The England cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 1 October to 13 October 2001 for a five-match One Day International (ODI) series, with three matches in Harare and two in Bulawayo. England won all five matches.

Squads

On 28 August 2001, England named an initial 16-man squad for the tour, including three uncapped players: wicket-keeper James Foster, and bowlers James Kirtley and Jeremy Snape.[1] Bowler James Ormond withdrew from the squad on 15 September after suffering from patellar tendinitis in his right knee,[2] while all-rounder Craig White also pulled out after twisting his right knee in training; they were replaced by bowler Chris Silverwood and batsman Graham Thorpe, respectively.[3]

 Zimbabwe  England[1]

† – withdrew from squad

Tour match

50-over: Zimbabwe A vs England XI

1 October 2001
Scorecard
England XI 
262/8 (50 overs)
v
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe A
124 (44.1 overs)
Graham Thorpe 95 (120)
Sean Ervine 3/53 (10 overs)
Barney Rogers 30 (76)
James Kirtley 3/21 (7.1 overs)
England XI won by 138 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ahmed Esat (Zim) and Christian Nyazika (Zim)
  • England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

3 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
206 (49.1 overs)
v
 England
210/5 (46.4 overs)
Andy Flower 59 (78)
Matthew Hoggard 2/25 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 73 (77)
Dirk Viljoen 2/44 (10 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Jeremy Snape (Eng)

2nd ODI

6 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
195 (49.1 overs)
v
 England
196/2 (37.3 overs)
Alistair Campbell 49 (69)
Matthew Hoggard 3/37 (10 overs)
Nick Knight 82* (103)
Gary Brent 1/47 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Ahmed Esat (Zim)
Player of the match: Matthew Hoggard (Eng)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

7 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
261/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
265/6 (47.3 overs)
Andy Flower 142* (128)
Matthew Hoggard 5/49 (10 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 47 (60)
Grant Flower 2/38 (10 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Christian Nyazika (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Andy Flower (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ryan Sidebottom (Eng) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

10 October 2001
Scorecard
England 
280/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
210 (44.3 overs)
Paul Collingwood 77 (90)
Dougie Marillier 4/38 (10 overs)
Grant Flower 96 (101)
Paul Grayson 3/40 (10 overs)
England won by 70 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Jeff Fenwick (Zim) and Quintin Goosen (Zim)
Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sean Ervine (Zim) made his ODI debut.

5th ODI

13 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
228 (49.3 overs)
v
 England
229/3 (43.4 overs)
Grant Flower 104 (137)
Jeremy Snape 3/43 (8.3 overs)
Nick Knight 80* (119)
Grant Flower 1/39 (6.4 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Charles Coventry (Zim) and Graeme Evans (Zim)
Player of the match: Nick Knight (Eng)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ a b "England announce Winter Tour Squads". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Ormond ruled out of Zimbabwe tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ^ Dellor, Ralph (24 September 2001). "Changes to England tour party to Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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