HUNDREDS IN SUCCESSIVE TESTS 6 D Bradman (Aus) 1937-38 4 D Bradman (Aus) 1929-30 4 D Bradman (Aus) 1931-32 4 J Fingleton (Aus) 1936 4 C Walcott (WI) 1954-55 4 E Weekes (WI) 1948-49 4 N Harvey (Aus) 1950 4 K Barrington (Eng) 1961 4 K Barrington (Eng) 1967-68 4 S Gavaskar 1977-78 (Ind) 4 M Hayden 2001-02 (Aus) 4 R Dravid 2002 (Ind) 4 J Kallis 2003-04 (SA)

Jacques Kallis made it four hundreds in four successive Tests as South Africa piled up 604-6 before declaring on day two against West Indies at Centurion.

Kallis hit an unbeaten 130 to set a new scoring record for a four-Test series with his 712 runs at an average of 178 beating Australian Ricky Ponting's 706.

His innings followed a brilliant 192 by Herschelle Gibbs, the highest score by a South African against West Indies.

West Indies negotiated five overs to reach 7-0 before bad light ended play.

The premature finish enabled South African Andre Nel to head off for his wedding in nearby Benoni, scheduled to take place an hour later.

The home side began the day on 302-1 with Gibbs on 139 and he progressed smoothly to 150, which he reached after just under six hours at the crease.

The sole success for West Indies during the morning came when Jacques Rudolph (37) was beaten by a beautiful delivery of near yorker length from Fidel Edwards which swung in and uprooted the middle stump.

But the wicket failed to disturb Gibbs' composure and an effortless pick-up for six off Merv Dillon was the shot of the pre-lunch session.

I've tried to go one step ahead and do something different that other guys perhaps haven't caught onto yet Jacques Kallis

Kallis began his innings with the confident air of a man with three centuries already behind him in the series, although he was comprehensively beaten by a magnificent leg-cutter from Corey Collymore.

His response was to clear the ropes with a pull off Edwards before glancing the next ball fine for four.

Gibbs had a double century in his sights when he played a casual stroke to a wide ball from Ramnaresh Sarwan with the total on 422, and Daren Ganga took a good catch moving to his right.

Gary Kirsten's appearance in the middle was brief and he departed for 10 after playing too soon at a ball from leg-spinner Sarwan and giving a comfortable return catch.

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Neil McKenzie was caught off Merv Dillon for 40 after putting on 86 with Kallis and Mark Boucher (13) pulled a short ball straight to fine leg as he became Dwayne Smith's first victim in Test cricket.

But the stage belonged to Kallis, who reached three figures by square driving Edwards for his ninth four and added five more before Graeme Smith called a halt.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Mark Boucher (wkt), Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Rudolph, Jacques Kallis, Gary Kirsten, Neil McKenzie, Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel.

West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Daren Ganga, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Ridley Jacobs (wkt), Vasbert Drakes, Mervyn Dillon, Fidel Edwards, Corey Collymore.

Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng), Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind). Television umpire: Brian Jerling (SA).

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL).