10 February 2005	Thursday	30 Zilhaj 1425

EAST LONDON, Feb 9: South African captain Graeme Smith hit his second century in three matches and big-hitting Justin Kemp went on the rampage as the England bowlers took a hammering in the fifth limited overs international at Buffalo Park Wednesday.

Smith made 115 not out in a South African total of 311 for seven while Kemp thrashed 80 off just 50 balls with four fours and seven sixes.

Smith had gone 58 matches without scoring a one-day international century until he made 105 and led South Africa to victory in the third match in Port Elizabeth last Friday.

The big left-hander made a brisk start, reaching 50 off 53 balls with five boundaries. But he didn't hit another four as he went to his century off 120 deliveries. He hit two more boundaries after reaching his hundred. In all he faced 131 balls. But Smith needed do no more than rotate the strike when Kemp joined him. In an astonishing display of power hitting the tall Kemp three times hit two sixes off successive balls, off Paul Collymore, Matthew Hoggard and Kabir Ali.

Kemp was aided by the boundaries being brought in some 10m because of a wet outfield caused by heavy overnight rain and a further shower in the morning, which delayed the start by an hour. But some of his sixes would have carried the longest boundaries anywhere.

With South Africa leading the seven-match series 2-1, they built a foundation for an uncatchable advantage as England's lack of bowling depth was exposed.

Only Darren Gough was able to keep the batsmen in check and he ended Kemp's innings in the 49th over with a reverse-swinging yorker. He bowled Mark Boucher with his next delivery and a third wicket fell off the next ball when Shaun Pollock was run out attempting a third run after pushing Gough past mid-off.

The onslaught was started by Smith and Jacques Kallis, who put on 90 for the second wicket off 93 balls. Kallis hit five fours off Kabir Ali's first over. The medium-pacer was taken off immediately, came back to bowl a good spell in which he took two for 21 off seven overs, but then conceded 25 off his final over when Kemp was in full flight.

South Africa fielded an unchanged team for the third successive match, while England made two changes after losing the fourth international by 108 runs in Cape Town Sunday.

The out-of-form Steve Harmison made way for fellow fast bowler Hoggard, while Vikram Solanki returned to add experience to the batting in place of Ian Bell.

Scoreboard



SOUTH AFRICA:



G Smith not out                           115



A de Villiers c Jones b Gough               2



J Kallis c sub (Bell) b Kabir Ali          49



H Gibbs c Pietersen b Kabir Ali             8



A Prince run out (Hoggard)                 34



J Kemp b Gough                             80



M Boucher b Gough                           0



S Pollock run out (Solanki)                 2



N Boje not out                             10



EXTRAS: (lb-3, nb-4, w-4)                  11



TOTAL: (7 wkts, 50 overs)                 311



FALLS OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-100, 3-119, 4-181, 5-298, 6-298, 7-300



BOWLING: Gough 10-0-52-3 (1nb, 1w), Hoggard 9-0-74-0 (1nb, 1w), 
Kabir Ali 9-0-66-2 (1nb, 1w), Collingwood 10-0-53-0 (1nb), 
Trescothick 3-0-17-0, Giles 9-0-46-0 (1w)



DID NOT BAT: M Ntini, A Nel



England: 



M Vaughan, M Trescothick, G Jones, A Strauss, K Pietersen, 
V Solanki, P Collingwood, A Giles, Kabir Ali, D Gough, M Hoggard



Umpires: S Bucknor (WIS), I Howell (RSA)



TV umpire: B Jerling (RSA)



Match referee: R Madugalle (SRI).-Agencies