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England v Zimbabwe @ Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
5, 6, 7 June 2003 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, DL Orchard
Third Umpire: P Willey
Match Referee: CH Lloyd
Match Result: England won by an innings and 69 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | c Tatenda Taibu b Raymond Price | 43 | 106 | 147 | 4 | 1 |
| 2. Michael Vaughan | c Sean Ervine b Heath Streak | 20 | 33 | 65 | 5 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | b Douglas Hondo | 47 | 116 | 147 | 7 | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | c Tatenda Taibu b Douglas Hondo | 18 | 54 | 82 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Robert Key | c Grant Flower b Douglas Hondo | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - |
| +6. Alec Stewart | lbw b Heath Streak | 68 | 133 | 187 | 11 | - |
| 7. Anthony McGrath | c Tatenda Taibu b Andy Blignaut | 81 | 183 | 237 | 10 | 1 |
| 8. Ashley Giles | c Sean Ervine b Heath Streak | 50 | 99 | 140 | 8 | - |
| 9. Richard Johnson | c Heath Streak b Andy Blignaut | 24 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. Steve Harmison | c Mark Vermeulen b Heath Streak | 11 | 28 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 11. James Anderson | not out | 12 | 17 | 24 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-49 (Michael Vaughan), 2-109 (Marcus Trescothick), 3-146 (Mark Butcher), 4-152 (Robert Key), 5-156 (Nasser Hussain), 6-305 (Alec Stewart), 7-324 (Anthony McGrath), 8-356 (Richard Johnson), 9-390 (Steve Harmison), 416 (Ashley Giles). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 7w, 25nb, 0pen) 38 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.1 ovs, 554 mins) 416 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 34.1 | 11 | 64 | 4 | (1w,3nb) |
| Andy Blignaut | 23 | 4 | 95 | 2 | (0w,11nb) |
| Douglas Hondo | 22 | 1 | 98 | 3 | (2w,10nb) |
| Sean Ervine | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Raymond Price | 40 | 9 | 105 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Travis Friend | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Grant Flower | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dion Ebrahim | lbw b James Anderson | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mark Vermeulen | lbw b Richard Johnson | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Stuart Carlisle | lbw b Richard Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Grant Flower | c Marcus Trescothick b James Anderson | 8 | 21 | 30 | 2 | - |
| +5. Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Richard Johnson | 31 | 67 | 81 | 5 | - |
| 6. Sean Ervine | c Alec Stewart b Richard Johnson | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 7. Travis Friend | lbw b Richard Johnson | 0 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| *8. Heath Streak | lbw b Richard Johnson | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 9. Andy Blignaut | c James Anderson b Steve Harmison | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | - |
| 10. Raymond Price | lbw b Steve Harmison | 17 | 40 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 11. Douglas Hondo | not out | 5 | 22 | 34 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Mark Vermeulen), 2-3 (Stuart Carlisle), 3-11 (Dion Ebrahim), 4-18 (Grant Flower), 5-23 (Sean Ervine), 6-31 (Travis Friend), 7-35 (Heath Streak), 8-48 (Andy Blignaut), 9-73 (Tatenda Taibu), 94 (Raymond Price). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 32.1 ovs, 135 mins) 94 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 10 | 2 | 30 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Richard Johnson | 12 | 4 | 33 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 9.1 | 3 | 22 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dion Ebrahim | lbw b Steve Harmison | 55 | 123 | 155 | 6 | - |
| 2. Mark Vermeulen | c Anthony McGrath b James Anderson | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 3. Stuart Carlisle | c Robert Key b James Anderson | 28 | 64 | 83 | 5 | - |
| 4. Grant Flower | b James Anderson | 16 | 69 | 90 | 2 | - |
| +5. Tatenda Taibu | c Mark Butcher b Ashley Giles | 14 | 44 | 56 | 1 | - |
| 6. Sean Ervine | b Steve Harmison | 34 | 66 | 82 | 4 | 1 |
| 7. Travis Friend | not out | 65 | 107 | 147 | 10 | - |
| *8. Heath Streak | run out (Steve Harmison > > ) | 3 | 23 | 23 | - | - |
| 9. Andy Blignaut | c Nasser Hussain b James Anderson | 12 | 31 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 10. Raymond Price | c Alec Stewart b Steve Harmison | 6 | 27 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 11. Douglas Hondo | b Steve Harmison | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Mark Vermeulen), 2-65 (Stuart Carlisle), 3-102 (Dion Ebrahim), 4-113 (Grant Flower), 5-131 (Tatenda Taibu), 6-185 (Sean Ervine), 7-202 (Heath Streak), 8-223 (Andy Blignaut), 9-244 (Raymond Price), 253 (Douglas Hondo). |
| Extras | 6b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.4 ovs, 360 mins) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 23 | 8 | 55 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Johnson | 22 | 7 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 21.4 | 4 | 55 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 25 | 9 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan, Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Robert Key, Alec Stewart, Anthony McGrath, Ashley Giles, Richard Johnson, Steve Harmison, James Anderson