JAIPUR, India, Oct. 26; West Indies, for so long the kings ‘of one day cricket, were left with only the merest hope of reaching the semifinals of the 1987 World Cup after stumbling to a 34run defeat against England here on Monday.
The team who won the first two World Cups and were beaten finalists in the third four years ago were bowled out for 235 in 48.1 overs as they chased an England total of 269 for five built around a typically stalwart effort of 92 by opening batsman Graham Gooch.
Gooch was made man of the match but the award might have gone to any cone of a number of England players Eddie Hemming’s, 38yearold. Off spinner who had been ignored by England for four years before being recalled for the World Cup, bowled Viv Richards for SI. Took one other wicket, ran out Roger Harper and caught Gus Logie.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 30, 1987
