1. A six-decade-long border dispute with religious roots that reach back centuries. 2. His feelings upon reaching the century mark? 3. Reaching his century with a lofted drive to mid-off, he overcame the jinx which twice saw him get out in the nineties during his nine previous test appearances. 4. Atherton raised his arms in delight, and relief, after reaching his century. 5. Bevan reached his century in the second-last ball of the final over, striking paceman Harvinder Singh for a boundary to the square leg. 6. Bevan reached his century on the second-to-last ball of the final over, striking paceman Harvinder Singh for a boundary to square leg. 7. He had a moment of blemish after reaching his century when he got the benefit of doubt after padding a ball from off-spinner Andrew Whittal. 8. He took his time to reach his century, but then mastered the bowling with some powerful leg-side hitting. 9. He was even more fortunate when Steve Tikolo dropped the simplest of catches at long on off the bowling of Maurice Odumbe, after reaching his century. 10. Hooper reached his century an hour before the close. |
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