Cricket: NZ 102-2 at stumps v South Africa

6.00pm

New Zealand were 102 for two in reply to South Africa's first innings of 459 at stumps on day two of the first cricket test in Hamilton today.

The home side lost opener Mark Richardson for four and captain Stephen Fleming for 27 in the 38 overs they faced before the close, but debut opener Michael Papps held it together with an unbeaten 50 alongside Scott Styris on 16 not out.

Paceman Shaun Pollock and spinner Paul Adams took a wicket apiece.

Earlier, South Africa's Gary Kirsten's 137, his 21st test century, lifted the tourists from 279 for four overnight.

Spinner Daniel Vettori had the best New Zealand figures of four for 158.

SCOREBOARD

South Africa

First innings (279-4 overnight)

G Smith c Oram b Vettori 25

H Gibbs c Styris b Vettori 40

J Rudolph c McCullum b Styris 72

J Kallis c Tuffey b Oram 92

G Kirsten c Papps b Vettori 137

P Adams b Oram 7

N McKenzie lbw b Vettori 10

M Boucher lbw b Styris 22

S Pollock run out 10

M Ntini run out 21

A Nel not out 4

Extras (1b, 5lb, 1w, 12nb) 19

Total (139.2 overs) 459

Fall: 51 (Smith), 79 (Gibbs), 211 (Rudolph), 271 (Kallis), 281

(Adams), 305 (McKenzie), 364 (Boucher), 379 (Pollock), 415 (Ntini),

459 (Kirsten).

Bowling: D Tuffey 26-11-62-0 (1w, 2nb), J Oram 27-7-76-2, C Cairns 18-2-52-0 (7nb), D Vettori 39.2-2-158-4 (3nb), P Wiseman 12-1-54-0, S Styris 16-4-46-2, C McMillan 1-0-5-0.

New Zealand

First innings

M Richardson lbw b Pollock 4

M Papps not out 50

S Fleming lbw Adams 27

S Styris not out 16

Extras (1lb, 4nb) 5

Total (for 2 wkts, 38 overs) 102

Fall: 20 (Richardson), 75 (Fleming).

Bowling: S Pollock 9-3-24-1 (3nb), M Ntini 8-4-10-0, J Kallis

8-4-21-0, A Nel 7-2-27-0 (1nb), P Adams 6-1-19-1.

- NZPA