Kiwis hold off Windies
Sunday, 21 December 2008
New Zealand crawled to 145-2 after bowling West Indies out for 307 on day two of the second Test at Napier, BBC reports.
The Windies resumed on 258-6 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 100 - and the left-hander made 126 not out before he finally ran out of batting partners.
Seamer Iain O'Brien ran through the Windies tail to claim a Test-best 6-75.
In reply, the Kiwis scored at barely two runs an over - with Tim McIntosh taking 210 balls to score 62 not out - before bad light ended play.
Play had begun with Chanderpaul hoping to coax more runs out of the tail, but wickets soon tumbled at McLean Park.
O'Brien had taken just 2-59 from his first 18 overs on Friday, but grabbed 4-16 in the morning session - with Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn and Daren Powell all caught behind by keeper Brendon McCullum, who picked up five catches in the innings.
When O'Brien trapped last man Fidel Edwards lbw with a slow yorker just before lunch, Chanderpaul was left stranded on 126 from 282 balls.
"It's as consistent as I've ever been, pace-wise as well. It was nice to be able to hit areas I wanted to," said O'Brien.
New Zealand suffered an early setback in reply when opener Jamie How caught by Sewnarine Chattergoon off Edwards for 12 in the fourth over.
That was the cue for McIntosh and Daniel Flynn to carefully - and slowly - compile a second-wicket stand of 118.
McIntosh, playing only his second Test, gave one chance when he skied an attempted pull, but both Edwards and keeper Dinesh Ramdin stopped short, expecting the other to take the catch.
Second Test, Napier (day two, close): West Indies 307 v New Zealand 145-2
The Windies resumed on 258-6 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 100 - and the left-hander made 126 not out before he finally ran out of batting partners.
Seamer Iain O'Brien ran through the Windies tail to claim a Test-best 6-75.
In reply, the Kiwis scored at barely two runs an over - with Tim McIntosh taking 210 balls to score 62 not out - before bad light ended play.
Play had begun with Chanderpaul hoping to coax more runs out of the tail, but wickets soon tumbled at McLean Park.
O'Brien had taken just 2-59 from his first 18 overs on Friday, but grabbed 4-16 in the morning session - with Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn and Daren Powell all caught behind by keeper Brendon McCullum, who picked up five catches in the innings.
When O'Brien trapped last man Fidel Edwards lbw with a slow yorker just before lunch, Chanderpaul was left stranded on 126 from 282 balls.
"It's as consistent as I've ever been, pace-wise as well. It was nice to be able to hit areas I wanted to," said O'Brien.
New Zealand suffered an early setback in reply when opener Jamie How caught by Sewnarine Chattergoon off Edwards for 12 in the fourth over.
That was the cue for McIntosh and Daniel Flynn to carefully - and slowly - compile a second-wicket stand of 118.
McIntosh, playing only his second Test, gave one chance when he skied an attempted pull, but both Edwards and keeper Dinesh Ramdin stopped short, expecting the other to take the catch.
Second Test, Napier (day two, close): West Indies 307 v New Zealand 145-2