Indian cricket test
NZPA-Reuter Kanpur, India India were two wickets for 90 at lunch on the first day of the sixth and final cricket test against the touring West Indies, at Kanpur, India, yesterday. India’s captain. Gavaskar, lucky to win the toss on a good hard wicket, displayed superb batting skill and scored 40 quick runs off only 39 balls before being caught behind by Murray, off Marshall. But the lose of two quick wickets had India in some difficulty and greatly cheered the West
Indians, wno are already one down and in desperate need to win this test to square the series. INDIA
First innings S. M. Gavaskar c Murray b Marshall .40 Chetan Chauhan not out 21 D. B. Vengsarkar lbw Phillip 15 G. Vishwanath not out 8 Extras (nbS, Ibl) 6 Total 'for 2 wkts) «0 Fall: 51, 77. Bowling.—PhUlip 11, 2, 39. 1; Marshall 8,0, 35, 1; Holder 3, 0,6, 0; Gomes 1,0, 4,0; Jums* keen 1, 1 0 «.
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