2003 NatWest Series

The 2003 NatWest Series was a One Day International cricket tri-series sponsored by the National Westminster Bank that took place in England between 26 June and 12 July 2003.[1] The series involved the national teams of England, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage. The teams which finished in the top two positions following the group stages qualified for the final, which England won by defeating South Africa at Lord's on 12 July by 7 wickets.[2] Preceding the series, England played Zimbabwe in a two Test series, while following the series, South Africa played England in a Test and One Day International series.

2003 NatWest Series
Part of Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2003 and South African cricket team in England in 2003
Date26 June–12 July 2003
LocationEngland
ResultEngland beat South Africa in the final
Player of the seriesAndrew Flintoff (Eng)
Teams
 England  South Africa  Zimbabwe
Captains
Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Heath Streak
Most runs
Marcus Trescothick (231) Jacques Kallis (329) Grant Flower (151)
Most wickets
James Anderson (11) Makhaya Ntini (14) Heath Streak (8)

Venues

Nottingham London Canterbury Leeds Manchester
Trent Bridge
Capacity: 15,000
The Oval
Capacity: 23,500
St Lawrence Ground
Capacity: 15,000
Headingley
Capacity: 17,500
Old Trafford
Capacity: 15,000
Cardiff Bristol Birmingham Southampton London
Sophia Gardens
Capacity: 5,500
County Ground
Capacity: 16,000
Edgbaston
Capacity: 21,000
Rose Bowl
Capacity: 15,000
Lord's
Capacity: 28,000

Squads

 England  South Africa  Zimbabwe

Fixtures

Team Pld W L CP NR Pts NRR
 South Africa6421023+0.480
 England6322122+0.825
 Zimbabwe614119-1.370
26 June
Scorecard
England 
191/8 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
195/6 (48 overs)
Andrew Flintoff 53 (89)
Heath Streak 2/30 (9 overs)
Grant Flower 96* (152)
Richard Johnson 3/32 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Grant Flower (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: England 1; Zimbabwe 5

28 June
Scorecard
South Africa 
264/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
265/4 (45.5 overs)
Jacques Kallis 107 (133)
Andrew Flintoff 3/46 (10 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 114 (125)
Makhaya Ntini 2/56 (10 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Vikram Solanki (Eng)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: England 5; South Africa 1

29 June
Scorecard
South Africa 
272/5 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
226/9 (50 overs)
Jacques Kallis 125* (147)
Douglas Hondo 2/29 (9.1 overs)
Travis Friend 82 (93)
Andrew Hall 3/38 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 46 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Africa 5; Zimbabwe 1

1 July
Scorecard
England 
81/4 (16.3 overs)
v
Michael Vaughan 35* (45)
Sean Ervine 2/20 (3 overs)
No result
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 25 overs per side before the start of play.
  • Points: England 3; Zimbabwe 3

3 July
Scorecard
England 
223/7 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
227/3 (47.3 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 60 (92)
Makhaya Ntini 3/38 (8 overs)
Jacques Kallis 82* (105)
Andrew Flintoff 1/33 (9.3 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: England 1; South Africa 5

5 July
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
174/8 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
175/1 (34.2 overs)
Heath Streak 54 (72)
Jacques Kallis 3/47 (10 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 93* (97)
Sean Ervine 1/13 (2.2 overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Africa 6; Zimbabwe 0

6 July
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
92 (24.5 overs)
v
 England
95/4 (17.5 overs)
Stuart Matsikenyeri 26 (35)
Darren Gough 4/26 (9 overs)
Andrew Flintoff 47* (37)
Heath Streak 4/21 (9 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: England 6; Zimbabwe 0

8 July
Scorecard
South Africa 
198/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
199/6 (39 overs)
Graeme Smith 45 (39)
James Anderson 4/38 (10 overs)
Michael Vaughan 83 (115)
Makhaya Ntini 2/30 (6 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: England 6; Zimbabwe 0

10 July
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
173/8 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
174/3 (35.2 overs)
Heath Streak 50* (90)
Makhaya Ntini 4/45 (10 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 69* (97)
Douglas Hondo 2/25 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (SA)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Africa 6; Zimbabwe 0

Final

12 July
Scorecard
South Africa 
107 (32.1 overs)
v
 England
111/3 (20.2 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 19 (40)
James Anderson 3/50 (10 overs)
Vikram Solanki 50 (58)
Andrew Hall 1/14 (2.2 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Darren Gough (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

In what was South Africa's first One Day International appearance at Lord's, England won the toss and elected to field. For many of the South African batsman this was their first time playing on the sloping Lord's pitch, which at the start of their innings had a little moisture in and displayed even bounce.[3] South Africa lost their captain Graeme Smith with the score on 10, dismissed by James Anderson, and soon lost Herschelle Gibbs for 9 with the score on 30. Debutant Morné van Wyk made a quickfire 17 before he was bowled by James Anderson, in what was described as the "ball of the match".[3] Jacques Kallis came into the match with a series average of 164.50, but was dismissed for a 12 ball duck by Darren Gough, who was England's most economical bowler, with his opening spell of 7 overs conceding just 9 runs. Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals during the South African innings, with Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles and Gough each chipping in with two wickets, while Richard Johnson took one. James Anderson was the only England bowler to bowl his full complement of 10 overs, finishing with figures of 3/50. Jacques Rudolph top-scored in South Africa's innings with 19. South Africa were eventually dismissed for 107, with their innings lasting just 32.1 overs. This score was at the time the lowest One Day International in the 34 matches played there and remains so to this day.[3] England's response started poorly, with Makhaya Ntini dismissing Marcus Trescothick for a nine ball duck with the score on 1. However, South Africa could not capitalise on this, with Michael Vaughan and Vikram Solanki adding 87 for the second wicket, before Vaughan was dismissed for 30 by André Nel and Solanki was dismissed by Andrew Hall one run later for 50, however by then the damage had been done. Anthony McGrath and Flintoff proceeded to lead England home to a 7 wicket victory.[3] Following the match Flintoff was declared Man of the Series.

Statistics

Most runs[4] Most wickets[4]
Jacques Kallis329 Makhaya Ntini14
Marcus Trescothick231 James Anderson11
Jacques Rudolph227 Andrew Flintoff10
Graeme Smith223 Darren Gough9
Andrew Flintoff210 Heath Streak8

References

  1. "2003 NatWest Bank Series". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. "England v South Africa, 2003 NatWest Series Final". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. "England v South Africa - Final". ESPNcricinfo. 12 July 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. "Averages by Team". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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