Crowds Mob W. Indians As England Thrashed

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30221, 28 August 1963, Page 5

Crowds Mob W. Indians As England Thrashed

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, August 27. , Thousands of cheering spectators, white and coloured, swept on to the ground as the West Indies batsman, B. Butcher, scored the winning run in the fifth and final crickdt test at the Oval yesterday. Cushions, umbrellas, hats and scarves were hurled into the air to celebrate the West Indians victory by eight wickets in the fifth test, and by 3-1 in the series.

Butcher and C. C. Hunte, who was unbeaten at 108, were slapped on the back and grabbed by hands from all sides. It was a filing climax to some superb cricket played by the West Indians in one of the best series seen in England. The winning hit was officially scored off a boundary because the ball was lost among thousands of jubilant supporters sweeping across the pitch. The gates had been closed half-an-hour after the start this morning with an estimated 25.000 inside and around 5000 locked out. Hunte laid the foundations of the West Indies' victory, dominating an opening stand of 78. Then he and R. Kanhai, who hit a sparkling 77, put on 113' runs in 90 minutes for the second wicket to clinch the match. England was handicapped by the absence of the pace bowler, F. S. Trueman, the spearhead of their attack. Trueman injured a heel on Saturday. He bowled one over and then retired, limping badly. England’s depleted attack could never check the fine stroke-play of the West Indians, particularly Kanhai. on an easy-paced pitch. • The match was won when Hunte and W. Rodriguez stayed for nearly two hours and a half, scoring 78. Kanhai was able to bring into play his full range of strokes which brought him a 6 and 10 4s in his dazzling innings. So ruthless was Kanhai’s batting that the afternoon session of two hours produced 132 runs off 39 overs. The second 100 of the West Indies score came in only 65 minutes off 20.2 overs. Stolen Funds (Bit a Reuter Correspondent) DAR-ES-SALAAM. More than 1000 thefts of public funds or the funds of political societies or trade unions were reported in Tanganyika last year. The amount involved rose from £26.000 in 1961 to more than £50.000 in 1962. The thefts were Revealed by the acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice Law, when delivering judgment in appeals in Tanganyika's High Court against conviction and sentence'of three men. involving more than £5OOO in three separate thefts.

Hunte set the seal on his splendid innings by completing his century with his eighth 4 after batting 4hr 50min.

ENGLAND First innings .. 275 Second innings 223 WEST INDIES First innings 246 Second Innings C. C. Hunte, not out 108 VV. Rodrigues, c Lock b Dexter 28 R. Kanhal, c Bolus, b Lock 77 B. Butcher, not out 31 Extras (byes 4, legbyes 7) 11 Total (for two wickets) 255 Fall of wickets: One for "8. two for 191. Bowling O. >1. R. w. Statham 22 2 54 0 Shackleton 32 7 68 0 Trueman 1 1 0 0 I.ock 25 8 52 1 Dexter 9 1 34 1 Close 6 () 36 0