The 2003–04 international cricket season lasted from September 2003 to March 2004.[1]
Season overview [ ]
Pre-season rankings [ ]
The following are the rankings at the start of the season.
October [ ]
South Africa in Pakistan [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2046
3 October
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Graeme Smith
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 8 runs
ODI 2047
5 October
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Graeme Smith
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 42 runs
ODI 2048
7 October
Yousuf Youhana
Graeme Smith
Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad
South Africa by 13 runs (D/L )
ODI 2049
10 October
Yousuf Youhana
Graeme Smith
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 2050
12 October
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Mark Boucher
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
South Africa by 7 wickets
Test series
Test 1664
17–21 October
Yousuf Youhana
Graeme Smith
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 8 wickets
Test 1666
24–28 October
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Graeme Smith
Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad
Match Drawn
New Zealand in India [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1660
8–12 October
Sourav Ganguly
Stephen Fleming
Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
Match Drawn
Test 1662
16–20 October
Rahul Dravid
Stephen Fleming
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Mohali
Match Drawn
Zimbabwe in Australia [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1661
9–13 October
Steve Waugh
Heath Streak
WACA Ground , Perth
Australia by an innings and 175 runs
Test 1663
17–20 October
Steve Waugh
Heath Streak
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 9 wickets
England in Bangladesh [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1665
21–25 October
Khaled Mahmud
Michael Vaughan
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
England by 7 wickets
Test 1667
29 October–1 November
Khaled Mahmud
Michael Vaughan
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
England by 329 runs
ODI series
ODI 2057
7 November
Khaled Mahmud
Michael Vaughan
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
England by 7 wickets
ODI 2059
10 November
Khaled Mahmud
Michael Vaughan
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
England by 7 wickets
ODI 2060
12 November
Khaled Mahmud
Michael Vaughan
Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka
England by 7 wickets
TVS Cup (India, Australia, New Zealand in India) [ ]
Pos
Team
1
Australia
6
5
1
0
28
+1.113
2
India
6
2
3
1
16
+0.110
3
New Zealand
6
1
4
1
10
–1.457
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Group stage
ODI 2051
23 October
India
Rahul Dravid
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
No Result
ODI 2052
26 October
India
Rahul Dravid
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Captain Roop Singh Stadium , Gwalior
India by 37 runs
ODI 2053
29 October
Australia
Ricky Ponting
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Nahar Singh Stadium , Faridabad
Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 2054
1 November
India
Rahul Dravid
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
Australia by 77 runs
ODI 2055
3 November
Australia
Ricky Ponting
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Nehru Stadium , Pune
Australia by 2 wickets
ODI 2056
6 November
India
Rahul Dravid
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Barabati Stadium , Cuttack
New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 2058
9 November
Australia
Ricky Ponting
New Zealand
Stephen Fleming
Nehru Stadium , Guwahati
Australia by 44 runs
ODI 2061
12 November
India
Sourav Ganguly
Australia
Ricky Ponting
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore
Australia by 61 runs
ODI 2062
15 November
India
Sourav Ganguly
New Zealand
Chris Cairns
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad
India by 145 runs
Final
ODI 2064
18 November
India
Rahul Dravid
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Eden Gardens , Kolkata
Australia by 37 runs
November [ ]
West Indies in Zimbabwe [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1668
4–8 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Match Drawn
Test 1669
12–16 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
West Indies by 128 runs
ODI series
ODI 2065
22 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
West Indies by 51 runs (D/L )
ODI 2066
23 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
Zimbabwe by 6 wickets
ODI 2067
26 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 21 runs
ODI 2069
29 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Harare Sports Club , Harare
West Indies by 72 runs (D/L )
ODI 2070
30 November
Heath Streak
Brian Lara
Harare Sports Club , Harare
West Indies by 8 wickets
England in Sri Lanka [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2063
18 November
Marvan Atapattu
Michael Vaughan
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Dambulla
Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
ODI 2064a
21 November
Marvan Atapattu
Michael Vaughan
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Match abandoned
ODI 2066a
23 November
Marvan Atapattu
Michael Vaughan
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Match abandoned
Test series
Test 1670
2–6 December
Hashan Tillakaratne
Michael Vaughan
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Match drawn
Test 1672
10–14 December
Hashan Tillakaratne
Michael Vaughan
Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy
Match drawn
Test 1675
18–21 December
Hashan Tillakaratne
Michael Vaughan
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Sri Lanka by an innings and 215 runs
New Zealand in Pakistan [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2068
29 November
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Chris Cairns
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 2071
1 December
Yousuf Youhana
Chris Cairns
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 124 runs
ODI 2072
3 December
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Chris Cairns
Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad
Pakistan by 51 runs
ODI 2073
5 December
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Chris Cairns
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 2074
7 December
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Chris Cairns
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
Pakistan by 49 runs
December [ ]
India in Australia [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1671
4–8 December
Steve Waugh
Sourav Ganguly
The Gabba , Brisbane
Match drawn
Test 1673
12–16 December
Steve Waugh
Sourav Ganguly
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
India by 4 wickets
Test 1678
26–30 December
Steve Waugh
Sourav Ganguly
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 9 wickets
Test 1680
2–6 January
Steve Waugh
Sourav Ganguly
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Match drawn
West Indies in South Africa [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1674
12–16 December
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 189 runs
Test 1679
26–29 December
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
Kingsmead , Durban
South Africa by an innings and 65 runs
Test 1681
2–6 January
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
Newlands , Cape Town
Match drawn
Test 1682
16–20 January
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
SuperSport Park , Centurion
South Africa by 10 wickets
Pakistan in New Zealand [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1676
19–23 December
Stephen Fleming
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Seddon Park , Hamilton
Match drawn
Test 1677
26–30 December
Stephen Fleming
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Basin Reserve , Wellington
Pakistan by 7 wickets
January [ ]
VB Series (AUS, IND, ZIM in AUS) [ ]
Pos
Team
1
Australia
8
6
1
1
7
37
+1.100
2
India
8
5
3
0
4
29
+0.282
3
Zimbabwe
8
0
7
1
3
6
–1.326
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Group stage
ODI 2077
9 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
India
Sourav Ganguly
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 18 runs
ODI 2079
11 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 99 runs
ODI 2080
14 January
India
Sourav Ganguly
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
India by 7 wickets
ODI 2082
16 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Australia by 148 runs
ODI 2084
18 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
India
Sourav Ganguly
The Gabba , Brisbane
India by 19 runs
ODI 2085
20 January
India
Sourav Ganguly
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
The Gabba , Brisbane
India by 24 runs
ODI 2086
22 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
India
Sourav Ganguly
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 2 wickets
ODI 2087
24 January
India
Sourav Ganguly
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
India by 3 runs
ODI 2089
26 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Australia by 13 runs
ODI 2091
29 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
No result
ODI 2093
1 February
Australia
Adam Gilchrist
India
Sourav Ganguly
WACA Ground , Perth
Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 2095
3 February
India
Rahul Dravid
Zimbabwe
Heath Streak
WACA Ground , Perth
India by 4 wickets
Finals
ODI 2097
6 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
India
Sourav Ganguly
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2098
8 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
India
Sourav Ganguly
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 208 runs
West Indies in South Africa [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2088
25 January
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
Newlands , Cape Town
South Africa by 209 runs
ODI 2090
28 January
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
St. George's Park , Port Elizabeth
South Africa by 16 runs
ODI 2092
30 January
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
