C.D. survive barrage

Press, 18 January 1979, Page 26

C.D. survive barrage

PA Palmerston North Central Districts opening, batsmen Robert Anderson' and Peter Verhoek survived; four harrowing overs late yesterday as the Pakistan! cricket team sought victory i In the opening first-class match of its New Zealand; tour. Anderson and Verhoek faced a fierce barrage from; opening bowlers Imran Khan and Sarfraz Narwaz after; Pakistan declared 60 runs; ahead of Central Districts': 172 for eight wickets; declared. When Pakistan batted} today, its intentions were; Irflmediately clear. Mudassar I belied his reputation of hav- 1

ling scored the slowest test ■ century in history by racing |to 68 with a succession of I fine shots square of the wicket. Opening partner Talaat Ali I gave the bowlers some ■ chance, and when he went for 45, caught and bowled jby the first ball from leftarm spinner David ; O’Sullivan, the Pakistani I total was 101 in just 82 (minutes. Zaheer always looked in command, but when he reached 20 he cracked a ball I square from Denis Aberhart, (and Matthew Toynbee cap- | ped off a most successful [day with a catch taken at 'the second attempt.

The following batsmen ; Mohson Khan (27) and Asif ' Iqbal (40), also looked good. ■ Asif looked a little out of touch early, but later on took i three boundaries from in one : over from New Zealand prospect Brendon Bracewell. I Bracewell ran into diffi- ■ culties with umpire Dave I Kinsella for running on the i wicket. He was warned in l his second over, given another talking to in the next one and finished it off by ‘ bowling around the wicket. I O’Sullivan and, on occa- , sions, medium-pacer Aber- • hart, were the only bowlers Ito present any problems. : O’Sullivan, a man of vast experience, tantalised the (Pakistanis, who like to drive. In his third over, MuI dassar got him twice (through the covers with fine [shots, but after this there (were very few blows of vioI fence against O’Sullivan. i Asif hit him over long-on for four, but later fell to a j smart slip catch by lan [Smith, his twelfth in the ] position this first-class season. CENTRAL DISTRICTS First innings 1107/6 wickets overnight) Toynbee not out ..44 O’Sullivan c Bari b Sarfraz 8 I Aberhart c Mushtaq b Mudassar 16 Jordan not out ..4 Extras ‘bl, lb 6. nbls) .. 22 Total for eight declared 172 ■ Fail: 8. 8, 28, 39, 50 102. 124. 158. Bowling.—lmran Khan, 15 6. •38. 2; Sarfraz, 14, 4, 39, 1; Siklander, 14. 2, 46 3; Mudassar, 7,1, | 14, 2; Qasim, 8. 2, 13. 0. Second innings ' Anderson not out .. .. 5 1 Verhoek not out .. .. 2 Extras (ibl, nbl) .. .. 2; Total for no wicket t> Bowling.—lmran Khan, 2,1, 3,0; Sarfraz, 2, 1. 4. 0. PAKISTAN First innings • Mudassar c Verhoek b Aberhart 68 i Talaat c and b O’Sullivan 45 Zaheer c Toynbee b Aberhart 20 Mohsin Khan b O’Sullivan 27 Mushtaq st Edwards b O’Suli livan 14 Asif c Smith b Jordan .. 40 i Imran Khan not out .. .. 2 Sarfraz not out .. 8 Extras (lb 3 nbs) 8 Total for six declared 2321 I Fall: 101, 137, 142. 192, 217, 223.1 Bowling.—A. Jordan, 12, 0, 69. j ;1; B. Bracewell. 6 1. 44, 0: D.i Aberhart. 16. 1. 83, 2; D. OSulli-j Ivan. 12, 3. 28, 3. I