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    Mark Gillespie the flanker

    By Will last year, mid-November Leave a comment on this post

    Mark Gillespie, the New Zealand fast bowler, made his debut yesterday and had his first bowl today. He did pretty well, too, until Jacques Kallis went berserk (what a knock that was). Much quicker than he appears - and he is built like an All Black. Massive bloke who wouldn’t look out of place with a No.8 on his back No.6 or No.7 on his back.

    We’re seeing a new, brilliant side to Kallis. I’ve never been his biggest fan but the last two innings (186 at Johannesburg, 131 today at Centurion) have been dazzling. Today was the Kallis of 10 years ago; technically perfect but flamboyant and cavalier. The bowling was embarrassingly meagre, but 12 months ago I doubt Kallis would have attacked with such verve. A top knock.

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  • Angus wrote:
    November 17th, 2007 at 5.58 pm

    The man’s on fire. Shows what can happen when you cut out some of the ridiculous fixtures. Quality.

    (Flankers are numbers 6 and 7, Will. No 8 is a whole new position.)

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