Cricket ends in draw
NZPA perth Bruce Laird, dropped In from the Australian test team, replied to the selectors with a fine centurv against India at the WA.C.A. ground at Perth yesterdathe 30-year-old Laird Save a polished exhibition and did not offer a single chance before being dismissed for 118 in the quest for quick runs. The three-day game ftaled out in a tame draw after the West Australian captain, Ken McEwan, had declared at 262 for five, eleven minutes before tea. This left India a difficult victo. ry target of 247 runs In 131 minutes, including the mandate, ry 20 overs after 5 o’clock. The Indian batsmen did not aeeept the challenge, and at stumps India had reached 116 for the loss of one wicket.
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