Rookie Chris Russell rocks South Africans in drawn match

Tags: South Africa tour of England - 2012, Robin John Peterson, Chris Russell, Worcestershire

Published on: Jul 29, 2012

The Worcestershire Vs South Africans, 2-day match ended in a draw with the visitors having a bad outing. After bowling out hosts Worcestershire for 245, South Africa ended the match at 67 for 4 in their second innings with rookie medium pacer Chris Russell capturing three wickets.

By BV Swagath

The Worcestershire Vs South Africans, 2-day match ended in a draw with the visitors having a bad outing. After bowling out hosts Worcestershire for 245, South Africa ended the match at 67 for 4 in their second innings with rookie medium pacer Chris Russell capturing three wickets.

Early on Worcestershire resuming the second and final day’s play on 70 for 3 were bowled out for 245 in 73.5 overs. The chief contributors for Worcestershire were opener Matthew Pardoe (53) and Joe Leach (67). For the Proteas, left-arm-spinner Robin Peterson took 4 for 65 while Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel took a couple of wickets each.

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