da dobrowin： India `A’ were handed a crushing defeat by the South Africa BoardPresident’s XI in the three-day tour game being played atChatsworth on Sunday
Staff Reporter25-Mar-2002India `A’ were handed a crushing defeat by the South Africa BoardPresident’s XI in the three-day tour game being played atChatsworth on Sunday. The tourists were bundled out for ameagre 90 runs in their second innings, with left-arm spinnerRobin Peterson finishing with dream figures of 7.2-4-9-4. TheSouth Africa Board President’s XI emerged victorious by aninnings and 109 runs.On the final day the home side resumed at their overnight scoreof 369/7 and went to on to make 411/8 declared in their firstinnings. Gerald Dros, a 28-year-old right-hand batsman fromNorthern Transvaal, remained unbeaten on 117. This is only hissecond hundred in eight years of first class cricket. Dros faced220 balls, hitting 16 boundaries and a six; in what turned out tobe a match-winning knock. The other overnight not outbatsman Alfonso Thomas went on to make 22 runs, adding 40runs for the eighth wicket. Amit Mishra, the 20-year-old legspinner from Haryana was the best of the Indian bowlers, pickingup a five-wicket haul (31-4-115-5)Trailing by 199 runs in the first innings, India ‘A’ got off to ashocking start, losing the stylish left-handed opening batsmanGautam Gambhir (7). India ‘A’ were in dire straits at 28/3 afterlosing Amit Pagnis (3) and Abhijit Kale (6). Skipper Jacob Martinand Rohan Gavaskar put on 28 runs for the fourth wicket, whichwas to be the highest of the innings. Ironically, Martin (25) andGavaskar (13) were the only players to get to the double-figuremark apart from Extras (13). India ‘A’ lost their last sevenwickets for just 34 runs, with Peterson plucking out four of thosewickets.