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ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA Wisden CricInfo staff - January 1, 1993
Toss: South Africa. The majority blamed the World Cup's organising committee, and the inflexibility which prevented a second-day resumption. (The next day was set aside only for a completely new match, to be played if the second team had not faced 25 overs.) Justice was probably done; Wessels chose to field, knowing the rules and the forecast, and his bowlers were fined for going slow and depriving England of five overs' acceleration. But it was not seen to be done, and fine performances on both sides were overshadowed by indignation. Most of England's batsmen scored fluently, but the tour de force came from Hick. He survived an lbw appeal first ball, and was caught off a no-ball before scoring, but went on to 83 in 90 balls, adding 71 in 14 overs with Stewart, and 73 with Fairbrother. Reeve raced out to score 25 from 14 balls, including 17 of the 18 plundered from Donald's final over. Pursuing 5.62 an over, South Africa made 58 from their first ten. For once they did not depend on Kirsten, hampered by an injury. Hudson narrowly missed a fourth fifty, Kuiper hit three consecutive fours off Small, and Rhodes proved his worth as a batsman, reducing the target to 47 from just over five overs; McMillan and Richardson knocked off 25 from three before the rain, and the rules, made their task impossible. Man of the Match: G. A. Hick. Attendance: 35,088. © Wisden CricInfo Ltd |
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