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South Africa storms into the Cup Final
Santhosh S - 11 November 2001
South Africa beat England by four wickets and qualified for the Cup
Final of the Cathay Pacific/Standard Chartered Cricket Sixes 2001,
being played at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong, on Sunday.
After asking England to bat first, South Africa did well to squeeze
the life out of the English innings. Derek Crookes (1-0-8-0) and Henry
Williams (1-0-9-0) bowled a tight line and length and plucked out the
important wickets of Maynard (3) and Flintoff (10). Alfonso Thomas
bowled a brilliant third over (1-0-12-0). Ben Hollioake 25* off 13
balls and Collingwood 22* off 10 balls, helped England along to 68/2.
The target was not a daunting one for this professional South African
outfit. It was bit of a surprise to see Steve Elworthy coming out to
open the innings. Elworthy single-handedly destroyed the English
attack, smashing four sixes and two boundaries in his innings of 35*
(retired not out) off just nine balls. Loots Bosman (4) and Andrew
Hall (0) disappointed, but Crookes 17* and Thomas 14* took South
Africa to the final.
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