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Tame draw at Auckland
AUCKLAND (New • I Pt' Zealand). March HKd! ~ 5: A day which I ■ promised much wilted tn anticlimax as Srl Lanka allowed New Zealand to play out a tame draw in the third and final cricket Test today, reports Reuter
The three match series also ended in a draw with the paltry crowd slow hand clapping the players and chanting, "boring, boring".
Srl Lanka appeared to have a great chance to win their first Test and series away from home with New Zealand starting at 18 without loss tn pursuit of a second innings target of 383 to win
However, even after removing both openers early In the day. they seemed uninterested tn forcing the win.
Captain Arjuna Ranatunga set defensive fields with seldom more than two players close to the bat.
The Kiwis finished at 261 for five wickets with Andrew Jones on 73 once again the mainstay of the home sides batting.
_ Ranatunga defended his negative tactics, wc gave the option to New Zealand to see if they were keen lo win and we
were waiting until they do a mistake, he told reporters.
New Zealand captain lan Smith said of the visitors. "Obviously they didn't want to lose and who can blame them for that?.'
Any thoughts New Zealand had of chasing victory diminished early when the reliable John Wright was caught by keeper Hashan Tlllekeratne off Champaka Ramanayake for 20.
In a spell! of three for 22 before and after lunch Graeme Labrooy gave Srl Lanka every chance of victory.
Getting good lift, he induced a confident Trevor Franklin on 31 to give Tlllekeratne another catch.
He then fowled Mark Greatbatch for seven with a ball that nipped back and when he trapped Ken Rutherford for six. New Zealand were reeling at 117 for four.
But inexplicably Ranatunga failed to attack.
The inexperienced Shane Thomson joined Jones and with little or on pressure on him. he was easily able lo stave off the Sri Lankan attack that was not supported by close fielders.
Leg spinner Asoka De Silva bowled a long spell but failed.
as he did through the series to gain penetration.
Thomson and Jones were able to add 100 In 109 minutes of comfortable batting until the second new ball was taken when Labrooy immediately had Jones lbw for 73.
Jones only hit four boundaries In his 251-mlnute stay and characteristically played few memorable shots, but he took his tally in the series to 513 scored al an average of 102.6. shading Srl Lanka's Aravinda De Silva who scored 493 at 98.6 .
Thomson began edgily but played some elegant strokes later on when the draw wa-inevitable.
His 80 not out was his highest score In his three tests and Included eight fours and six.
Labrooy ended with four for 42 from his 19 overt.
New Zealand remain unbeaten In home Test series since the 1978-79 season.