M.C.C. IN INDIA

Press, Volume C, Issue 29657, 30 October 1961, Page 14

M.C.C. IN INDIA

Match Against Universities (N.ZJ>.A.-ReuUr—Copyright) POONA (India). October 38. S 1 S bowlers, bavins thfh first taste of Indian pitches, today toiled all day • young combined Indian Universities team, which scored 235 for five wickets on the first day of a three-day match. The Universities’ batsmen were largely Inexperienced, but they were good enough to hold out against nine bowlers tried by Dexter, and lose only flve wickets. Realising the pitch was completely dead. Dexter gave the faster bowlers few overs. The total reached 216 before the third wicket fell, but the taklnr of three wickets tn the last 25 minutes Improved the M.C.C.'s position. Bert Batsman Mllkha Singh, the left-handed test player, was easily the best batsman, and one of .the few showing a willingness to attack He scored 74, with 12 fours, tn two hours 35 minutes. Gore. Gaekwad and Bhstis sit batted solidly. Gore making M minutes, and Gaekwad 53. with seven fours. Bhatia was 30 not out at stumps. S? r * bad opened the innings with Gaekwad. but after scoring 15. was struck on ths ear by a short ball, and had t< retire. He returned when Gaekwad was dismissed at 113. and entered a profitable partnership with Mllkha Singh, who punished the spinners with forceful driving. Scores were:— COMBINED UNIVERSITIES First Innings H. Gore. lbw, b Smith .. M S. Gaekwad. c and b Parfitt S 3 A. Milka Singh, e Knight, b Dexter ..74 P. Bhatia, not out .. 30 A. Wadekar. c Barrington, b Knight .. S J. Ghorpade b Knight .. I F. Engineer, not out .. I Extras .. .. 10 Total for flve wkta. 235 Fall of wickets: One for lit. two for 170, three for 911, four for 317. five for 333. Bowling.—White. • oven. 3 maidens. I runs. 0 wicket: Knight. 11. 3. 36, 2: Barber. 17. 3. 62. 0; Parfitt, 13. 3. M. 1; Russell. Ifl. fl. It, 0; Dexter, 7. 4. 13. 1: Barrington. 4. fl. S. •; Murray. 1. 0. fl. 0.