Date-stamped : 06 Jun94 - 14:25
Pakistan v England, 2nd Test
played at Faisalabad.  December 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 1987

An extract from Wisden's report of the match:

"Attacking the spinners, Gatting  himself  made  79  of  only  81
deliveries,  including  14 fours, a masterly innings appar- ently
sparked by anger at what he considered to be another display   of
abject umpiring.

The official who upset him  most  during  England's  innings  was
Shakoor  Rana. And three deliveries from the end of what had been
an absorbing second day, with  Pakistan  struggling  at 106   for
five, the ttwo of them became embroiled in an exchange which pro-
duced a situation provoking headlines in countries with only  the
vaguest  interest  in  cricket. The incident ocurred when Gatting
moved Capel up from deep square leg to prevent a single.  He had,
he  said later, told the batsman, Salim Malik, what he was doing.
However as Hemmings came in to bowl, Gatting sig- nalled to Capel
that  he  had come close enough, whereupon Shakoor Rana, standing
at square leg, stopped play to inform Malik of Capel's  position.
Shakoor cliamed that Gatting had been unfairly moving the fielder
behind the batsman's back; Gatting informed the  umpire  that  he
was,   in his opinion, overstepping his bounds.  the language em-
ployed throughout the discourse was basic.

Shakoor's refusal to play on until he received an  apoplogy  from
Gatting  was suspected by some of having more than a little to do
with Pakistan's parlous position, snd by the time Gatting's   en-
forced apology had restores an uneasy truce, six hours of playing
time had been lost. Ironically, a further three and a half  hours
were then lost to rain and bad light on the fourth day. "

" ... Gatting's declaration left his bowlers 100 minutes in which
to  bowl  out  Pakistan, and they did not even get that long.  In
keeping with the conduct of everything  to  do  with the   match,
Miandad  called his batsmen in when the last 20 overs were due to
start. That the Laws make no provision for such an early  closure
did not prevent the umpires from drawing stumps immediately."

<END> Contributed by ChrisG  (chris@*met.unimelb.EDU.AU)