da winzada777： Herschelle Gibbs has enjoyed a productive Caribbean tour with the mostruns in the five-match Test series against the West Indies but hiscoup-de-grace came on Wednesday with his fourth One-Day Internationalcentury
da pinnacle： Ezra Stuart05-May-2001Herschelle Gibbs has enjoyed a productive Caribbean tour with the mostruns in the five-match Test series against the West Indies but hiscoup-de-grace came on Wednesday with his fourth One-Day Internationalcentury.The dashing opener flayed the West Indies bowling for 104 runs off 141balls, smashing eight fours and three sixes in a commanding display ofbatting.Gibbs, with his second One-Day hundred in 20 encounters with the WestIndies, and No 3 batsman Jacques Kallis established a new SouthAfrican One-Day record stand of 179 runs for the second wicket.I think, in any form of cricket, partnerships are vital. Especiallyafter losing Gary (Kirsten) quite early, we needed to consolidate.Jacques’s got the wealth of experience on his side but at the sametime, you have still got to back yourself in how you want to play,Gibbs said.Obviously it was my day. I had a few close shaves as far as the runouts are concerned and it worked out well, said the only South Africanto score centuries against the West Indies.Gibbs knocked West Indies fast bowler Nixon McLean, whose four overscost 40 runs, out of the attack, but he said it was not really hisintention to go after the big Vincentian.Any bad bowling in any form of cricket has got to be put away.Obviously, he didn’t get his length right in the first over and hebowled one wide one. In a One-Day game, that’s crucial. You can’treally do that.During the preceding Test series, Gibbs was out three times in the 80sand was happy to finally get to three figures.I thought of the three 80s that I’ve got I might have got a hundred,especially on this ground. But all these things I take and learn byand hopefully I don’t make the same mistakes in the future but I’mglad to have got this hundred.Regarded as one of the world’s best fielders, Gibbs said he enjoyedthe art, just like his batting.I enjoy both, he said. The fielding is a bit of bonus for myself and Ithink for the team especially.Despite his purple patch in the Caribbean, Gibbs does not believe hehas reached the peak of his career.After being suspended for six months last year for his involvement inthe Hansie Cronje match-fixing issue, Gibbs said the tour was a veryimportant one for him.The first month or two after the new year began, I was obviously a bittense and a bit frustrated but I think the team-mates, all thesupporters back home, my family, obviously stood by me and helped methrough the bad times.
