How Proteas rated in the series victory over Kiwis
BEING the spinner in the South African Test side is always going to be a tough act, especially with the form the pacemen are currently in. But Peterson performed his role to perfection in this series. He kept it tight which allowed his captain, Graeme Smith, to rotate the faster men and also struck when he was required to do so. Wickets 5, Ave: 21.80, BB 2/21
DALE STEYN: 10/10
IT WASnot quite his 20-wicket series of 2006-07, but then again he did not have Vernon Philander as his new-ball partner back then. He still finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series, and really revved it up here in PE to leave some marks on the Kiwi batsmen they won’t forget in a hurry. Wickets 13, Ave: 11.53, BB 5/17
MORNE MORKEL: 7/10
HE MAYnot grab the headlines anymore now that Steyn and Philander are the torchbearers of the attack, but Morkel still has a grossly important role to perform in this bowling unit. He ensures that there is simply no let up in intensity and does still pick up important wickets when needed. Wickets: 7, Ave: 18, BB 3/14
VERNON PHILANDER: 9/10
HE WAS superb at his home ground in the first Test, wreaking all sorts of havoc on the first morning of the series when he claimed a mind-boggling 5/7 to leave New Zealand in tatters. He loses a point, though, on a perfect rating for not being fit to take his place here at St George’s Park due to that dodgy hamstring. Wickets: 7, Ave: 11.85, BB 5/7
RORY KLEINVELDT: 6/10
Another one to put a horror debut behind him, Kleinveldt has taken some assured steps since. He knows he is only performing a holding job while Philander recovers from injury, but good performances, like here in PE, cannot be discounted either. Wickets: 4, Ave: 24.24, BB: 2/44