West Indies and South Africa played out an entertaining draw in Antigua, with the South Africans batting well enough on the final day to hold off the West Indies pace attack on a wearing pitch.
With Lara making 99 in the first innings, and Arthurton 116 in the second, West Indies had enough runs, but their slow over rate cost them in the end, bowling only 80 in over a full day's play.
Experienced South African hitter Adrian Kuiper scored a brilliant 150 with 7 sixes in South Africa's first innings to keep his team in the match, and in the end it was enough to secure them a draw.
West Indies took 15 points from the match, and South Africa 10.
Pitch: 55
Toss: West Indies
West Indies 355 all out (106.4 overs)
(D.L.Haynes 32, B.C.Lara 99, R.B.Richardson 63, J.C.Adams 42, D.Williams 27, C.E.L.Ambrose 27; A.A.Donald 4-95, M.W.Pringle 2-67, R.P.Snell 3-71)
South Africa 334 all out (93 overs)
(M.W.Rushmere 64, W.J.Cronje 78, A.P.Kuiper 150; C.E.L.Ambrose 3-68, C.A.Walsh 3-66, K.C.G.Benjamin 4-87)
West Indies 351 (93.1 overs)
(B.C.Lara 59, R.B.Richardson 63, K.L.T.Arthurton 116, J.C.Adams 32, K.C.G.Benjamin 27; A.A.Donald 2-93, R.P.Snell 3-93)
South Africa 250/9 (80 overs)
(A.C.Hudson 68, K.C.Wessels 78, A.P.Kuiper 30, D.J.Richardson 35; C.E.L.Ambrose 4-45, B.P.Patterson 3-40, C.A.Walsh 2-88)
Match Drawn.
Man of the Match: A.P.Kuiper
Match Points: West Indies 15 (Bat 3, Bowl 4) South Africa 10 (Bat 3, Bowl 3)
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