Trescothick stands tall amidst ruins

Marcus Trescothick kept England’s hopes alive with a defiant century on the fourth day of the fourth Test against South Africa on Sunda...

Marcus Trescothick kept England’s hopes alive with a defiant century on the fourth day of the fourth Test against South Africa on Sunday.

England were 197-5 in their second innings, a lead of 189 runs, when bad light ended play 14.4 overs early.

The tourists declared their first innings on 411-8 with South Africa replying with 419 all out, Herschelle Gibbs hitting a sparkling 161 and England seamer Matthew Hoggard taking 5-144.

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Trescothick was 101 not out, his 10th Test century, after facing 164 balls and hitting 15 fours but a mini-collapse before the enforced close cost England three wickets for 11 runs.

The left-hander looked nervous early on and saw opening partner and first innings centurion Andrew Strauss depart for a duck when he edged Makhaya Ntini to AB de Villiers at slip with a loose drive.

Brief scores

England: 411-8 decl and 197-5 (M.Trescothick batting 101, M.Vaughan 54, Ntini 2-31, Pollock 2-60) vs South Africa: 419 (H.Gibbs 161, J.Kallis 33, M.Boucher 64, N.Boje 48, M.Ntini 26, Hoggard 5-144, Anderson 2-117).

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