BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Summary

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

Pitch: 119

Toss: West Indies A

Most of West Indies A batsmen contributed to a strong first innings total of 342/6.
Keeper Browne scored an unbeaten hundred, and added an unbroken 137* for the 7th wicket with allrounder Ottis Gibson, who made an unbeaten 54*.
The home side slipped to 107/6 in reply, giving West Indies A hopes of enforcing the follow on, but the lower order, lead by 69 to Wassan, more than doubled the score.
Fast bowler Tony Gray took 6-53 in his best performance of the tour, to send a warning to India A before the 3rd Unofficial Test.
The match was predictably Drawn, but Gray and Browne had at least given the West Indies A side something to feel pleased about going into 3 back to back Unofficial Tests to finish the tour.

Drawn

Man of the Match: A.H.Gray

West Indies A 342/6 declared (112.3 overs)
(S.Ragoonath 25, R.G.Samuels 46, R.I.C.Holder 51, F.L.Reifer 37, C.O.Browne 101*, O.D.Gibson 54*; A.Wassan 2-74, S.L.V.Raju 2-60)

BCCI President's XI 259 all out (81.4 overs)
(N.S.Sidhu 36, A.Jadeja 22, M.Azharuddin 30, A.Wassan 69, Arshad Ayub 28, V.Razdan 33; A.H.Gray 6-53, C.E.Cuffy 3-33)

West Indies A 118/7 declared (41.4 overs)
(F.L.Reifer 22, O.D.Gibson 23*; V.Razdan 2-29, S.L.V.Raju 3-18)

BCCI President's XI 97/2 (34 overs)
(N.S.Sidhu 38, A.Jadeja 38*)

Tony Gray was Man of the Match for his first innings bowling figures of 6-53

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - West Indies A, BCCI President's XI 2nd innings

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

West Indies A scrambled towards a declaration in their 2nd innings, losing 7 wickets in the process, incuding 3 to left arm spinner Raju.
The home side showed little interest in pursuing a target of 6 per over in the final 34 overs, and quickly gave up in the pursuit of batting practice.
It was a disappointing end to a match in which West Indies A had at times seemed headed for a first 3 day win on tour.
The match was drawn, with Man of the Match going to West Indies Tony Gray for his outstanding fast bowling.

Drawn

Man of the Match: A.H.Gray

West Indies A 2nd Innings 118/7 Declared (Overs 41.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
S Ragoonath	lbw	b V Razdan	13	41	31	2	0
RG Samuels	run out M Azharuddin/KS More		0	4	0	0	0
DRE Joseph		b V Razdan	14	45	30	0	0
RIC Holder*	st KS More	b SLV Raju	15	51	39	1	0
FL Reifer	c KS More	b SLV Raju	22	67	60	2	0
CO Browne+	lbw	b Arshad Ayub	12	30	28	1	0
NO Perry	c KS More	b SLV Raju	0	10	9	0	0
OD Gibson	not out		23	33	33	2	1
AC Cummins	not out		10	27	24	2	0
AH Gray	dnb
CE Cuffy	dnb
extras		(b4 lb1 w1 nb3)	9
TOTAL		7 wickets for	118

FOW
1-2(RG Samuels) 2-27(S Ragoonath) 3-30(DRE Joseph) 4-69(RIC Holder) 5-83(FL Reifer)
6-84(CO Browne) 7-93(NO Perry)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
SA Ankola	7	2	16	0
V Razdan	8.4	1	29	2
A Wassan	7	0	27	0
SLV Raju	11	5	18	3
Arshad Ayub	8	4	23	1

BCCI President's XI 2nd Innings 97/2 Closed (Overs 34)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	c FL Reifer	b AC Cummins	38	93	59	5	0
A Jadeja	not out		38	163	113	2	0
DB Vengsarkar	c AC Cummins	b AH Gray	8	44	26	1	0
M Azharuddin*	not out		5	13	9	1	0
PK Amre	dnb
KS More+	dnb
A Wassan	dnb
Arshad Ayub	dnb
SLV Raju	dnb
V Razdan	dnb
SA Ankola	dnb
extras		(b5 lb0 w0 nb3)	8
TOTAL		2 wickets for	97

