OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 11.00pm.
SOUTH Africa are firmly in position to take the first Test against the West Indies in Johannesburg after dismissing the tourists for 170 runs in their second innings, a slender overall lead of 163 runs.
Only a sixth-wicket partnership of 68 between Carl Hooper and wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs gave some credibility to the Windies scorecard as the South African bowlers went on the rampage.
The Windies innnings was wrapped up in 81,3 overs with Shaun Pollock once again proving to be the tourists’ nemesis adding 4/49 to his first innings 5/54.
Pollock, 25, has now completed the coveted allrounders “double” of 100 wickets and 1000 runs at Test level.
Hooper and Jacobs were finally dismissed just before tea, and their departure marked the complete collapse of the Windies batting line-up. Hooper was trapped leg before by Jacques Kallis, while Jacobs was caught by David Terbrugge at mid-on off the bowling of Pat Symcox.
After Symcox dismissed paceman Nixon McLean for 11, Pollock claimed the wickets of Rawl Lewis (10) and Courtney Walsh (0) in three deliveries.
Scoreboard:
West Indies first innings — 261
South Africa first innings — 268
West Indies second innings — (20/0 over)
C Lambert c Boucher b Symcox 33 (172m 114b 4×4)
P Wallace b Pollock 14 (33m 29b 2×4)
B Lara lbw Donald 7 (20m 15b)
S Chanderpaul lbw Pollock 1 (22m 16b)
S Williams c Kallis b Terbrugge 12 (44m 37b 2×4)
R Jacobs c Terbrugge b Symcox 42 (172m 126b 4×4 1×6)
C Hooper lbw Kallis 34 (120m 90b 1×4 1×6)
R Lewis lbw Pollock 10 (45m 33b 1×4)
N McLean c Cullinan b Symcox 11
C Ambrose not out 0 (4m 0b)
C Walsh lbw Pollock 0 (2m 2b)
Extras (1lb 5nb) 6
Total (all out) 170 — 81,3 overs (342 mins)
Fall of wickets: 1/24 2/33 3/38 4/53 5/80 6/148 7/148 8/170 9/170
Bowling: Donald 15-6-28-1 (1nb), Pollock 20,3-4-49-4 (4nb), Terbrugge 14-5-23-1, Kallis 14-5-26-1, Symcox 18-9-43-3
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