West Indies spinners stifle South Africa
Published:Friday | June 11, 2010 | 9:38 AM
Offspinner Shane Shillingford took two cheap wickets on debut as West Indies stifled South Africa on a weather-spoilt first day of the opening cricket test at Queen\'s Park Oval in Trinidad yesterday.
The visitors, who won the toss, limped to 70 for 3 after the entire opening session and half of the post-lunch sessionwere lost to rain.
Shillingford, a 27-year-old from Dominica, grabbed 2 for 5 from six overs.
He had captain Graeme Smith caught by Dwayne Bravo for 23 and Alviro Petersen leg before wicket for 31.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn supported well with 1 for 21 off 11 overs.
He had Hashim Amla, the thorn for West Indies in the preceding two Twenty/Twenty and five One-day Internationals, caught at slip for two.
The not out batsmen are Jacques Kallis on six and Paul Harris on zero.
Smith and Alviro Petersen shared an opening stand of 55 to give South Africa a solid platform.
The visitors went to tea on 45 without loss but the West Indies spinners dominated after the break.