# West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1998–99

The West Indies cricket team toured South Africa during the 1998–99 season and played a five-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team, as well as nine tour matches. This was the first Test series between the two teams in South Africa.
West Indies was led in the Test series by Brian Lara while South Africa was led by Hansie Cronje.
South Africa won the Test series 5–0 and the ODI series 6–1. The Test series victory was only the seventh 5–0 victory in a five-match series in Test cricket history.
Jacques Kallis of South Africa emerged as the top run-scorer in the Test series with 485 runs, with an average of 69.28. Shaun Pollock finished the series as top wicket-taker with 29 wickets. Kallis was named "man of the Test series".

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs |
| South Africa | West Indies | South Africa | West Indies |
| Hansie Cronje (c) Shaun Pollock (vc) Paul Adams Adam Bacher (1st Test only) Mark Boucher (wk) Daryll Cullinan Allan Donald Herschelle Gibbs (2nd-5th Tests) Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener (4th-5th Tests) Jonty Rhodes Pat Symcox (1st-3rd Tests) David Terbrugge | Brian Lara (c) Jimmy Adams Curtly Ambrose Shivnarine Chanderpaul Mervyn Dillon Daren Ganga Carl Hooper Ridley Jacobs (wk) Clayton Lambert Nixon McLean Junior Murray (wk) Dinanath Ramnarine Franklyn Rose Philo Wallace Courtney Walsh Stuart Williams | Hansie Cronje (c) Shaun Pollock (vc) Dale Benkenstein Nicky Boje Mark Boucher (wk) Daryll Cullinan Steve Elworthy Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Victor Mpitsang Jonty Rhodes Michael Rindel Pat Symcox Henry Williams | Brian Lara (c) Curtly Ambrose Keith Arthurton Shivnarine Chanderpaul Daren Ganga Carl Hooper Ridley Jacobs (wk) Reon King Rawl Lewis Neil McGarrell Nixon McLean Junior Murray (wk) Floyd Reifer Keith Semple Philo Wallace |
Jimmy Adams was injured before the start of the Test series and was replaced by Floyd Reifer. Dinanath Ramnarine was injured before the start of the Test series and was replaced by Rawl Lewis. The bowling attack was reinforced during the Test series by the addition of Ottis Gibson and Reon King.

## Test matches
### 1st Test

* 26–30 November 1998 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 4 wickets New Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* DJ Terbrugge (SA) and RD Jacobs (WI) made their Test debuts.

### 2nd Test

* 10–12 December 1998 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 178 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

### 3rd Test

* 26–29 December 1998 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 9 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: JN Rhodes (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
* D Ganga (WI) made his Test debut.

### 4th Test

* 2–6 January 1999 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 149 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th Test

* 15–18 January 1999 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 351 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: South Africa team
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
* RD King (WI) made his Test debut.

## ODI series summary
### 1st ODI

* 22 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 154/4 (28 overs) | v | South Africa 160/8 (27 overs) |
| CL Hooper 66* (61) L Klusener 2/38 (6 overs) | | JN Rhodes 30 (25) RD King 2/23 (6 overs) |
* South Africa won by 2 wickets (D/L method) New Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: SB Lambson and CJ Mitchley Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 46 overs per side, then to 28 overs. South Africa's target was revised to 160.
* South Africa were fined 1 over for a slow over rate.
* KF Semple (WI) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd ODI

* 24 January 1999 Scorecard
| West Indies 292/9 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 249 (46.5 overs) |
| S Chanderpaul 150 (136) SM Pollock 6/35 (10 overs) | | JH Kallis 51 (66) MV Boucher 51 (52) RD King 3/40 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 43 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: DF Becker and RE Koertzen Player of the match: S Chanderpaul (WI)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* HS Williams (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd ODI

* 27 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 274/9 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 219 (43.1 overs) |
| L Klusener 64 (74) CL Hooper 4/52 (10 overs) | | S Chanderpaul 52 (44) JH Kallis 3/24 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 55 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: WA Diedricks and DL Orchard Player of the match: WJ Cronje (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* AJ Hall (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 4th ODI

* 30 January 1999 Scorecard
| South Africa 278/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 179 (41.3 overs) |
| HH Gibbs 125 (146) KLT Arthurton 4/56 (10 overs) | | CL Hooper 57 (40) WJ Cronje 3/30 (6.3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 99 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: DF Becker and RE Koertzen Player of the match: HH Gibbs (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 2 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 221/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 132 (42.4 overs) |
| DM Benkenstein 69 (90) NAM McLean 3/41 (10 overs) | | S Chanderpaul 40 (73) WJ Cronje 3/10 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 89 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: RE Koertzen and DL Orchard Player of the match: L Klusener (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* D Ganga (WI) made his ODI debut.

### 6th ODI

* 5 February 1999 Scorecard
| South Africa 273 (49.5 overs) | v | West Indies 159 (40.3 overs) |
| WJ Cronje 82 (79) KLT Arthurton 4/44 (6.5 overs) | | RN Lewis 49 (91) SM Pollock 3/23 (8 overs) |
* South Africa won by 114 runs Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: WA Diedricks and DL Orchard Player of the match: WJ Cronje (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* PV Mpitsang (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 7th ODI

* 7 February 1999 Scorecard
| South Africa 226/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 176 (44.5 overs) |
| JH Kallis 66 (94) RD King 2/30 (10 overs) | | JR Murray 57 (64) L Klusener 3/31 (7.5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 50 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: SB Lambson and CJ Mitchley Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.