No assurance; no declaration
One of the talking points at Eden Park near the end of the third test was the probability of Geoff Howarth declaring New Zealand’s second innings closed at 5.20 p.m., which with the 10-minute interval between innings would have taken the time to the first minute the match could have been abandoned. There was some surprise that Howarth batted through to 5.30 p.m. But, he said that evening, he had
had no assurance from the England captain, Bob Willis, that he would agree to ending the match at 5.30 p.m. instead of six, and at 5.20 p.m. New Zealand had made only 11 runs.
If he had declared then, England could have had 10 overs (half the minimum for the last hour) to 69 for victory and with all wickets at the side’s disposal, the task could very well have been accomplished.
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Press, 18 February 1984, Page 76
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