FOW
1-66(NS Sidhu) 2-90(DB Vengsarkar)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	8	1	27	1
CE Cuffy	6	2	11	0
OD Gibson	6	0	17	0
AC Cummins	7	2	17	1
NO Perry	7	1	20	0

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - BCCI President's XI 1st Innings

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

Excellent fast bowling by Tony Gray and Cameron Cuffy reduced the home side to 107/6 and put them in severe danger of the follow on.
Wassan came to the rescue with a fighting 69, and along with the tail he more than doubled the score and took the BCCI President's XI to safety.
Tony Gray took 6-53 in his best performance of the tour, while Cuffy was impressive in backing him up with 3 wickets.

BCCI President's XI 1st Innings 259/10 All Out (Overs 81.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	c CO Browne	b AH Gray	36	72	48	4	0
A Jadeja		b CE Cuffy	22	76	44	1	0
DB Vengsarkar	c CO Browne	b AH Gray	11	40	22	2	0
M Azharuddin*	c DRE Joseph	b NO Perry	30	44	33	3	0
PK Amre	c DRE Joseph	b AH Gray	0	5	3	0	0
KS More+	lbw	b CE Cuffy	2	22	9	0	0
A Wassan	c AC Cummins	b AH Gray	69	227	172	6	1
Arshad Ayub		b AH Gray	28	88	70	4	0
SLV Raju	c CO Browne	b AH Gray	12	38	24	2	0
V Razdan		b CE Cuffy	33	94	64	1	0
SA Ankola	not out		9	11	8	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w3 nb4)	7
TOTAL		10 wickets for	259

FOW
1-57(NS Sidhu) 2-59(A Jadeja) 3-97(DB Vengsarkar) 4-97(PK Amre) 5-101(M Azharuddin)
6-107(KS More) 7-170(Arshad Ayub) 8-195(SLV Raju) 9-246(A Wassan) 10-259(V Razdan)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	21	5	53	6
CE Cuffy	13.4	1	33	3
OD Gibson	10	1	44	0
AC Cummins	11	2	39	0
NO Perry	26	3	90	1

Tony Gray took 6-53 in his best peformance of the tour so far

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - West Indies A 1st Innings

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won the toss and elected to bat first, knowing the pitch would get worse late in the match.
Most of their batsmen made runs, and a long partnership for the 7th wicket between keeper Browne, and allrounder Gibson allowed a declaration.
Browne made an unbeaten hundred, and Gibson 54 not out, as the pair added 135* unbroken runs to put the visitors in control.
Venkatapathy Raju was the pick of the bowlers with his left arm spin, conceding less than 2 per over in a long spell.

West Indies A 1st Innings 342/6 Declared (Overs 112.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
S Ragoonath	c KS More	b A Wassan	25	50	32	0	0
RG Samuels		b SLV Raju	46	86	66	5	0
DRE Joseph	c KS More	b A Wassan	4	8	6	1	0
RIC Holder*	c PK Amre	b SA Ankola	51	124	101	4	0
FL Reifer		b SLV Raju	37	93	100	2	0
CO Browne+	not out		101	225	201	5	0
NO Perry	lbw	b Arshad Ayub	11	76	63	0	0
OD Gibson	not out		54	142	112	7	0
AC Cummins	dnb
AH Gray	dnb
CE Cuffy	dnb
extras		(b5 lb2 w1 nb5)	13
TOTAL		6 wickets for	342

FOW
1-56(S Ragoonath) 2-63(DRE Joseph) 3-86(RG Samuels) 4-168(FL Reifer)
5-168(RIC Holder) 6-207(NO Perry)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
SA Ankola	21	2	86	1
V Razdan	16	0	61	0
A Wassan	21.3	1	74	2
SLV Raju	35	15	60	2
Arshad Ayub	19	2	54	1

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Preview

BCCI President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

Pitch: 119 - Slightly uneven track, hard and dusty and difficult to ‘read’. It is likely to help the         bowlers more than the batsmen, probably the quickies and some sort of positive result is likely. Batting is likely to be easiest on the first two days.

