Test Cricket Tours - South Africa to Bangladesh 2003
Tour of
Bangladesh 2002-03Captain:
Graeme Smith
32nd
official Test tour
First
Test-playing tour of Bangladeshby South Africa
(April - May 2003)
In light of the war in Iraq
the South Africans pulled out of a one-day tournament in Sharjah and required
an assurance from the Bangladesh Cricket Board and their government that all
necessary security steps would be taken before the tour could proceed.
Shaun Pollock lost the
captaincy after the 2003 World Cup. Graeme Smith overtook Murray Bissett in
1898-99 as South Africa’s youngest-ever Test captain and became the third
youngest overall at 22 years and 82 days (only Nawab of Pataudi and Waqar
Younus being younger than him). He said it marked a break from the Cronje era.
The South Africans were far too
strong for Bangladesh
and easily won both Test matches.
Omar Henry (Convenor of selectors), Haroon Lorgat, Douglas Maku, Hugh Page and Pat
Symcox
Selection
Shaun Pollock was sacked on
15 March as captain and Mark Boucher as vice-captain when South Africa failed to reach the
second round of the World Cup.
Graeme Smith was appointed captain
next day.
The selectors decided against
appointing a vice-captain for the tour and would do so on a match by match
basis.
Unavailable:Monde Zondeki could not be
considered after he suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident
Tour Party Announced : 16 March 2003
Not selected:Gary Kirsten,Lance
Klusener,Charl Langeveldt.
Withdrawal :On 2 April Jacques
Kallis withdrew, to be with his father who was ill.
Only two of the selectors - Douglas Maku and Haroon Lorgat -
were in the country to consider who would take his place.Omar Henry was in Australia and Hugh Page in Toronto on business, and eventually the
team managed without any replacement
Time between selection and departure from South Africa
x days
(16 March 2003 to depart in Saf)
Travel
Arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday 9
April when Smith gave press conference
Time spent in Bangladesh
x days
(9 April - depart Host)
On-tour selection panel
Eric
Simons (coach),Graeme Smith (coach), and Haroon Lorgat (selector on tour)
Reinforcements
Fixtures/Results
ϯ BKSP, Savar
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI
Won 127 r
§ Dhaka
India (TVS Cup ODI)
Lost 153 r
§ Dhaka
Bangladesh(TVS
Cup ODI)
Won 83 r
§ Dhaka
Bangladesh(TVS
Cup ODI)
Won 93 r
§ Dhaka
India (TVS
Cup ODI)
Won 5 w
§ Dhaka
India(TVS
Cup final)
Abandoned
§ Dhaka
India(TVS
Cup final)
No result
CHITTAGONG
BANGLADESHFirst Test
WON inns 60 r
DHAKA
BANGLADESHSecond Test
WON inns 18 r
† not first-class
§one-day internationals(the TVS
Cup)
Time
spent in Bangladesh
before First Test: 15 days
•At Chittagong Paul
Adams took5-37 and 5-69, the only
time he had ten wickets in a Test match.
•In South Africa’s
first innings at Chittagong Jacques Rudolph (222*) and Bota Dippenaar (177*)
put on 429, the sixth biggest partnership in all Test cricket
•Rudolph became the
second South African to score a century on Test debut and only the fifth
batsman from any country to score a double century on debut.
•Robin Peterson, on
debut at Dhaka, scored 61 and took five
wickets in the match for only 68 runs.