GRAEME
SMITH
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SHIV
CHANDERPAUL
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The
man with the crabbiest technique in world cricket against
a man who in March 2003, at the age of 22, became South Africa's
youngest-ever captain.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul versus Graeme Smith.That’s what
the fourth meeting between the two teams will throw up when
the four-Test series starts tomorrow in Georgetown, Guyana.
Chanderpaul will be hoping to do what record-breaking Brian
Lara and the graceful Carl Hooper both failed to do —
win a series against the South Africans.
It was the Windies who welcomed South Africa back into the
Test arena after apartheid was dismantled in 1992.
And going into the final day of that match, it appeared as
though, South Africa’s return would be a winning one.
However, in an amazing turnaround which clearly expanded the
theory of cricket being a game of glorious undertainties,
the last eight South Africa wickets fell for 15 runs to give
the home team an unlikely win by 52 runs at Kensington Oval,
Barbados.
Windies made 262 and South Africa was cruising at 279 for
four wickets when Jimmy Adams got into the game, four wickets
for 43 runs from 21 overs of left arm spin. Adams was in the
match again in Windies second innings scoring 79 not out as
Windies struggled to 283 laving the South Africans 201 runs
to win. The third wicket fell at 123 and in just 25 runs later,
they were all out for 148.
Ironically, Barbadians boycotted the match over the exclusion
of medium pacer Anderson Cummings, so there were very few
people on hand to experience the famous win under Richie Richardson.
It was also one of only two victories West Indies would enjoy
in the 15 Test matches played between the two countries.
South Africa has won ten and three were drawn.
The next meeting with South Africa in 1998/9 was blasted by
a stand-off between the players and WICB over contractual
arrangements just before the players left for South Africa.
The WICB’s decision to relieve Lara and Hooper of the
captaincy and vice-captaincy, was rescinded and Windies went
into the tour, arriving in South Africa late and in no condition,
psychologically, to take on the Proteas in their own backyard.
WI lost the series 5-0.
In 2001, South Africa visited the West Indies for a full tour
and won the series 2-1 with two matches drawn. Hooper was
the captain.
Windies returned to South Africa last year under Lara and
was defeated 3-0 with one drawn match.
| Year
Host Tests RSA WI Draw
1991/92 WI 1 0 1 0
1998/99 SA 5 5 0 0
2000/01 WI 5 2 1 2
2003/04 SA 4 3 0 1
Total in SA 9 8 0 1
Total in WI 6 2 2 2
Grand Total 15 10 2 3
Itinerary
1st Test — Guyana 31 Mar-4 Apr
2nd Test — Trinidad 8-12 Apr
v UWI Vice — Chancellor's XI - Trinidad 16-17 Apr
3rd Test — Barbados 21-25 Apr
4th Test — Antigua 29-3 May
1-day tour match — Jamaica 5 May
1st ODI — Jamaica 7 May
2nd ODI — Jamaica 8 May
3rd ODI — Barbados 11 May
4th ODI — Trinidad 14 May
5th ODI — Trinidad 15 May
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Squads:
(South Africa)
Graeme Smith Capt: Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers,
Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Jacques
Kallis, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini,
Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Rudolph, Monde
Zondeki.
Manager: Goolam Rajah. Coach: Ray Jennings. Assistant
Coach: Vincent Barnes. Physiotherapist: Shane Jabaar.
Fitness Trainer: Adrian le Roux. Media Manager: Moabi
Lithek
(West Indies)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Capt: Courtney Browne, Wavell
Hinds, Devon Smith, Donovan Pagon, Narsingh Deonarine,
Daren Ganga, Ryan Hinds, Corey Collymore, Pedro Collins,
Dwight Washington, Daren Powell, Reon King
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Captains
Corner
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Born: 18 Aug 1974, Unity Village, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana.
Batting Style: Left-hand batsman.
Bowling Style: Leg-break.
Test Debut: WI vs England at Georgetown, 2nd Test, 1993/94.
Latest Test: WI vs England at The Oval, 4th Test, 2004.
ODI Debut: WI vs India at Faridabad, 1st ODI, 1994/95.
Latest ODI: WI vs Pakistan at Perth, VB Series, 2004/05.
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
80 135 18 5192 140 44.37 42.49 11 32 31 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
242 42 725 8 90.62 1-2 0 0 181.5 2.99
Graeme Craig Smith
Born: 1 February 1981, Johannesburg, Transvaal.
Major Teams: Gauteng, Hampshire, Western Province, SA.
Batting Style: Left-hand batsman.
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Offbreak.
Test Debut: SA vs Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, 2001/02
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Latest Test: SA vs Zimbabwe at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2004/05.
ODI Debut: SA vs Australia at Bloemfontein, 4th ODI, 2001/02.
Latest ODI: SA vs Zimbabwe at Durban, 2nd ODI, 2004/05.
Wisden “Cricketer of the Year” 2004
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
35 60 4 2936 277 52.42 62.54 8 11 43 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
110.5 19 376 5 75.20 1-9 0 0 133.0 3.39
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