PAKISTAN ON TOP

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29071, 7 December 1959, Page 7

PAKISTAN ON TOP

Third Test At Karachi

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) KARACHI, December 5. The Pakistan leg-spinner, Intikhab Alam, with his first ball in test cricket, took the wicket of C. McDonald on the second day of the third test at Karachi Stadium today. McDonald shaped to cut the ball through slips, but missed and was bowled by a ball which turned into him. Australia, chasing Pakistan’s first innings total of 287, lost both its openers for 33 runs. W. Grout came in as nightwatchman when G. Stevens was caught in slips off Azal Mahmood, and K. Mackay came in when McDonald was out. They took the score to 36 at stumps. Australia’s innings had started with three-quarters of an hour left for play, and McDonald and Stevens set out as though they intended to make a big hole in Pakistan’s lead before stumps. They took 26 runs off three overs. Fazal Mahmood's first over cost seven runs, but in his third over he had Stevens caught at first slip. Pakistan’s first innings slumped when the last five wickets fell for the addition of only 22 runs. R. Benaud took three of the wickets, to bring his total in test matches to 151, at an average of 24.5. He started the present series against Pakistan with 134 test victims. Benaud took eight wickets at Dacca in the first test and four at Lahore in the second test. Ejaz Butt, his 150th victim, had scored his highest test score before Benaud had him caught behind for 58. Yesterday’s Play Yesterday Pakistan scored 157 runs for the loss of four wickets. With only four bowlers—Lindwall, Davidson, Benaud, and Mackay—in the regular attack. Australia let the Pakistan batsmen get on top. The score was kept to 157 runs in four hours and threequarters batting, but in that time only 69 six-ball overs were bowled. Whenever Saeed Ahmad threatened to step up the scoring rate the Australian attack steadied, and fielding tightened—although the standard generally was weak. Scores:—

PAKISTAN First Innings Hanif Mohammad, lbw, b Lindwall .. .. .. 51 Imtiaz Amad, b Davidson .. 18 Saeed Ahmad, c Harvey, b Lind•vali .. .. .. 91 Shujaud Din, c O’Neill, b Benaud 5 Duncan Sharpe, c Burge, b Benaud .. .. .. 4 Ejaz Butt, c Grout, b Benaud .. 58 Wallis Mathias, c Faveil, b Mackay .. .. .. 43 Intikhab Alam, run out .. 0

Fazal Mahmood, c Harvey, * Benaud .. .. V Mohammad Munaf, not out .. 4 Munir Malik, st Grout, b Benaud 0 Extras (no-balls 3, leg-byes 3) 6 Total 287 Fall of wickets: one for 36, two for 124. three for 143. four for 149, five for 181. six for 265, seven for 267, eight for 276, nine for 287. BOWLING

AUSTRALIA First Innings G. Stevens, c Wallis Mathias, b Fa al Mahmood ..13 C. McDonald, b Intikhab Alam 19 W. Grout, not out .. .. 1 K. Mackay, not out .. .. 3 Extras .. .. .. 0 Total for two wickets .. 36 Fall of wickets: one for 29, two for 33.

Rhodesian Immigration.—During the first eight months of this year, the European population of the Rhodesian Federation rose by 4753 as a result of immigration.

O. M. R. W. A. K. Davidson 26 5 59 1 R. R. Lindwall .. 25 6 72 2 R. Benaud 49.5 16 93 5 K. Mackay 27 8 53 1 N. O'Neill 4 1 4 0

BOWLING O. M. R. W. Fazal Mahmood 5 4 7 1 Mohammad Munaf 3 0 26 0 Intikhab Alam .. 1 0 3 1