English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001–02

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England in Zimbabwe in 2001–02
  Flag of England.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
  England Zimbabwe
Dates 1 October – 13 October 2001
Captains Nasser Hussain Guy Whittall (1st ODI)
Heath Streak (2nd & 3rd ODIs)
Alistair Campbell (4th & 5th ODIs)
One Day International series
Results England won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Nick Knight (302) Andy Flower (246)
Most wickets Matthew Hoggard (10) Grant Flower (6)
Dougie Marillier (6)
Player of the series Nick Knight (Eng)

The England cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 1 October to 13 October 2001 for a five-match One Day International (ODI) series, with three matches in Harare and two in Bulawayo. England won all five matches.

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Squads

On 28 August 2001, England named an initial 16-man squad for the tour, including three uncapped players: wicket-keeper James Foster, and bowlers James Kirtley and Jeremy Snape. [1] Bowler James Ormond withdrew from the squad on 15 September after suffering from patellar tendinitis in his right knee, [2] while all-rounder Craig White also pulled out after twisting his right knee in training; they were replaced by bowler Chris Silverwood and batsman Graham Thorpe, respectively. [3]

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of England.svg  England [1]

† – withdrew from squad

Tour match

50-over: Zimbabwe A vs England XI

1 October 2001
Scorecard
England XI  Flag of England.svg
262/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe A
124 (44.1 overs)
Graham Thorpe 95 (120)
Sean Ervine 3/53 (10 overs)
Barney Rogers 30 (76)
James Kirtley 3/21 (7.1 overs)
England XI won by 138 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ahmed Esat (Zim) and Christian Nyazika (Zim)
  • England XI won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

3 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
206 (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
210/5 (46.4 overs)
Andy Flower 59 (78)
Matthew Hoggard 2/25 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 73 (77)
Dirk Viljoen 2/44 (10 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Jeremy Snape (Eng)

2nd ODI

6 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
195 (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
196/2 (37.3 overs)
Alistair Campbell 49 (69)
Matthew Hoggard 3/37 (10 overs)
Nick Knight 82* (103)
Gary Brent 1/47 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Ahmed Esat (Zim)
Player of the match: Matthew Hoggard (Eng)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

7 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
261/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
265/6 (47.3 overs)
Andy Flower 142* (128)
Matthew Hoggard 5/49 (10 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 47 (60)
Grant Flower 2/38 (10 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Christian Nyazika (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Andy Flower (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ryan Sidebottom (Eng) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

10 October 2001
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
280/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
210 (44.3 overs)
Paul Collingwood 77 (90)
Dougie Marillier 4/38 (10 overs)
Grant Flower 96 (101)
Paul Grayson 3/40 (10 overs)
England won by 70 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Jeff Fenwick (Zim) and Quintin Goosen (Zim)
Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sean Ervine (Zim) made his ODI debut.

5th ODI

13 October 2001
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
228 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
229/3 (43.4 overs)
Grant Flower 104 (137)
Jeremy Snape 3/43 (8.3 overs)
Nick Knight 80* (119)
Grant Flower 1/39 (6.4 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Charles Coventry (Zim) and Graeme Evans (Zim)
Player of the match: Nick Knight (Eng)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

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