Big win to Australian
NZPA St Kitts Jimmy Higgs's second sixwicket haul in three days sped the Australians to a 183-run victory against the Leeward Islands yesterday. Higgs thoroughly enjoyed himself on the Basarner Park wicket. He took four more wickets to make it 12 for the match and looked disappointed that it was ail over in 50 minutes of the final day.
Ignoring a raw, skinless spinning finger, Higgs took four for 21 off 6.4 overs yesterday and the off-spinner. Bruce Yardleyh, two for 30 in his seven. They hustled the Islands but for 22), far short of the 405 they had been set for an unlikely victory Leeward islands resumed at four for 169, with their captain, Victor Eddy, the main resistance. Scores.—Australia nine for 431 declared and 246; Leeward Islands 273 and 221 (V. Eddy 51, V. Amory 36i.
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Press, 22 February 1978, Page 6
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