Once play began Pietersen was his usual free-scoring self firing a 53-ball half-century inside the opening hour.
There are unbroken ones, like bubbles or boils, small ones, ones as big as half a soccer ball.
Mike Blair sensed where the space was and the scrum-half zipped the ball right where Cairns was waiting to race over.
Hampshire's relief did not last for long as De Bruyn, despite a slow start, piled on more runs with an 89-ball half-century.
Snell benefited from being dropped at gully by Mal Loye to complete a 58-ball half-century before Brooks trapped him leg before to seal a comprehensive win.
The Glasgow scrum-half hacked the ball over the line and followed up to get the vital touch, with Parks banging over the conversion to put his team ahead.
The Oval was rocking to the beat of West Indian celebrations but the whole ground stood to applaud Gayle's 23-ball half-century, secured with a tidy single to log-off.
Woods had to take off his shoes and socks to play a ball half submerged in the water hazard at the sixth, his 15th, but it paid off.
Blackwell's 54-ball half-century threatened to turn the tide but the visitors remained favourites when Hoggard had the left-hander caught behind for 64, prodding at a good length ball.
Stephen Jones put in a try-saving tackle on his rival fly-half but the ball rebounded off the Scarlets man into touch and the Ospreys had a five-metre attacking line-out.
It was not to be and Bashar dealt authoritatively with anything short of a length as he moved to a 97-ball half century - the 18th time he had passed fifty in Tests.
Jones failed to convert another penalty but the visitors began to take a grip on affairs and the fly-half fired the ball between the posts in the 58th minute to make it 16-9.
The left-hander, who began his Test career with 49 against Australia in Johannesburg four years ago, went one better when he clipped MacGill away through the leg-side for three to bring up a 106-ball half century.
At the breakdown, I don't want to see the scrum-half digging the ball out and passing the ball three yards to three forwards who then get smashed by an Australian defence who are ready to cream them.
The fly-half overshot the ball slightly and opted to pop it up to his support rather than try to gather for himself, only for prop Geoff Cross to spill the pass with the line at his mercy.
Trott also collected an early boundary, clipping Robiul Islam to the ropes at third man in the second over, though he survived a loud lbw shout on 42 to hit a leg-glance off Robiul for another boundary and a 76-ball half-century.
But he was unable to achieve a breakthrough and Sehwag, who hit a four and a six off successive balls in Makaya Ntini's opening over, pushed Steyn through the covers to reach a 59-ball half century in the final over of play.
The Irishman looked certain to score as he met the ball on the half-volley just three yards out but somehow skewed the ball across the face of goal.
Left-back Brian Easton carried the ball from the half-way line into the penalty area before crossing towards Akins, who got the ball caught under his feet before turning his shot wide.
Form dough into a ball, and then cut the ball in half, handling the dough as little as possible.
Scrum-half Farrell received the ball from a line-out just outside the Swansea 22 and scythed through the All Whites pack untouched.
The new Cardiff captain had a hand in Jay Bothroyd's first-half opener as the ball fell kindly for the big striker.
Presumably believing time was up, the Ulster fly-half casually kicked the ball to the closest part of the touchline and thereby gifted the hosts an attacking line-out.
Jimmy Kebe had put the Royals in front during a lacklustre opening half, bundling the ball home after a deflected cross caught out North End keeper Iain Turner.
Dorrans half-volleyed the ball into the roof of the Czech net from 10 yards from a cushioned Naismith header, but the effort was correctly ruled out for offside.
Andrew Little put the young Irishmen further ahead early in the second half, lashing the ball past Rangers team-mate Gallacher from close range after good wing play on the right.
Andy Powell, fresh from some barn-storming displays for Wales, was on hand to take the scoring pass, only for his scrum-half to spin the ball behind his supporting number eight.
With Perpignan's beleaguered defence in disarray, Dickson combined with Best to score on the hour, although television replays clearly showed the scrum-half had grounded the ball well short of the tryline.
Macleod took just two minutes of the second half to get the ball rolling again with his second try, before then converting Brightwell's score to take Sale to their half century.
With the away goal in the bag and any remote chance of a Shakhtar comeback snuffed out, Barca turned on the style in the second half, moving the ball around the park with their customary sparkle.
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