Sobers’s century

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32568, 30 March 1971, Page 28

Sobers’s century

(N.Z P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) BRIDGETOWN (Barbados). Despite losing its first three wickets for 75, Barbados finished the second day of the match against the Indian tourists at the Kensington Oval with a score of 368 for six wickets, to lead by 183.

It was the most trying day the Indians have spent in the field during their tour. They felt the full impact of G. Sobers’s brilliance for 235 minutes during which he made 135 including a six and 16 fours. Sobers’s cousin, the allrounder D. Holford, scored 111 and helped Sobers add 213 runs for the fourth wicket in 205 minutes. Sobers and then Shepherd were dismissed in quick succession but Boyce flayed the tired Indian attack for 54 runs during the last hour during which the. total leaped ahead by another 78 runs. The Indians, who had

fielded for 50 minutes yesterday and conceded 44 runs without claiming a wicket, hit back during the first hour this morning, thanks to Abid Ali, who took the wickets of Lashley, Nurse and Bynoe’in that order during the first hour. INDIA First innings 185 BARBADOS First Innings R. Bynoe c Solkar b Abid Ali 48 P. Lashley c Wadekar b Abid Ali 8 S. Nurse c Jeejeebhoy b Abid AU . .. 0 G. Sobers b Govindraj .. 135 D. Holford b Solkar . .. 11l J. Shepherd c Jayantilal b Govindraj 2 K. Boyce not out .. 54 D. BoxhiU not out .1 Extras (bye 1. leg-byes 3, no balls 5) 9 Total for six wickets .. 368 Fall of wickets: one for 50, two for 52, three for 75, four for 288, five for 290, six for 364. Bowling.—Govindraj, 20, 1, 101, 2; Abid AU, 23, 4, 81. 3; Prasanna, 17, 2, 68. 0; Durrani, 9, 0, 30, 0: Jaisimha, 13, 1, 26, 0; Solkar, 12, 1, 53. 1.