/ 3 March 1999

RECORD EMBARRASSES CULLINAN

DARYLL CULLINAN said it was a dream come true to hit a marathon 275 not out in the first Test between South Africa and New Zealand on Tuesday, although it embarrassed him to eclipse a boyhood idol. The stylish right-hander, who turns 32 on Thursday, broke Graeme Pollock’s Test record for South Africa to complete his collection of national records. “The fact that it was Graeme’s record makes me a bit embarrassed. He only played 23 tests. Who knows what he could have done if he’d got his full quota?”