Leicestershire claim the second Twenty20 Cup, handing Surrey their first ever defeat in the competition in the final. 28 August – Gloucestershire win the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, beating Worcestershire by 8 wickets. 1 September – Steve Harmison becomes only the second England play to get a hat-trick of wickets in a One Day International. 7 September – The International Cricket Council awards ceremony is held. Rahul Dravid of India is named Test player of the year and cricketer of the year. England's Andrew Flintoff is named one-day player of the year. Australian Simon Taufel won the umpire of the year award. 10–25 September – ICC Champions Trophy in England West Indies won the final beating England by 2 wickets. 6 October – Anil Kumble takes three wickets in the first Test against Australia, taking his total in Test matches to 400. He becomes the ninth player to reach this milestone in Test history. November – England play a series of One Day Internationals in Zimbabwe, despite widespread calls in the United Kingdom for the tour to be called off due to the political situation in Zimbabwe. They win the series 4–0. 26 December – Bangladesh defeats India by 15 runs in an ODI. It was their first win on their homeland and against India 27 December – New Zealand's One Day International against Sri Lanka scheduled on 29 December is postponed to 11 January 2005. 29 December – Australia take a 2–0 lead in their home series against Pakistan. 29 December – Sri Lanka abandon their tour of Zimbabwe and return home in response to the tsunami disaster. Test Match Series Australia v India (4 Tests, Dec 2003 – January) Series tied 1-1, 2 matches drawn. South Africa v West Indies (4 Tests, Dec 2003-January) South Africa win series 3-0, 1 match drawn Zimbabwe v Bangladesh (2 Tests, February–March) – Zimbabwe win series 1-0, 1 match drawn New Zealand v South Africa (3 Tests, March) – series drawn 1-1, 1 match drawn. Sri Lanka v Australia (3 Tests, March) – Australia win series 3-0 Pakistan v India (3 Tests, March–April) – India win series 2-1. Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka (2 Tests, May) – Sri Lanka win series 2-0 England v New Zealand (3 Tests, May–June) – England win series 3-0. West Indies v Bangladesh (2 Tests, June) – West Indies win series 1-0, 1 match drawn. Australia v Sri