{"id":8800,"date":"2012-03-11T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/update-1-cricket-sodden-draw-in-dunedin-but-nz-show-promise\/"},"modified":"2012-03-11T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2012-03-11T13:05:40","slug":"update-1-cricket-sodden-draw-in-dunedin-but-nz-show-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-cricket-sodden-draw-in-dunedin-but-nz-show-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Cricket-Sodden draw in Dunedin but NZ show promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Writes through)<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Rain washes out final day of first test<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* NZ show promise against strong South Africans<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>March 11 (Reuters) &#8211; Heavy rain ended any chance of a<br \/>\nresult in the first test between South Africa and New Zealand<br \/>\nbut Ross Taylor&#8217;s team may have come away with a hint more<br \/>\nconfidence than when they first set foot on University Oval in<br \/>\nDunedin.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The hosts were soundly beaten in the one-day series and few<br \/>\npeople expected them to fare much better in the tests, despite<br \/>\nhaving won three of their previous four matches, though two of<br \/>\nthose were against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, the bowling of Chris Martin and Doug Bracewell in<br \/>\nthe first innings, coupled with the manner in which Taylor and<br \/>\nBrendon McCullum curbed their attacking instincts with the bat<br \/>\nto resurrect their second, showed the hosts could be competitive<br \/>\nin the three-match series.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If New Zealand&#8217;s batsmen had become the slightest bit<br \/>\ncomplacent after facing Zimbabwe&#8217;s attack, the South African<br \/>\npace bowlers soon knocked that out of them.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vernon Philander&#8217;s pace and bounce off a length, and late<br \/>\nmovment away from off stump, consistently tested the batsmen and<br \/>\nthe home side only establised a 35-run lead after Trent Boult&#8217;s<br \/>\ncameo role, which included belting Philander for three sixes and<br \/>\na four in one over.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After Martin had ripped the heart out of the South African<br \/>\nbatting with three wickets in four balls in the first inning,<br \/>\nBracewell proved instrumental in the second, taking two wickets<br \/>\nin an over to leave tourists with an overall lead of 12 runs<br \/>\nwith eight wickets in hand.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Writes through) * Rain washes out final day of first test * NZ show promise against strong South Africans March 11 (Reuters) &#8211; 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