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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name                  = South African cricket team in the West Indies in 1992
| team1_image                  = Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg
| team1_name                   = [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| team2_image                  = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
| team2_name                   = [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
| from_date                    = 7 April
| to_date                      = 23 April 1992
| team1_captain                = [[Kepler Wessels]]
| team2_captain                = [[Richie Richardson]]
| no_of_tests                  = 1
| team1_tests_won              = 0
| team2_tests_won              = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs        = [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] (163)
| team2_tests_most_runs        = [[Jimmy Adams]] (90)
| team1_tests_most_wickets     = [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]] (8)
| team2_tests_most_wickets     = [[Curtly Ambrose]] (8)
| player_of_test_series        = [[Curtly Ambrose]] (WI)<br>[[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] (RSA)
| no_of_ODIs                   = 3
| team1_ODIs_won               = 0
| team2_ODIs_won               = 3
| team1_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Hansie Cronje]] (87)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Phil Simmons]] (226)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Adrian Kuiper]] (4)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Winston Benjamin]] (5)<br>[[Anderson Cummins]] (5)
| player_of_ODI_series         =
}}
The [[South Africa national cricket team]] toured the [[West Indies]] in April 1992. The tour marked the first-ever official [[Test cricket|Test]] and [[One Day International]] matches between the two teams. It was also South Africa's first Test match since their reintroduction to the sport after being suspended in 1970 due to the [[apartheid]] regime, and their first Test against a non-white team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149597.html |title=The IPL is born |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>
The tour consisted of three One-day Internationals and one Test match against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. All four matches were won by the West Indies.
==Squads==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{cr|RSA|1928}}
! {{cr|West Indies}}
|- valign="top"
||
* [[Kepler Wessels]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Tertius Bosch]]
* [[Hansie Cronje]]
* [[Allan Donald]]
* [[Omar Henry (cricketer)|Omar Henry]] (ODI only)
* [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]]
* [[Peter Kirsten]]
* [[Adrian Kuiper]]
* [[Meyrick Pringle]]
* [[Jonty Rhodes]] (ODI only)
* [[Dave Richardson (South African cricketer)|Dave Richardson]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Mark Rushmere]]
* [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]]
* [[Corrie van Zyl]] (ODI only)
||
* [[Richie Richardson]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Jimmy Adams]]
* [[Curtly Ambrose]]
* [[Keith Arthurton]]
* [[Kenny Benjamin]] (Test only)
* [[Winston Benjamin]] (ODI only)
* [[Anderson Cummins]] (ODI only)
* [[Roger Harper]] (ODI only)
* [[Desmond Haynes]]
* [[Carl Hooper]] (ODI only)
* [[Brian Lara]]
* [[Patrick Patterson (cricketer)|Patrick Patterson]]
* [[Phil Simmons]]
* [[Courtney Walsh]] (Test only)
* [[David Williams (cricketer, born 1963)|David Williams]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
|-
|}
==Match details==
===1st ODI: West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, 7 April 1992===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 7 April 1992
| team1    = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}
| score1   = 287/6 (50 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|RSA|1928}}
| score2   = 180 (42.2 overs)
| runs1    = [[Phil Simmons]] 122 (113)
| wickets1 = [[Adrian Kuiper]] 3/33 (5 overs)
| runs2    = [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] 50 (70)
| wickets2 = [[Winston Benjamin]] 3/45 (9.2 overs)
| result   = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 107 runs
| report   = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_ODI1_07APR1992.html (scorecard)]
| venue    = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]
| umpires  = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Glenroy Johnson]]
| motm     = [[Phil Simmons]]
| toss     = South Africa won the toss and elected to field
}}
===2nd ODI: West Indies v South Africa at Port-of-Spain, 11 April 1992===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 11 April 1992
| team1    = {{cr-rt|RSA|1928}}
| score1   = 152 (43.4 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|West Indies}}
| score2   = 154/0 (25.5 overs)
| runs1    = [[Jonty Rhodes]] 45 (71)
| wickets1 = [[Curtly Ambrose]] 3/24 (7.4 overs)
| runs2    = [[Brian Lara]] 86 (91)
| wickets2 =
| result   = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 10 wickets
| report   = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_ODI2_11APR1992.html (scorecard)]
