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West Indies struggle
AFP
19 December 1998
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, Dec 19 (AFP) - West Indian batting woes
continued on a shortened first day of their four-day match against South
Africa
A at the Alexandra Oval here on Saturday.
When bad light stopped play two hours before the scheduled close, West
Indies had struggled to 77 for three after being sent in to bat.
The tourists, 2-0 down in a five-Test series, had hoped to use the
match
against South Africa's second stringers to play themselves into form ahead
of
the third Test which starts in Durban on December 26.
Openers Stuart Williams and Clayton Lambert both failed while acting
captain aptain
Carl Hooper was out for 24 just when it seemed he was on the verge of a
major
innings.
Fast bowlers Lance Klusener and Makhaya Ntini, trying to win back their
places in the Test side, both bowled impressively.
Klusener, who missed the start of the season after an ankle operation,
claimed the wicket of Williams, caught at gully, in an opening spell of
1-8 in
seven overs.
Ntini, whose omission from the opening Tests caused a storm of
political
controversy over an all-white South African team, had Lambert caught
behind chasing a wide delivery and had figures of 1-12 in five overs.
The start of the match, already put back until 1:00 p.m. (1300GMT) to
enable
members of the South Africa A side to reach Pietermaritzburg after playing
in
provincial floodlit matches Friday night, was further delayed by an hour
because of a wet outfield.
West Indian tour captain Brian Lara decided to miss the match, together
with
key fast bowlers Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh.
Hooper made 10 runs off the first three balls he faced and looked in
splendid form, with four boundaries in an innings of 24 off 32 balls
before he
was deceived by a slower delivery from medium-pacer Justin Kemp.
Left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul benefitted from some loose
deliveries from left-arm spinner Paul Adams and made 27 not out before
play was halted.
Adams is the only member of the A side included in the South African
squad
for the third Test.
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