Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
South Africa first innings:
1.4 Patrick to Dippenaar, FOUR, short, outside off, cut to third man for the first boundary of the game, expensive over so far
3.1 Patrick to Smith, OUT, short, outside off, attempted pull shot goes up to short leg and Dauth takes a blinder, excellent catch to peg one back after expensive early overs! That's what Patrick's in the team for...
3.4 Patrick to Gibbs, three runs, away with another cut shot
4.1 Hoy to Dippenaar, no run, full ball, swings away, right length in this weather, beats the batsman
4.3 Hoy to Dippenaar, no run, full and swings away again, well bowled by Hoy
4.6 Hoy to Dippenaar, OUT, good length, still swings plenty, Dippenaar has a whack but only makes light contact, goes through to Chaulk who takes a one-handed catch to his right, CW right back in it! Wicket maiden!
5.4 Patrick to Gibbs, one run, ooh! attempted pull is bottom edged, goes just past Patrick in his follow-through, would have been too much to ask to hold that, the shocked batsmen run a single
8.2 Hoy to Gibbs, OUT, Hoy strikes again! beauty of an outswinger, Gibbs cuts, straight to Butler at point who dives and holds the catch, fine fielding has seen South Africa in trouble today
10.6 Hoy to Kallis, no run, well bowled again, Kallis sees no option but to leave that at this stage of the game
11.5 Patrick to Kallis, FOUR, short and struck away with fury
11.6 Patrick to Kallis, no ball, two runs, short again, pulled, doesn't make clean contact, a no ball too
13.0 Pickup on for Patrick. Early spin today.
14.6 Hoy to Prince, FOUR, lumbered into his run-up and delivered a short and slow delivery, easily taken for four by Prince, time for a bowling change
16.0 Halsey on for Hoy.
16.1 Halsey to Kallis, wide, starts by pitching that way outside off, umpire correctly calls that one wide
16.2 Halsey to Kallis, FOUR, pitches up, flighted, Kallis charges already, drives straight back
16.6 Halsey to Kallis, wide, too far outside the off stump, been struggling with the line in this over and it shows on the bowling figures
16.6 Halsey to Kallis, two runs, not much closer to off stump, Kallis still whacks it to cover, well fielded
20.6 Halsey to Prince, wide, turns this one wide again
21.5 Pickup to Kallis, no ball, extras contributing well for South Africa, though they're scoring quickly enough themselves
22.0 Halsey taken off for Camps.
22.6 Camps to Kallis, FOUR, beautiful drive, the South African batsman has made his mark and played one of his finest innings, and at a good lick to boot
23.3 Pickup to Prince, FOUR, another boundary, this one a bit short from Pickup and Prince pulls hard at it
24.2 Camps to Prince, FOUR, leaking runs at present, this one through the legs of third man
24.3 Camps to Prince, FOUR, another cut shot, this one better placed and the fielder could do little about it
25.4 Robbins to Kallis, no run, fine over so far, this one beats Kallis outside off
26.4 Camps to Kallis, one run, played into the off side for a quick single, half-century up
27.2 Robbins to Prince, one run, another quiet dab into the off side, the single well taken, Prince reaches 50
29.2 Robbins to Kallis, wide, and another wide, he had been asking for it, constantly bowling well outside off stump
32.0 Halsey back on for Camps, it's been Hoy and those two who have bowled from this end so far
32.5 Halsey to Kallis, no run, huge shout! leg break pitching on middle, Kallis didn't expect that, attempted pull is hit with bat and pad together, they all go up, umpire says no after much deliberation
34.3 Halsey to Kallis, OUT, Halsey strikes back! tempting delivery outside off, Kallis smacks it into the off side, Robbins nicks that just off the ground, excellent catch and South Africa are four down after a big stand
Code:
R B 4 6
HH Dippenaar c Chaulk b Hoy 18 21 1 0
GC Smith c Dauth b Patrick 7 6 0 0
HH Gibbs c Butler b Hoy 11 16 0 0
JH Kallis c Robbins b Halsey 62 84 3 0
AG Prince not out 58 80 4 0
AJ Hall not out
Extras (nb2, w8, lb2) 12
Total (for 3 wickets, 34.3 overs) 168
Hoy 8-1-35-2 (1w)
Patrick 6-0-34-1 (1nb)
Pickup 6-0-26-0 (1nb, 2w)
Halsey 5-0-26-1 (3w)
Camps 5-0-28-0 (1w)
Robbins 5-0-18-0 (1w)3.1 Patrick to Smith, OUT, short, outside off, attempted pull shot goes up to short leg and Dauth takes a blinder, excellent catch to peg one back after expensive early overs! That's what Patrick's in the team for...
