Hefty Rice helping bowls the rebels
NZPA—AAP Port Elizabeth The Australian rebel cricketers choked on another hefty serving of Rice in the third one-day international against South Africa at Port Elizabeth yesterday. The Springbok skipper, Clive Rice, was on the ball again, and this time inspired his side to a 72run victory. He top scored with an unbeaten 71 in the Springboks’ 50-over total of 223 for nine, and then snapped up three wickets as the Australians were shot out for 151 off 40.1 overs.
In Durban two days before, Rice rescued the Springboks with a superb innings of 91, although it was not enough to prevent the Australians winning by four wickets to go 2-0 up in the six-match series.
This time his strong leadership earned its full reward.
Rice took charge at St George’s Park yesterday with the Springboks’ innings on the verge of collapse at 66 for four — ironically, that was the precise score when he strode to the crease in Durban.
Yesterday he shared, a 113-run partnership in 76 minutes with the veteran Kevin McKenzie (62) that turned the tide. He rode his luck with typical aplomb.
After Rice had made only 16, the rebel wicketkeeper, Steve Rixon, spilled . a sharp diving chance off the Queensland paceman, Carl Rackemann.
Nevertheless, the Springbok total seemed well within the rebels’ reach, even allowing for the fact that the occa-
sional ball deviated sharply off the seam. But it took less than an over in the Australian innings to confirm just how much they rely on Steve Smith, the former New South Wales opener.
Smith was rested after straining a thigh muscle, and his stand-in,. Graham Yallop, fell to the fifth ball of the first over before a run had been posted.
He was the first of three victims of the paceman, Garth le Roux, and the wicketkeeper, Ray Jennings, within the space of 11 balls. With 6 runs on the board, Mike Haysman was the next to go for a duck then the Springbok duo struck again, dismissing John Dyson for seven to have the Australians reeling at nine for three. The skipper, Kim Hughes (31), and Mick
Taylor (43), rallied them briefly with a 62-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but it clearly was a hopeless cause. A fighting 32 by the tailender, Rod McCurdy, added a semblance of respectability to the scoreline before le Roux wrapped it up with two more wickets in his second spell. There were compensations, however.
The West Australian paceman, Terry Aiderman, turned in another fine effort, taking 28 for two off his 10 overs, while McCurdy and John Maguire, having his first game in three weeks, each picked up two wickets.
Once again, Rackemann was the most successful of the rebel bowlers, finishing with 3/41.
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Press, 30 January 1986, Page 22
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