West Indies in control

Press, 28 December 1988, Page 44

West Indies in control

NZPA-AAP Melbourne West Indies had an over-all lead of 107 runs with nine second-innings wickets in hand and* two days to play at stumps on the third day of the third cricket test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. After dismissing Australia for 242 in reply to its 280, the tourists reached 69 for one at stumps. The opener, Gordon Greenidge, still searching for his first test century in Australia, was on 25 and Richie Richardson on 17. Australia resumed from 121 for four and the tail wagged after Curtly Ambrose reduced the Austra-

lians to 190 for eight. Craig McDermott, 28, and Merv Hughes, 21 not out, hit out lustily late in the innings while Ambrose and Patrick Patterson finished with four wickets each. WEST INDIES First innings 280 Second innings G. Greenidge not out. . . 25 D. Haynes lbw b Aiderman 23 R. Richardson not out . . 17 Extras (nb4) 4 Total (for Iwkt): 69 Fall: 38 (Haynes). Bowling: M. Hughes 9,2, 22, 0 (nb2); T. Aiderman 12, 3, 26, 1; S. Waugh 5,1, 19, 0 (nbl); C. McDermott 2.1, 0,2, 0 (nbl); A. Border 1,1, 0, 0. Batting time: 122 mins. Overs: 29.1. AUSTRALIA First innings

D. Boon run out 23 G. Marsh b Patterson. . . 36 D. Jones b Ambrose. ... 28 G. Wood c Haynes b Patterson 12 A. Border b Ambrose ... q S. Waugh c Greenidge b Ambrose 42 I. Healy lbw b Patterson . 4 P. Taylor c Greenidge b Ambrose 14 C. McDermott c Marshall b Patterson 28 M. Hughes not out 21 T. Aiderman b Walsh ... 3 Extras (b2, lbl4, nbls) . . 31 Total 242 Fall: 40 (Boon), 103 (Marsh), 117 (Jones), 117 (Border), 155 (Wood), 161 (Healy), 186 (Waugh), 190 (P. Taylor), 234 (McDermott), 242 (Aiderman). Bowling: M. Marshall 30, 8, 68, 0 (nb4); C. Ambrose 27, 7, 60, 4 (nbs); C. Walsh 17.3, 3, 49, 1 (nb2); P. Patterson 20, 2, 49, 4 (nb4). Batting time: 446 mins. Overs: 94.3.