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Wednesday, December 17, 1997 Published at 06:25 GMT
Sport
South Africa draw against Tasmania
![image: [ South African batsman, Mark Boucher, plays a shot past the Tasmanian wicket-keeper ]](/olmedia/images/_40005_mark_boucher.jpg)
South African batsman, Mark Boucher, plays a shot past the Tasmanian wicket-keeper
Jacques Kallis scored an unbeaten half-century as South Africa drew their tour match on Tuesday against Tasmania.
Kallis hit 51 and Daryll Cullinan was on 17 as the tourists reached 94 for two.
Tasmania declared its second innings at 147 for seven, leaving South Africa 281 runs to win in just over three hours.
The tourists never seriously chased the target and lost Adam Bacher for two and Gary Kirsten for 19.
South Africa will play Australia A in Brisbane from December 19-22 before the first test against Australia in Melbourne from Boxing Day.
Final day scoreboard:
Tasmania second innings (overnight 27-0):
South Africa second innings:
Result: Match drawn.
Cronje denies ball tampering
The South African cricket captain, Hansie Cronje, has denied an allegation of ball tampering arising from television footage taken during a limited overs international earlier this month.
The footage allegedly showed Cronje rolling the ball on the ground with the spikes of his boots, while play was stopped because of a crowd disturbance.
"I can't recall any incident of my alleged damaging or standing on the ball," Cronje said on Tuesday in a statement.
"According to reports I have received regarding this alleged incident, it took place while the crowd was being brought into order after having thrown objects at my players.
"I can assure all that at that particular time my main concern was how was I going to handle the situation regarding whether to take the side off the field or not. The players wanted action and my mind was racing."
Cronje said he was upset about the claims.
"I am also very disappointed that there is an insinuation that we tried to gain unfair advantage which is totally contrary to the way in which we play the game," Cronje said.
Reports said the Australian Cricket Board would discuss the footage, shot in a game against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on December 4.
But an ACB spokesman has said that that ball tampering claims were outside the its jurisdiction.
"It is solely a matter for the International Cricket Council's match referee," the spokesman said.
The most notorious ball tampering case involved the England cricket captain, Mike Atherton, who was caught on camera rubbing dirt from his pocket onto a ball in a test against South Africa in 1994.
Atherton did not tell the referee, Peter Burge, about the dirt when he was questioned after play, but owned up the following day.
Atherton's actions broke Clause 5 of Law 42 on unfair play, which states: "Any member of the fielding side may polish the ball provided that such polishing wastes no time and that no artificial substance is used. No one shall rub the ball on the ground or use any artificial substance or take any other action to alter the condition of the ball."
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