FRIDAY 5.30PM:
PLAY was suspended due to rain on the third and final day of the cricket match between British Universities and the touring South Africans at Fenners on Friday. The South Africans scored 394/1 declared in their first innings, and were 130 without loss in the second. The Students scored 199.
FRIDAY, 12.30PM:
PAT SYMCOX and Steve Elworthy both took advantage of rare first-class outings on the current South African tour of England, taking seven British Universities wickets between them.
Apart from skipper Anurag Singh, who scored 64, the students’ batting was as mediocre as their bowling, resulting in them being bundled out for 199 runs, 195 short of the South African’s first innings total of 394/1 declared.
Symcox picked up 4/28 from 13,4 overs, while Elworthy took 3/62. Both are considered to be non-starters for the third Test next week, despite good performances. Young speedster Mornantau Hayward claimed 2/65 from 14 overs, but gave away 10 no-balls.
Instead of forcing the follow-on the South Africans decided to get some more batting practice, sending Daryll Cullinan in to hone his batting.
Opening with Gerry Liebenberg, Cullinan scored an unbeaten 72, while Liebenberg followed suit with his second successive 50 in the match, ending on 56 not-out. The South Africans ended on 130 for no loss.
Scoreboard:
South Africa first innings 394/1 declared
British Universities first innings -(14/1 over)
M Wagh lbw Elworthy 0 (6m 3b)
E Smith c Cullinan b Elworthy 13 (34m 24b)
M Chilton c Boucher b Hayward 21 (43m 27b 2×4)
A Singh c Elworthy b Symcox 64 (145m 114b 8×4)
W House b Symcox 9 (34m 27b 1×4)
G Loveridge c and b Hayward 11 (66m 43b)
T Bailey c Boucher b McMillan 3 (36m 27b)
B Hutton c Boucher b Elworthy 10 (45m 35b 1×4)
D Leather c McMillan b Symcox 0 (5m 3b)
M Davies c Kirsten b Symcox 16 (44m 33b 3×4)
S Francis not out 6 (10m 9b 1×4)
Extras (4b 14lb 28nb) 46
Total (all out) 199 — 55,4 overs 233 mins
Fall of wickets: 1/2 2/37 3/47 4/79 5/127 6/162 7/162 8/163 9/187
Bowling: Elworthy 13-1-62-3 (1nb), Hayward 14-3-65-2 (10nb), Symcox 13,4-3-28-4, Ntini 6-2-9-0 (2nb), McMillan 9-5-17-1 (1nb)
South Africa, second innings:
G Liebenberg not out 56 (129m 110b 8×4)
D Cullinan not out 72 (129m 130b 6×4 3×6)
Extras (1lb 1w) 2
Total (for 0 wkt) — 130 (40 overs, 129m)
Bowling: Francis 6-1-23-0, Leather 4-1-6-0, Loveridge 15-0-58-0, Chilton 2-1-5-0, Davies 12-3-37-0 (1w), Wagh 1-1-0-0