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Day 1 starting pitch: 5A - Dry and dusty

BCCI President's XI:

N.S.Sidhu
A.Jadeja

D.B.Vengsarkar
M.Azharuddin (c)

P.K.Amre

K.S.More (wk)
A.Wassan RFM

Arshad Ayub OB

S.L.V.Raju SLA

V.Razdan RFM

S.A.Ankola RMF

West Indies A XI:

S.Ragoonath
R.G.Samuels

D.R.E.Joseph

R.I.C.Holder (c)

F.L.Reifer

C.O.Browne (wk)

N.O.Perry OB

O.D.Gibson RF

A.C.Cummins RFM

A.H.Gray RF

C.E.Cuffy RF

BCCI President's XI named a strong batting lineup and spin attack, but a weaker looking seam attack could make run scoring easier for West Indies A.

West Indies A rotated their squad again, intent to give as much match practice as possible to all players before the final 3 Unofficial Tests begin.

Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh hosts the final 3 day warmup match of the tour

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Summary

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Lucknow

Pitch: 81

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won the toss and elected to bowl in Humid conditions.
Fast medium bowler Henderson Bryan enjoyed the conditions to take 4 early wickets, leaving the home side struggling at 189/6, before allrounder Manoj Prabhakar and keeper C.S.Pandit came to the rescue with half centuries.
A century to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, his first in West Indies A colours, allowed the visitors to pass the follow on target, whereupon they immediately declared.
The 2nd innings of both teams was a largely pointless affair, as they played out time.
The match was predictably drawn, with Man of the Match being Shivnarine Chanderpaul for his match saving century.

Drawn

Man of the Match: S.Chanderpaul

Indian President's XI 382 (102.5 overs)
(N.S.Sidhu 60, R.J.Shastri 38, Kapil Dev 37, M.Prabhakar 69, C.S.Pandit 63, A.Kumble 41, J.Srinath 25*; F.A.Rose 2-79, V.C.Drakes 2-69, I.B.A.Allen 2-90, H.R.Bryan 4-62)

West Indies A 236/5 (90.3 overs)
(D.A.Joseph 68, S.Chanderpaul 114*; Kapil Dev 4-44)

Indian President's XI 2-63 declared (22 overs)
(R.J.Shastri 21; H.R.Bryan 2-19)

West Indies A 98/3 (33 overs)
(P.A.Wallace 26, S.Ragoonath 25, D.A.Joseph 23*)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was Man of the Match for his first century in A colours

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Indian President's XI, West Indies A 2nd Innings

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Lucknow

There was little of interest in either side's second innings, and despite a declaration setting West Indies A 210 to win in a couple of hours, interest in the match dwindled away.
Predictably the match was drawn, with Man of the Match being West Indies A's Shivnarine Chanderpaul for his match saving century.

Drawn

Man of the Match: S.Chanderpaul

Indian President's XI 2nd Innings 63/2 Declared (Overs 22)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu	c CO Browne	b HR Bryan	8	52	37	0	0
RJ Shastri		b HR Bryan	21	65	43	2	0
SL Manjrekar	not out		16	45	31	1	0
SR Tendulkar	not out		13	32	23	1	0
M Azharuddin*	dnb
Kapil Dev	dnb
M Prabhakar	dnb
CS Pandit+	dnb
A Kumble	dnb
J Srinath	dnb
SLV Raju	dnb
extras		(b3 lb0 w2 nb0)	5
TOTAL		2 wickets for	63

FOW
1-28(NS Sidhu) 2-33(RJ Shastri)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
F Rose	4	1	11	0
VC Drakes	4	1	7	0
EA Moseley	4	2	6	0
IBA Allen	4	2	14	0
HR Bryan	5	1	19	2
S Chanderpaul	1	0	3	0

West Indies A 2nd Innings 98/3 Closed (Overs 33)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace		b M Prabhakar	26	64	50	2	1
S Ragoonath	c M Prabhakar	b Kapil Dev	25	58	41	2	0
DA Joseph*	not out		23	65	49	0	0
FL Reifer	c M Prabhakar	b A Kumble	7	43	39	1	0
S Chanderpaul	not out		10	15	21	2	0
CO Browne+	dnb
VC Drakes	dnb
HR Bryan	dnb
F Rose	dnb
EA Moseley	dnb
IBA Allen	dnb
extras		(b5 lb0 w1 nb1)	7
TOTAL		3 wickets for	98

