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CRICKET Cork leads England fight back

July 27, 1998

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England (AP) Dominic Cork led a remarkable England fight back with an outstanding spell of medium pace bowling in the fourth cricket test against South Africa at Trent Bridge Sunday. After England had conceded a 38-run lead, South Africa struggled to 169 for six at lunch on the fourth day, with an overall lead of 207 runs.

South Africa, resuming on 92 for three, lost Daryll Cullinan (56), Jonty Rhodes (2) and Shaun Pollock (7) in an eight-over spell.

Only half centuries by Cullinan and skipper Hansie Cronje, 62 not out, has propped the South African second innings as it slumped to 21 for three on the third day. Cullinan and Cronje shared 98 for the fourth wicket in 136 minutes before Cullinan whipped Angus Fraser to Mark Ramprakash at square leg. South Africa's second innings collapse _ 2-10 in 14 balls to Cork was compounded by another umpiring error_ Jonty Rhodes adjudged caught behind off his pad by English umpire Mervyn Kitchen.

The match has so far been dogged by at least five contentious umpiring decisions between Kitchen and International Cricket Council's independent umpire, New Zealander Steve Dunne. Cronje, the inform South African batsman and fresh after his 126 in the first innings, has kept his side's batting intact with a sheetanchor innings.