Greenidge, Marshall and Dujon get superb innings victory for Windies
over India
by A.C. De Silva
The Indian batsmen had little to offer to the fearsome pace bowling
of the West Indies and crumbled meekly by an innings and 83 runs at
Kanpur in the October 21 to 25 test match.
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Jeff Dujon |
Such a defeat seemed unlikely when the Indian bowlers had the mighty
West Indian shoemakers in check with the total at one time reading 157
for 5 wickets. But India failed to keep the pressure on as Gordon
Greenidge played a highly skilful innings of 194 as opening batsman and
take the West Indies, to the safety of a total of 454.
For 552 minutes Greenidge gave a masterly display. It was he who held
the West Indies innings together. Almost every shot in the game flowed
from his bat with elegance and ease - the gentle tap to third man, the
flick to long leg, the elegant cover drive and the savage square cut
were played so superbly that many a time the fielders were invariably
beaten.
Two quick wickets
As so often what happened in the past, it was Kapil Dev who gave
India a rousing start when he had the Windies opener Desmond Haynes
flashing at an outswinger and Madan Lal at gully hung-on to the catch.
It was 9 for one with Haynes making just 6.
Then the great Vivian Richards in a brief innings of 24 showed the
explosive power of the shots. However, Richards didn't last long and he
was out for 24 and two wickets were down for 58 runs. Richards was
caught by Indian wicket-keep kirmani off Kapil Dev.
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Gordon Greenidge – the marathon man he made 1984 for West
Indies in the total of 454 which helped the Windies to beat
India by an innings and 83 runs. |
Greenidge could not have done it all alone. Support came Greenidge's
way from wicket-keeper Jeffrey Dujan who made an attractive 81 and West
Indies got away from their bad spot and went on to happy ground. Dujon
was somewhat hesitant at the start, but settled down and played
attractively. There was also paceman Malcolm Marshall in a how role as a
batsman made 92 and was unlucky to miss his first. Test hundred by just
eight runs.
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You hurt one, I’ll take the catch – The Dujon – Marshall
combination which worked with precision, getting a pat from
the teammates after the fall of an Indian wicket. |
The Dujan - Marshall sixth-wicket partnership realised 152 runs. West
Indies made 454 runs in their first innings.
That was not all what Marshall did. When it came for India to bat,
Marshall was at it in bowling and he plundered at the Indian batsmen and
had them cornered. The eight overs of fearsome pace and swing that
Marshall bowled before the close of play on the second day had India
tottering at 34 for 5 wickets.
The familiar combination of wicket-keeper Dujon and Marshall clicked
straightaway as Sunil Gavaskar failed to get behind an outgoing ball and
the snick was taken comfortably.
A real beauty
The West Indies bowlers were upto the mark and besides Gavaskar,
Gaekwad never looked comfortable against the fast bowlers because of the
high backlift, edged another outswinger from Marshall for Dujon to take
the catch. However, the ball with which Marshall bowled Vengsarkar for
14 was perhaps the finest of the Test. He drew Vengsarkar on to the font
foot for a push down the pitch but the ball moved away so sharply after
pitching that a bewildered Vengsarkar saw the stumps rattled. Not since
the days of Wesley Hall, Roy Gilchrist and Charlie Griffith, had such
ferocious bowling been seen and that too on a pitch not giving the
bowlers any help.
At one stage India didn't look as if they could get to 100 as they
were 90 for 8 wickets. However, a 107-run partnership for the 9th wicket
between S. Madan Lal (63 not out) and Roger Binny (39) helped India to
make 207 runs in their first innings.
The follow-on enforced and India fared even worse and were out for
164 in their second innings. Vengsarkar was the top score with 65 while
Ravi Shastri made 46 not out. However, it was plain - sailing for the
West Indies for their fine innings victory.
For the Windies, Malcolm Marshall had eight wickets in the match (4
for 19 in the first innings and 4 for 47 in the second innings. Holding
had 3 for 37 in the first innings and 3 for 59 in the second innings
while Davis took 2 for 57 in the first innings and 3 for 46 in the
second innings.
SCOREBOARD
WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS
C.G. Greenidge c Kirmani b Amarnath 194
D.Haynes c Madan Lal b Kapil Dev 06
I.V.A. Richards c Kirmani b Kapil Dev 24
H.L.A. Gomes c gackwad b Shastri 21
C.H. Lloyd c Kirmani b Bhat 23
A.C. Logie lbw b Bhat 00
P.J. Dujon b Binny 81
M.D. Marshall c and b Kapil Dev 92
E.A. Bartiste run out 06
M.A. Holding lbw b Kapil Dev 00
W. Davis not out 00
Extras (4b, 2lb and 1nb) 07
Total 454
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-58, 3-102, 4-157, 5-157, 6-309
7-439, 8-449, 9-451
Bowling (India): Kapil Dev 24.2-3-99-4
Madan Lal 17-5-50-0
R. Binny 17-2-74-1
R. Bhat 34-6-86-2
R.J. Shastri 38-7-103-1
A.D. Gaekwad 1-0-6-0
M. Amarnath 7-1-30-1
INDIA 1ST INNINGS
S.M. Gavaskkar c Dujon b Marshall 00
A.D. Gaekwad c Dujon b Marshall 04
M. Amarnath lbw b Marshall 00
D.B. Vengsarkar b Marshall 14
S.M. Patil c Richards b Davis 19
R.J. Shastri c Dujon b Davis 00
S.M.H. Kirmani b Holding 20
Kapil Dev c Gomes b Bapriste 27
R.M.H. Binny c Richards b Holding 39
S. Madanlal not out 63
R. Bhat b Holding 00
Extras (b6, lb6, nb6, w3) 21
Total 207
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0, 3-9, 4-18, 5-29, 6-49, 7-90, 8-90, 9-207.
Bowling (West Indies): M.D. Marshall 15-7-19-4,
M.A. Holding 14.4-6-37-3,
W. Davis 13-2-57-2,
H.L.A. Gomes 6-0-24-0,
E.A. Baptiste 11-0-58-1.
INDIA 2ND INNINGS
S.M. Gavaskkar c Davis b Marshall 07
A.D. Gackwad b Richards b Marshall 05
M. Amarnath b Davis 00
D.B. Vengsarkar c Davis b Marshall 65
S.M. Patil b Davis 03
R.J. Shastri not out 46
S.M.H. Kirmani b Holding 14
Kapil Dev c Dujon b Holding 03
R.M.H. Binny c Dujon b Marshall 07
S. Madanlal b Holding 00
R. Bhat b Davis 06
Extras (b2, nb3, w3) 08
Total 164
Bowling (West Indies): M.D. Marshall 17-7-47-4
M.A. Holding 19-2-59-3
W. Davis 16.3-3-46-3
E.A. Baptiste 6-1-8-0 |
