West Indies v India - Tour Match

Trinidad & Tobago XI v Indians
Guaracara Park, Point-a-Pierre
4 Day Game
Umpires: CE Cumberbatch & RG Gosein
Toss: Trinidad & Tobago XI

Trinidad & Tobago XI: CA Roach, MC Carew, CA Davis, HA Gomes, GE Gomez, *GC Grant, BD Julien, +D Williams, IR Bishop, D Ramnarine, AH Gray.
Indians: SM Gavaskar, +FM Engineer, VL Manjrekar, VS Hazare, RJ Shastri, *MAK Pataudi, Kapil Dev, M Prabhakar, EAS Prasanna, BKV Prasad, BS Chandrasekhar.

India maintained the momentum they gathered in Jamaica by routing Trinidad & Tobago in little more than two days at Guaracara Park, recording a comprehensive innings victory despite totalling only 274 themselves. Jackie Grant's Trinidad team emulated its national counterpart by batting very poorly in both innings on a pitch that could not be held to blame, and all the tourists' bowlers prospered as a result.

Kapil Dev bowled well in both innings as the
tourists recorded a comprehensive victory

The Trinidadians were bundled out for just 130 on the first day after Grant had won the toss and chosen to bat, Kapil Dev and Prasad picking up three wickets apiece as only a quickfire 40 from Gerry Gomez inconvenienced the visitors to any extent. India trailed by just fifteen by the time stumps were drawn, Gavaskar having made his way to a composed fifty, and a lead had been established when Tony Gray found Gavaskar's outside edge to dismiss him for 72 early on the second morning. Shastri, who had joined the squad as injury cover, and Pataudi followed soon after to leave the tourists rocking somewhat on 163-5, but Hazare's 66 coupled with a pair of bright cameos from Kapil Dev and Prabhakar helped take the total to 274 by the time the innings closed shortly before tea.

Gavaskar's 72 was the highest score
of a match where ball dominated bat

The tourists led by 144, and this was to prove enough as Trinidad & Tobago's second innings fell apart in even more spectacular fashion than its first. Openers Roach (53) and Carew (13) were the only batsmen to reach double figures, and after just forty minutes play on the third morning it was all over, with the hosts scraping together a total of just 110 to hand the Indians victory by an innings with over five sessions to spare, Kapil Dev the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-18. Attention now turns to the Test in Port-of-Spain, and Pataudi's team will be full of confidence after such a positive start to the tour.

Score Summary
T & T XI 1st Inns 130 (Gomez 40)
IND 1st Inns 274 (Gavaskar 72, Hazare 66)
T & T XI 2nd Inns 110 (Roach 53; Kapil Dev 4-18)

INDIANS WON BY AN INNINGS & 34 RUNS

1st & 2nd innings scorecards (click to enlarge)

Close of Play

Day 1 - Indians 1st innings 115-2 (Gavaskar 59*, Hazare 11*; 34 ov)
Day 2 - Trinidad & Tobago XI 2nd innings 92-6 (Julien 0*, Williams 0*; 34 ov)
Day 3 - Trinidad & Tobago XI 2nd innings 110 (42.5 ov) - end of match