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Kallis reclaims No. 1 spot with Antigua century

Jacques Kallis moves back to No. 1 with his 147 at Antigua

Cricinfo staff
05-May-2005


Closing in: Jacques Kallis tops Brian Lara and West Indies during his fourth-Test hundred © Getty Images
Jacques Kallis has ended Brian Lara's one-week return to the top of the ICC Test rankings after moving back to No. 1 with his 147 at Antigua. The top four batsmen have been regularly shuffled this season, and with only 23 points between Kallis, Lara, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting the jostling will continue.
Chris Gayle's triple-century catapulted him to a career-high 24th place, while Graeme Smith, who made 126 as South Africa posted 588 for 6 declared in the first innings, jumped two spots to re-enter the Top Ten. On the bowling front Shaun Pollock slipped below the 800-point mark for the first time in seven years, but held on to third place. Makhaya Ntini and Andre Nel are closing in on their team-mate as they registered personal bests of fifth and eighth places.
In the ICC Test Championship South Africa's 2-0 series victory lifted them to 100 points alongside Sri Lanka, who hold fifth place with a superior total when calculated to three decimal places. West Indies stay eighth, 24 points behind New Zealand.
ICC Test Championship, May 4
1 Australia 132 pts
2 England 110
3 India 107
4 Pakistan 102
5 Sri Lanka 100
6 South Africa 100
7 New Zealand 97
8 West Indies 73
9 Zimbabwe 41
10 Bangladesh 6