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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=2003 NatWest Series
|partof=[[Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2003]] and [[South African cricket team in England in 2003]]
|image=
|caption=
|date=26 June–12 July 2003
|place=[[England]]
|result=England beat South Africa in the final
|player of series=[[Andrew Flintoff]] (Eng)
|team1={{cr|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|RSA}}
|team3={{cr|ZIM}}
|captain1=[[Michael Vaughan]]
|captain2=[[Graeme Smith]]
|captain3=[[Heath Streak]]
|runs1=[[Marcus Trescothick]] (231)
|runs2=[[Jacques Kallis]] (329)
|runs3=[[Grant Flower]] (151)
|wickets1=[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] (11)
|wickets2=[[Makhaya Ntini]] (14)
|wickets3=[[Heath Streak]] (8)
|notes=
|previous=[[2002 NatWest Series|2002]]
|next=[[2004 NatWest Series|2004]]
}}
The '''2003 NatWest Series''' was a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tri-series sponsored by the [[NatWest|National Westminster Bank]] that took place in [[England]] between 26 June and 12 July 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 NatWest Bank Series |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2003_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2003.html |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=28 January 2012 |archive-date=21 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321054952/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2003_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2003.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series involved the national teams of [[England cricket team|England]], [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. Ten matches were played in total, with each team playing one another thrice during the group stage. The teams which finished in the top two positions following the group stages qualified for the final, which England won by defeating South Africa at [[Lord's]] on 12 July by 7 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/77/77355.html|title=England v South Africa, 2003 NatWest Series Final|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref> Preceding the series, [[Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2003|England played Zimbabwe]] in a two [[Test cricket|Test]] series, while following the series, [[South African cricket team in England in 2003|South Africa played England]] in a Test and One Day International series.

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== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-

! [[Nottingham]]
! [[London]]
! [[Canterbury]]
! [[Leeds]]
! [[Manchester]]
|-
| [[Trent Bridge]] Capacity: 15,000
| [[The Oval]] Capacity: 23,500
| [[St Lawrence Ground]] Capacity: 15,000
| [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]] Capacity: 17,500
| [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]] Capacity: 15,000
|-
| [[Image:Cricket-EngNZ-08-T3-D4-1.JPG|150px]]
| [[Image:The Oval Pavilion.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Canterbury Cricket.JPG|150px]]
| [[Image:Headingley Cricket Ground - geograph.org.uk - 60635.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Old Trafford 3rd Test June 2007 - geograph.org.uk - 1398421.jpg|150px]]
|-
|colspan="5" | {{location map+ |England |float=center |width=375 |caption= |places=
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{{location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51.5294|-0.1727}}|label=[[Lord's]] |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51.483719|-0.114980}}|label=[[The Oval]] |position=left}}
{{location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|50.924108|-1.322056}}|label=[[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Rose Bowl]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|28|N|2|35|W}}|position=bottom|label=[[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|53|49|N|1|34|W}}|position=left|label=[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|27|N|1|54|W}}|position=left|label=[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|16|N|1|5|E}}|position=bottom|label=[[St Lawrence Ground]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|53|27|N|2|17|W}}|position=bottom|label=[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51.487334|-3.191416}}|position=left|label=[[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]]}} }}
|-
! [[Cardiff]]
! [[Bristol]]
! [[Birmingham]]
! [[Southampton]]
! [[London]]
|-
| [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]] Capacity: 5,500
| [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]] Capacity: 16,000
| [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]] Capacity: 21,000
| [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Rose Bowl]] Capacity: 15,000
| [[Lord's]] Capacity: 28,000
|-
| [[Image:Sophia Gardens before the redevelopment.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Gloucestershire County Cricket Ground.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Edgbaston Cricket Ground Pavillion.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Aerial view of Rose Bowl Cricket Ground - geograph.org.uk - 690412.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Lord's Cricket Ground Heath Streak.jpg|150px]]
|}</div>

