From: KSRAO@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Eng v U25 Day 2
Date: 24 Jan 1993 19:36:29 -0600
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   England's bowlers Sunday failed to match their batsmen's display,
struggling to dismiss India's under-25 team in the three-day match.
After England had hit up 408 for four declared in their first innings,
the Indian juniors made a spirited 224 for four by close of the second
day's play at the Barabati Stadium here.
 
   England's bowling looked pedestrian without the services of their
main seamers Phil DeFreitas and Devon Malcolm, and must be a cause of
worry to the team management ahead of the first Test starting Friday
in Calcutta.  DeFreitas, down with a groin muscle injury, is doubtful
for the first Test while Malcolm has flu.  Chris Lewis shouldered the
burden admirably, taking two for 35, but left-arm seamer Paul Taylor
and spinners Phil Tufnell and Ian Salisbury were unimpressive.
 
   The Indian juniors clobbered 150 runs on a slow wicket in the
post-tea session.  Opener Ameya Khurasia remained unbeaten on 88
despite a painful blow on the knee by Lewis, hitting two sixes and 14
boundaries. Test hopeful Ajay Jadeja played a captain's knock of 48.
All-rounder Gyanendra Pandey on 35 at the close, having partnered
Khurasia in a swashbuckling unbroken stand of 126 in 97 minutes for
the fifth wicket.
 
   With the juniors only 184 runs behind with six wickets in hand,
England will have to work hard on the final day Monday to get a win.
Resuming at Saturday's score of 312 for three, the tourists batted
through the morning session to add another 96 runs before Graham Gooch
declared the first innings closed at lunch.  Hampshire's Robin Smith
took his overnight score of 103 to 149 not out, ensuring his place in
the Calcutta Test. His power-packed knock lasted 392 minutes and
contained 25 boundaries.
 
   Graeme Hick made a hard-hitting 27, hoisting leg spinner Siraj
Bahutule for two huge sixes. Hick was caught at mid-off trying to lift
seamer Abey Kuruvilla, but all-rounder Chris Lewis prolonged the home
team's agony by slamming an unbeaten 26 off 34 balls.

England first innings
 
   G.A. Gooch retired ..................... 102
   M.A. Atherton lbw b Zaidi ..............   0
   A.J. Stewart lbw b Gandhe ............... 39
   R.A.Smith not out ...................... 149
   M.W. Gatting c Bahutule b Zaidi ........  41
   G.A. Hick c Puri b Kuruvilla ...........  27
   C.C. Lewis not out .....................  26
   Extras (b8, lb11, nb4, w1) .............  24
   Total: (for four wickets dec) .. ....... 408
 
   Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-71, 3-303, 4-364.
 
   Bowling: Kuruvilla 28-2-91-1, Zaidi 29-5-91-2, Gandhe 20-2-87-1, 
            Bahutule 35-9-86-0, Pandey 4-0-20-0, Jadeja 8-2-14-0.
 

India under-25 XI first innings
 
   Ajay Jadeja lbw b Lewis .................  48
   Ameya Khurasia not out ..................  88
   Jatin Paranjpe lbw b Taylor .............   1
   Rahul Dravid lbw b Lewis ................  15
   Rajesh Puri retired hurt ................  13
   Sameer Dighe c Lewis b Salisbury ........   8
   Gyanendra Pandey not out ................  35
   Extras: (b1, lb4, nb11) .................  16
   Total: (four wickets) ................... 224
 
   Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-74, 3-89, 4-98.
 
   Bowling: Lewis 13-2-35-2, Taylor 17-4-51-1, Tufnell 15-4-56-0, 
            Salisbury 12-2-66-1, Hick 3-1-11-0

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