Rain delays start on final day

ST. JOHN'S (ANTIGUA), March 24: Heavy showers prevented any play before lunch on the final day of the sixth Test between West Indies and Eng...

ST. JOHN’S (ANTIGUA), March 24: Heavy showers prevented any play before lunch on the final day of the sixth Test between West Indies and England today, enhancing the touring team’s chances of avoiding defeat.

During the interval 20 groundsmen and prisoners from the jail next to the Antigua Recreation Ground were mopping up with a view to a start after an early lunch.

England, fighting to avoid an innings defeat and a 3-1 drubbing in the series, are 200 runs behind with seven wickets in hand.

SCOREBOARD

England (1st innings): 127

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West Indies (1st innings): Clayton Lambert c Thorpe b Ramprakash 104, Philo Wallace b Headley 92, Brian Lara c Stewart b Caddick 89, Shivnarine Chanderpaul lbw Fraser 5, Carl Hooper not out 108, Roland Holder c and b Caddick 45, Junior Murray c Hussain b Headley 4, Franklyn Rose lbw Caddick 2, Curtly Ambrose not out 19. Extras: (lb 14, nb 18) 32. Total: (for seven wickets declared) 500.

Bowling: Caddick 26-3-111-3, Fraser 21-3-88-1,Headley 30-4-109-2 (nb 14), Tufnell 35-6-97-0 (nb 4), Ramprakash 19-0-81-1.

England (2nd innings): Michael Atherton lbw Ambrose 13, Alec Stewart batting 78, Mark Butcher c Murray b Ambrose 0, Nasser Hussain batting 28. Extras: (lb 2, nb 2) 4. Total: (for two wickets) 123.

Bowling: Walsh 13-2-37-0, Ambrose 11-3-39-2, Rose 7-2-21-0, (nb 2), Ramnarine 6-1-19-0, Hooper 1-0-5-0.