Windies tour to Sth. Africa

Donny · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:47 pm

West Indies in South Africa, Dec 2003 - Feb 2004
Match Schedule

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Date Match Venue
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December
3 Practice One-day match Randjesfontein
5-8 Tour match Bloemfontein
12-16 First Test Johannesburg
19-22 Tour match East London
26-30 Second Test Durban

January
2-6 Third Test Cape Town
9-12 Tour match Benoni
16-20 Fourth Test Centurion
23 Practice One-day match Paarl (d/n)
25 First ODI Cape Town (d/n)
28 Second ODI Port Elizabeth (d/n)
30 Third ODI Durban (d/n)

February
1 Fourth ODI Centurion
4 Fifth ODI Johannesburg (d/n)

Donny · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:48 pm

Smith fractures his finger

Wisden Cricinfo staff

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, has fractured the middle finger on his right hand, but is expected to be fit for the Test series against West Indies next month.

Smith injured his finger when attempting to take a catch off his own bowling during a match between Western Province and the Highveld Strikers.

"It is an innocuous, undisplaced fracture and is not to serious," said Shane Jabaar, Western Province's physio. "There is a fair amount of swelling and bleeding underneath the nail but he has no problem bending the finger and it is unlikely to get any worse. The only thing that would prevent him from playing would be the pain."

Smith has been fitted with a splint to protect the finger and it is unsure whether he will play in this Friday's Standard Bank series match against Border.

West Indies, currently touring Zimbabwe, play their first Test in South Africa on December 12 at Johannesburg.