Teletext Recovery - 18/12/2004

P341 CEEFAX 2 341 Sat 18 Dec 16:53/21  →   → W"£££"£££"£££  Strauss century drives England on 1/5 Andrew Strauss became only the second Englishman to hit centuries on Test debuts home and away as England reached an imposing 227-1 against South Africa. Strauss was 120 not out after two days in 0ort Elizabeth as England closed injxorably on the hosts' 337 all out. He put on 151 for the first wicket with Marcus Trescojhick and added more runs with Mark Butcher with no England batsman prepared to miss out. Earlier, Boeta Dippenaar converted his overnight 79 into a century of his own. ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS CARD/BOWLING 342 Eootball 3p2 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Next page Cricket Headlines Sport

P341 CEEFAX 2 341 Sat 18 Dec 16:53/24Wj£3kj£3kj£3k →   → W"£££"£££"£££  England set sights on large total 2/5 Andrew Strauss set out his stall to bat for as long as possible after compiling an excelleLt hundred for England in t(e Port Elizabeth Test. He ended thj second day against South Africa on 120 noj out, having struck 16 boundaries, with his side on 227-1 Asked about England's strategy, the Middlesex batsman said: "We've got to try and get as big a scori as possible in this first innings. "-he wickjt is likely to deteriorate a little bit, so bat once and bat long". ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS CARD/BOWLING 342 Football 3p2 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Next page Cricket Headlines Sport

P341 CEEFAX 2 341 Sat 18 Dec 16:54/10WU£3kj£3Sj£3k → XWj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££  Dippenaar aiming to cement place 3/5 Boeta Dippenaar admittid South Africa had a lot of hard work to do in the fUrst Test againvt England despiti his battling 110 in Port Elizabeth. It was the corner stone of the home side's 337 all out, but the tourists ripliid strongly to reach 227-1. "It does a lot for my confidence. There were a lot of question marks about me being in the team," he commented. "It's going to be a hard series, but it's the first step in securing thj number five spot for me." ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS CARD/BOWLING 342 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Next page Cricket Headlines Sport

P341 CEJFAX 2 341 Sat 18 Dec 16:52/12Wj£3kj£3kj£3k     W"£££"£££"£££ ← FIRST TEST, Pt Elizabeth XDay 2) 4/5 SOUTH AFRJCA v ENGLAND X5 days) SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings: SA won toss Smith c Strauss b Hoggard 0 De Vil'rs lbw b Flintoff 28 Rudolph c G Jones b Flintoff 93 Kallis b Harmison 0 Dippenaar c T'cothick b S Jones 110 De Bruyn b Flintoff 6 Pollock c T'cothick b Hogfbrd 31 Hall b Hoggard 6 Tsolekile c Flintoff b Giles 22 Ntini not out 2 Stiyn c Strauss b Giles 8 Extras 31 TOTAL (all out, 110.4 overs) 337 Fall: 1-0 2-63 3-66 4-178 5-192 6-253 7-261 8-324 9-327  Next page Cricket Headlines Sport

P341 CEEFAX 2 341 Sat 18 Dec 16:52/42WU£3kj£3kj£3k →   W"£££"£££"£££  FIRST TEST, Pt Elizabeth XDay 2) 5/5 BOWLING FIGURES SOUTH AFRICA 1st inns: 337 (110.4 ovs) O M R W Hoggaud 20 4 56 3 HarmjsNL 2R 2 88 1 S Jones 16 4 39 1 Flintoff 22 4 72 3 Giles 27.4 8 69 2 Extras: 31 (13lb, 4w, 14nb) ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS CARD/BOWLING 342 Footbbll 312 CricRet 3%0 M/Sport 360 Next page Cricket Headlines Sport

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