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Chanderpaul and Lara star with the bat

Boundary-studded innings from Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul set up a handy West Indian total at Buffalo Park in East London

19-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Gibbs has operation on his nose

South African opener Herschelle Gibbs has had an operation to reset a double fracture in his nose

17-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

West Indies slide to defeat

Four wickets from Shaun Pollock helped South Africa to a comfortable 189-run win against West Indies in the first Test at the Wanderers

16-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Nel fined for abusive gestures

Andre Nel's impressive Test comeback was marred after he was fined half his match fee for making offensive gestures at Chris Gayle, the West Indian batsman, during their second innings at the Wanderers

16-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ntini puts South Africa on course for victory

Makhaya Ntini took three late wickets to leave West Indies in dire straights on 31 for 3 and 346 runs in arrears at the close of the fourth day at the Wanderers

15-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Lara: 'Dravid and Laxman inspired me'

Brian Lara talks about his third-day hundred

14-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Brilliant Lara punishes Pollock's profligacy

A quite superb hundred from Brian Lara was all that stood between West Indies and South Africa on the third day of the first Test at The Wanderers

14-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Martin Williamson

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Johannesburg

Day 1 Bulletin - Smith cashes in on perfect pitch Roving Reporter - Where have all the spectators gone

13-Dec-2003

Kallis hits 158 as South Africa pile up 561

Jacques Kallis, whose imperious 158 was his 12th Test century, lifted South Africa into a seemingly impregnable position on the second day at the Wanderers

13-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Steven Lynch

Smith cashes in on perfect pitch

Graeme Smith said this Wanderers pitch was a belter before the match started, and right from the second ball - the first one he could reach - he set about proving it

12-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Steven Lynch

Sarwan settles down to lead the challenge

Marcus Prior on how the West Indies tourists have the steel to avoid a repeat of the drubbing they received last time they were in South Africa

11-Dec-2003•Marcus Prior

Wanderers pitch 'a belter', says Smith

Graeme Smith hasn't played many matches at the Wanderers, but he knows a decent

11-Dec-2003•Telford Vice

Adam Sandford brought in for Banks

Leewards fast bowler Adam Sanford has been called into the West Indies squad as a replacement for Omari Banks

09-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

'I'd like to score 7000 runs and 20 tons - for South Africa'

South Africa's batting rock, Gary Kirsten, didn't have the slightest doubt about withdrawing from the first Test against West Indies - but neither does he have any doubt about extending his career in pursuit of 100 caps and 20 centuries

09-Dec-2003•Neil Manthorp

'I'd like to score 7000 runs and 20 hundreds - for South Africa'

09-Dec-2003•Neil Manthorp

Kirsten out of first Test

Gary Kirsten has pulled out of the South African squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Wanderers in Johannesburg which starts on Friday (Dec 12)

08-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lara lets West Indians build up a big lead

The West Indian tourists pressed home their advantage on the third day at Bloemfontein, taking their lead over Free State to an imposing 405 by the close

07-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Baugh ballistics enliven an inevitable draw

The West Indians' only first-class match before the Test series gets under way at Johannesburg on Friday (Dec 12) ended in the draw that was the only likely outcome once Brian Lara opted for batting practice rather than enforcing the follow-on

07-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Knee injury forces Samuels out of South African series

Marlon Samuels has been forced to pull out of West Indies' tour of South Africa after a recurrence of an injury to his right knee

07-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Dippenaar dropped and Klusener remains in the wilderness

Lance Klusener's hopes of being recalled to the South African side were dashed when he was not included squad for the first Test against West Indies

06-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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