W. Indies 300/4

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33155, 20 February 1973, Page 24

W. Indies 300/4

<_Y Z Presa Amw —-Copyright J KINGSTON. A sell-out crowd of 20.000 pressed together in stiflini neat, watched the West Ind les loom within sight of Aus traiia’s big total on the thir< day of the first test at Sa bina Park. Kingston. It wa: the first Sunday play allowet in Kingston. The match was evenh balanced after a fight-baci led by the West Indies cap tain. R. B. Kanhai. who wai a steadv 60 not out whe: light rain stopped play 4! minutes before stumps. After a rest day today tw< more days play remain. Australia missed a chanci to break the fifth-wicke s’and between Kanhai ant the Jamaican. M. Foster when R. Marsh, the wicket keeper, failed to stumn Fos ter on 37. He was unbeater for 69 at stumps. The Australians lost six o their seven wickets to spin ners. but Australia's pace at tack has dismissed all foil West Indies batsmen. M Walker having taken th ret for 59. AUSTRALIA First tnnines (for 7 wickets declared* .. 421 WEST INDIES First Innings Ft Fredericks c O’Keeffe b Walker . 3 <l. Greenidge b Walker 1.. Rowe c Stackpole b Walker 7 A. Kallicharan e Marsh b Hammond . 50 R Kanhai not out ..SO M Foster not out 69 Extras ' leg-byes 7. noballs 7i 14 Total for 4 wickets 300 Fall of wickets: One for 6. two for 49 three for 163. four for 165. Bow lin<: D. Lillee 17, 4, 70. 0; M. Walker 20. 4 59. 3; J Ham mond. 17.4. 3 62. 1; K. O’Keeffe, 15. 0. 63, 0, I. Chappell. 9. 1 30. 0. G Chappell. 1. 0. 2. 0. Show lumping —Miss J. Ben nett t Nelson). on Gay Celeste, was one of four riders placed third equal in the South Island “Horae of the Year” event a W atm ate at the week-end Sh« had ben omitted from the list o placing*.