SuperSport Series
Warriors in control
2009-10-23 19:49
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East London - The Warriors hold all the aces at the end of the second day of their SuperSport Series match against the Highveld Lions at Buffalo Park on Friday.
The hosts powered their way to 532 all out before grabbing two Lions wickets - Jean Symes and Alviro Petersen - before the close of play.
Stephen Cook was undefeated on 52, including nine fours, with Neil McKenzie on nine not out as they guided the visitors to 74/2 before stumps were drawn.
Earlier in the day Ashwell Prince, who was on 113 overnight, was eventually removed for 154. Prince batted extremely slowly at the start of play, contributing only six runs in the first hour, including a slash over the slips for four off Andre Nel.
His partner, Johan Botha, meantime, was scoring freely all round the park. Prince was the only batsman to be dismissed before lunch, clean bowled by Friedel de Wet.
Shortly after lunch De Wet bounced one short and hit Botha on his helmet, stunning the batsman for a few minutes.
Botha, who had played the bowling on its merits throughout a sterling captain's innings, eventually tried a reverse sweep off England spinner Monty Pasenar, missed, and was bowled for 97. He hit 16 fours in an entertaining innings compiled from 178 balls.
Darryl Brown and Juan Theron then attacked the bowlers and no member of the Lions attack was spared as runs flowed freely.
Theron raced to his half-century and then passed his highest first-class score of 58 to reach 66 before he was stumped by Thami Tsolekile off part-time leg-spinner Jonathan Vandier.
With the batsmen throwing their bats at everything, the final three wickets fell quickly, with Vandier grabbing two wickets.
Brown scored his first fifty for the Warriors and was last man out for a well-played 54.