India trailing in opening cricket test
NZPA-Reuter Birmingham: India, facing England’s formidable first innings total of 633, ! failed to save the follow-on hi spite of sturdy resistance by the 1 opener, Sunil Gavaskar, and hjs brother-in-law, Gundappa Visa- . wanath. on the third day of the; opening cricket test at L Edgbaston on Saturday. Twenty minutes before the close India was bowled out for 297 and when play finally ended ; it had reached no wicket for ' seven in its second innings, still trailing by 329 runs. On a placid pitch, which gave little help to the bowlers. England’s fielders were again in superb form, taking six catches. , In the opening session India, ' 59/2 overnight, frustrated England’s attack but the brilliant ; fielding of Derek Randall pro- ■ vided the first breakthrough when he ran but Gavaskar for 61. ENGLAND First innings 633/5 (dec.) INDIA First innings (overnight 59/2) S. M. Gavaskar run out 61 :
IC. P. S. Chauhan c Gooch b Botham 4 D. B. Vengsarkar c Gooch b Edmonds 22 G. R. Visawanath c Botham b Edmonds 78 A. D. Gaekuad c Botham b Willis 25 M. Amarnath b Willis 31 ‘Kapil Dev lbw b Botham 1 ,K. D. Ghavri c Brearlex b Willis 6 B. Reddy b Hendrick 21 S. Venkataraghavan c Botham b Hendrick 28 B. Chandrasekhar not out 0 Extras (bl, Jb4. w3. nbl2i 20 Total 297 Fall: 15. 59, 129. 205. 209. 210, 229. 251. 294. Bowling.—Willis, 24. 9. 69. 3; Hendrick. 24.1, 9. 36 2; Botham, 26, 4. 86, 2; Edmond 26. 11, 60. 2; Boycott, 5. 1. 8. 0; Miller, 11, 3, 18. 0. Second innings S. M. Gavaskar not out .. 3 C. P. S. Chauhan not out 2 Extras (nb2) 2 Total (for no wicket) 7 Bowling—Willis. 2,1, 3. 0; Bothham, 1,0, 2, 0.
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