== Squads ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=300 | {{cr|ENG}}
! width=330 | {{cr|RSA}}
! width=330 | {{cr|ZIM}}
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Michael Vaughan]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Kabir Ali]]
* [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]
* [[Rikki Clarke]]
* [[Andrew Flintoff]]
* [[Ashley Giles]]
* [[Darren Gough]]
* [[Steve Harmison]]
* [[Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1974)|Richard Johnson]]
* [[Robert Key (cricketer)|Robert Key]]
* [[Anthony McGrath]]
* [[Chris Read]] ''([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])''
* [[Vikram Solanki]]
* [[Marcus Trescothick]]
* [[Jim Troughton]]
|valign=top|
* [[Graeme Smith]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]]
* [[Nicky Boje]]
* [[Mark Boucher]] ''([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])''
* [[Alan Dawson (cricketer)|Alan Dawson]]
* [[Boeta Dippenaar]]
* [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
* [[Andrew Hall]]
* [[Charl Langeveldt]]
* [[André Nel]]
* [[Makhaya Ntini]]
* [[Shaun Pollock]]
* [[Jacques Rudolph]]
* [[Martin van Jaarsveld]]
* [[Morné van Wyk]]
|valign=top|
* [[Heath Streak]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|c]])''
* [[Andy Blignaut]]
* [[Gary Brent]]
* [[Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer)|Charles Coventry]]
* [[Dion Ebrahim]]
* [[Sean Ervine]]
* [[Grant Flower]]
* [[Travis Friend]]
* [[Douglas Hondo]]
* [[Dougie Marillier]]
* [[Stuart Matsikenyeri]]
* [[Ray Price (cricketer)|Ray Price]]
* [[Richard Sims]]
* [[Tatenda Taibu]] ''([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])''
|}

== Fixtures ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Consolation Points" |CP
!width=20 abbr="No result" |NR
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=40 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| align="left" | {{cr|RSA}} || 6 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || '''23''' || +0.480
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| align="left" | {{cr|ENG}} || 6 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 1 || '''22''' || +0.825
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|ZIM}} || 6 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 1 || '''9''' || -1.370
|}

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 26 June
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 191/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 195/6 (48 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 53 (89)
| wickets1 = [[Heath Streak]] 2/30 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Grant Flower]] 96[[not out|*]] (152)
| wickets2 = [[Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1974)|Richard Johnson]] 3/32 (10 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66293.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Grant Flower]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: England 1; Zimbabwe 5
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 June
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 264/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 265/4 (45.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 107 (133)
| wickets1 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 3/46 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 114 (125)
| wickets2 = [[Makhaya Ntini]] 2/56 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66294.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Vikram Solanki]] (Eng)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: England 5; South Africa 1
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 June
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 272/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 226/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 125[[not out|*]] (147)
| wickets1 = [[Douglas Hondo]] 2/29 (9.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Travis Friend]] 82 (93)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew Hall]] 3/38 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 46 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66295.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Jacques Kallis]] (SA)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: South Africa 5; Zimbabwe 1
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 81/4 (16.3 overs)
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Michael Vaughan]] 35[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Sean Ervine]] 2/20 (3 overs)
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66296.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 25 overs per side before the start of play.
| notes = Points: England 3; Zimbabwe 3
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 3 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 223/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 227/3 (47.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 60 (92)
| wickets1 = [[Makhaya Ntini]] 3/38 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 82[[not out|*]] (105)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 1/33 (9.3 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66297.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Jacques Kallis]] (SA)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: England 1; South Africa 5
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 174/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 175/1 (34.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Heath Streak]] 54 (72)
| wickets1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 3/47 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 93[[not out|*]] (97)
| wickets2 = [[Sean Ervine]] 1/13 (2.2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66298.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]]
| umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: South Africa 6; Zimbabwe 0
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 6 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 92 (24.5 overs)
| score2 = 95/4 (17.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Stuart Matsikenyeri]] 26 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Darren Gough]] 4/26 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 47[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets2 = [[Heath Streak]] 4/21 (9 overs)
| result = England won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66299.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bristol County Ground]], [[Bristol]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Andrew Flintoff]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: England 6; Zimbabwe 0
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 8 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 198/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 199/6 (39 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Graeme Smith]] 45 (39)
| wickets1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 4/38 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Vaughan]] 83 (115)
| wickets2 = [[Makhaya Ntini]] 2/30 (6 overs)
| result = England won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66300.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Andrew Flintoff]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: England 6; South Africa 0
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 10 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 173/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 174/3 (35.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Heath Streak]] 50[[not out|*]] (90)
| wickets1 = [[Makhaya Ntini]] 4/45 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Rudolph]] 69[[not out|*]] (97)
| wickets2 = [[Douglas Hondo]] 2/25 (7 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66301.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Makhaya Ntini]] (SA)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: South Africa 6; Zimbabwe 0
}}

