Wellington — What with the Basin Reserve here sporting more grass than a Long Street dope dealer in Cape Town‚ the odds that a South African bowler would star on the first day of the second Test were good the moment Faf du Plessis won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat. No one would have put a bet on JP Duminy being that bowler‚ but he claimed career-best figures of 4/47 in the home side’s first innings of 268. "It’s something that I have been working on … and unfortunately I haven’t reaped any rewards‚ but I guess it comes down to opportunities‚" part-time off-spinner Duminy said. "Today was one of those days when I got an opportunity to carry on. The key is to get a wicket in your first three overs; then you get to keep the ball." That said‚ Duminy toiled for 6.2 overs‚ from which he conceded only 11 runs‚ before he claimed his first scalp by bowling Henry Nicholls. The key to Duminy’s performance was patience on a pitch that brimmed with enough early life to helped SA reduce...
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