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Honours shared as First Test ends in draw

Honours shared as First Test ends in draw

Herschelle Gibbs batted out the final session of the first Test between the West Indies and South Africa at the Bourda on Tuesday to ensure an honourable draw for the tourists as they finished the final day on 142-2 chasing an unlikely target of 306

13-Mar-2001•MWP

Windies seem certain to end run of defeats

Windies seem certain to end run of defeats

Joy was unconfined at the Bourda after the fourth day's play in the first Test between the West Indies and South Africa on Monday after the home side's batsmen all but removed the possibility of defeat and gave their bowlers a chance of fashioning an

12-Mar-2001•MWP

WI Show Backbone

WI Show Backbone

The West Indies put their noses in front in the first Cable & Wireless Test yesterday by pure perseverance

12-Mar-2001•Tony Cozier

First Test at Bourda balanced on a knife edge

First Test at Bourda balanced on a knife edge

South Africa lost their last six wickets for 58 runs to earn a meagre lead of just 28 runs, despite Gary Kirsten's 150, as the first Test between the West Indies and South Africa at the Bourda entered the final two days balanced on a knife edge

11-Mar-2001•MWP

Kirsten, Kallis ruthless in laying foundation for South Africa

Kirsten, Kallis ruthless in laying foundation for South Africa

Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis batted with ruthless efficiency to put South Africa in control of the first Test against the West Indies at the Bourda on Saturday with the tourists closing day two on 130-1 in reply to the home side's first innings

10-Mar-2001•MWP

West Indies fritter away good start on day 1

West Indies fritter away good start on day 1

The last five Tests at the Bourda have produced seven centuries and no bowler has taken five wickets in an innings

09-Mar-2001•MWP

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