FOW
1-57(S Ragoonath) 2-57(PC Wallace) 3-75(FL Reifer)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Kapil Dev	7	1	21	1
M Prabhakar	7	4	11	1
J Srinath	6	0	25	0
A Kumble	5	1	15	1
SLV Raju	4	1	7	0
RJ Shastri	2	0	9	0
SR Tendulkar	2	0	5	0

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - West Indies A 1st Innings

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Lucknow

West Indies A struggled in their reply, before a century to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, his first in A colours, ensured they passed the follow on target and were able to declare.
Dawnley Joseph continued his good run of form for the visitors, while Kapil Dev claimed 4 wickets for the home side in his 2nd impressive outing with the ball of the tour.

West Indies A 1st Innings 236/5 Declared (Overs 90.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c SLV Raju	b Kapil Dev	11	14	13	2	0
S Ragoonath	c SLV Raju	b Kapil Dev	2	17	9	0	0
DA Joseph*		b SLV Raju	68	242	204	4	0
FL Reifer	c SL Manjrekar	b Kapil Dev	8	21	16	2	0
S Chanderpaul	not out		114	280	253	8	0
CO Browne+	c CS Pandit	b Kapil Dev	14	33	34	2	0
VC Drakes	not out		5	26	21	1	0
HR Bryan	dnb
F Rose	dnb
EA Moseley	dnb
IBA Allen	dnb
extras		(b7 lb0 w1 nb6)	14
TOTAL		5 wickets for	236

FOW
1-13(PC Wallace) 2-13(S Ragoonath) 3-34(FL Reifer) 4-200(DA Joseph)
5-226(CO Browne)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Kapil Dev	17	5	44	4
M Prabhakar	12	3	19	0
J Srinath	11.3	2	25	0
A Kumble	21	5	68	0
SLV Raju	13	6	18	1
RJ Shastri	9	3	21	0
SR Tendulkar	7	0	34	0

Shivnarine Chanderpaul reaches his first century in West Indies A colours

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Indian President's XI 1st Innings

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Lucknow

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won the toss and elected to give their 5 man seam attack of a Green first morning pitch in Humid conditions which would aid swing.
The Indian President's XI openers gave them a good start, but 4 wickets to fast medium bowler Henderson Bryan saw them slip to 189/6 and in some trouble.
Allrounder Manoj Prabhakar and keeper C.S.Pandit came to the rescue with fighting half centuries, adding 97 for the 7th wicket and putting the home side in a strong position.
The President's XI elected to bat on in the hope of securing a big enough total to make the follow on a threat.
Though the West Indies A seamers enjoyed the seaming conditions, it was an inconsistent display by the bowlers and they let a good situation slip, allowing the lower order to double the score.

Indian President's XI 1st Innings 382/10 All Out (Overs 102.5)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
NS Sidhu		b IBA Allen	60	129	90	5	0
RJ Shastri	c S Chanderpaul	b HR Bryan	38	77	55	2	1
SL Manjrekar	lbw	b HR Bryan	3	21	17	0	0
SR Tendulkar	c CO Browne	b HR Bryan	11	34	13	0	0
M Azharuddin*	c IBA Allen	b VC Drakes	14	46	26	1	0
Kapil Dev	c CO Browne	b HR Bryan	37	92	63	1	1
M Prabhakar	c CO Browne	b F Rose	69	156	102	6	1
CS Pandit+		b VC Drakes	63	146	107	4	0
A Kumble	c S Chanderpaul	b F Rose	41	104	66	7	0
J Srinath	not out		25	93	66	1	0
SLV Raju	lbw	b IBA Allen	11	31	19	2	0
extras		(b2 lb1 w3 nb4)	10
TOTAL		10 wickets for	382

