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Article: Cricket: From zero to hero. ..Kirtley bowls over England snipers; THIRD TEST,TRENT BRIDGE, ENGLAND BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY 70 RUNS.(Sport)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2003
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Byline: MYLES HODGSON
JAMES KIRTLEY'S long and controversial journey from bowling outcast to England hero was completed at Trent Bridge with a match winning display to clinch a dramatic final day victory over SouthAfrica.
Kirtley claimed 6-34 to dismiss the tourists for 131 and seal a 70-run triumph in the third npower Test which levels the series and swings the momentum firmly back in England's direction prior to Thursday's fourthTest at Headingley.
His brilliant display,expertly exploiting the deteriorating conditions of the suspect Trent Bridge wicket from the Pavilion End, ended the final resistance offered by a plucky South African side who ...