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Hooper's first hundred at Bourda
Wisden CricInfo staff - April 12, 2002
Adam Sanford became the 242nd West Indian to make an appearance for West Indies in Tests. He also became the first Dominican cricketer representing one the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, known as the Carib Indian, to appear in a Test match.
West Indian opener Stuart Williams and wicket-keeper Junior Murray made a comeback to the side after missing 36 and 34 Test matches. They both last played against South Africa: Williams in Port Elizabeth in 1998, while Junior Murray last appeared in Cape Town in January 1999.
Brian Lara, after scoring 688 runs at an average of 114.67 in his last six Test innings, recorded his 10th duck of his career in his 84th Test and 148th innings. This was his second duck against India. His first came at the Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, in November 1994.
Carl Hooper registered his 11th Test hundred of his career in 93 matches. It was his fourth hundred at home, but his first in six matches at his home ground Bourda Oval. His previous highest at this venue was the 69 he made against South Africa in March last year.
Hooper became the second West Indian captain to register a hundred at this venue against India. Gary Sobers had made an unbeaten 108 during the 1971 series.
This was Hooper's second hundred in his 13th Test match as captain. He had earlier made 149 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in July last year.
The unbeaten 113-run partnership between Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul was the best for West Indies against India at this venue for the 5th wicket, bettering the previous highest of 71 runs between Clyde Walcott and Leslie Wight during the 1953 series.
Mohandas Menon is the leading cricket statistician in India.
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