Australia wraps up victory in only 52 minutes

Press, 18 November 1981, Page 56

Australia wraps up victory in only 52 minutes

NZPA Perth Australia took only 52 minutes to grab the remaining four Pakistani wickets and wrap up victory by 286 runs on the final day of the first test at Perth yesterday.

Pakistan resumed at six wickets for 224 and was dismissed for 256. Australia used only two bowlers yesterday morning, Yardley and the controversial Dennis Lillee, but in contrast to Monday, the final session was subdued and without incident. • Yardley took three of the Pakistan wickets to fall and Lillee one. The “Man of the Match” was the Australian fast bowler, Terry Aiderman; who took four for 26 in the Pakistan first innings, including three for nine in his first three overs, and two for 43 in the second innings. Australia made 180 in the first innings and tumbled Pakistan out for 62. It declared its second innings at 424 for eight and although Pakistan fought back well it was never really in the hunt. Pakistan’s captain, Javed Miandad, congratulated the Australian captain, Greg Chappell, after the match as he accepted the Benson and Hedges loser’s cheque for $6OOO. He said: “The Australians performed well. They bowled very well and deserved to win, but there, are two more tests and we will do better than we did in this one,” he said. Greg Chappell said it was important to win the first big one and the Australians had done it. Imran Khan was 25 not out and Sarfraz Nawaz was on seven when Pakistan

resumed in beautiful weather yesterday morning. Yardley dropped right on to a length from his first delivery and immediately had the not out batsmen groping and mistiming. Lillee canje on at the other end but appeared to bowl only at half-pace. Then in Yardley’s second over the imminent collapse became a fact as Sarfraz (9) drove a ball wide of Yardley who threw himself full length to his left to take a finger tip catch. Pakistan was seven wickets for 229 when the wicketkeeper, Wasim Bari, joined Imran, who was next to go when he skied Yardley to Aiderman in the outer, who took a well-judged catch. Lillee grabbed his only wicket for the morning when Qasim edged him into slips, a repeat of his first innings dismissal. Alderman snapped up the chance' and Qasim was out for four and' Pakistan was within an ace of defeat with nine wickets gone for 254. The end inevitably arrived when Wasim Bari, who had been defying the Australian attack for more than 20 minutes reaching 20, popped a chance to Allan Border off Yardley. AUSTRALIA First innings 180 Second innings G. Wood b Qasim 49 B. Laird c. Wasim Bari b Imran 85 G. Chappell b Imran 6 K. Hughes c Majid b Imran . 106

G. Yallop c Imran b Sikander 38 A. Border c Mudassar b Sikander ... 37 R. Marsh c Mansoor b Wasim Raja 47 B. Yardley stp Wasim Bari b Qasim 22 D. Lillee not out 4 J. Thomson not out 5 Extras (bl, lb 9. nbl4. wl) 25 Total (for 8 wkts decl.) 424 Fall: 92, 105, 192, 262, 327, 380, 412, 416. Bowling.—lmran 39, 12, 90, 3; Sikander 23, 3, 79, 2; Sarfraz 27, 5, 88, 0; Wasim Raja 20, 3, 58, 1; Qasim 26, 4. 81, 2; Miandad 1. 0, 2,0: Mudassar 2. 1. 1, 0. PAKISTAN First innings 62. Second innings Mudassar Nazar lbw b Aiderman 5 Rizwan-uz-Zaman c Marsh b Aiderman 8 Mansoor Akhtar c Hughes b Thomson 36 Javed Miandad b Yardley . 79 Majid Khan c Marsh b Yardley 0 Wasim Raja c Hughes b Yardley. 48 Imran Khan c Alderman b Yardley 31 Sarfraz Nawaz c and b Yardley 9 Wasim Bari c Border b Yardley 20 Iqbal Qasim c Aiderman b Lillee 4 Sikander Bakht not out . . . 0 Extras (Ibl, nbls) .... 16 Total 256 Fall: 8. 27, 96, 99, 174, 198, 229, 236, 254. 256. Bowling—D. Lillee 20. 3, 78, 1; T. Aiderman 16. 4, 43, 2; J. Thomson 12, 4, 35, 1; B. Yardley 25.5, 5, 84, 6.