Arthur Crabtree wrote:I notice Cairns was batting at 11 for NZ, and (batting within himself) supported Astle to add 118 in 15 overs. I presume Cairns had been injured. Can't remember that.
sussexpob wrote:Yeah, he broke down right at the start of the innings. New Zealand only picked four specialists for the game...
Arthur Crabtree wrote: Gibbs, Kisten and Smith were prodigious early in the series, followed by Kallis, who was at his peak. Those four might be in a post apartheid first XI. England fought back well, notably at the Oval when they were a long way behind and from being flayed in Birmingham and at Lord's.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:I think Pollock and Ntini were very good on that tour. Ntini won the Lord's Test on a good batting pitch. Kallis missed two out of five Test but had a good series with the ball, as did Hall. I suppose SA weren't at their peak (post Donald) and they never had a spinner, but they were still a hard team to beat and the tail was still hard to shift, with Hall and Pollack making runs. Gibbs, Kisten and Smith were prodigious early in the series, followed by Kallis, who was at his peak. Those four might be in a post apartheid first XI. England fought back well, notably at the Oval when they were a long way behind and from being flayed in Birmingham and at Lord's.
Edit out the magnificent and replace with very strong.
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