OVER the weekend, Imraan Khan stroked a stylish 145 for Kwa Zulu Natal on the slow pitch provided at Pietermaritzburg's elegant cricket ground. Hashim Amla, his provincial and now Test teammate, was not so fortunate, falling to a catch at short leg after contributing a single run. Earlier, Jean-Paul Duminy had pulled a long hop to square leg before opening his account for the visiting Cape Cobras.
Meanwhile, in Centurion, Ashwell Prince took up the cudgels as an opening batsman and blasted 254, an innings containing eight sixes, about his usual allotment for an entire season. The Protea vice-captain took exception to his omission from the first two Tests against Australia. Nor was he pleased to be asked to open the innings. So he took it out on the bowlers.
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Meanwhile, in Centurion, Ashwell Prince took up the cudgels as an opening batsman and blasted 254, an innings containing eight sixes, about his usual allotment for an entire season. The Protea vice-captain took exception to his omission from the first two Tests against Australia. Nor was he pleased to be asked to open the innings. So he took it out on the bowlers.
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