THURSDAY, 1.00PM:
SOUTH Africa were restricted to 174 for nine by New Zealand in their one-day cricket international at the Bellerive Oval in Australia on Thursday. Tight bowling and good fielding by the Kiwis made things difficult for the visitors.
South Africa started brightly, but two dismissals from direct-hit run-outs spelled danger for Hansie Cronje’s men. It was all smiles for the Kiwis as Chris Cairns, Chris Harris and Shayne O’Connor took two wickets each.
Jacques Kallis was top scorer with 45, while Lance Klusener contributed 37 and Pollock 31. Kallis and Pollock’s partnership produced only 50 runs late in the innings.
Scoreboard:
South Africa innings:
G Kirsten b O’Connor 6 (11m 13b)
H Gibbs c Vettori b O’Connor 12 (41m 22b)
L Klusener run out (Fleming) 37 (77m 60b 1×4 1×6)
P Symcox c and b Harris 15 (38m 25b 1×4)
H Cronje run out (McMillan) 0 (3m 2b)
J Kallis c and b Harris 45 (84m 82b)
J Rhodes b Vettori 14 (33m 28b 1×4)
S Pollock c Larsen b Cairns 31 (65m 49b 1×4)
B McMillan b Cairns 1 (6m 6b)
D Richardson not out 9 (12m 13b)
Extras (4w) 4
Total (for 9 wkts) 174 — 50 overs (189 mins)
Fall of wickets: 1/14 2/41 3/71 4/72 5/73 6/99 7/153 8/156 9/174
Bowling: O’Connor 7-0-42-2 (2w), Cairns 10-2-26-2 (1w), Harris 10-0-36-2, Larsen 8-1-23-0, Vettori 6-1-17-1, Astle 9-0-30-0 (1w).