Philander spell sets up SA win

Vernon Philander produced the best figures of his remarkable early career for South Africa to wrap up the second Test against New Zealand by nine wickets inside three days on Saturday. The tourists needed just 20 overs to comfortably reach the 101-run target in Hamilton,after the New Zealand second innings crumbled under Philanders brilliant swing bowling to be all out for 168.

Skipper Graeme Smith was not out 55 with Hashim Amla on 46 as South Africa made 103-1. Smith ended the one-sided match at Seddon Park with a boundary off Rob Nicol. But the big win was set up by the 26-year-old Philander. Playing in only his sixth Test,he produced the best figures of his brief career of 6-44 to give him match figures of 10-114 and the man-of-the-match award. He now boasts Test career statistics of five five-wicket hauls and a total of 45 wickets at an average 13.6 runs apiece.

Brief scores: NZ 185 amp; 168 K. Williamson 77; V. Philander 6/44 v SA 253 amp; 103/1 G. Smith 55 n.o

WI collapse to 69-run defeat

St Vincent: Xavier Doherty took four wickets as West Indies collapsed to a 64-run defeat in the first ODI in Kingstown on Friday. Australia were restricted to 204 in their allotted 50 overs with opener Dave Warner striking 40 from 55 balls and George Bailey falling two short of a half-century on his debut.

Brief scores: Australia 204 for eight from 50 overs D Warner 40,G Bailey 48; D Bravo 3/58 vs West Indies 140 all out in 32.2 overs M Samuels 35,X. Doherty 4/49