West Indies humbled
NZPA-AAP Sydney The veteran Australian leg spinner, Bob Holland took a remarkable six wickets as Australia forced the West Indies to follow on for the first time since 1978-79 on the third day of the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. Holland, aged 38, and playing his third test, took six for 54 to help dismiss the Windies for 163 in its first innings. The Australian captain, Allan Border became the first skipper to force the West Indies to follow on since the Delhi test against India in 1978-79. AUSTRALIA First innings A. Hilditch c Dujon b Holding 2 G. Wood c Haynes b Gomes 45 K. Wessels b Holding ... 173 G. Ritchie run out 37 A. Border c Greenidge b Walsh 69 D. Boon b Garner 49 S. Rixon c Garner b Holding 20 M. Bennett c Greenidge b Garner 23 G. Lawson not out 5 C. McDermott c Greenidge b Walsh 4 Extras (b 7 lb2o, nbl7) . 44 Total (for 9 wkts dec.) 471 Fall: 12, 126, 338, 342, 350, 392, i 450, 463, 471. Bowling: M. Marshall, 37. 2.
111, 0, (nb6); J Garner, 31, 5, 101, 2, (nbs); M. Holding, 31, 7, 74, 3; C. Walsh, 38.2, 1, 118, 2, (nb6); L. Gomes, 12, 2, 29, 1; V. Richards, 7,2, 11, 0. WEST INDIES First innings G. Greenidge c Rixon b McDermott 18 D. Haynes c Wessels b Holland 34 R. Richardson b McDermott 2 L. Gomes c Bennett b Holland 28 V. Richards c Wessels b Holland 15 C. Lloyd c Wood b Holland 33 J. Dujon c Hilditch b Bennett 22 M. Marshall st Rixon b Holland 0 M. Holding c McDermott b Bennett 0 J. Garner c Rixon b Holland 0 C. Walsh not out 1 Extras (lb 3 nb7)lo Total 163 Fall: 26, 34, 72, 103, 106 , 160, 160, 160, 160, 163. Bowling: G. Lawson, 9,1, 27, 0, (nbl); C. McDermott, 9,0, 34, 2, (nb6); M. Bennett, 22.4, 7, 45, 2; R. Holland, 22, 7, 54, 6. SECOND INNINGS G. Greenridge not out. . . 12 D. Haynes lbw b McDermott 3 R. Richardson not out. . . 11 Extras (Ibl, nb4)...... 5 Total (for 1 wkt) 31 Fall: 7. Bowling: G. Lawson 3, 1. 5. 0; C. McDermott 3,0, 15, 1; (nb4); M. Bennett, 3,1, 6,0; R. Holland 2,0, 4, 0.
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