West Indies versus Australia – First Test – April 2012 – Barbados
WI v Australia, 1st Test, Bridgetown, 5th day
Adelaide ’06 heist inspired Clarke
Barbados ‘as special a win as I’ve had in my career’ | Scorecard | Report | Brettig: Courage in the gloaming | Sammy’s glimpse of paradise | Clarke’s brave captaincy gave belief | Plays | Gallery | Stats – A unique victory
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West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Bridgetown, 4th day
Australia turn tables on wobbly West Indies
The Report by Brydon Coverdale
April 10, 2012
West Indies 449 for 9 dec and 71 for 5 (Hilfenhaus 3-17) lead Australia 406 for 9 dec (Clarke 73, Harris 68*, Roach 3-72) by 114 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
WI v Australia, 1st Test, Bridgetown, 3rd day
Bowlers keep West Indies on top –
Scorecard | Report – Clarke fights with half-century | Brettig: No. 3 not so elementary for Watson | Plays – Watson’s reputation grows | Gallery
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Chanderpaul puts West Indies out front – scores century |
| Published on April 9, 2012 |
| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Shivnarine Chanderpaulcollected a milestone 25th Test hundred, putting West Indies in a favourable position in the first Digicel Test against Australia on Sunday.The durable left-hander was undefeated on 103, leading West Indies to 449 for nine declared in their first innings on the second day at Kensington Oval.West Indies however, failed to make a breakthrough before the close, as David Warner, not out 27, and Ed Cowan, not out 13, batted with aplomb, as Australia reached 44 without loss before bad light stopped play 6.1 overs early.Chanderpaul held centre stage, however. He is now third on the list of century-makers for West Indies, behind Brian Lara (34) and Garfield Sobers (26) and in front of Vivian Richards (24).He also eclipsed Lara’s record of 1,339 for most runs at Kensington Oval. He now has 1,374 at 52.84 from 28 innings in 16 appearances.Chanderpaul reached the landmark from 235 balls, when he pulled Ben Hilfenhaus through square leg for two, typically anchoring a determined West Indies batting effort.Several other batsmen got starts, but failed to follow Chanderpaul’s lead, as every West Indies batsmen reached double figures for the first time in history – Darren Bravo scored 51, Darren Sammy made 41, Carlton Baugh Jr got 22 and Narsingh Deonarine added 21. Continue reading |
