English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004–05
The England cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 28 November to 5 December 2004 for a four-match One Day International (ODI) series, with two matches in Harare and two in Bulawayo. England won all four matches. Foreign journalists were originally banned from covering the series,[1] but the Zimbabwean government lifted the ban for some journalists on 25 November;[2] however, this delay in getting accreditation for the journalists resulted in the cancellation of the first of the five planned ODIs that was due to have taken place on 26 November.[3]
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| England | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 28 November – 5 December 2004 | ||
| Captains | Michael Vaughan | Tatenda Taibu | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 4-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Michael Vaughan (211) | Dion Ebrahim (122) | |
| Most wickets |
Darren Gough (7) Alex Wharf (7) | Stuart Matsikenyeri (7) | |
| Player of the series | Michael Vaughan (Eng) | ||
Squads
editEngland named a 14-man squad for the tour of Zimbabwe, minus fast bowler Steve Harmison, who ruled himself out of the tour for "political and sporting reasons".[4] Also missing from the side were opening batsman Marcus Trescothick and all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who were rested ahead of England's tour of South Africa later in the year; Ashley Giles was also given the option to miss the tour, but he chose to travel with the team.[5] New to the England ODI set-up were batsmen Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen, wicket-keeper Matt Prior, and bowler Simon Jones.[5]
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ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit 28 November 2004
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen (both Eng) and Chris Mpofu (Zim) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
edit 1 December 2004
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gavin Ewing (Zim) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
edit 4 December 2004
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Simon Jones (Eng) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
edit 5 December 2004
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matt Prior (Eng) made his ODI debut.
References
edit- ^ "Several journalists refused entry to Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Williamson, Martin (25 November 2004). "Tour resumes as Zimbabwe lift ban". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "England refuse compensation demands". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Harmison opts out of Zimbabwe tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Flintoff and Trescothick stay at home". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Masakadza called up by Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
External links
edit- England tour of Zimbabwe, 2004/05 at ESPNcricinfo