VISKHAPATNAM, India: All rounder Eldine Baptiste took seven for 70, giving him match figures of 11 for 97, as West Indies beat young Indian Cricket Board President’s XI by an innings and 83 runs on the final day of the three-day match here on Sunday.
The President’s XI, bowled out for 93 in heir first innings, were dismissed for 218 second time around having resumed at 97 for four
Anshuman Geakwad, experienced captain of the home team, complained about the pitch, “We performed below expectations but this pitch played badly, It was not a perfect one for trying young players on”
Baptiste, in particular, gained variable bounce with his fast medium bowling, the ball sometimes keeping low and at others climbing awkwardly. Even so, the President’s XI batted
With considerably more spirit in their second innings than they did in their first and Sanjay Manjrekar and W.V. Raman both made impressive contributions,
Manjrekar, who played in the first test against West Indies but missed the second through injury, hit eight fours in his 47. He was out edging nasty ball from Baptiste to second slip where the catcher Jeff Dujon was fielding while reserve wicketkeeper David Williams stood behind the stumps.
Raman’s 51 came in 118 off 87 balls including nine fours. He ‘was last out, LBW to a ball from Baptiste that kept low.
Dujon was named man of the match for his 123 in West Indies’ innings of 394.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 25, 1987
