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Rain delays play

NZPA London Kain halted Australia’s progress towards a big first-innings total after only 75 minutes of play on the second day of the Centenarv Test at Lords today. ■ When bad light, followed by steady rain, stopped play 45: minutes before lunch. Australia: was four for 278, having added. 51 runs to the overnight total I for the loss of the century-1 maker. Graeme Wood, and a dis-: appointing Graham Yallop. Wood, not out 100 overnight,] took his score to 112 before he' fell to a smart piece of stumping: by David Bairstow when he was,: beaten trying to drive the off-; spinner, John Emburey. iYallop lasted 12 uncomfortable I minutes before he pushed for-!

ward to Mike Hendrick and was given out lbw for two. However, the vice-captain, Kim Hughes, had thumped 35 brilliant runs in tlie morning to take his score to 82, including 11 fours and a six. AUSTRALIA First innings B. Laird c Bairstow b Old .. *4 G. Wood st Bairstow b Emburey in G. Chappell e Gatting b Old 47 K. Hughes n.o. .. 82 G. Yallop lbw b Hendrick .. 2 A. Border n.o. 2 Fall of wickets: 44, ISO, 240/ 247. , Total (for 4 wkt«) . - 278

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Press, 30 August 1980, Page 6

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Rain delays play Press, 30 August 1980, Page 6

Rain delays play Press, 30 August 1980, Page 6