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Approved-By:  "Vasanthan S. Dasan" <Vasanthan.Dasan@CENTRAL.SUN.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket.scores
Date:         Sun, 27 Dec 1992 23:48:34 MST
Reply-To:     "Vasanthan S. Dasan" <Vasanthan.Dasan@Central.Sun.COM>
From:         "Vasanthan S. Dasan" <Vasanthan.Dasan@Central.Sun.COM>
Subject:      India v. South Africa (3T2D - Port Elizabeth, South Africa,
              Dec 27)

  Hansie Cronje struck his first Test half century to steer South
Africa to safety against India at St.  George's Park on Sunday.  The
23-year-old made an unbeaten 75 as the South Africans, replying to
India's first innings score of 212, survived a shaky start to end the
second day's play at 163 for three.  The Orange Free State captain,
promoted to number three in his third Test, hit seven boundaries and a
six in a stroke-filled innings that left the home side just 49 runs
behind with seven wickets in hand.

   South Africa's score revolved around a valuable partnership of 117
for the second wicket between Cronje and Andrew Hudson (52), the first
century stand by South Africa in the current series.  The pair came
together after in-form captain Kepler Wessels was yorked by seamer
Manoj Prabhakar with the 10th delivery of the innings before a run had
been scored.  The pair batted through the afternoon session before
left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju hit back with two wickets in four
balls in the second over after tea.  Raju bowled the 27-year-old
Hudson, who followed scores of 55 and 53 in the first two tests with a
third successive half century.

   Three balls later, Peter Kirsten (0) fell to a disputed decision by
South African umpire Rudi Koertzen who declared him caught behind by
wicket-keeper Kiran More.  Television replays appeared to indicate the
ball had not touched the bat and Kirsten stood his ground for a while
before walking off in a huff.  At 117 for three, South Africa's
position appeared shaky, but allrounder Brian McMillan joined hands
with Cronje to prevent further damage.  McMillan, sent in above
specialist batsman Jonty Rhodes, was batting on 19 at the close in an
unbeaten partnership of 46.  India were handicapped by a absence of a
fifth bowler in left-arm spinner Ravi Shastri, who left the field
midway through the afternoon session with a swollen left knee.

   Earlier, India added 15 runs to their overnight score of 197 for
eight before they were all out half an hour after the start.  Kiran
More became fast bowler Allan Donald's fifth victim in the match,
edging a fourth catch to wicket-keeper Dave Richardson after making
20.  The 25-year-old Donald returned with figures of five for 55, his
best in his four-match test career.  Anil Kumble was last man out -
caught at second slip by Brian McMillan off left-armer Brett Schultz -
for 14.


India (first innings, overnight 197 for eight):

   R.J. Shastri c Henry b McMillan ...................... 10
   W.V. Raman c Richardson b Donald ..................... 21
   S.V. Manjrekar c Henry b McMillan .................... 23
   S.R. Tendulkar c Richardson b Donald .................  6
   M.A. Azharuddin c Richardson b Donald ................ 60
   P.K. Amre c McMillan b Donald ........................ 11
   M. Prabhakar c McMillan b Donald ..................... 11
   K.S. More c Richardson b Donald ...................... 20
   A.R. Kumble c McMillan b Schultz ..................... 14
   V. Raju not out ......................................  0
   Extras: (lb13, nb7, w4) .............................. 24
   Total: (all out, 411 minutes) ....................... 212

   Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-49, 3-59, 4-98, 5-143, 6-152, 7-160, 8-185, 9-208

   Bowling: Donald 27-11-55-5, Schultz 20.5-4-39-1, McMillan 20-9-41-3,
            Matthews 17-7-34-1, Henry 11-2-30-0

South Africa (first innings):

   A.C. Hudson b Raju.................................... 52
   K.C. Wessels b Prabhakar .............................. 0
   W.J. Cronje not out .................................. 75
   P.N. Kirsten c More b Raju ............................ 0
   B.M. McMillan not out ................................ 19
   Extras: (b2, lb9, nb6) ............................... 17
   Total:(for three wickets) ........................... 163
   Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-117, 3-117

   Bowling: Kapil 15-5-26-0, Prabhakar 12-3-37-1, Kumble 30-11-46-0,
            Raju 28-9-43-2, Tendulkar 1-1-0-0

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