KINGSTON. Jamaica, Mar 2: Laurie Williams, who played limited overs international cricket for

West Indies against New Zealand last year, completed his maiden first-class century for Jamaica against India on the second day of their four-day match at Sabina Park here Saturday, report agencies.

The all-rounder's unbeaten 102 lifted Jamaica to an imposing first innings total of 453 for nine declared.

India then reached 66 for one — the wicket of Navjot Sidhu falling to Jamaica and West Indies captain Courtney Walsh. Walsh was bowling for the first time since returning from Australia. He missed Jamaica's Red Stripe Cup matches against Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados because of a groin strain.

As play ended V Laxman was unbeaten on 35 and Rahul Dravid on 21.

Earlier. Jamaica, who had been 245 for five overnight, extended their innings to 327 for seven at lunch, having lost batsmen Tony Powell and Shane Ford.

The left-handed Powell, a member of the West Indies A' team that toured Sri Lanka late last year, gathered 76 and shared 44 for the fifth wicket with Ford (18) before their dismissals.

The 28-year-old Williams.

whose previous best first-class score was 65. hit 17 fours in a 145-ball innings that spanned nearly three hours.

Leg-spinner Anil Kumble and part-time office Laxman each took two wickets, but strike bowler Javagal Srinath. who is return home because of injuty. was badly missed.

The fast bowler withdrew from India's tour of the West Indies because of a strained right shoulder, coach Madan Lal said on Saturday.

Lal told the Caribbean News Agency (CANA) that Srinath . complained of pain in his shoulder in the nets on Thursday. two days after arriving Kingston.

He rejected suggestions that the 27-year-old fast bowler, who alongwith leg-spinner Anil ■Kumble, arrived with the in-

Lal said a replacement, still to be decided, would be flown out in time for the first Test which starts in Kingston on Thursday.

SCOREBOARD

Scoreboard on the second day of India's four-day match against Jamaica at Sabina Park:

JAMAICA: First Innings, (overnight 245/5).

Garrick lbw b Prasad 30

Samuels run out 27

Ventura run out 42

Adams c Azharuddin b Kumble 26

Powell c Kuruvilla b Ganguly 76 Murphy c Sidhu b Joshi 37 F ord b Kumble 18

Perry c Ganesh b Laxman 19 Williams not out 102

Rose c Prasad b Laxman 21 Walsh not out 25

Extras: (b-5; Ib-9; nb-16) 30

Total: (for 9 wkt's declared): 453.

Fall of wickets: 1-49; 2-71: 3-144; 4-165; 5-233; 6-277; 7-285; 8-350; 9-375.

Bowling O M R W

Prasad 20 5 49 1

Kuruvilla 31 3 127 0

Kumble 36 10 72 2

Joshi 21.4 4 55 1

Dravid 11.4 1 35 0

Laxman 21 1 59 2

Tendulkar 2.2 0 7 0

Ganguly 8 0 35 1

INDIA: (First Innings)

Laxman not out 35

Sidhu c Ford b Walsh 7

Dravid not out 21

Extras: (b-1, nb- 2) 3

Total: (for 1 wkts) 66

Fall of wickets 1-18

To bat: Sachin Tendulkar. Saurav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin, Nayan Mongia. Sunil Joshi. Anil Kumble. Venkatesh Prasad. Abey Kuruvilla.

Bowling O M R W

Walsh 5 2 10 1

Rose 6 2 13 0

Williams 5 0 13 0

Perry 10 2 19 0

Murphy 7 2 10 0