Donald the Destroyer (6 November 1998)

6 November 1998

Donald the Destroyer

The Christchurch Press

South African speedster Allan Donald should prove that lightning strikes twice in the same place in New Zealand this summer.

Donald, dubbed "White Lightning", will unleash his fast bowling fury on the Black Caps during the three-test and six one-day game series in February and March. Donald, 32, has proven since South Africa's re-emergence from isolation to be consistently the quickest and most successful fast bowler in the world.

His ability to get the ball to climb from just short of a good length, makes him most difficult to play at both versions of the game.

Donald developed his game on the English county circuit with Warwickshire, but in six years on the test arena has already claimed 237 test scalps.

The past season has been an outstanding one for "Donald the Destroyer", capturing 42 wickets at 17 against Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

He continued his outstanding form against England with 33 wickets at 19, breaking his country's record for most wickets in a test series.

Source :: The Christchurch Press (https://www.press.co.nz/)