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The West Indian tourists pressed home their advantage on the third day at Bloemfontein, taking their lead over Free State to an imposing 405 by the close

The West Indians' only first-class match before the Test series gets under way at Johannesburg on Friday (Dec 12) ended in the draw that was the only likely outcome once Brian Lara opted for batting practice rather than enforcing the follow-on

A record-breaking partnership between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ridley Jacobs put the West Indians in a commanding position of their match against Free State at the end of the second day's play at Bloemfontein

An unbeaten 111 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul, supported by half-centuries from Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ridley Jacobs, put the West Indians in a commanding position at the close of the first day of their tour match