Frivolous finale
NZPA-Reuter London After the dour cricket of the drawn final test match, the West Indians : rounded off their tour of England with a lighthearted 40-dver match under floodlights against Essex, the outgoing English county champions, at Stamford Bridge, London. Rain intervened to prevent a clear-cut result, but not before Graham > Gooch, continuing his / test-match successes, hit an unbeaten whirlwind century. He was
on 111 (nine sixes) at the end, and with the South African Ken''McEwan (67) was enjoyihg a second-wick-et stand worth. 178 in 24 overs. Essex' won, the game through its faster scoring rate. - . •" - ! Scores: — West Indies
257 for nine (F. Bacchus 87 not out, C. King 56, V. Richards 53, J. Lever four for 41), Essex 192 for one (G. Gooch 111 . not out, K. McEwan 67 not out) after 28 overs.
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Press, 16 August 1980, Page 60
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