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Wed 11 Nov 2002Fresh crowd trouble in IndiaCRICKET: South Afircan match referee Mike Procter has said the players' safety was the main reason for calling off the third one-day international between India and the West Indies in Rajkot."I took the measures I did to prevent serious injuries to the players," said Procter after awarding the abandoned match to India following crowd trouble.