TASK TOO GREAT FOR W. INDIES

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33775, 22 February 1975, Page 48

TASK TOO GREAT FOR W. INDIES

(N.Z.P.A.Reuter—Copyright) l< LAHORE. | ! Leonard Baichan, with an unbeaten century on his test debut, steered the West Indies safely to a draw against Pakistan in the first cricket ;1 test yesterday. The 28-year-old Guyanese [' left-hander made 105 not out!; in a West Indies second inn-!' ings total of 258 for four—L 101 runs short of the for-; midable victory target set byPakistan. Baichan, called up be-! cause the regular opener,;. Gordon Greemdge, had a;j back injury, became the ; eighth West Indian to score!!

a century on his test debut. It took him 348 minutes of! hard graft and included only' five boundaries. LATE DECLARATION The West Indian skipper,! Clive Lloyd, who made 83.; said afterwards that the late! declaration by his counterpart Intikhab Alam, ruined any chance of a result. The tourists had been set to make 359 runs for victory. “It was a bit much to expect us to make more than 300 in one day to win. It has only been done once before,”. Lloyd said. “And it was hardly long enough to give his bowlers a reasonable chance of getting us out.” The West Indians go on to Rawalpindi for a three-day game, beginning today and end their tour with the

(second test at Karachi from (March 1. PAKISTAN First innings 199 Second innings 373/7 decl. WEST INDIES First innings 214 Second innings .R. C. Fredericks lbw c Sarfraz 14 L. Baichan not out . 105 ; A. I. Kallicharran c Wasim Bari b Intikhab 44 I. V. Richards lbw b Intikhab 0 IC. H. Lloyd c Wasim Bari b Asif Masood 83 D. L. Murray not out .. 1 Extras (bl, lb 4, nb6) .. 11 Total for 4 wickets 258 Fall of wickets: 30, 89, 89, 253. Bowling.—Asif Masood, 17, 2, !70, 1; Sarfraz, 20, 3, 72, 1; Intikhab. 18, 3, 60, 2: Mushtaq, 6,0, 20. 0; Aftab, 4. 0, 15. 0; Wasim ißaja, 4,0, 10, 0.