FOW
1-77(RJ Shastri) 2-89(SL Manjrekar) 3-113(NS Sidhu) 4-123(SR Tendulkar)
5-151(M Azharuddin) 6-189(Kapil Dev) 7-286(M Prabhakar) 8-323(CS Pandit)
9-359(A Kumble) 10-382(SLV Raju)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
F Rose	21	2	79	2
VC Drakes	21	5	69	2
EA Moseley	18	1	75	0
IBA Allen	19.5	1	90	2
HR Bryan	22	6	62	4
S Chanderpaul	1	0	4	0

Henderson Bryan enjoyed the humid conditions and took 4-62 with his seamers

Indian President's XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Preview

Indian President's XI v West Indies - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Lucknow

Pitch: 81 - The combination of a high moisture content in the top surface and a bone hard layer beneath makes this a difficult pitch to read. Probably the seamers can expect some help early on the first day but thereafter the wicket should play easily until it begins to wear on the fourth or fifth day. The spinners should enjoy the rest of the match as the pitch becomes more and more responsive to spin.

Weather: 1 - Hot and humid

Day 1 starting pitch: 6 - Green - favours seam bowlers

Indian President's XI:

N.S.Sidhu
R.J.Shastri SLA
S.V.Manjrekar
S.R.Tendulkar LBG
M.Azharuddin (c)
Kapil Dev RFM
M.Prabhakar RFM
C.S.Pandit (wk)
A.Kumble LBG
J.Srinath RFM
S.L.V.Raju SLA

West Indies A:

P.A.Wallace
S.Ragoonath
D.A.Joseph (c)
F.L.Reifer
S.Chanderpaul LBG
C.O.Browne (wk)
V.C.Drakes RF
H.R.Bryan RFM
F.A.Rose RF
E.A.Moseley RFM
I.B.A.Allen RFM

The Indian President's XI is probably Indian management's current first choice Test side, and should severely Test a weak looking West Indies A side.
A green first day pitch and humid weather offer help to whoever bowls first, with West Indies A including a seam bowling heavy lineup in the hope of winning the toss.

Lucknow plays host to the 3 day match between West Indies A and a strong Indian President's XI

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Summary

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Kanpur

Pitch: 4

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won an important toss, allowing their fast bowlers loose on the first day on a Green pitch.
An opening stand of 153 between Srikkanth and Shastri made the visitors question their decision, before 6 wickets to a steamed up Ezra Moseley saw the BCCI XI all out for 298 on the opening day.
Lead by a century to opener Sherwin Campbell and 92 to keeper Jacobs, West Indies A replied strongly and declared with a lead of 62.
When the 4th wicket fell in the BCCI XI's 2nd innings, they were only 39 ahead and with a long tail to come West Indies A sensed their chance.
Some excellent bad wicket batting on a now Uneven pitch by captain Dilip Vengsarkar saw his side to the draw, aided by some bad light and gritty tail end batting.
It was an improved performance from West Indies A, who despite the draw, would have been happy with their performance.
Man of the Match was fast medium bowler Ezra Moseley, his 1st day bowling being some of the best of the tour.

Drawn

Man of the Match: E.A.Moseley

BCCI XI 298 all out (88.3 overs)
(K.Srikkanth 69, R.J.Shastri 84, R.R.Singh 33, C.S.Pandit 38, L.Sivaramakrishnan 25; E.A.Moseley 6-64, H.R.Bryan 2-62)

West Indies A 360/8 declared (105.4 overs)
(S.L.Campbell 106, D.A.Joseph 24, D.R.E.Joseph 33, R.D.Jacobs 92, R.N.Lewis 41, H.R.Bryan 34; L.Sivaramakrishnan 4-50)

BCCI XI 223/9 (74 overs)
(D.B.Vengsarkar 87, P.K.Amre 22, C.S.Pandit 26, A.Wassan 33*; C.E.Cuffy 2-37, H.R.Bryan 3-43, K.L.T.Arthurton 3-27)

Ezra Moseley was Man of the Match for his opening day spell of 6-64

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - BCCI XI 2nd Innings

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Kanpur

When the BCCI XI'x 4th wicket fell in their 2nd innings, they were just 39 ahead, and with a long tail to come the West Indies A bowlers sensed an opening.
Some excellent bad wicket batting by Dilip Vengsarkar secured the draw for the home side, but not without a fight.
It took some gritty late order batting to see them to safety, before bad light finally stopped play.
The West Indies A bowlers could take heart from an improved performance, their pace bowlers enjoying favourable conditions throughout the match.
Man of the Match was Ezra Moseley, his bowling on the 1st day being some of the best of the tour.

