WEDNESDAY, 1.45PM:
EASTERN Province speedster Mornantau Hayward will get his first taste of the big leagues when he opens the bowling with Allan Donald for South Africa against Worcester on Thursday.
Hayward will try and draw first blood for the tourists because of a slight stomach muscle strain to regular new-ball specialist Shaun Pollock.
Meanwhile, former South African all-rounder and national coach, Mike Proctor will be on constant standby should the team need his input.
Proctor was the coach of the last team to tour England, and said that he “will be more than happy” to give his input if asked for it.
The injury to Pollock is “nothing serious”, said skipper Hansie Cronje, and Hayward taking up the new ball is a precaution to keep Pollock 100% fit for the one day internationals.
SPORT BRIEFS
BIG BUCKS FOR GRISHINE
DEFENDING Comrades “up” run champion, Dmitri Grishine will be spurred on by R1-million in prize money if he succeeds in breaking Bruce Fordyce’s 1988 record of 5:27:43 on June 16.
WOMEN GET INTO THE MONEY
ANKE Erlank, Erica Green, Annette Schoeman and Ronel van Wyk will compete for $100000 in the five-day 1998 Hewlett Packard International Women’s Challenge cycle race in Boise, Idaho from June 16-21. The four will compete as Team South africa over a distance of 438km for the richest purse in women’s cycling.
MORE MONEY TO RUNNERS
CENTRAL Gauteng Athletics received a R12000 boost from Tastic Rice for their cross-country programme. The funds will be used to provide transport to league meetings and provincial championships.
FISH ONE OF AFRICA’S BEST
MARK Fish has been named one of this century’s greatest African football products. The Bafana Bafana and Bolton Wanderers defender was among 12 players, including Abedi Pele of Ghana and Cameroon’s Roger Milla, selected for Master Card’s African Team of the 20th century.
ZIM SOCCER JUJU FREAKS MOZ
VIOLENCE erupted after a soccer match between Mozambique’s Ferroviario and Dynamos of Zimbabwe after Ferroviario lost 1-0, and was subsequently knocked out of the Africa Champions League. Fifteen people, including a policeman, were injured during the brawl which followed a dispute over the Dynamos’ goalkeeper’s extra pair of gloves. Ferroviario fans claimed that the gloves contained juju charms. The fans were adament saying that the juju was the reason all their team’s shots at goal, including a penalty, went wide.
NIGERIAN ‘KEEPER OUT OF WORLD CUP
NIGERIAN International goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has broken his arm and is out of the World Cup. Shorunmu sustained the injury in a collision while playing for his Swiss club FC Zurich on Friday.