Pitch for bounces
(Special Crspdt. N.Z.P.A.) GEORGETOWN. “Yeah, man, this is the pitch for bouncers. Bowl a bouncer and it bounces okay—twice before it gets to the wicket-keeper.” This wisecrack from a former West Indies fast bowler typifies the feeling about the Bourda Oval pitch on which New Zealand will play the West Indies in the fourth test today. The last time a test was decided on this ground was in 1965 when L. R. Gibbs, the champion off-spinner, demolished the Australians, and tlie West Indies won early on the fifth day. “This pitch died seven years ago,” said the player, “and It is time they buried it” New Zealand has retained the same team as that played in the third test with G. E. Vivian, K. J. Wadsworth and B. R. Taylor batting at seven, eight and nine respectively.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32885, 7 April 1972, Page 22
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