Drawn

Man of the Match: E.A.Moseley

BCCI XI 2nd Innings 223/9 Closed (Overs 74)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
K Srikkanth	c RD Jacobs	b HR Bryan	6	17	11	1	0
RJ Shastri	c RD Jacobs	b CE Cuffy	15	34	22	3	0
DB Vengsarkar*	c DRE Joseph	b KLT Arthurton	87	222	152	9	0
PK Amre	c RD Jacobs	b CE Cuffy	22	76	59	2	0
RR Singh	c EA Moseley	b HR Bryan	8	19	22	1	0
CS Pandit+	c SL Campbell	b RN Lewis	26	54	54	2	0
L Sivaramakrishnan	lbw	b KLT Arthurton	1	9	7	0	0
A Wassan	not out		33	97	83	1	2
Gopal Sharma	c DRE Joseph	b KLT Arthurton	15	24	16	1	1
V Razdan	c RD Jacobs	b HR Bryan	0	12	3	0	0
SA Ankola	not out		5	17	20	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb4)	5
TOTAL		9 wickets for	223

FOW
1-11(K Srikkanth) 2-25(RJ Shastri) 3-87(PK Amre) 4-101(RR Singh) 5-149(CS Pandit)
6-150(L Sivaramakrishnan) 7-174(DB Vengsarkar) 8-199(Gopal Sharma) 9-213(V Razdan)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CE Cuffy	10	1	37	2
OD Gibson	8	0	30	0
EA Moseley	9	2	28	0
HR Bryan	11	2	43	3
RN Lewis	20	1	58	1
KLT Arthurton	16	6	27	3

Some excellent bad wicket batting by Dilip Vengsarkar saw his side to a draw

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - West Indies A 1st Innings

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Kanpur

A century to West Indies A opener Sherwin Campbell put the visitors in a strong position, and 92 from keeper Jacobs, and contributions from the lower order allowed a declaration.
Some good batting had given the visitors a 62 run first innings lead, and with the bounce in the pitch now suspect, it appeared the visitors had a good chance at a win.
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan took 4 wickets with his legspin for the home side, but due to his age and the strength in depth in Indian spin, has little chance of a Test comeback.

West Indies A 1st Innings 360/8 Declared (Overs 105.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
SL Campbell		b L Sivaramakrishnan	106	160	151	10	0
SC Williams	c RJ Shastri	b A Wassan	8	20	13	2	0
DA Joseph*		b RR Singh	24	50	31	3	0
DRE Joseph	lbw	b L Sivaramakrishnan	33	135	104	1	0
KLT Arthurton		b L Sivaramakrishnan	0	7	6	0	0
RD Jacobs+	c RR Singh	b Gopal Sharma	92	221	191	9	0
RN Lewis	c CS Pandit	b V Razdan	41	98	83	4	0
HR Bryan		b L Sivaramakrishnan	34	78	61	4	0
OD Gibson	not out		0	4	3	0	0
EA Moseley	dnb
CE Cuffy	dnb
extras		(b11 lb2 w6 nb3)	22
TOTAL		8 wickets for	360

FOW
1-30(SC Williams) 2-84(DA Joseph) 3-174(SL Campbell) 4-178(KLT Arthurton)
5-199(DRE Joseph) 6-303(RN Lewis) 7-360(HR Bryan) 8-360(RD Jacobs)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
A Wassan	16	1	63	1
V Razdan	14	2	50	1
SA Ankola	16	0	71	0
RR Singh	15	4	48	1
Gopal Sharma	19.4	2	41	1
L Sivaramakrishnan	14	1	50	4
RJ Shastri	11	2	24	0

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan bowled well for the home side but has little chance of a Test comeback

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - BCCI XI 1st Innings

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Kanpur

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won the toss, and with the pitch green, elected to bowl first.
BCCI XI's experienced openers Kris Srikkanth and Ravi Shastri then gave a masterclass in how to open the batting against the moving ball, adding 153 valuable runs for the opening wicket.
Lead by fast medium bowler Ezra Moseley with 6-64, the visitors then stormed back into the match, taking the last 10 wickets for 145 to dismiss the home side for 298.
A few of the other batsmen made starts, but the value of Shastri and Srikkanth's opening stand could be seen after the late collapse, ensuring at least a moderate total.

