Captain Kane keeps it together for the Kiwis
Kane Williamson does for New Zealand what Dean Elgar did for SA the day before, while Ross Taylor succumbs to a calf injury and takes a head shot from a fired-up Morne Morkel
Dunedin — A battling Kane Williamson ensured New Zealand took the second-day honours despite a crippling calf injury to senior batsman Ross Taylor, in the first Test against SA in Dunedin on Thursday. Williamson, the New Zealand captain, was not out on 78 as he propped up the innings with nightwatchman Jeetan Patel on nine, taking New Zealand to 177/3 in reply to SA’s 308. Taylor was on eight when he limped from the field during a torrid period in which he was also hit on the helmet by a fired-up Morne Morkel, who sent down a lively 10 overs for 26 in his comeback from a serious back injury. New Zealand wrapped up the South African innings five overs after lunch, with the last six wickets falling for only 56 runs. It was a rapid end to an innings where the wicket offered little for the bowlers and Dean Elgar, with his 140, had the tourists well placed at 252/4. By tea, New Zealand were 59/1 and they added a further 118 for two wickets, plus the loss of the injured Taylor, in the fin...
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