PORT ELIZABETH, March 2: Justin Langer and Mark Waugh hammered centuries as the touring Australians dominated the second day of their four-day match against South Africa A at St George’s Park here Saturday.
Langer hit 161 and Waugh 110 as the tourists made 452 for five in reply to South Africa A’s 301 all out.
The pair put on 207 in a third wicket stand which took only 155 minutes as South Africa’s second string bowlers were thrashed on an easy-paced pitch.
South Africa A struck back towards the end of the day, however, with three wickets falling for four runs in the first three overs with the second new ball.
Paceman Dewald Pretorius dismissed Mark and Steve Waugh in the space of seven balls to finish with three for 101.
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee took two wickets with his first two balls of the day as the last three South Africa A wickets fell cheaply. Lee finished with four for 37.
It was a continuation of a collapse which started Friday when Lee came on to bowl. In one over with the old ball and three with the new ball, Lee took four for nine as South Africa A lost their last six wickets for 18.
Mark Waugh moved fluently to a half-century off 76 balls and needed only another 24 deliveries to reach his 79th first-class century.
His innings of 110 was made off 113 balls with 14 fours and three sixes.
SOUTH AFRICA ‘A’ (1st Innings, overnight 288-7):
G. Smith c Lee b Watson 28
J. Rudolph c Gilchrist b MacGill 36
M. van Jaarsveld c G’christ b G’espie 11
D.J Cullinan lbw b Watson 86
H. Amla b Lee 81
J.M. Kemp b Bichel 16
R. Peterson c Gilchrist b Lee 6
G. Bodi lbw b Lee 2
T. Tsolekile not out 0
D. Pretorius b Lee 0
C.M. Willoughby c G’christ b Bichel 7
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-10, W-3, NB-14) 28
TOTAL (all out, 92.3 overs) 301
FALL OF WKTS: 1-58, 2-86, 3-96, 4-251, 5-283, 6-285, 7-288, 8-294, 9-294.
BOWLING: Gillespie 15-4-33-1; Lee 14-3-37-4 (2w); Watson 16-5-40-2 (3nb); Bichel 16.3-1-82-2 (11nb, 1w); MacGill 28-5-94-1; M.E. Waugh 3-1-4-0.
AUSTRALIA (1st Innings):
J.L. Langer c van J’veld b W’oughby 161
D.S. Lehmann lbw b Pretorius 60
R.T. Ponting c Kemp b Willoughby 40
M.E. Waugh b Pretorius 110
S.R. Waugh c T’lekile b P’torius 4
S.R. Watson not out 20
A.C. Gilchrist not out 38
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-2, W-1, NB-12) 19
TOTAL (for five wkts,) 452
FALL OF WKTS: 1-103, 2-180, 3-387, 4-387, 5-391.
TO BAT: B. Lee, A.J. Bichel, J.N. Gillespie, S.C.G. MacGill.
BOWLING (to-date): Pretorius 22-1-101-3 (2nb, 1w); Willoughby 22-4-74-2 (3nb); Kemp 21-5-80-0 (1nb); Bodi 12-0-63-0 (4nb); Peterson 20-0-128-0 (1nb).—AFP