West Indies cricket team in Zimbabwe in the 2001 season
The West Indies cricket team's 2001 tour to Zimbabwe took place July 9-27. The international cricket tour was part of the 2001 international cricket season and included two test matches . West Indies won the test series 1-0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played a three-nation tournament with India . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1999/2000 season in the West Indies . It was the first time the West Indies had a tour in Zimbabwe.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were planned as venues for the tour and on January 19, 2001.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | 9,000 | 1st test |
| Harare Sports Club | Harare | 10,000 | 2nd test |
Squad
Zimbabwe named its squad on July 18, 2001.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Zimbabwe
|
 West Indies
|
Tour matches
| July 9-11 Scorecard |
Harare |
West Indians 191 (48.4) & 457-5d (99) |
- |
Zimbabwe President's XI 128-9d (46.4) & 306 (88.1) |
| West Indians wins with 214 runs | ||||
| July 14-16 Scorecard |
Kwekwe |
West Indians 374 (96.4) & 395 (93.4) |
- | Zimbabwe A 345 (96.4) & 55-0 (9) |
| draw | ||||
Test matches
First test in Bulawayo
| July 19-23 Scorecard |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe 155 (59) & 228 (101.4) |
- |
West Indies 559-6d (168) |
| West Indies wins with one innings and 176 runs | ||||
Second test in Harare
| July 27th - 31st scorecard |
Harare |
Zimbabwe 131 (57.1) & 563-9d (167) |
- |
West Indies 347 (111.2) & 98-1 (46.2) |
| draw | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Chris Gayle |
West Indies
|
2 | 3 | 233 | 116.50 | 175 | 1 | 1 |
| Alistair Campbell |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 202 | 50.50 | 103 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Hooper |
West Indies
|
2 | 2 | 188 | 94.00 | 149 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan |
West Indies
|
2 | 3 | 175 | 87.50 | 86 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Wishart |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 141 | 35.25 | 93 | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Colin Stuart |
West Indies
|
2 | 79.3 | 12 | 18.50 | 3/33 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil McGarrell |
West Indies
|
2 | 113 | 12 | 20.41 | 4/23 | 0 | 0 |
| Reon King |
West Indies
|
2 | 83.4 | 8th | 27.12 | 4/51 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Strand |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 91 | 6th | 35.50 | 4/83 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Streak |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 72.2 | 4th | 54.75 | 2/110 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Price |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 87.2 | 4th | 61.75 | 2/81 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
Chris Gayle
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Chris Gayle
|
| 2nd test |
Hamilton Masakadza
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Ward: Fixture List: West Indies in Zimbabwe, June / July 2001 ( English ) Cricinfo. January 19, 2001. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Zimbabwe announce team for First Test against West Indies ( English ) Cricinfo. July 18, 2001. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Clive Lloyd Trophy, 2001 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Clive Lloyd Trophy, 2001 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.