Tour of Zimbabwe 1999-2000          Captain: GraeHansie Cronje

26th official test tour

Second Test-playing tour of Zimbabwe by South Africa

   (November 1999)

Another contender for the shortest Test tour ever, South African were on Zimbabwe soil for only  days.

This one-off Test was the second in a two-match series with Zimbabwe, one played in each country. The first Test at Bloemfontein resulted in victory for South Africa by an innings and 13 runs.

With South Africa winning the toss at Harare and electing to bowl first on a seaming wicket, the Zimbabweans had little chance and were soon dismissed for 102, their lowest ever Test match total.

Other South African tours

Previous Tour

New Zealand 1998-99

Next tour

India 1999-2000

Next tour of  Zimbabwe

2001-02

Members of the Test tour party (12)

Opening batsmen  Adam Bacher, Boeta Dippenaar

Middle-order batsmen  Jacques Kallis,  Darryl Cullinan, Hansie Cronje,  Jonty Rhodes

Wicket-keepers  Mark Boucher

Spin bowlers  Paul Adams, Nicky Boje

Fast bowlers  Allan Donald,  Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock.

Representation of teams:   

Br - Border (1)

FS  -  Free State (4)

G  - Gauteng (2)

KZN - Kwa Zulu Natal (3)

WP - Western Province (2)

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(11 November 1999) :

       27 yrs  3 months

Test Appearances made before the tour

Cronje 60,  Donald 55,  Cullinan 49,  Rhodes 45,  Pollock 34,  Kallis 28,  Adams 25,  Klusener 21,  Boucher 20,  Bacher 18,  Dippenaar 1,

Team Officials

Selectors

New National Selection Panel:  Rushdie Magiet (convenor),  Mike Procter,  Clive Rice,  Kepler Wessels.

Selection

Unavailable:  Gary Kirsten (broken finger) and Herschelle Gibbs (injured)

Tour Party Announced: 2 November 1999.

At the end of the Bloemfontein match the selectors simply named the same team, with Nicky Boje 12th man.

Time between selection and departure from South Africa

  x days

(2 November to depart in Saf)

Travel

Time spent in Zimbabwe

   x days

(arrival - depart Host)

On-tour selection panel

Reinforcements

Fixtures/Results

Time spent in Zimbabwe before First Test:    x days

(arrival - 11 November)

Test appearances on tour

1  -  Adams,  Bacher,  Boucher,  Cronje,  Cullinan,  Dippenaar,  Donald,  Kallis,  Klusener,  Pollock,  Rhodes.

0  -  Boje

Highlights

•  South Africa won by its highest ever margin of victory

•  Kallis (115)  and Boucher (125) scored centuries

•  Shaun Pollock had match figures of 7-55.

Tour Summary

Return to South Africa

Time away from South Africa    x days  

(depart SAf to arrive home in S AfI)