Date-stamped : 15 May94 - 02:30
India vs. Leicestershire Leicester, July 7,8,9 - Match drawn

A green pitch gave the Indians high-order batsmen a torrid  time,
but  nothing  like  the  one  Leicestershire experienced in their
first innings when Ghavri broke through with sheer pace  to  take
five  wickets.  He  also  hit  Steele  on the head with a rearing
delivery and generally posed many problems.   The  tourists   had
to  thank   Armanath   and  Kapil  Dev  for the respectability of
their first innings after eight wickets  had  fallen   for   198.
Armanath  displayed   good  technique and included one 6 and five
4's in his attractive 73. Leicestershire paid  the  penalty   for
some  poor stroke-play,  notably  by Balderstone  who  was bowled
by a full toss. However, he made up for it when the  county  fol-
lowed  on   201 behind.  His  not  out century not only saved the
match but also provided the Indians with some awkward moments be-
fore   the   match  ended  in a draw.  Balderstone's 122 included
eleven boundaries and enabled Tolchard to set the   Indians   172
in   90   minutes.   What  looked  a token gesture became serious
business as they lost three wickets for 35 before Chauhan and Pa-
tel averted further calamity.

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