W. INDIANS STRUGGLE

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30200, 3 August 1963, Page 19

W. INDIANS STRUGGLE

Just Avoid Follow-on

(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. August 2

The West Indies won an qphill struggle to avoid the follow-on on the second day of their match against Surrey at The Oval.

Surrey gained a first innings lead of 128 when the West Indies were all out for 183. At stumps the county side had scored 144 for three in its second innings—a lead of 272. SURREY First innings .. 311 Second Innings J. H. Enrich, not out .. 89 M. J. Stewart, c Nurse, b Valentine . ..14 S. J. Storey, c and b Valentine .. .. .. 4 K. F. Barrington, run out 22 R. A. E. Tindall, not out 2 Extras ■ ■ .. 13 Total for three wkts. 144 Bowling: Sobers. 6,2. 14, 0; King, 6, 0. 18, 0; Rodriguez. 9,0, 56, 0; Valentine. 17, 10, 28. 2; White. 9. 3. 15. 0. WEST INDIES First Innings C. C. Hunte, c Hannan, b Sydenham . 0 M. Carew, c Majendie. b Sydenham .. 1 D. Allan, b Gibson .. 1 S. Nurse, c Sydenham, b Storey .. 55 B. Butcher, c Majendie. b J efferson ... . • 9 G. Sobers, b Storey 41 W. Rodriguez, c Stewart, b Hannan .. .42 A. White, b Tindall .. 5 L. King, c Storey, b Harman ’.. .. .. 22 A. Valentine, not out .. 6 F. Worrell, absent, hurt .. 0 Extra .. .. 1 Total .. ' .. 183 Bowling: Sydenham, 16, 5. 38. 2; Gibson, 16. 3. 32. 1; Storey. 13. 4, 23, 2; Jefferson. 8. 1. 19. 1; Harmon. 8.4, 2. 34, 2; Tindall. 12, 1, 36, 1.