World XI batsmen punish howling

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32776, 29 November 1971, Page 24

World XI batsmen punish howling

(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—-Copyright)

BRISBANE. I The Rest of the World XI made a spirited reply to Australia’s first innings total of 389 for four declared with a magnificent display of power batting by the South African, H. Ackerman, and the West Indian, R. B. Kanhai, on the third day of the first “test” yesterday.

At stumps, the World XI was 162 for one, with Ackerman 73 and Kanhai 67, and an unbeaten second-wicket partnership of 114 in 122 minutes.

The World batsmen had averaged five runs an over in its chase after runs. Australia, with two cen-tury-makers, I. M. Chappell (145) and K. Stackpole (132), together with K. D. Walters’s 75 not out, had also batted spectacularly, averaging 4.5 runs an over.

The weakness of the bowling of both sides showed up when only two wickets fell for 329 runs yesterday. Ackerman and Kanhai were missed early in their • innings, both off the Western 1 Australian fast bowler, D. I Lillee. Ackerman was drop- ■ ped at leg slip when five and • Kanhai at backward point I when 18. i G. D. McKenzie’s test ■ come-back was not impressive. He was freely hit by

all batsmen in his 13 overs, which cost 66 runs.

Rain has played havoc with the match. It stopped play shortly after tea on Friday and cancelled all plav on Saturday. Australia had resumed yesterday at 222 for three, when Chappell and Walters put on 120 runs for the fourth wicket before Chappell was caught behind the wicket off G. S. Sobers. Scores:— AUSTRALIA First innings K. Stackpole c Abbas b Bcdi 132 B. Francis lbw b Greig .. 10 I. M. Chappell c Engineer b Sobers 145 if. R. Redpath lbw b Hutton 4 K. D. Walters not out .. 75 A. P. Sheahan not out .. 12 Extras (leg-bye 1, wide 1, no-balls 9) ..11 Total for four wkts dec. 389 Fall of wickets: one for 36, two for 196, three for 218, four for 338. Bowling.—Sobers 23, 2, 94, 1;| Greig, 24, 3, 80, 1: Hutton, 22, 1. 108, 1; Bedi, 8,2, 53, 1; Intikhab, 8,0, 43, 0. WORLD XI First innings S. Gavasker b Lillee .. .. 22 H. Ackerman not out .. 73 R. B. Kanhai not out .. 67 Total for one wicket .. 162 Fall of wicket: one for 48. Bowling.—Lillee, 10, 1, 57, 1; McKenzie, 13, 2, 66, 0; Walters, 3,0, 14, 0; O’Keefe, 3,1, 13, 0; Jenner, 3,0, 12, 0.

Owen wins moto-cross

(N.Z. Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH.

r /\LIVI ILK b 1 (JIN JNUKIri. The British motor-cyclist Randy Owen, dominated the Feilding moto-cross yesterday winning three of the majoi races held. On a 400 c.c C.Z. machine, he impressec with his fiery, aggressive riding. In the first leg of the Feilding Trophy Race, Owen was trailing A. Collison (Palmerston North) until the second lap and was afterwards never seriously chal’enged, Third was P. Ploen (Wanganui), the New Zealand 50C c.c. champion. Owen H. Anderson (Waikato) Collison and Ploen burst away from the pack in the second leg with Owen 50ft ahead of Collison at the end of the first lap, and Ploen third. They finished in that order.