Kallis draws a Bradman parallel

South Africa’s Jacques Kallis has his sights set on equalling Don Bradman’s record of six centuries in successive Test matches in ...

South Africa’s Jacques Kallis has his sights set on equalling Don Bradman’s record of six centuries in successive Test matches in the next game against New Zealand, starting on Thursday. Kallis’s unbeaten 150, his fifth century in as many Tests, was the highlight of Sunday’s play as South Africa drew the first Test in Hamilton.

“I’m really proud of the achievement and am greatly honoured to be named in the same company,” Kallis said. “I’ll be making a sixth hundred as my next goal for Auckland. I’m really enjoying my cricket at the moment and when you have some good form it is important to keep going.” Australian Bradman, considered the greatest batsman in the history of the game, set the record between 1936 and 1938.

Kallis scored 158 and 44, 177, 73 and 130 not out and another unbeaten 130 against West Indies in South Africa before the three-Test series in New Zealand. In the first innings of this Test Kallis was out for 92 and the New Zealand side clapped him off the field when South Africa declared their second innings at 313-4 just after tea on the final day. “We play hard but we appreciate good play,” New Zealand captain Fleming said. “He is a wonderful player — a bit of a phenomenon. We did all right against him in the one-dayers, but I said then he was a sleeping giant and we found that out in this test.”

Brief scores:

South Africa

(1st Innings): 459

New Zealand (1st Innings): 509

South Africa (2nd Innings): 313 (H Gibbs 47, J Kallis 150 no, N McKenzie 52; Wiseman 2/68).

New Zealand (2nd Innings): 39/1.

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