ST GEORGE’S.Grenada. Apr 3: England players Juggling to save their Test careers battled his way tn 91 In 285 minutes on the opening day of the four-day match against a West Indies Board XI on Saturday, reports

He found the Board s attack considerably less intimidating than Curtly Ambrose and his partners tn pace who routed England for 46 In the third Test in Trinidad earlier in the week.

Ramprakash. with a top score of 23 in four Test inning., looked act to poet his third century of the tour until he top edged seamer Ottia Gibson to square leg shortly before the close

England finished the open Ing day of the match on 281 for four. . .

Rampraksh and Alec Stewart gave England the start they needed with an opening stand of 99. the bulk of the runs coming from Stewart

He made 65 off 80 balls before holing out in the deep off leg spinner Rawie Lewis.

Graeme Hick, another Eng land batsman with much to prove, and Rampraksh then put on 107 for the second wicket Hick made SO.

But Robin Smith missed the chance to boost his confidence with a sizeable score when he was undone again by a leg-spinner

He had made 36 when be top-edged a sweep off Lewis to wicketkeeper Courtney Browne.