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March 26, 2000
Kingston, March 25 (AFP): Murray Goodwin scored his second Test century and shared a vital partnership with his captain to lift Zimbabwe from deep trouble in the second Test against the West Indies here Friday.
After choosing to bat on a hand, true Sabina Park pitch, Zimbabwe were confronting danger when 40 for three at lunch, but Goolwin and Andy Flower shared a 176-run fourth-wicket stand to carry them to 220 for five when bad light brought the opening day to a close.
Goodwin prospered after being dropped when 16 by West Indies captain Jimmy Adams off fast bowler Franklyn Rose to hit a purposeful 113 that lasted nearly 5 1/2 hours.
Flower, fresh from an unbeaten hundred in the opening Test in Port-of-Spain last week, gave him essential support in a knock of 66 for which be batted just over fours.
Both Goodwin and Flower, however, were dismissed in a dramatic penultimate over of the day bowled by Rose to bring the Wes Indies back into the match.
Goodwin, backing up too far, was run out by Wavel Hinds' sharp throw from mid-wicket to Adams at the bowler's end off the fourth ball of the over. he faced 239 balls and hit 10 fours.
Probably traumatized by the dismissal of the century-marker, Flower badly misjudged the next delivery from Rose- a good length delivery that moved back -to lose his off-stump.
Both dismissals were completely out of character from the preceding four hours, during which Goodwin and Flower grinded the West Indies' bowlers with purposeful batting.
They had transformed the innings from it's lunch-time position after fast bowler Reon King captured two wickets in the final 15 minutes before the interval to set Zimbabwe back.
After batting for nearly, two hours, opening batsman Trevor Gripper was caught at mid-on by Coutney Walsh for 11 after he hooked at a slow long-hop from King.
By that time, Walsh had drawn level with Sri Richard Hadlee of New Zealand in second position on the all-time list of leading bowlers.
Walsh made the breakthrough for West Indies in his fifth over when opening batsman Grant Flower was caught by wicket keeper Ridley Jacobs for two to become the fast bowler's 431st wickets in Test.
SCOREBOARD
Zimbabwe 1st Innings
G. Flower c Jacobs b Walsh (2).
T .Gripper c Walsh b King (11).
M. Goodwin run out (113).
N. Jonson c Gaule b King (0).
A. Flower b Rose (66).
B. Murphy not out (0).
A. Campbell not out (0).
Extras (28). -------------------------------------------------------------- Total(5. wkts) (220)
Source: The Financial Express. |