Kingsmead , Durban
No result
ODI 2094
1 February
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
SuperSport Park , Centurion
West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 2096
4 February
Graeme Smith
Brian Lara
New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
South Africa by 4 wickets
February [ ]
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1683
19–23 February
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 183 runs
Test 1684
26–29 February
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 2109a
6 March
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
Match abandoned
ODI 2109b
7 March
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
Match abandoned
ODI 2110
10 March
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Bangladesh by 8 runs
ODI 2111
12 March
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 14 runs
ODI 2113
14 March
Heath Streak
Habibul Bashar
Harare Sports Club , Harare
Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
South Africa in New Zealand [ ]
The two abandoned ODI matches at Dunedin and Auckland were played the day after at the same venue. The ODI series was still revised to a six-game series
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2099
13 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Eden Park , Auckland
South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 2100
17 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
New Zealand by 5 wickets
ODI 2101
20 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
New Zealand by 5 runs
ODI 2103a
24 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Carisbrook , Dunedin
Match abandoned
ODI 2104
25 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Carisbrook , Dunedin
New Zealand by 6 wickets
ODI 2106a
28 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Eden Park , Auckland
Match abandoned
ODI 2107
29 February
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Eden Park , Auckland
New Zealand by 2 runs (D/L )
ODI 2109
2 March
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
McLean Park , Napier
New Zealand by 5 wickets
Test series
Test 1686
10–14 March
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Westpac Park , Hamilton
Match drawn
Test 1689
18–22 March
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Eden Park , Auckland
New Zealand by 9 wickets
Test 1692
26–30 March
Stephen Fleming
Graeme Smith
Basin Reserve , Wellington
South Africa by 6 wickets
Australia in Sri Lanka [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2102
20 February
Marvan Atapattu
Ricky Ponting
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Dambulla
Australia by 84 runs
ODI 2103
22 February
Marvan Atapattu
Ricky Ponting
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Dambulla
Sri Lanka by 1 run
ODI 2105
25 February
Marvan Atapattu
Ricky Ponting
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 2106
27 February
Marvan Atapattu
Ricky Ponting
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
Australia by 40 runs
ODI 2108
29 February
Marvan Atapattu
Adam Gilchrist
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Sri Lanka by 3 wickets
Test series
Test 1685
8–12 March
Hashan Tillakaratne
Ricky Ponting
Galle International Stadium , Galle
Australia by 197 runs
Test 1688
16–20 March
Hashan Tillakaratne
Ricky Ponting
Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy
Australia by 27 runs
Test 1691
24–28 March
Hashan Tillakaratne
Ricky Ponting
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
Australia by 121 runs
March [ ]
England in West Indies [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Test series
Test 1687
11–14 March
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
England by 10 wickets
Test 1690
19–23 March
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
England by 7 wickets
Test 1694
1–3 April
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
England by 8 wickets
Test 1696
10–14 April
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Antigua Recreation Ground , St John's , Antigua
Match drawn
ODI series
ODI 2118
18 April
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Michael Vaughan
Bourda , Georgetown , Guyana
England by 2 wickets
ODI 2121
24 April
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
No result
ODI 2122a
25 April
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad
Match abandoned
ODI 2123a
28 April
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
National Cricket Stadium , St George's , Grenada
Match abandoned
ODI 2125
1 May
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet , St Lucia
West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 2126
2 May
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Beausejour Stadium , Gros Islet , St Lucia
West Indies by 4 wickets
ODI 2127
5 May
Brian Lara
Michael Vaughan
Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados
England by 5 wickets
India in Pakistan [ ]
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI series
ODI 2112
13 March
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sourav Ganguly
National Stadium , Karachi
India by 5 runs