BCCI XI 1st Innings 298/10 All Out (Overs 88.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
K Srikkanth	c SC Williams	b EA Moseley	69	171	122	7	0
RJ Shastri		b EA Moseley	84	157	111	11	1
DB Vengsarkar*	c OD Gibson	b EA Moseley	13	42	29	2	0
PK Amre	c DA Joseph	b HR Bryan	15	35	22	1	0
RR Singh	c KLT Arthurton	b EA Moseley	33	57	39	6	0
CS Pandit+	c EA Moseley	b HR Bryan	38	123	100	2	0
L Sivaramakrishnan	c RD Jacobs	b OD Gibson	25	95	62	1	0
A Wassan		b EA Moseley	1	4	6	0	0
Gopal Sharma	c RD Jacobs	b EA Moseley	0	7	4	0	0
V Razdan	lbw	b CE Cuffy	9	36	24	0	0
SA Ankola	not out		6	27	17	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb4)	5
TOTAL		10 wickets for	298

FOW
1-153(RJ Shastri) 2-159(K Srikkanth) 3-181(DB Vengsarkar) 4-187(PK Amre)
5-233(RR Singh) 6-282(CS Pandit) 7-283(A Wassan) 8-283(Gopal Sharma)
9-285(L Sivaramakrishnan) 10-298(V Razdan)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CE Cuffy	15.3	2	59	1
OD Gibson	16	2	52	1
EA Moseley	19	4	64	6
HR Bryan	17	1	62	2
RN Lewis	10	1	27	0
KLT Arthurton	11	3	34	0

West Indies A fast medium bowler Ezra Moseley claimed 6-64 on the opening day

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Preview

BCCI XI v West Indies A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Kanpur

Pitch: 4 - An under prepared wicket, not the best advertisement for the groundsmans skills. There are patches of green at both ends around a length, and batting is likely to be difficult against the  quickies on the first day. After the spite has worn off there will be runs to be had, but by day 4 the spinners may come into their own and this could be a match dominated by the bowlers.

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Day 1 starting pitch: 6 - Green

BCCI XI:

K.Srikkanth
R.J.Shastri SLA
D.B.Vengsarkar (c)
P.K.Amre
R.R.Singh RMF
C.S.Pandit (wk)
L.Sivaramakrishnan LBG
A.Wassan RFM
Gopal Sharma OB
V.Razdan RFM
S.A.Ankola RMF

West Indies A XI:

S.L.Campbell
S.C.Williams
D.A.Joseph (c)
D.R.E.Joseph
K.L.T.Arthurton SLA
R.D.Jacobs (wk)
R.N.Lewis LBG
H.R.Bryan RFM
O.D.Gibson RF
E.A.Moseley RFM
C.E.Cuffy RF

Lead by veteran batsman Dilip Vengsarkar, the BCCI XI is an experienced team, but features a long tail which may keep the West Indies A bowlers interested.
West Indies A rotate their XI, intent on giving as many players game time as possible.
A green pitch makes this one interesting, a sight for sore eyes for the West Indies A seamers, and the toss could be important.

Dilip Vengsarkar leads an experienced BCCI XI in Kanpur

Zimbabwe Board XI v England A - T20 match 1991/2 - Match Report

Zimbabwe Board XI v England A - T20 match 1991/2 - Bulawayo

Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket

Weather: 5 - Sunny, some cloud about

Toss: Zimbabwe Board XI

The home side won the toss, and elected to bat on a good batting wicket expected to take the sting out of most of the bowling.
Ali Shah made a brilliant unbeaten 94*, propelling Zimbabwe Board XI to what seemed like a matchwinning total of 186/2 off 20 overs.
Apart from Paul Taylor with 2 wickets, the England A attack again struggled in what is turning out to be a difficult tour for them.
When England A replied, their openers got them off to an excellent start, raising 61 inside 6 overs, and the chase was on.
Captain Barnett carried on to a magnificent 97, but when he was out with 23 required from 1.3 overs, the later batsmen could not maintain the rate.
Defeat by an eventual margin of 14 runs was disappointing for England A, and left them winless after 3 games on tour.
Man of the Match was Ali Shah, for his bowling as much as his batting, as he toook 3-16 from 4 miserly overs to snuff out the visitors chase, after making an unbeaten 94* with the bat.

