da lvbet： Auckland’s gallant attempt to overhaul Canterbury’s score of 477 and earnfirst innings points fell agonisingly short when it was dismissed during themorning session for 435
da bet sport： Steve Deane09-Dec-2000Auckland’s gallant attempt to overhaul Canterbury’s score of 477 and earnfirst innings points fell agonisingly short when it was dismissed during themorning session for 435.The Aces’ failure to reach the imposing frist innings target was largely dueto the efforts of Warren Wisneski, whose career best figures of 7/151 camefrom a gruelling 52 overs.As well as the seven dismissals, five of which were bowled, Wisneski scoredan invaluable 58 not out in Canterbury’s first innings.He said it was the first time he had bowled over 50 overs in an innings butsurprisingly fatigue had not been a factor. “With the makeup of our sidegoing into the game, Bondy (Shane Bond) and myself were the only two realstrikers, the other three being containment bowlers, one of us had to do itand because I’m a bit more senior so it had to be me really.”Being one of Canterbury’s senior players had not changed the way Wisneskiapproached the game. Gary Stead and Chris Harris were the team’s role modelsand he just concentrated on doing his own job.Although his batting has improved beyond that of a tail-end slogger he saidhe did not consider himself to be a genuine all-rounder. “I can bat but myjob is to knock sides over. I’m an opening bowler and that’s what I do, sothat’s what I concentrate on more.”Wisneski enjoyed surviving every one of the 128 balls he faced whencompiling his undefeated half-century. “As a bowler when you are in thatsituation everytime you face a dot ball or you hit a run you smile, becauseyou’re an opening bowler and you know exactly how it feels when theopposition do it to you. So you really try and dig in that situation andgrind them into the dirt and I think it worked quite well, hence us gettingthree quick wickets quite cheaply. I think the same thing happened with ourbatsmen today ^ you can never underestimate the dragging your ass along theground scenario.”Despite centuries from Stead and Harris Wisneski’s only rival for the man ofthe match award was Auckland’s Tim McIntosh, whose marathon maiden centurytook his side from the brink of disaster at 45/3 to within sight ofCanterbury’s 477.McIntosh’s long innings ended on 182 when he was bowled by Carl Anderson. Aninnocuous looking delivery beat McIntosh’s tentative defensive push,spinning through the gate and taking an inside edge before running onto thestumps.Auckland scored 390 runs with McIntosh at the crease; his innings lasted amassive 559 minutes and included 22 fours and a six.Aaron Barnes will likely return to the Auckland side in place of McIntoshfor tomorrow’s Shell Cup one-day match at Jade Stadium and Tane Topia is flying down from Auckland to replace the injured Pocock.