| venue    = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port-of-Spain]], [[Trinidad]]
| umpires  = [[Lloyd Barker (umpire)|Lloyd Barker]] and [[Clyde Cumberbatch]]
| motm     = [[Brian Lara]]
| toss     = West Indies won the toss and elected to field
}}
===3rd ODI: West Indies v South Africa at Port-of-Spain, 12 April 1992===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 12 April 1992
| team1    = {{cr-rt|RSA|1928}}
| score1   = 189/6 (50 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|West Indies}}
| score2   = 190/3 (43 overs)
| runs1    = [[Kepler Wessels]] 45 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Roger Harper]] 2/31 (10 overs)
| runs2    = [[Phil Simmons]] 104 (139)
| wickets2 = [[Meyrick Pringle]] 1/6 (5 overs)
| result   = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 7 wickets
| report   = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_ODI3_12APR1992.html (scorecard)]
| venue    = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port-of-Spain]], [[Trinidad]]
| umpires  = [[Lloyd Barker (umpire)|Lloyd Barker]] and [[Clyde Cumberbatch]]
| motm     = [[Phil Simmons]]
| toss     = West Indies won the toss and elected to field
}}
===Test Match===
{{Test match
| date  = 18 April - 23 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|1928}}
| score-team1-inns1   = 262 (71.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1    = [[Keith Arthurton]] 59
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]] 4/83
| score-team2-inns1   = 345 (135.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1    = [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] 163
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Jimmy Adams]] 4/43
| score-team1-inns2   = 283 (81.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2    = [[Jimmy Adams]] 79*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]] 4/74
| score-team2-inns2   = 148 (72.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2    = [[Kepler Wessels]] 74
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Curtly Ambrose]] 6/34
| result  = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 52 runs
| venue   = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]]
| umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] and [[Steve Bucknor]]
| motm    = [[Curtly Ambrose]] and [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]]
| report  = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_T_18-23APR1992.html (scorecard)]
| rain    =
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field
}}
The Test match was South Africa's first since their return to international cricket, and so 10 players were making their Test match debuts ([[Kepler Wessels]] had previously played for [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]). For the West Indies, 3 players made their debuts &mdash; [[Jimmy Adams]], [[David Williams (cricketer, born 1963)|David Williams]] and [[Kenny Benjamin]]. The selection of Benjamin in particular had been a contentious issue. The Barbados crowd had expected [[Anderson Cummins]], a Barbadian and a local favourite, to make his debut in this match in front of his home fans. However, the West Indian selectors opted for Benjamin instead. As a result, many fans chose to boycott the match in protest.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first. The West Indies had reached 219/3, but collapsed to 262 all out. Notable contributions came from [[Keith Arthurton]] (59), [[Desmond Haynes]] (58) and [[Richie Richardson]] (44), and [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]] picked up 4 wickets for South Africa.
South Africa batted throughout the whole of the second day and into the third, racking up a score of 345 all out. A century from [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] (163) formed the backbone of the innings with some support from [[Kepler Wessels]] (59). Debutant [[Jimmy Adams]] used his part-time spin bowling to pick up 4 wickets.
In their second innings, the West Indies scored 283 all out with help from [[Brian Lara]] (64) and [[Jimmy Adams]] (79*). [[Allan Donald]] and [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]] took 4 wickets each. This left South Africa requiring 201 runs for victory.
After the loss of two early wickets to [[Curtly Ambrose]], half-centuries from [[Kepler Wessels]] (74) and [[Peter Kirsten]] (52) steadied the South African innings. However, after Wessels' dismissal to [[Courtney Walsh]], South Africa collapsed from 123/2 to 148 all out as Ambrose (6 wickets) and Walsh (4 wickets) demolished the rest of the batting line-up. Four players were out for [[duck (cricket)|ducks]], and after Wessels and Kirsten, the next highest score was only 4.
[[Curtly Ambrose]] and [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] were jointly named Men of the Match &mdash; Ambrose for his match-winning spell of 6/34 and Hudson for his 163.
==Notes==
* ''Playfair Cricket Annual''
* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)
==References==
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==External sources==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/ Cricinfo]
*[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/WI/1991-92_WI_South_Africa_in_West_Indies_1991-92.html CricketArchive]
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