WEST INDIES’ HUGE SCORE
First Test Against Pakistan (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) BRIDGETOWN, January 19. West Indies piled up 579 for nine wickets declared against Pakistan on the second day of the first test yesterday. Weekes, who started the day 40 not out, batted for five and a half hours and hit a five and 18 fours in his 197. Scores:— WEST INDIES First Innings x C. Hunte, c Imtiaz, b Fazal .. 142 R. Kanhai, c Mathias, b Fazal .. 27 G. Sobers, c Mathias, b Mahmood 52 E. Weekes, c Imtiaz, b Mahmood 197 C. Walcott, c Mathias, b Kardar 43 O. G. Smith, c Mathias, b Alimuddin .. 78 D. Atkinson, b Mahmood .-. 4 E. Atkinson, b Fazal .. 0 F. Alexander, b Mahmood .. 9 A. L. Valentine, not out .. 5 Extras (byes 9, leg byes 4, wides 3, no balls 6) ..22 Total for nine wickets declared .. . • 579 Fall of wickets: one for 122, two for 209, three for 266, four for 356, five for 541, six for 551, seven for 556, eight for 570, nine for 579.
Bowling O. M. R. W. Fazal .. 61 12 145 3 Mahmood .. 41.2 5 153 4 Kardar .. 32 5 107 1 Ahsan .. 22 0 84 0 Nasimulghani .. 14 1 51 0 Alimuddin .. 2 0 17 1 PAKISTAN First Innings Hanif Mohammed, not out 5 Imtiaz Ahmad, not out 1 Total for no wickets 6 Bowling O. M. R. W. R. Gilchrist .. 2 1 3 0 E. Atkinson 2 0 3 0
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28490, 21 January 1958, Page 17
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