123 West Indies’ Lowest Of Tour

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31084, 13 June 1966, Page 14

123 West Indies’ Lowest Of Tour

(N.Z.P.A. Reuter— Copyright) HOVE (Sussex). The West Indians were dismissed for 123 runs, their lowest total of the tour so far, by Sussex on the first day of a three-day cricket match on Saturday.

The touring captain, G. S. Sobers, got his first “duck” of the season. The Sussex fast bowler, J. Snow, discarded by England, took seven wickets for 29 in 16.5 overs—the best figures of his career. The West Indians hit back immediately when Sussex batted, C. C. Griffith taking a wicket with the third ball of the innings. At the close, Sussex was 122 for seven. WEST INDIES First Innings M. C. Carew, lbw, b Snow .. 56 E. D. McMorris, c Pataudi, b Snow 1 S. M. Nurse, b Bates .. 24 B. Butcher, lbw, b Suttle .. 12 G. Sobers, c Parks, b Bates 0 J. Solomon, c Parks, b Snow 6 P. Lashley, b Snow .. 6 C. C. Griffith, c Parks, b Snow 1 J. L. Hendricks, c Lenham, b Snow .. 8 L. R. Gibbs, b Snow .. 5 R. Cohen, not out .. 1 Extras ■. • • 3 Total .. •• 123 Fall of wickets: one for 14. two for 45, three for 60, four for 61, five for 77, six for 97, seven for 108, eight for 109, nine for US- .. „ Bowling.—Snow, 16.5, 5, 29, 7; Buss, 15, 5, 27. 0; Suttle, 6,1, 18, 1; Bate?, 17, 1, 46, 2. SUSSEX First Innings K. G. Suttle, b Griffith ... 0 L. J. Lenham, b Cohen . 0 Nawab of Pataudi, c Hendricks, b Cohen 32 J. M. Parks, c Hendricks, b Cohen .3 M. G. Griffith, c Hendricks, b Cohen .0 D. Foreman, c Solomon, b Griffith -2 P. J. Graves, not out .. 30 A. S. M. Oakman, c Lashely, b Cohen .. ■ • ?! A. Buss, not out • ■ Extras ”11 Total for seven wkts. 122 Fall of wickets: one for 0, two for 2, three for 16, four for 18, five for 38; six for 40, seven for 99. Bowling.—Griffith. 10, 2, 37, 2: Cohen, 12. 2, 47, 5; Sobers, 10, 4, 21, 0; Gibbs, 2,0, 6, 0. FAILED BY ONE The Indians failed by one run to beat Gloucestershire in an exciting finish to their threeday match on Friday. They needed a single off the last ball of the day for victory, but D. Holford was clean bowled to leave the scores level and the match ended in a draw. The West Indians fought back well to hit 284 runs in 245 minutes for the loss of six wickets and get so near to winning

after being 181 In arrears on the first innings. Scores: Gloucestershire 332/9 dec. and 103, West Indies 151 and 284/6 (M. C. Carew 132).