Date-stamped : 20 Nov93 - 19:42
Ind v Eng, T1, Lord's, 26-30Jul90, D5 Match Report

India batted on this morning, and were obviously  going  for  the
win.  Unfortunately, although runs were coming, wickets were also
falling.  By lunch, India had lost 6 wickets in total, and   were
in trouble.  Kapil Dev and Tendulkar were at the crease and prob-
ably represented India's last chance to save the match.   In  the
first  over  after lunch, Kapil Dev attempted to hit Hemmings out
of the ground as he did  four times  yesterday.   This  time   he
didn't  middle  the ball, and Lewis caught the ball on the run at
long off/on (I'm not quite sure which).  Tendulkar batted  sensi-
bly, but eventually fell to some good bowling by Fraser.  Sharma,
with no real reason to try and bat for two sessions, had a  swing
with   the  bat,  and having picked up a few runs, was run out by
Gooch.  All in all, this test match has some memorable moments  -
even from an Indian point of view.

* Gooch's amazing 333 & 123.
* Kapil Dev's 4 6's in four balls to save the follow-on.
* Good catching from both sides (Tendulkar, Atherton, Russell)
* Fraser's bowling.

India's  main  downfall  in  this  match  was   almost  certainly
Azharuddin's  decision  to field first.  Had Gooch been caught by
More, things may well have been different and his surprising  de-
cision may well have been vindicated.

Thanks to Martyn Shortley, T.V.Raman on r.s.c.
<END> Contributed by probal (probal@*rutgers.edu)