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June 6, 2000
NOTTINGHAM,
England, JUNE 5 (AP) - Zimbabwe made a bold declaration on the fifth and
final day, closing its first innings 89 runs behind England to force a
result in the second cricket test at Trent Bridge on Monday.
After
more than 137 overs were lost on the first four days and with the five-day
encounter destined for an inevitable draw, the visitors declared at their
overnight 285 for four in reply to England's 374 all out.
With
a minimum of 90 overs to be bowled on the final day, England will be
forced to set the visitors a sporting target to make a match of the
rain-hit test.
England
leads the two-match series 1-0 following its emphatic an innings and
209-run win at Lord's a fortnight ago.
No.3
Murray Goodwin top-scored for Zimbabwe with an unbeaten 148, his third
test century, which was also the highest for the country in an overseas
test.
"It
was probably not as fluent as my first hundred against Pakistan, and the
toughest one was in the West Indies," Goodwin said. "It has
lifted our spirits so much as through this Test we've had two close people
die, close friends. It lifts the spirits in Zimbabwe because things are going very badly.
"It's
nice for the team to have some positive vibes going
through. We knuckled down and showed the public that we are not the worst
side."
There
were useful contributions from Neil Johnson and skipper Andy Flower, who
scored 51 and 42, respectively, while helping Goodwin in two innings,
building 100-plus stand for the third and fourth wickets.
Medium paceman Darren Gough finished with the best figures for the home side, taking 3 for 66 in 20 overs.
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