James Sullivan, a graduate student who gravitates toward esoteric works by such composers as Alfred Schnittke and Sofia Gubaidulina, said he was struggling with tension in his shoulders and in his bow arm before he discovered the unique thrill of throwing a hard right hook.
After a rain interruption and tea, Justin Kemp was lbw on the back foot to the left-arm spin of Ian Blackwell and Thomas picked up the important wicket of Van Jaarsveld, caught behind gloving an attempted hook.