ODI 2114
16 March
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sourav Ganguly
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
Pakistan by 12 runs
ODI 2115
19 March
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sourav Ganguly
Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar
Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 2116
21 March
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sourav Ganguly
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
India by 5 wickets
ODI 2117
24 March
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sourav Ganguly
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
India by 40 runs
Test series
Test 1693
28 March–1 April
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Rahul Dravid
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan
India by an innings and 52 runs
Test 1695
5–8 April
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Rahul Dravid
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore
Pakistan by 9 wickets
Test 1697
13–16 April
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Sourav Ganguly
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi
India by an innings and 131 runs
2003–04 Americas Affiliates Championship [ ]
Main article:
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Match 1
23 March
Bahamas
NA
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
, Panama City
Bahamas by 8 wickets
Match 2
23 March
Belize
NA
Suriname
NA
, Panama City
Belize by 117 runs
Match 3
24 March
Belize
NA
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
, Panama City
Belize by 207 runs
Match 4
24 March
Panama
NA
Bahamas
NA
, Panama City
Bahamas by 6 wickets
Match 5
25 March
Panama
NA
Belize
NA
, Panama City
Panama by 43 runs
Match 6
25 March
Suriname
NA
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
, Panama City
Turks and Caicos Islands by 44 runs
Match 7
26 March
Bahamas
NA
Belize
NA
, Panama City
Bahamas by 3 wickets
Match 8
26 March
Panama
NA
Suriname
NA
, Panama City
Panama by 7 wickets
Match 9
27 March
Bahamas
NA
Suriname
NA
, Panama City
Bahamas by 7 wickets
Match 10
27 March
Panama
NA
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
, Panama City
Panama by 70 runs
2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup [ ]
Main article: 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup
Group stage [ ]
Group stage
No.
Date
Group
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
First-class
25–27 March
Asia
United Arab Emirates
Khurram Khan
Nepal
Raju Khadka
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Match drawn
First-class
23–25 April
Asia
Nepal
Raju Khadka
Malaysia
Suresh Navaratnam
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground , Kirtipur
Nepal by 9 wickets
First-class
23–25 April
Africa
Namibia
Deon Kotze
Uganda
Junior Kwebiha
Wanderers Cricket Ground , Windhoek
Uganda by 5 wickets
First-class
28–30 May
America
United States
Richard Staple
Canada
John Davison
Brian Piccolo Park , Fort Lauderdale
Canada by 104 runs
First-class
11–13 June
Europe
Scotland
Craig Wright
Netherlands
Luuk van Troost
Mannofield Park , Aberdeen
Match drawn
First-class
13–15 July
Europe
Netherlands
Luuk van Troost
Ireland
Kyle McCallan
Sportpark Het Schootsveld , Deventer
Ireland by an innings and 47 runs
First-class
13–15 July
America
Bermuda
Clay Smith
United States
Richard Staple
National Stadium , Hamilton
United States by 114 runs
First-class
23–25 July
Africa
Kenya
Steve Tikolo
Uganda
Junior Kwebiha
Gymkhana Club Ground , Nairobi
Kenya by an innings and 4 runs
First-class
6–8 August
Europe
Ireland
Jason Molins
Scotland
Craig Wright
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground , Dublin
Scotland by 8 wickets
First-class
13–15 August
America
Canada
John Davison
Bermuda
Clay Smith
Sunnybrook Park , Toronto
Match drawn
First-class
17–19 September
Asia
Malaysia
Suresh Navaratnam
United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Tauqir
Selangor Turf Club , Kuala Lumpur
United Arab Emirates by 124 runs
First-class
1–3 October
Africa
Kenya
Hitesh Modi
Namibia
Deon Kotze
Aga Khan Sports Club Ground , Nairobi
Match drawn
Finals [ ]
First-class
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
1st Semi Final
17–19 November
Kenya
Ragheb Aga
Scotland
Craig Wright
Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Match drawn, Scotland progress on group points
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
2nd Semi Final
17–19 November
United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Tauqir
Canada
Ian Billcliff
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Match drawn, Canada progress on group points
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain 1
Team 2
Captain 2
Venue
Result
Final
21–22 November
Canada
Ian Billcliff
Scotland
Craig Wright
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah
Scotland by an innings and 84 runs
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Preceding season: International cricket in 2003
October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 Following season: International cricket in 2004
International cricket seasons