LONDON: Kevin Pietersen marked his return from injury with an unbeaten 177 for Surrey in their County Championship match away to Yorkshire at Headingley yesterday.
Pietersen, arguably England’s most talented batsman, had been sidelined with a knee injury since leaving the tour of New Zealand in March and the South Africa-born shotmaker was looking to prove his fitness ahead of the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on July 10.
He did so in fine fashion, with his hundred coming off just 106 balls in an innings that eventually featured 17 fours and seven sixes on the third day of a four-day clash in Leeds, northern England.
Pietersen’s latest Headingley century was the cornerstone of Surrey’s 353 for seven declared in reply to Yorkshiere’s 433 for nine declared. England managing director Hugh Morris was confident Pietersen would be fit for the start for the Ashes.
AFP
