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Test Cricket Tours - England to West Indies 2003-04

 

Tour of West Indies 2003-04         Captain : Michael Vaughan          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

England’s 88th Test tour

 

(February  – May  2004)

 

 

13th Test-playing tour of West Indies by England

 

   (previous tour 1997-98)

       

 

 

 

 

The first Test match at Kingston was evenly fought for three days but next morning Steve Harmison blew West Indies away with 7 wickets for 12 runs, reminding of Trevor Bailey’s 7-34 on the same ground fifty years before.  West Indies were dismissed for 47, their lowest Test score, and the home team apologised to the West Indian public afterwards.

Harmison was again able to get the ball to rear off the pitch in the next match at Port of Spain and, supported by England’s other fast bowlers, demolished the West Indian batting again. Before the third Test the coach Gus Logie was blaming his team’s lack of discipline and mental strength. West Indies capitulated again as Matthew Hoggard’s hat-trick secured another England win.

At St John’s Brian Lara scored the first quadruple century in Test cricket and regained his individual score record from Matthew Hayden.

 

All England tours

 

Previous Test tour

Sri Lanka & Bangladesh 2003-04

 

 

Next Test tour

South Africa 2004-05

 

 

Next tour of  West Indies

2008-09

 

 

 

 

Members of the Test tour party (16)

 

 

Opening batsmen:   Mark Butcher, Marcus Trescothick

Middle-order batsmen Paul Collingwood. Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Michael Vaughan

Wicket-keeper: Geraint Jones, Chris Read

All-rounders:  Ricky Clarke, Andrew Flintoff

Slow bowlers: Ashley Giles

Fast bowlers: James Anderson, Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Simon Jones

 

 

J M Anderson

La

21

RFM

ODI

 

G J Batty

Wo

26

OB

ODI

 

M A Butcher

Sy

31

LHB         RM

 

 

R Clarke

Sy

22

RHB         RFM

ODI

 

P D Collingwood

Du

27

RHB          RM

ODI

 

A Flintoff

La

26

RHB         RF

ODI

 

A F Giles

Wk

29

SLA

ODI

 

S J Harmison

Du

25

RF

 

 

M J Hoggard

Yo

27

RFM

 

 

N Hussain

Ex

35

RHB

 

 

G O Jones

Kt

27

WK

 

 

S P Jones    added

Gm

25

RF

 

 

C M W Read

Nt

25

WK

ODI

 

G P Thorpe

Sy

29

LHB

 

 

M E Trescothick

Sm

28

LHB  opener

ODI

 

M P Vaughan

Yo

29

RHB       OB      captain

ODI

 

 

Members of the limited-overs squad

I D Blackwell (Sm)

ODI

 

D Gough  (Ex)   added

ODI

 

R J Kirtley  (Sx)

ODI

 

A McGrath (Yo)

ODI

 

A J Strauss  (Mx)

ODI

 

 

 

 

  

County representation:

 

Dm - Durham (2)

Ex  -  Essex (1)

Gm - Glamorgan (1)

Kt  -  Kent (1)

La - Lancashire (2)

Nt - Nottinghamshire (1)

Sm - Somerset (1)

Sy - Surrey (3)

Wk - Warwickshire (1)

Wo - Worcestershire (1)

Yo - Yorkshire (2)

 

 

  

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(11 March 2004):

27 yrs  6 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test Appearances made before the tour

 

Hussain 91,  Thorpe 83,  Butcher 62,  Trescothick 43,  Vaughan 40,  Giles 30,  Flintoff 29,  Hoggard 22,  Harmison 12,  Anderson 8,  Read 8,  Batty 4,  Clarke 2,  Collingwood 2,  SP Jones 2,  GO Jones 0.

 

 

 

 

 

Tour Officials

 

Phil Neale

Operations Manager

Duncan Fletcher

Head coach

Mike Watkinson

Assistant coach  (Test squad)

Troy Cooley

Assistant coach  (Test squad)

Kirk Russell

Physiotherapist (Test squad)

Nigel Stockill

Physiologist

M.Ridgewell

Doctor

Andrew Walpole

Media manager (Test squad)

Malcolm Ashton

Scorer & analyst

Vicky Byrne

Masseur

Tim Boon

Assistant coach  (ODI squad)

Dean Conway

Physiotherapist (ODI squad)

Mark Hodgson

Media manager (ODI squad)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selectors

 

David Graveney (chairman), Duncan Fletcher (coach), and  Michael Vaughan (captain)

 

 

 

 

 

Selection

 

Not considered:   Andy Caddick (back injury);  Richard Johnson (knee injury);  Robert Croft (retired).

Tour Party Announced  : 7 January 2004.

One further fast bowler was to be added to the squad prior to departure, which was Simon Jones who had recovered from a knee injury on the A team tour of India.

Not selected: 

The one-day squad was finalised on 30 March by adding Steve Harmison and Darren Gough to the list of players announced in January.

 

 

Time between selection and departure from England

   49 days

 (7 January - 25 February)

 

 

 

 

Travel

London  Q   Kingston

 

 

The team departed from Gatwick Airport at lunchtime on Wednesday 25 February, apart from Simon Jones who was delayed by taking a further fitness test at Loughborough on his knee and sore shins (he flew out a week later).

Arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, at midnight on 25 February 2004

 

Time spent in West Indies

    days

(25 February - 

 

 

 

On-tour selection panel

 

Duncan Fletcher and Michael Vaughan.

 

 

 

 

 

Reinforcements

 

A J Strauss

Mx

 

LHB  opener

 

 

Andrew Strauss who was not due to join the team until the limited-overs matches in April was called up as cover for Mark Butcher and Graham Thorpe who were injured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixtures/Results

 

 

 

 

The itinerary was released a year ahead in February 2003

 

a

ϯ Kingston (Sabina Park)

Jamaica

Drawn

b

Kingston (Mona Oval)

University of W I Vice-Chancellor’s XI

Won inns 85 r

c

KINGSTON (Sabina Park)

WEST INDIES  First Test

WON 10 w

d

PORT OF SPAIN

WEST INDIES  Second Test

WON 7 w

e

Cave Hill

Carib Beer XI

Won 8 w

f

BRIDGETOWN

WEST INDIES  Third Test

WON 8 w

g

ST JOHN’S

WEST INDIES  Fourth Test

DRAWN

h

ϯ Georgetown

Guyana

Abandoned

i

Georgetown

West Indies (1st ODI)

Won 2 w

j

Port of Spain

West Indies (2nd ODI)

No result

k

Port of Spain

West Indies (3rd ODI)

Abandoned

l

St George’s

West Indies (4th ODI)

Abandoned

m

Gros Islet

West Indies (5th ODI)

Lost 5 w

n

Gros Islet

West Indies (6th ODI)

Lost 4 w

o

Bridgetown

West Indies (7th ODI)

Won 5 w

 

 

 

† not first-class

 

Time spent in Australia before First Test:

   15 days

(25 February - 11 March 2004)

 

 

 

 

Test appearances on tour

 

4 -    Butcher,  Flintoff,  Harmison,  Hoggard,  Hussain,  SP Jones  Thorpe,  Trescocthick,  Vaughan.

3  -   Giles,  Read,  

1  -   G Jones,  Batty

0  -   Anderson,  Clarke,  Collingwood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match appearances

 

 

 

T  Test match

o  one-day international 

x other match 

⊕ T/20 international

 

 W won  L lost  D drawn

N no result   A abandoned

u unknown result

 

 

 

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

J M Anderson

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

o

 

 

o

o

o

G J Batty

 

 

 

 

x

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

o

I D Blackwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

o

 

 

o

 

 

M A Butcher

x

 

T

T

x

T

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R Clarke

x

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

P D Collingwood

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

A Flintoff

x

x

T

T

 

T

T

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

A F Giles

x

x

T

T

x

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D Gough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

S J Harmison

x

x

T

T

 

T

T

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

M J Hoggard

x

x

T

T

x

T

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N Hussain

x

x

T

T

 

T

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G O Jones

 

 

 

 

x

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S P Jones  

 

x

T

T

 

T

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R J Kirtley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

A McGrath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C M W Read

x

x

T

T

x

T

 

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

A J Strauss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

G P Thorpe

x

x

T

T

x

T

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M E Trescothick

x

x

T

T

x

T

T

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

M P Vaughan

x

x

T

T

 

T

T

 

o

o

 

 

o

o

o

 R E S U L T S

D

W

W

W

W

W

D

A

W

N

A

A

L

L

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights

 

  Butcher and Hussain both scored 58 in adding 119 together to give England a small lead at Sabina Park

  Steve Harmison then blew West Indies away with a 12-over spell in which he took 7 for 12

  He followed this up with 6-61 at Port of Spain

  England’s middle order Butcher (61), Hussain (58) and Thorpe (90) then gave England a first innings lead before Simon Jones (5-57) cut through the West Indies’ top order

  Graham Thorpe (119*) was England;s sole century-maker

  Andrew Flintoff took  5-58 at Bridgetown; all the fast bowlers were among the wickets as West Indies collapsed

  Brian Lara broke the world record with 400 not out as West Indies scored 751-7 dec in Antigua

  Flintoff scored 102* at St Johns, and then Michael Vaughan 140 to make the game safe.

 

 

 

 

 

Tour Summary

 

 

 F

W

L

D/NR

Aban

Test Matches

  4

3

0

1

-

Other first-class matches

  2

2

0

0

-

ϯ Minor matches

  2

0

0

1

1

§ One-day internationals

  7

2

2

1

2

All Matches

15

7

2

3

3

 

 

 

 

F  Fixtures   W  Won   L  Lost   D Drawn   T  Tied  Canc  Cancelled  Aban  abandoned

 

 

 

 

Return to England

Bridgetown  Q  London

 

 

Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Simon Jones and Geraint Jones flew back on 16 April but were delayed 24 hours by the plane being diverted to the Azores for a fault. A replacement plane brought them in to Gatwick on 17 April.

The limited-overs squad returned on 6 May 2004.

 

 

Time away from England

  71 days  

(25 February - 6 May)

 

 

 

 

Finances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts of the tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postscript

 

 

 

 




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