PERTH, Dec 9: South Africa scored their first win on tour with an eight-wicket hammering of a Western Australian Chairman’s XI Friday but celebrations were tempered by an injury to their lone spinner.

Left-arm spinner Nicky Boje cut his right hand early in the one-day game and did not return to the field as the tourists reached the victory total of 193 in 35 overs.

Team officials, already grappling with injuries to captain Graeme Smith and all-rounder Jacques Kallis, said Boje would miss the three-day tour match starting on Sunday but would be fit for the first Test.

South Africa’s problems were highlighted when fitness trainer Adrian Le Roux was brought on to field for the tourists as they restricted the local side for 192 for 9 in the allotted 46 overs.

Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Rudolph then notched up an unbeaten 91 and 58 respectively to carry the Proteas to victory. Openers Graeme Smith with 24 and A.B. de Villiers who made 18 were the only South African wickets to fall.

Kallis did not play after damaging tendons in his left elbow and has not practised since arriving in Australia.

Meanwhile bowler Charl Langeveldt, who missed South Africa’s second innings during this week’s drubbing by Western Australia with a chest infection, managed just eight overs before leaving the field.

SCOREBOARD

Western Australian Chairman’s XI:

C. Rogers c Boucher b Pollock 2

R. Campbell lbw b Pollock 23

M. North run out 41

A. Voges c Prince b Kruger 34

D. Christian c Boucher b Kemp 18

P. Worthington c and b Kruger 1

J. Langer c Gibbs b Kruger 31

T. Zoehrer c Kruger b Nel 15

D. Wates b Kruger 11

B. Dorey not out 4

M. Inness not out 1

Extras: (lb1, w10) 11

Total (9 wkts, 46 overs) 192

Fall of wkts: 1-6, 2-33, 3-95, 4-113, 5-117, 6-128, 7-170, 8-177, 9-185.

Bowling: Ntini 8-1-40-0, Pollock 7-2-22-2, Kruger 8-0-33-4, Nel 10-0-47-1, Kemp 5-0-19-1, Langeveldt 8-0-30-0.

South Africa:

G. Smith c Langer b Inness 24

AB de Villiers b Inness 18

J. Rudolph not out 59

H. Gibbs not out 91

Extras: (w1) 1

Total (2 wkts, 35.2 overs) 193

Fall of wkts: 1-39, 2-42

Bowling: Reid 4-0-19-0, Wates 9-1-31-0, Inness 8-0-47-2, Dorey 5-1-18-0, Worthington 2-0-11-0, Zoehrer 3-0-33-0, Voges 2-0-22-0, Christian 2-0-11-0, Campbell 0.2-0-1-0.—Reuters

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