Cricket WEST INDIES’ FINE FINISH

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28371, 2 September 1957, Page 12

Cricket WEST INDIES’ FINE FINISH

Seven-Wickets Win Over Lent

(N.Z. Preps Association—Copyright) CANTERBURY, August 30. Whirlwind batting by Collie Smith and the West Indies captain, Clyde Walcott, produced exactly 100 runs in 38 minutes today and gave West Indies a seven wickets victory over Kent with 12 minutes to spare. Set to get 165 runs in 105 minutes. West Indies flogged the Kent bowling. Though three wickets tumbled for 65, Smith (50) and Walcott (48) hooked, drove, and pulled with tremendous power to provide a thrilling finish to Kent’s last match of the season. ' Smith, who made the winning hit with a four, completed his half-cen-tury in 40 minutes. He hit one six and six fours. Walcott’s 48 included a six and seven fours. With only 50 minutes to go and 100 runs needed, Smith and-Walcott, together for the fourth wicket, provided some of the most entertaining batting seen at Canterbury for years. The West Indies, 'who were five wickets down for 332 overnight, declared after adding 27 without further loss in half an hour this morning. The tourists then had a lead of 4 runs. Ramadhin took a wicket in his first over in Kent’s innings and after four overs had claimed four for 12. He finished with five for 51 when Colin Cowdrey declared at seven for 168. Ramadhin took five for 83 in the first innings. Scores were:’— KENT First Innings .. ~ .. 355

Second Innings A. Phebey, c Kanhai, b Hall .. 7 R. Wilson, st Kanhai, b Ramadhin .. ‘ . .. 41 J. Pettiford, c Walcott, b Ramadhin .. .. .. ' .. 18 A. Dixon, c Walcott, b Ramadhin 2 G. Evans, b Hall .. .. 26 F. Ridgway, lbw, b Ramadhin .. .36 M. C. Cowdrey, not "but .. 27 J. Pretlove, b Ramadhin .. 7 Extras (leg byes 1, no balls 3) 4 Total for seven wickets 168

Bowling O. M. R. W. w Hall 12 0 45 2 N. Asgarali 9 4 8 0 G. Sobers 14 1 60 0 S. Ramadhin 16 3 51 5 WEST INDIES G. First Innrnj Sobers, b Ridgway s > .. 13 B. Pairaudeau, c Ivans b Brown 23 R. Kanhai, c Wilson, b Halfyard 20 E. Weekes, c Ridgway, b Page,.. 8 C. Walcott, c Phebey, b Brown .. 131 N. Asgarali, not ut 120 Ganteaume, not out 35 Extras 9 Total for five Wickets dec. 359 Bowling O. M. R. W. F. Ridgway 18 4 54 1 D. J. Halfyard .. 38 9 89 1 A» Brown 18 5 61 2 j C. T. Page .. 28 9 59 1 Jo Pettiford 20 5 61 0 A L. Dixon 2 0 14 0 M. C. Cowdrey 5 2 12 0 Second Innings R. Kanhai, lbw, b Ridgway 12 B. Pairaudeau, st Evan s, b Page 17 G. Sobers, c Phebey. b Smith, not out Walcott, not out Halfyard 36 c' 48 Extras (byes no ball 1) ‘.I 2 Total-for three wickets .. 165 \ Bowling O. M. R. W. F. Ridgway 10 1 51 1 D. J. Halfyard .. 9 0 64 1 J. C. T. Page .. 3 0 36 A. Brown 3 0 12 0