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| March 18, 2006 | Saturday | Safar 17, 1427 |
Franklin makes West Indies struggle
WELLINGTON, March 17: New Zealand seamer James Franklin ripped through West Indies batting line-up, taking five for 44 off 17 overs, as the visitors slumped to 182 for eight at the end of the first day of the second Test on Friday.
Runako Morton was the only batsman to offer any resistance with a belligerent 63, which included 11 boundaries and a six in his 117-ball innings.
Play ended early at the Basin Reserve after bad light and rain showers had created several delays throughout the day.
Daren Powell was 16 not out while Ian Bradshaw was on 10.
The late withdrawal of New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond due to a stomach virus may have been a factor in West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s decision to bat on a cool but clear day.
Daren Ganga and Chris Gayle put on 45 for the opening partnership before New Zealand struck back with three wickets for just six runs.
Gayle and Ganga were caught by wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum.
Gayle went for 30 when Franklin found the edge and Ganga fell for 15 in the next over when he flicked Kyle Mills down the leg-side and McCullum held a brilliant diving catch.
Brian Lara managed just one before he nicked a catch off Franklin to Stephen Fleming at first slip, leaving the visitors in trouble on 49 for three.
Morton and Chanderpaul briefly steadied the innings until the skipper was caught behind by Stephen Fleming off what television replays showed was his thigh pad by Chris Martin.
Dwayne Bravo (nine) was lbw and Denesh Ramdin (two) bowled in the space of two Franklin overs before Rawl Lewis’s breezy knock of 22 ended when he holed out to Fleming for Martin’s second wicket.
Rain then sent the visitors to an early tea at 161 for seven, before play was restricted to just seven overs in the final session with West Indies adding 20 runs before Franklin trapped Morton in front to give him his third five-wicket haul in 15 Tests.
New Zealand are 1-0 up in the three-match series after winning by 27 runs in Auckland.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES (1st Innings):
C.H. Gayle c McCullum b Franklin 30
D. Ganga c McCullum b Mills 15
R.S. Morton lbw b Franklin 63
B.C. Lara c Fleming b Franklin 1
S. Chanderpaul c Fleming b Martin 8
D.J.J. Bravo lbw b Franklin 9
D. Ramdin b Franklin 2
R.N. Lewis c Fleming b Martin 22
I.D.R. Bradshaw not out 10
D.B. Powell not out 16
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-1, NB-3) 6
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 56 overs) 182
FALL OF WKTS: 1-43, 2-45, 3-49, 4-80, 5-102, 6-108, 7-142, 8-165.
TO BAT: F.H. Edwards.
BOWLING (to-date): Martin 14-1-66-2 (1nb); Franklin 17-6-44-5 (1nb); Mills 17-5-52-1 (1nb); Vettori 5-2-13-0; Astle 3-2-4–0.
NEW ZEALAND: H.J.H. Marshall, J.M. How, P.G. Fulton, S.P. Fleming, N.J. Astle, S.B. Styris, B.B. McCullum, D.L. Vettori, J.E.C. Franklin, K.D. Mills, C.S. Martin.
UMPIRES: D.J. Harper (Australia) and M.R. Benson (England).
TV UMPIRE: A.L. Hill (New Zealand).
MATCH REFEREE: M.J. Procter (South Africa).—Reuters
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