PAKISTAN ON DEFENCE
Safety First Tactics (N.Z.P.A .-Reuter —Copyright) LONDON, May 23. Pakistan adopted “safety first" tactics to draw its cricket match against M.C.C. at Lord’s yesterday. After T. Graveney had cracked a magnificent 110 in the M.C.C. second innings of 237 for five declared, the Pakistanis were left with four hours to get 287 to win. Rain held up the start of the tourists’ innings for twenty minutes, then the fast bowler, D. Larter, struck two quick blows by sending back Alim-ud-Din and Saeed Ahmed for only 22 runs. The Pakistanis went on the defensive and when the match ended were 152 for five. M.C.C. First innings 279 for eight dec. PAKISTAN First Innings 230 Second Innings Alim-ud-Din. b Larter .. 3 Ijaz Butt, c Graveney, b Gifford .. .. 42 Saeed Ahmed, c Dexter, b Larter .. 2 Mushtaq Mohammad, b Dexter .. .. 45 Imtiaz Ahmed, b Larter .. 16 Hanif Mohammad, not out 21 Asif Ahmed, not out .. 17 Extras (leg byes 4) .. 4 Total for five wickets 152 Fall of wickets: one for 18, two for 22, three for 84, four for 103, five for 132. Bowling: Larter, 16, 4. 54, 3; Knight, 5,0, 14, 0; Dexter, 9, 4, 35, 1; Barber, 7,3, 14, 0; Gifford, 15, 12, 11, 1: Savage, 11, 4, 20, 0.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29830, 24 May 1962, Page 4
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