Zimbabwe Board XI won by 14 runs

Man of the Match: A.H.Shah

Zimbabwe Board XI 1st Innings 186/2 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
KJ Arnott	c KJ Barnett	b JP Taylor	29	24	25	5	0
AH Shah	not out		94	75	65	14	4
SV Carlisle		b JP Taylor	21	12	12	5	0
AC Waller	not out		38	36	22	4	1
CN Evans	dnb
IP Butchart*	dnb
WR James+	dnb
DH Brain	dnb
SG Peall	dnb
AG Huckle	dnb
JA Rennie	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w3 nb1)	4
TOTAL		2 wickets for	186

FOW
1-48(KJ Arnott) 2-82(SV Carlisle)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AP Igglesden	3	0	21	0
JP Taylor	4	0	39	2
PJ Newport	2	0	24	0
DA Reeve	2	0	19	0
PCR Tufnell	3	0	23	0
IDK Salisbury	2	0	23	0
M Watkinson	3	0	23	0
KJ Barnett	1	0	14	0

England A 1st Innings 172/6 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
MD Moxon	c SG Peall	b AH Shah	34	32	23	4	1
KJ Barnett*	c IP Butchart	b AG Huckle	97	75	62	14	3
GP Thorpe	c SV Carlisle	b AH Shah	24	19	18	3	1
DA Reeve		b AH Shah	0	3	1	0	0
M Watkinson	c AC Waller	b CN Evans	9	25	9	0	1
WK Hegg	c KJ Arnott	b AG Huckle	4	3	3	1	0
PJ Newport	not out		0	6	0	0	0
IDK Salisbury	not out		4	3	4	1	0
AP Igglesden	dnb
JP Taylor	dnb
PCR Tufnell	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		6 wickets for	172

FOW
1-79(MD Moxon) 2-130(GP Thorpe) 3-130(DA Reeve) 4-164(KJ Barnett) 5-168(WK Hegg)
6-168(M Watkinson)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
DH Brain	3	0	32	0
JA Rennie	3	0	29	0
IP Butchart	2	0	22	0
AH Shah	4	1	16	3
SG Peall	3	0	32	0
AG Huckle	3	0	25	2
CN Evans	2	0	16	1

England A captain Kim Barnett reaches 50 on his way to hard hitting 97 in the T20 match v Zimbabwe Board XI

Zimbabwe Board XI v England A - T20 match 1991/2 - Match Preview

Zimbabwe Board XI v England A - T20 match 1991/2 - Bulawayo

Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket

Weather: 5 - Sunny, some cloud about

Zimbabwe Board XI:

K.J.Arnott
A.H.Shah RM
S.V.Carlisle
A.C.Waller
C.N.Evans RM
I.P.Butchart RM
W.R.James (wk)
D.H.Brain LFM
S.G.Peall OB
A.G.Huckle LBG
J.A.Rennie RFM

England A XI:

M.D.Moxon
K.J.Barnett (c) LBG
G.P.Thorpe
D.A.Reeve RMF
M.Watkinson OB
W.K.Hegg (wk)
P.J.Newport RFM
I.D.K.Salisbury LBG
A.P.Igglesden RFM
J.P.Taylor LFM
P.C.R.Tufnell SLA

Zimbabwe Board XI named an unchanged lineup from the XI for the 50 over game, while England A continued to make changes.
Kim Barnett comes back from injury to captain a bowler heavy side which may struggle for lack of batting depth.
An interesting contest awaits, with the home side exceeding expectations so far.

Kim Barnett returns from injury to captain the England A side