May 5, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1426

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ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 4: Centuries by Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo helped break a world record on an otherwise dull fifth day of the drawn fourth and final Test between South Africa and the West Indies on Tuesday. Chanderpaul scored 127 and Bravo made 107 to bring the number of centuries in the match to eight, the most ever scored in a single Test.

Four were contributed by South Africa, led by 147 from Jacques Kallis, and four by the West Indies, topped by Chris Gayle’s epic 317. South Africa were 127 for one in their second innings when the match was abandoned as a draw. Graeme Smith was 50 not out with Boeta Dippenaar on 56.

The West Indies had scored 747 in reply to South Africa’s first innings of 588 for six declared. A total of 53 centuries have now been scored in the 20 Tests played at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

The visitors had clinched the series 2-0 when they won the third Test by an innings and 86 runs in Bridgetown. Bravo’s chances of reaching his century seemed slim when De Villiers had Tino Best caught by Herschelle Gibbs at mid-wicket for five to make it 712 for nine.

But Dwight Washington stood firm and Bravo cracked De Villiers through third man for four to reach his ton. De Villiers took over the wicket-keeping gloves from Mark Boucher after tea and Boucher ended the innings when he came on to bowl and had a driving Bravo caught by Ashwell Prince at mid-on. Bravo faced 235 balls and hit 13 fours.

All 11 South Africans bowled in the innings and Boucher, Gibbs and Dippenaar bowled for the first time in a Test.