{"id":9276,"date":"2012-03-25T03:26:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T01:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/cricket-petersen-duminy-hit-tons-as-s-africa-continue-to-build\/"},"modified":"2012-03-25T03:26:17","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T01:26:17","slug":"cricket-petersen-duminy-hit-tons-as-s-africa-continue-to-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-petersen-duminy-hit-tons-as-s-africa-continue-to-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Petersen, Duminy hit tons as S.Africa continue to build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Greg Stutchbury<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">WELLINGTON, March 25<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Alviro Petersen and JP<br \/>\nDuminy both hit centuries as South Africa looked to bat New<br \/>\nZealand out of the third test by reaching 362 for three in their<br \/>\nfirst innings at lunch on the third day on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Duminy, who made 103, was the only wicket to fall for the<br \/>\nvisitors in the session, which for the first time in the match<br \/>\nbegan as scheduled at 1000 local (2100 GMT) with the Basin<br \/>\nReserve bathed in brilliant sunshine.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first two days of the match had been badly effected by<br \/>\nrain with more than seven hours play lost, while both days have<br \/>\nalso ended early due to bad light.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Petersen, who was dropped by Martin Guptill on 68 on<br \/>\nSaturday, was 156 not out at the break after recording his third<br \/>\ntest century, while AB de Villiers was unbeaten on 23 as the<br \/>\nvisitors looked determined to bat only once and then give<br \/>\nthemselves just over two days to bowl New Zealand out twice.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa have a 1-0 lead in the three-match series<br \/>\nfollowing their nine-wicket victory in the second test at Seddon<br \/>\nPark in Hamilton, where they bowled New Zealand out for under<br \/>\n200 in both innings.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Petersen, who had accumulated just 66 runs<br \/>\nat an average of 16.5 in his previous four test innings on the<br \/>\nNew Zealand tour, had resumed on 96 and wasted little time<br \/>\nbringing up three figures.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He punched a Chris Martin delivery through the covers for<br \/>\ntwo then cut the opening bowler square for his 13th boundary<br \/>\nbefore raising his bat to the South African dressing room and<br \/>\nthe growing crowd.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Duminy, who last played a test two years ago, followed him<br \/>\nto the milestone shortly afterwards when he flicked a Mark<br \/>\nGillespie delivery behind square for the second century of his<br \/>\ncareer.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) &#8211; Alviro Petersen and JP Duminy both hit centuries as South Africa looked to bat New Zealand out of the third test by reaching 362 for three in their first innings at lunch on the third day on Sunday. 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