The West Indies cricket team toured South Africa during the 1998–99 season and played a five-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team, as well as nine tour matches. This was the first Test series between the two teams in South Africa.[1]
West Indies was led in the Test series by Brian Lara while South Africa was led by Hansie Cronje.
South Africa won the Test series 5–0 and the ODI series 6–1.[2] The Test series victory was only the seventh 5–0 victory in a five-match series in Test cricket history.[3]
Jacques Kallis of South Africa emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 485 runs, with an average of 69.28.[4] Shaun Pollock finished the series as top wicket-taker with 29 wickets.[4] Kallis was named "man of the Test series".[5]
Squads
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Jimmy Adams was injured before the start of the Test series and was replaced by Floyd Reifer.[16][17] Dinanath Ramnarine was injured before the start of the Test series and was replaced by Rawl Lewis.[18] The bowling attack was reinforced during the Test series by the addition of Ottis Gibson and Reon King.[19][20]
Test matches
1st Test
26–30 November 1998
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- DJ Terbrugge (SA) and RD Jacobs (WI) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
10–12 December 1998
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
3rd Test
26–29 December 1998
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- D Ganga (WI) made his Test debut.
4th Test
5th Test
15–18 January 1999
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- RD King (WI) made his Test debut.
ODI series summary
1st ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 46 overs per side, then to 28 overs. South Africa's target was revised to 160.
- South Africa were fined 1 over for a slow over rate.
- KF Semple (WI) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
24 January 1999
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- HS Williams (SA) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
6th ODI
5 February 1999
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- PV Mpitsang (SA) made his ODI debut.
7th ODI
References
- ^ "South Africa v West Indies / Records / Test Matches / Series Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "West Indies in South Africa, Nov 1998 - Jan 1999 - Results Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Records / Test Matches / Team Records / List of Series Results". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "West Indies in South Africa, Nov 1998 - Jan 1999 - Test Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "West Indies in South Africa 1998/99". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "West Indies in South Africa, Nov 1998 - Jan 1999 - South African Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Some surprises in the South Africa's Squad (22 November 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. 22 November 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "SA Squad for 2nd test shows just one change (6 Dec 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "South Africa change their squad for the Newlands Test (29 December 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "South African squad unchanged for final Test (7 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. 7 January 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b "West Indies in South Africa, Nov 1998 - Jan 1999 - West Indies Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b "West Indies to South Africa 1998-99". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Ntini dropped on form - out of ODI squad (19 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. 19 January 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "South Africa's rotation plan for series (21 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. 21 January 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "West Indies Squad changes (13 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy Adams out of South African Tour (11 November 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Replacement called in for Jimmy Adams (12 November 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. 12 November 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ ""Dinas" sent home (25 November 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. 25 November 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Windies SOS for Ottis Gibson (1 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. 1 January 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "King may wear cap (13 January 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- West Indies in South Africa, 1998-1999 at ESPNcricinfo archive
- West Indies in South Africa 1998/99 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (2000). "The West Indians in South Africa, 1998-99". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2000. London: John Wisden & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780947766573.
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