DRAW SEEMS LIKELY

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30365, 14 February 1964, Page 6

DRAW SEEMS LIKELY

Cowdrey Bats For 61hr. (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) NEW DELHI, Feb. 12. ' After England had gained a first innings lead of 107, on the fourth day of the fourth test at New Delhi, India batted briskly in its second innings to score 166 for two at the close. M. C. Cowdrey, with 151 in 6hr 15min, provided the backbone to England’s first innings of 451. He hit 23 fours and a six in a slow but valuable innings that contained three chances. INDIA ■First innings .. ..344 Second Innings M. L. Jaisimha, st Parks, b Parfitt .. 50 B. K. Kunderam, not out 73 D. S. Sardesai, b Wilson .. 4 Nawab of Pataudi, not out 31 Extras (byes 4, leg-byes 3, no-ball 1) .. 8 Total for two wickets 166 Fall of wickets: One for 74, two for 101.

ENGLAND First Innings 3. B. Bolus, lbw, b Kripal Singh .. .. 58 J. H. Edrich, c and b Kripal Singh .. ..41 M. 3. K. Smith, c Pataudi, b Kripal Singh .. 37 D. Wilson, c Pataudi, b Chandrasekhar .. 6 P. H. Parfitt, c Kunderam, b Durani .. .. 67 M. C. Cowdrey, lbw, b Nadkarni .. .. 151 J. M. Parks, c sub, b Chandrasekhar .... .. 32 B. R. Knight, c Desai, b Nadkarni ... .. 21 J. B. Mortimore, c Manumant Singh, b Nadkarni 21 F. J. Titmus, not out .. 4 J. S. E. Price, b Chandrasekhar .. .. 0 Extras (byes 8, leg-byes 3, no-balls 2) ~ 13 Total .. ..451

Bowling O. M. K. W. Price . .. 4 0 28 0 Knight .. 1 0 14 0 Titmus .. 22 10 45 0 Mortimore .. 13 7 20 0 Parfitt .. 5 1 25 1 Wilson .. 19 9 26 1

Bowling O. M. R. W. Desai 9 2 23 0 Jaisimha 4 0 14 0 Kripal Singh 36 12 90 3 Chandrasekhar 34.3 11 79 3 Borde 12 2 42 0 Durani 33 4 93 1 Nadkarnl 58 30 97 3