=== Final ===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 107 (32.1 overs)
| score2 = 111/3 (20.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Jacques Rudolph]] 19 (40)
| wickets1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 3/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Vikram Solanki]] 50 (58)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew Hall]] 1/14 (2.2 overs)
| result = England won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66302.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Darren Gough]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
In what was South Africa's first One Day International appearance at Lord's, England won the toss and elected to field. For many of the South African batsman this was their first time playing on the sloping Lord's pitch, which at the start of their innings had a little moisture in and displayed even bounce.<ref name="REPORT">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/155832.html|title=England v South Africa - Final|date=12 July 2003|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref> South Africa lost their captain [[Graeme Smith]] with the score on 10, dismissed by [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]], and soon lost [[Herschelle Gibbs]] for 9 with the score on 30. Debutant [[Morné van Wyk]] made a quickfire 17 before he was bowled by James Anderson, in what was described as the "ball of the match".<ref name="REPORT"/> [[Jacques Kallis]] came into the match with a series [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 164.50, but was dismissed for a 12 ball [[duck (cricket)|duck]] by [[Darren Gough]], who was England's most [[Cricket statistics|economical]] bowler, with his opening spell of 7 [[over (cricket)|overs]] conceding just 9 runs. Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals during the South African innings, with [[Andrew Flintoff]], [[Ashley Giles]] and Gough each chipping in with two wickets, while [[Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1974)|Richard Johnson]] took one. James Anderson was the only England bowler to bowl his full complement of 10 overs, finishing with figures of 3/50. [[Jacques Rudolph]] top-scored in South Africa's innings with 19. South Africa were eventually dismissed for 107, with their innings lasting just 32.1 overs. This score was at the time the lowest One Day International in the 34 matches played there and remains so to this day.<ref name="REPORT"/> England's response started poorly, with [[Makhaya Ntini]] dismissing [[Marcus Trescothick]] for a nine ball duck with the score on 1. However, South Africa could not capitalise on this, with [[Michael Vaughan]] and [[Vikram Solanki]] adding 87 for the second wicket, before Vaughan was dismissed for 30 by [[André Nel]] and Solanki was dismissed by [[Andrew Hall]] one run later for 50, however by then the damage had been done. [[Anthony McGrath]] and Flintoff proceeded to lead England home to a 7 wicket victory.<ref name="REPORT"/> Following the match Flintoff was declared Man of the Series.

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | Most runs<ref name="ABT">{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2003/Team_Averages.html|title=Averages by Team|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref>
! colspan="2" align="center" | Most wickets<ref name = "ABT"/>
|-
| width=160 |{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || width=40 align=center | 329
| width=160 |{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Makhaya Ntini]] || width=40 align=center | 14
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marcus Trescothick]] || align=center | 231
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] || align=center | 11
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jacques Rudolph]] || align=center | 227
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Flintoff]] || align=center | 10
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Graeme Smith]] || align=center | 223
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Gough]]|| align=center | 9
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Flintoff]] || align=center | 210
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Heath Streak]] || align=center | 8
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2003_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2003.html 2003 NatWest Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321054952/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2003_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Series_2003.html |date=2012-03-21 }} at CricketArchive

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