Date-stamped : 03 Nov93 - 05:55
Day 1
South Africa off to flying start in Sri Lankan tour
GALLE,  Sri Lanka,  Aug 13 (AFP) - Darryl Cullinan and  Jimmy Cook
shared in  a unfinished century stand after left arm bowlers Brett
Schultz and Clive  Eksteen  gave  South Africa  a superb  start to
their tour of Sri Lanka in this southern port city Friday.
Pace bowler  Schultz and spinner Eksteen took four wickets each to
destroy an  inexperienced Board XI team for 90 on the first day of
their three-day tour opener. South Africa then moved to a command-
ing 159 for three at the close.
Cullinan  hit an  unbeaten 64  and Cook remained  42 not out in 79
balls during an unbroken 108-run fourth  wicket partnership in 101
minutes that saw  South Africa  recover rapidly from a poor 51 for
three. 
Schultz ran  through the  top-order  in an  inspiring second spell
taking four  wickets in 17 balls  to send the Board side tottering
to 45 for six at the lunch interval.
Hemantha Wickramaratne  was the only  one to  show any resistance,
scoring a  defiant 30 in 86 minutes before the  left-hander pulled
Eksteen, only to see  Andrew Hudson  taking a well-judged catch at
deep mid-wicket. He had just two boundaries in his 55-ball innings.
Despite the  sultry weather, Andrew Hudson and Cullinan had a fine
day in the field taking four and three catches respectively.
From a Reuter report:
Darryl Cullinan, 64 not  out off 114 balls, which included one six
and six fours, and Jimmy Cook, 42 not out from 79 balls, added 108
runs in 101 minutes in an unfinished stand.  
Their partnership  followed  a mini collapse  as South Africa lost
their first three wickets for 51 runs.
The largely  inexperienced home team, which included only two test
players in Marvan Atapattu and Dulip Liyanage, batted weakly after
choosing to bat first on a pitch tailor-made for runs.
<END> Contributed by Vicky (vigneswa@ecs.umass.edu)
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Day 3
South Africans ease in with innings win. 
But Donald is yet to shine
By Neil Manthorpe (The Daily Telegraph)
South Africa comfortably wrapped up victory by an innings and 13
runs just 75  minutes into  play on  the third and  final day of
their only game against a Sri Lankan Board XI in Galle yesterday.
Brett Schultz, 22, took  two wickets in the  first over to  push
the young hosts from their overnight score of 130 for six to 130
for  eight, but  both he and Allan Donald were treated with dis-
dain by tailenders  Wijetunga and Chandana, who added 47 for the
ninth wicket, hooking with vigour.  While Schultz had the conso-
lation of seven for 56 match figures, Donald struck just once in
the  game and conceded 50 runs in 14 second-innings  overs.  The
most  successful of  the tourists' attack  was left-arm  spinner
Clive Eksteen whose  second four-wicket tally gave him eight for
84 and an almost certain first Test slot.  
(Thanks to Muthu) posted by Vicky on r.s.c.
<END> Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)