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Voges debut century puts Australia in command

By The Assam Tribune

ROSEAU (DOMINICA), June 5 (AFP): Adam Voges made his belated Test debut a memorable occasion with a composed, unbeaten hundred which put Australia in command at stumps on the second day of the first Test against West Indies here.

His 130 not out proved the cornerstone of Australia�s revival to 318 all out in their first innings at the Windsor Park Stadium after leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo had reduced them to 126 for six in mid-afternoon replying to the home side�s first day total of 148.

Deflated by their opponents� rearguard which saw 192 runs added for the last four wickets, the West Indies lost both openers � Kraigg Braithwaite and Shai Hope � in stumbling to 25 for two in their second innings at the close, still trailing by 145 runs going into day three. Bishoo finished with career-best Test figures of six for 80, along the way becoming only the second West Indies leg-spinner to reach 50 wickets in Test cricket.

However his effectiveness in the latter stages of the Australian rearguard was reduced by the recurrence of a finger injury to his bowling hand, causing him to leave the field for treatment on two occasions.

Voges, at 35 years and 243 days, the oldest player ever to score a hundred in his first Test match, was already causing the Caribbean side considerable discomfort after the morning and early-afternoon clatter of wickets.

SCORECARD

West Indies 1st innings: 148

Australia 1st innings (overnight 85 for 3)

D Warner c Blackwood b Taylor 8

S Marsh c Bravo b Holder 19

S Smith st Ramdin b Bishoo 25

M Clarke c Ramdin b Bishoo 18

A Voges not out 130

S Watson c Holder b Bishoo 11

B Haddin b Bishoo 8

M Johnson c Samuels b Bishoo 20

M Starc b Bishoo 0

N Lyon lbw Gabriel 22

J Hazlewood b Samuels 39

Extras: (B-9, LB-3, W-1, NB-5) 18

Total: (all out; 107 overs) 318

Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-38, 3-61, 4-97, 5-112, 6-126, 7-178, 8-178, 9-221.

Bowling: Taylor 20-0-72-1, Gabriel 15-3-38-1, Holder 14-3-30-1, Bishoo 33-10-80-6, Samuels 22-2-71-1, Blackwood 3-0-15-0.

West Indies 2nd Innings:

Brathwaite b Starc 15

S Hope c Clarke b Johnson 2

D Bravo not out 3

S Dowrich not out 1

Extras: (LB-4) 4

Total: (For 2 wkts; 11 overs) 25

Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-21.

Bowling: Johnson 3-0-11-1, Starc 3-1-6-1, Hazlewood 3-1-4-0, Lyon 2-2-0-0.

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