Scorecard: | Zimbabwe v West Indies |
- This match was the 1668th in Test cricket .
- This match was the fifth between these two sides. The record now reads : West Indies three, drawn two.
- This match was 400th for West Indies and 70th for Zimbabwe. West Indies became third team after England (813) and Australia (644) to play in 400 Tests.
- Vusimuzi Sibanda and Stuart Matsikenyeri were making their Test debut for Zimbabwe. They became 59th and 60th player to represent Zimbabwe in Test cricket.
- Umpires Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel were officiating in their ninth and eighth Test respectively.
- Heath Streak scored his maiden hundred in his 56th Test and 91st innings. He now holds the world record of taking most Test matches (and innings) from debut before scoring first century. The previous record for most Tests was on the name of South Africas Shaun Pollock who scored his maiden Test hundred in his 51st Test. The record of most innings was previously held by another Zimbabwean Alistair Campbell who scored his maiden hundred while playing his 83rd innings (and 47th Test).
- In Zimbabwes first innings, the last five wickets added 353 runs after first five contributed only 154. This provided the 14th instance in Test history when lower half of the batting order contributed 350 or more runs in an innings.
- Streaks innings was the highest by a Zimbabwean at number eight putting in to shade Paul Strangs 106* against Pakistan at Sheikhupura in 1996-97.
- Streaks innings was also the highest by a batsman at number eight against West Indies beating New Zealands Bruce Taylors 124 at Auckland in 1968-69.
- Andy Blignauts innings of 91 was the highest by a Zimbabwean at number nine obliterating Travis Friends 81 against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2001-02.Blignauts innings was also the third highest by a number nine batsman against West Indies after Englands JT Murrays 112 (at the Oval in 1966) and South Africas Shaun Pollocks 106* (at Bridgetown in 2000-01).
- The eighth wicket stand of 168 between Streak and Blignaut was the highest for this wicket for Zimbabwe against all countries. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 110 between Guy Whittall and Bryan Strang against Pakistan at the same venue in 1997-98. Incidentally Zimbabwes previous highest ninth wicket stand against West Indies was a paltry 23 between Guy Whittall and Tatenda Taibu at Harare in 2001.
- Zimbabwes total (507-9d) was their fourth highest in all Tests. Zimbabwes highest against West Indies still remains 563-9d at this same venue in 2001 which incidentally happens to be Zimbabwes highest ever against all countries.
- Ray Prices first innings analysis of six for 73 was the second best bowling analysis by a Zimbabwean in all Tests. Only Paul Strang (8-109 v New Zealand at Bulawayo in 2000-01) enjoys the better figures.
- Prices match analysis of ten for 161 was the third best by a Zimbabwean after Adam Huckles 11 for 257 (v New Zealand at Bulawayo in 1997-98) and Paul Strangs 10 for 158 (v New Zealand at Bulawayo in 2000-01).
- The wicket of Ganga in second innings was 50th for Ray Price in his 15th Test. He became sixth Zimbabwean and 278th bowler overall to do so.
- Daren Ganga completed his 1000 runs in Test cricket when his scored reached 44 on the third day. He was playing his 23rd Test and 39th innings. Ganga became 44th West Indian and 390th batsman overall to do so.
- The match provided the 12th instance in Test history when a Test was drawn after nine wickets were down in the fourth innings of the match.
- The draw also brought Zimbabwes losing streak to an end. Before this Zimbabwe had lost 11 matches at a trot.
(Article: Copyright © 2003 Rajneesh Gupta)
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