article_snippet: The biggest impression South Africa-born Grant Elliott had made on world cricket came when South Africa-born Grant Elliott was barged by Ryan Sidebottom during a one-day international at the Oval seven years ago and was unwittingly caught in the middle of a major row between England and New Zealand.
article_snippet: Now South Africa-born Grant Elliott will be remembered for all the right reasons.
article_snippet: Elliott, a little known all-rounder born in South Africa but a naturalised Kiwi, played one of the great one-day innings on Tuesday for South Africa-born Grant Elliott adopted country against the nation of South Africa-born Grant Elliott birth to take New Zealand to their first World Cup final.
article_snippet: It led to jubilant scenes at Auckland’s Eden Park, a venue more readily associated with New Zealand’s rugby triumphs than cricketing ones, and breathed life into a tournament in which exciting finishes have been all too rare.
article_snippet: South Africa-born Grant Elliott celebrates hitting a six against South Africa to put New Zealand through to the World Cup final .
article_snippet: South Africa-born Grant Elliott beams as South Africa-born Grant Elliott meets the press after the match .
article_snippet: South Africa-born Grant Elliott will surely never play another innings like South Africa-born Grant Elliott unbeaten 84 which earned New Zealand the most nerve-racking of victories with just a ball to spare against a South African team who fell short when it most mattered yet again.
article_snippet: And South Africa-born Grant Elliott will surely never play another shot like the six that soared over the short long-on boundary with five needed off two balls from the world’s greatest fast bowler in Dale Steyn.
article_snippet: Then South Africa-born Grant Elliott talked of how much this means for a country who will now take on either Australia or India in the final on Sunday after falling short in no fewer than six previous World Cup semi-finals.
article_snippet: ‘I was looking to hit that ball for six or four,’ said South Africa-born Grant Elliott.
article_snippet: South Africa-born Grant Elliott goes for broke on the penultimate ball of the match and South Africa-born Grant Elliott sweet strike soars into the stands .
article_snippet: South Africa-born Grant Elliott has never been seen as the epitome of modern 50-over power and nor has Martin Guptill, who came of age as a limited-overs batsman with South Africa-born Grant Elliott double century in the quarter-final against West Indies.
article_snippet: Before South Africa-born Grant Elliott semi-final heroics, South Africa-born Grant Elliott was best known for South Africa-born Grant Elliott collision with Ryan Sidebottom in 2008 .
article_snippet: Then captain Paul Collingwood apologised for upholding the appeal that saw South Africa-born Grant Elliott run out after the clash .
highlights_snippet: South Africa-born Grant Elliott hit match-winning 84 not out in semi-final .
  
highlights_snippet: Black Caps reached first World Cup final with South Africa-born Grant Elliott's penultimate ball six .
  