The Ford Trophy News

Hodge leads WI's progress on truncated first day
West Indies pulled ahead after the first session was curtailed by rain
Nahid Rana ruled out of Test series against Australia
Shoriful Islam and Litton Das will also miss the first Test but could be available for the second after rehabilitation
West Indies opt to bat; Pakistan hand a debut to Ali Usman
Tagenarine Chanderpaul returned as WI opener after John Campbell was ruled out with injury
Team-mates 'believe in you even more' if you lead by example, says Chase
Roston Chase's injured right index finger is "not 100%," but he is still hoping to have a say in the first Test against Pakistan
West Indies slight favourites as Pakistan hope for Test turnaround
Rain could be a factor at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, which is set to become the 13th venue to host a Test in the West Indies

Otago BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
MB Bacon	6.0	0	29	0	4.83	(2w)
LI Georgeson	7.3	2	25	2	3.33	(3w)
TC O'Connor	7.0	0	36	0	5.14	(2w)
JD McKay	6.0	0	33	1	5.5
BNJ Lockrose	8.0	0	48	0	6	(2w)
JCT Boyle	7.0	0	29	2	4.14

Northern Dis 1st innings Partnerships