Code:
GC Smith c Dauth b Patrick 7 (6b)
Score: 24/14.1 Hoy to Dippenaar, no run, full ball, swings away, right length in this weather, beats the batsman
4.3 Hoy to Dippenaar, no run, full and swings away again, well bowled by Hoy
4.6 Hoy to Dippenaar, OUT, good length, still swings plenty, Dippenaar has a whack but only makes light contact, goes through to Chaulk who takes a one-handed catch to his right, CW right back in it! Wicket maiden!
Code:
HH Dippenaar c Chaulk b Hoy 18 (21b)
Score: 28/28.2 Hoy to Gibbs, OUT, Hoy strikes again! beauty of an outswinger, Gibbs cuts, straight to Butler at point who dives and holds the catch, fine fielding has seen South Africa in trouble today
Code:
HH Gibbs c Butler b Hoy 11 (16b)
Score: 44/311.5 Patrick to Kallis, FOUR, short and struck away with fury
11.6 Patrick to Kallis, no ball, two runs, short again, pulled, doesn't make clean contact, a no ball too
13.0 Pickup on for Patrick. Early spin today.
14.6 Hoy to Prince, FOUR, lumbered into his run-up and delivered a short and slow delivery, easily taken for four by Prince, time for a bowling change
16.0 Halsey on for Hoy.
16.1 Halsey to Kallis, wide, starts by pitching that way outside off, umpire correctly calls that one wide
16.2 Halsey to Kallis, FOUR, pitches up, flighted, Kallis charges already, drives straight back
16.6 Halsey to Kallis, wide, too far outside the off stump, been struggling with the line in this over and it shows on the bowling figures
16.6 Halsey to Kallis, two runs, not much closer to off stump, Kallis still whacks it to cover, well fielded
20.6 Halsey to Prince, wide, turns this one wide again
21.5 Pickup to Kallis, no ball, extras contributing well for South Africa, though they're scoring quickly enough themselves
22.0 Halsey taken off for Camps.
22.6 Camps to Kallis, FOUR, beautiful drive, the South African batsman has made his mark and played one of his finest innings, and at a good lick to boot
23.3 Pickup to Prince, FOUR, another boundary, this one a bit short from Pickup and Prince pulls hard at it
24.2 Camps to Prince, FOUR, leaking runs at present, this one through the legs of third man
24.3 Camps to Prince, FOUR, another cut shot, this one better placed and the fielder could do little about it
25.4 Robbins to Kallis, no run, fine over so far, this one beats Kallis outside off
26.4 Camps to Kallis, one run, played into the off side for a quick single, half-century up
27.2 Robbins to Prince, one run, another quiet dab into the off side, the single well taken, Prince reaches 50
29.2 Robbins to Kallis, wide, and another wide, he had been asking for it, constantly bowling well outside off stump
32.0 Halsey back on for Camps, it's been Hoy and those two who have bowled from this end so far
32.5 Halsey to Kallis, no run, huge shout! leg break pitching on middle, Kallis didn't expect that, attempted pull is hit with bat and pad together, they all go up, umpire says no after much deliberation
34.3 Halsey to Kallis, OUT, Halsey strikes back! tempting delivery outside off, Kallis smacks it into the off side, Robbins nicks that just off the ground, excellent catch and South Africa are four down after a big stand
Code:
JH Kallis c Robbins b Halsey 62 (84b, 3x4)
Score: 168/3
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Hopefully the others can beg them back a bit. 
Maybe Marc is the one to peg them back today. Camps getting battered in an unusual fashion.
