabwe | 2 | 4th | 78 | 26.00 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Darren Gough | England | 2 | 49.3 | 9 | 19.33 | 4/57 | 0 | 0 |
Heath Streak | Zimbabwe | 2 | 84.5 | 9 | 20.22 | 6/87 | 1 | 0 |
Ed Giddins | England | 2 | 30th | 8th | 11.00 | 5/15 | 1 | 0 |
Guy Whittall | Zimbabwe | 2 | 34 | 8th | 11.00 | 3/14 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Caddick | England | 2 | 44.5 | 8th | 16.50 | 4/38 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
---|---|
test |
Mike Atherton Heath Streak
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
game | Player of the Match |
---|---|
1st test | Ed Giddins |
2nd test | Murray Goodwin |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sean Beynon: Steve Harmison gets deserved place ( English ) Cricinfo. May 13, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2000 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2000 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 22, 2016.