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| | Sunday, 23 June, 2002, 22:50 GMT 23:50 UK NZ close in on victory Chris Gayle catches Daryl Tuffey off Carl Hooper First Test, Barbados, day three (close): New Zealand 337 and 243 all out v West Indies 107 and 5-0 New Zealand left the West Indies chasing a massive total after day three of the first Test in Bridgetown. New Zealand scored 243 in their second innings, leaving the West Indies needing a world record 474 to win the first Test. With two days to bowl out their opponents, Stephen Fleming's men now seem certain of their first Test win ever on Caribbean soil. West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds survived four tense overs at the close, scoring five without loss. New Zealand started the day on four for one after bowling themselves into a commanding position on Saturday when they dismissed the hosts for a meagre 107. The tourists slumped to 69-4 at lunch, but a 76-run partnership between Nathan Astle and Stephen Fleming helped them build an overall lead of 401 at tea. Astle, who sped to his 50 off 51 balls in 75 minutes, hit 11 fours before Brian Lara caught him in the slips for 77 from a Collins delivery.
Astle began his innings aggressively, hitting eight fours from three overs by Adam Sanford in which the bowler conceded 35 runs. Sandford redeemed himself somewhat after tea, taking the wickets of Fleming for 34 and Daniel Vettori to finish with figures of two for 60 from 16 overs. But it was Pedro Collins who posed the greatest threat to New Zealand. He produced the first strike of the morning when Lou Vincent's painful innings of two off 33 balls was ended by an lbw verdict. Chris Harris then hit two fours and a six but was out for 19 when Darren Powell dismissed him lbw. After lunch, Craig McMillan became Collins's third victim soon enough as he was picked up in the slips for a single. Collins wrapped up the innings when he ended some stiff late resistance from the lower order, having Ian Butler caught behind by Jacobs for 26. West Indies: C H Gayle, W W Hinds, B C Lara, R R Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, C L Hooper (Capt), R D Jacobs (Wkt), M Dillon, P T Collins, A Sanford, D B Powell. New Zealand: M H Richardson, L Vincent, S P Fleming (Capt), C Z Harris, N J Astle, C D McMillan, R G Hart (Wkt), D L Vettori, D R Tuffey, S E Bond, I G Butler. Umpires: R E Koertzen and S Venkataraghavan | |
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