The England cricket team toured South Africa during the 1999–2000 season, playing five Test matches and a triangular One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. The tour became infamous, after Hansie Cronje later admitted he had been bribed to ensure a result in the fifth Test of the series.[1]
Test series
1st Test
25–28 November 1999
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Adams, Gavin Hamilton and Michael Vaughan (all Eng) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
9–13 December 1999
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Nantie Hayward (SA) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
4th Test
5th Test
14–18 January 2000
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Days 2, 3 or 4 due to heavy rain. Cronje and Hussein agreed to forfeit an innings each to provide a good game in the time remaining. Later Cronje admitted having been bribed 50,000 rand to ensure a result.[2]
- The laws at the time did not allow for the forfeiture of the 1st innings, so England's 1st innings is recorded as 0/0 declared.
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament
2nd Match: South Africa v England
23 January 2000
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Read, Vikram Solanki, Graeme Swann (all Eng) and David Terbrugge (SA) made their ODI debuts.
3rd Match: South Africa v England
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
4th Match: England v Zimbabwe
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
5th Match: England v Zimbabwe
7th Match: South Africa v England
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
9th Match: England v Zimbabwe
Final: South Africa v England
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "A pariah is born". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Hoult, Nick (16 December 2004). "Centurion 2000: Hussain still bitter about the day Cronje cheated". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
External links
- Tour page at cricinfo.com
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