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I nternational Cricket Council Cricket World Cup in Southern Africa, 2003
Not too far behind Lee was Glenn McGrath who took 21 wickets
including the best ever return in World Cup history, 7-15, as
Namibia were shot out for 45 in just 14 overs. With Brad Hogg
stepping into Warne’s shoes by claiming 13 wickets with his leftarm
wrist-spin, Australia had a potent attack.
With the bat, Ponting was Australia’s leading run-scorer with 415
runs and a hundred against Sri Lanka in the Super Six match to
go with his other three-figure score in the final. Adam Gilchrist
(408) Matthew Hayden (328), Symonds and Damien Martyn (323)
all topped 300 runs. Martyn made an unbeaten 88 from 87 balls in
the final, despite a fractured right index finger that sidelined him
from the Travelex Tour of the West Indies that followed. Ponting’s
contributions also included astute captaincy and his usual
excellence in the field.
Michael Bevan did not figure in the list of leading run-scorers, but
he still played two match-winning innings, both in company with
Bichel. Against England he kept his nerve to finish unbeaten with
74, and against New Zealand his 56 helped see Australia to a
winning score. Against Namibia Darren Lehmann took 28 runs
from one Rudi van Vuuren over, a World Cup record.
Ian Harvey replaced Watson in the tour party and he saw
Australia through a tricky period against Kenya when an upset
seemed possible, as well as bowling effectively whenever called
upon. Nathan Hauritz, the Queensland off-spinner, and New
South Wales left-arm fast-bowler Nathan Bracken, replaced
Warne and Gillespie, respectively, but neither man played in a
match in the tournament.
Australia’s success, to go with earlier triumphs in 1987 and 1999,
means it will defend the World Cup in the West Indies in 2007.
Australia v Pakistan
At Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 11 February 2003: Australia won by 82
runs; Australia eight for 310 (RT Ponting 53, A Symonds 143*; Wasim Akram 3-64,
Shoaib Akhtar 2-45, Waqar Younis 2-50); Pakistan 228 (Saleem Elahi 30, Rashid
Latif 33, Wasim Akram 33; IJ Harvey 4-58, GB Hogg 3-54); Man of the Match:
A Symonds.
Australia v India
At Centurion Park, Centurion, 15 February 2003: Australia won by nine wickets;
India 125 (SR Tendulkar 36; B Lee 3-36, JN Gillespie 3-13); Australia one for 128
(AC Gilchrist 48, ML Hayden 45*); Man of the Match: JN Gillespie.
Australia v Netherlands
At North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, 20 February 2003: Australia won
by 75 runs (D/L method); Australia two for 170 (ML Hayden 33, DR Martyn 67*;
TBM De Leede 2-34); Netherlands 122 (JN Gillespie 2-7, DS Lehmann 2-27,
AJ Bichel 3-13, IJ Harvey 3-25); Man of the Match: DR Martyn.
Australia v Zimbabwe
At Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo, 24 February 2003: Australia won by seven
wickets; Zimbabwe nine for 246 (A Flower 62, GW Flower 37, AM Blignaut 54;
GD McGrath 2-24, JN Gillespie 2-50, GB Hogg 3-46); Australia three for 248
(AC Gilchrist 61, ML Hayden 34, RT Ponting 38, DR Martyn 50*, DS Lehmann 56*);
Man of the Match: AM Blignaut.
Australia v Namibia
At North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, 27 February 2003: Australia won by
256 runs; Australia six for 301 (ML Hayden 88, A Symonds 59, DR Martyn 35,
DS Lehmann 50*; LJ Burger 3-39); Namibia 45 (GD McGrath 7-15, AJ Bichel 2-0);
Man of the Match: GD McGrath.
Australia v England
At St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, 2 March 2003: Australia won by two wickets;
England eight for 204 (ME Trescothick 37, NV Knight 30, AJ Stewart 46, A Flintoff
45; AJ Bichel 7-20); Australia eight for 208 (DS Lehmann 37, MG Bevan 74*,
AJ Bichel 34*; AR Caddick 4-35, AF Giles 2-42); Man of the Match: AJ Bichel.
