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Alison Mitchell

Chainsaw at rugby after seesaw Test

After the excitement of Ryan Sidebotttom’s hat-trick on day four of the Test in Hamilton, our Saturday evening took a more bizarre turn when we saw a man leaning out of a cherry picker, wielding a revved up chainsaw at a Super 14 rugby match.

I kid you not.

A number of the cricket media were invited to Waikato Stadium to watch the Chiefs take on South African side the Cheetahs.

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Jonathan Agnew

Sidebottom gives England hope

An astonishing final session saw New Zealand lose seven wickets as their attempt to set up a declaration backfired dramatically.

At tea they were coasting on 55 for 1 - their lead already an imposing 177 with Stephen Fleming looking in superb touch.

But a succession of excellent catches - two of them absolutely brilliant - turned the game on its head as Ryan Sidebottom, in front of his parents, took England's first hat-trick for four years.

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