da jogodeouro： BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Recalled Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle posted aclassy century on the opening day of the three-day tour match betweenAustralia and the University of West Indies XI in Barbados today.
AAP26-Apr-2003BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Recalled Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle posted aclassy century on the opening day of the three-day tour match betweenAustralia and the University of West Indies XI in Barbados today.Gayle’s 129 looked set to propel the University team towards a big totalat the Cave Hill ground before Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGilltook five wickets to leave the tourists in a comfortable position.At stumps, Australia was 0-61 in its first innings in reply to theUniversity’s total of 290.Gayle has been selected in the Windies squad for Thursday’s third Testat Kensington Oval after selectors overlooked him for the openingmatches because of his controversial decision to play in a lucrativedouble-wicket competition instead of playing for Jamaica in theCaribbean’s major domestic final.The Windies need Gayle’s talent because he looked impressive today,smacking 15 fours and three sixes, against an Australian attackheadlined by Glenn McGrath (2-41) in his first match in more than onemonth.McGrath hit his range early, claiming a wicket with his fifth ball whenUniversity captain Philo Wallace (four) edged the right-armer tomakeshift wicketkeeper Jimmy Maher.But the home team raced to 1-200 with Gayle and Jason Haynes (58)compiling a 195-run stand before Gayle was eventually caught from thebowling of MacGill (5-40), whose control has been improving as the tourcontinues.The NSW spinner bowled tightly on the final day of the second Test lastWednesday in Trinidad as Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy.MacGill’s haul was welcomed by the Australians because they didn’t wantto spend long in the field before the third Test.Brad Williams (0-28) and Ashley Noffke (0-61) were among the non-Testplayers to receive a run along with NSW batsman Michael Clarke.Clarke was expected to bat tomorrow depending on the progress of Maher(28 not out) and Justin Langer (28 not out), who looked comfortableagainst the University attack.Today’s match was played at the University’s Cave Hill campus, whereWorrell was buried following his death in 1967.