Australia v Sri Lanka
At Centurion Park, Centurion, 7 March 2003: Australia won by 96 runs; Australia
five for 319 (AC Gilchrist 99, RT Ponting 114, DR Martyn 52; CRD Fernando 3-47);
Sri Lanka nine for 223 (PA De Silva 92; GD McGrath 2-25, B Lee 3-52, GB Hogg
2-45); Man of the Match: RT Ponting.
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Australia v New Zealand
At St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, 11 March 2003: Australia won by 96 runs;
Australia nine for 208 (DR Martyn 31, MG Bevan 56, AJ Bichel 64; SE Bond 6-23,
JDP Oram 2-48); New Zealand 112 (SP Fleming 48; GD McGrath 3-29, B Lee 5-42);
Man of the Match: SE Bond.
Australia v Kenya
At Kingsmead, Durban, 15 March 2003: Australia won by five wickets; Kenya eight
for 174 (RD Shah 46, SO Tikolo 51, HS Modi 39*; B Lee 3-14, AJ Bichel 2-42,
DS Lehmann 2-22); Australia five for 178 (AC Gilchrist 67, A Symonds 33*; PJ
Ongondo 2-44, AY Karim 3-7); Man of the Match: AY Karim.
SEMI-FINAL - Australia v Sri Lanka
At St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, 18 March 2003: Australia won by 48 runs (D/L
Method); Australia seven for 212 (DS Lehmann 36, A Symonds 91*; WPUJC Vaas
3-34, PA De Silva 2-36, ST Jayasuriya 2-42); Sri Lanka seven for 123 (KC
Sangakkara 39*; B Lee 3-35, GB Hogg 2-30); Man of the Match: A Symonds.
FINAL - Australia v India
At Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 23 March 2003: Australia won by 125 runs;
Australia two for 359 (AC Gilchrist 57, ML Hayden 37, RT Ponting 140*, DR Martyn
88*; Harbhajan Singh 2-49); India 234 (V Sehwag 82, RS Dravid 47; GD McGrath
3-52, B Lee 2-31, A Symonds 2-7); Man of the Match: RT Ponting.
AUSTRALIA WORLD CUP AVERAGES
Batting M Inn NO Runs HS 100 50 Ave Ct St SR
A Symonds 9 5 3 326 143* 1 2 163.00 4 - 90.56
AJ Bichel 8 3 2 117 64 - 1 117.00 2 - 83.57
DR Martyn 10 8 3 323 88* - 4 64.60 5 - 81.77
RT Ponting 11 10 2 415 140* 2 1 51.88 11 - 87.92
MG Bevan 9 5 2 148 74* - 2 49.33 1 - 56.06
DS Lehmann 10 8 3 224 56* - 2 44.80 2 - 82.35
AC Gilchrist 10 10 - 408 99 - 4 40.80 21 - 102.51
ML Hayden 11 11 1 328 88 - 1 32.80 - - 80.00
IJ Harvey 6 5 2 66 28* - - 22.00 - - 76.74
JP Maher 2 2 - 35 26 - - 17.50 3 - 58.33
B Lee 10 3 1 23 15* - - 11.50 8 - 65.71
GB Hogg 10 6 1 42 19* - - 8.40 4 - 67.74
JN Gillespie 4 1 1 6 6* - - - - - 150.00
GD McGrath 11 1 1 3 3* - - - 3 - 150.00
Bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Best 5wi Ave
JN Gillespie 30 4 98 8 3-13 - 12.25
AJ Bichel 57 7 197 16 7-20 1 12.31
GD McGrath 87 18 310 21 7-15 1 14.76
B Lee 83.1 9 394 22 5-42 1 17.91
IJ Harvey 36 3 157 8 4-58 - 19.63
DS Lehmann 36 - 138 6 2-22 - 23.00
GB Hogg 75.4 4 322 13 3-46 - 24.77
A Symonds 27 1 123 2 2-7 - 61.50
DR Martyn 4 - 21 0 - - -