ARTICLE: Indians Leave in Credit (G.Howat) - 14 Sep 1994

INDIANS LEAVE IN CREDIT - Gerald Howat

Hong Kong and Malaysia are the  next  stop-off  tour  points  for
India`s Under-19 team, who leave today having won the Test series
1-0 against England thanks to their nine-wicket win in the  first
game at Taunton.  Although they lost both one-day internationals,
the Indians won six of their other eight matches.  No outstanding
player  emerged  and,  despite averaging 54.00 in all matches and
coming with a glowing reputation, Amol  Muzumdar,  with  only  87
runs   against England,  never  established  himself in the three
Tests.  Nevertheless, he and the stylish V. V. S. Laxman  (45.25)
are  potential  players of the future. Most of the team could bat
and middle and late order runs were the norm as Pankaj  Dharmani,
with  his  178  at  Edgbaston on Sunday, demonstrated. There were
five spin bowlers, led by Balaji Rao with 32  wickets  at  21.53.
England`s  Michael Vaughan ended his 12-match Test career at this
level with 776 runs (40.84) the second highest in Under-19 crick-
et.  Marcus  Trescothick,  with  a  record aggregate of 467 for a
series, is eligible next year.

Summary

1st Test (Taunton): England 179 and 411. 
                    India 430-9 dec and 161-1.
                    India won by 9 wickets.

2nd Test (Headingley): England 348 and 294-6 dec. 
                       India 479.
                       Drawn.

3rd Test (Edgbaston): England 381 and 128-4 dec.
                      India 394.
                      Drawn.

 Contributed by John.Hall (John@jhall.demon.co.uk)