{"id":13637,"date":"2012-08-18T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T12:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/cricket-battling-bairstow-falls-five-runs-short-of-century\/"},"modified":"2012-08-18T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T12:57:11","slug":"cricket-battling-bairstow-falls-five-runs-short-of-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-battling-bairstow-falls-five-runs-short-of-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Battling Bairstow falls five runs short of century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Richard Sydenham<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON<\/span> Aug 18 (Reuters) &#8211; Jonny Bairstow fell five runs<br \/>\nshort of a maiden test century as England reached 277 for eight<br \/>\nat lunch on day three of the third and final test against South<br \/>\nAfrica at Lord&#8217;s on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bairstow, in the team for the omitted Kevin Pietersen, was<br \/>\nbowled for 95 by Morne Morkel. He was the last of three wickets<br \/>\nin a successful morning session for the tourists, who lead by 32<br \/>\nruns after scoring 309.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was a courageous effort by the 22-year-old after coming<br \/>\nto the crease at 54 for four.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Graeme Swann was 14 not out and James Anderson was unbeaten<br \/>\non nine, despite receiving treatment for a blow on his arm from<br \/>\na short ball from Morkel.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England will be hoping to gain a first innings lead, however<br \/>\nsmall, as they must win the match to square the series and<br \/>\nprevent South Africa from leapfrogging them at the top of the<br \/>\nworld rankings.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Matt Prior was South Africa&#8217;s first scalp of the morning,<br \/>\nafter half an hour of fruitless toil, when he gifted his wicket<br \/>\naway by chasing a Vernon Philander out-swinger well wide of off<br \/>\nstump to edge to Jacques Kallis at second slip for 27.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stuart Broad followed soon after, despite a breezy innings<br \/>\nof 16, when he prodded a short ball from Steyn to Hashim Amla at<br \/>\nshort leg.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Swann nearly became the third victim of the morning when<br \/>\numpire Kumar Dharmasena gave him lbw to Dale Steyn, but that was<br \/>\noverturned on review, as replays showed the ball would have<br \/>\nbounced over the stumps.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Richard Sydenham LONDON Aug 18 (Reuters) &#8211; Jonny Bairstow fell five runs short of a maiden test century as England reached 277 for eight at lunch on day three of the third and final test against South Africa at Lord&#8217;s on Saturday. 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