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WEEKEND SPORT TWO 16 Saturday May 23 1987 ROUND-UP: Ian Ridley Robson gives Hateley highland fling Tannadice to Dlav. Just a lashing from Lancashire David Lacey on England and the Rangers men tackling the Auld Enemy at Hampden Park CRICKET David Foot at Bournemouth Nicholas hail and farewell Allotfs seven for 81. The day's other winners were Warwickshire, who defeated Surrey by seven wickets at Edgbaston thenks to Tim Munton's career-best five for 71. Surrey, following on 198 behind, made a gallant fight of it, reaching 299 with David Ward hitting 43. Graeme Hick, 21 today, threatened to find the key to the door of victory for LIFE was much simpler the first time Scotland played England in Glasgow.

Back in 1872 the English players dribbled the ball and the Scots passed it, coaches were pulled by horses, children alone were interested in transfers and the only agents worth mentioning worked for Bismarck. Today Scotland and England meet at Hampden Park while the air thickens with speculation. Players wheel and counterwheel like migrating birds their agents sit on the telephone wires. Scottish supporters must be particularly confused at the possibility of seeing football's oldest battle won for the opposition by Rangers players. True, Chris Woods is unlikely to score this after- noon and Terry Butcher's main threat near goal will be to head on corners and long throws from the near post but, of course, there is also Mark Hateley, now one short step from joining Graeme Souness at Ibrox next season.

Hateley's recall to the England attack is the most interesting of the five changes GIVEN THEIR start at The Oval on Thursday, 24-0 might sound the sort of opening Pakistan would settle for today, of indeed the score some of the lesser rugby nations would welcome in the World Cup. Yesterday it was the figure by which Lancashire humiliated Leicestershire at Grace Road. The maximum-points victory was the first such whitewash under the present County Chammonship system and nut Lancashire to the top of the table. First Yorkshire under Phil Garrick, now Lancashire under David Hughes. Whatever next Perhaps Leicestershire, bottom of the table, should offer Ray Illingworth anotner contract.

Lancashire's win bv an in- and 116 runs was com- out a draw. pleted in under two hours Rain also dampened the m- yesterday, a useful Friday per- terest at Chelmsford and formance giving the players Dartford. Essex and Glamor- the afternoon off to watch the gan endured seven stoppages: golf on TV. Leicestershire between which Geoff Holmes resumed at 100 for four but compiled 74 for the Welshmen, after Peter Willey had fallen while Sussex and Kent lost 21 for 29; they capitulated for 157 overs. Sussex, set 184 in 30 to Paul Allott, who finished minutes and 20 overs, did not with four for 46 to run Mike attempt the target.

They had Mcleod close. The West In- looked the likelier winners dian, who had taken five for earlier, though, reducing Kent eight in Leicestershire's first to 105 for seven before a stand innings, finished with match of 61 between Steven Marsh figures of seven for 43 to and Chris Penn. iPaul Fitzpatrick at Headingley Yorks dash to the brink Robert Armstrong Gillingham 1, Swindon 0 Smith breathes life into the shaky Gills Shilton has not been dropped," Robson warned the headline writers Glenn Hoddle and Steve Hodge returning to midfield and Mark Wright taking the Slace of Tony Adams, who as a shoulder injury, at centre-back. This will be the Southampton defender's third game for england since recovering from the broken leg that forced him our of the world Cup squad. After his two THE TEAMS ENGLAND: Woods (Rangers); Stevens iEverton), Pearce (Nottingham Forest), toddle (Tottenham).

Wright (Southampton). Butcher (Rangers). Robson (Manchester United, captain), Hodge (Tottenham). Beardsley (Newcastle), Hateley (AC Milan), Waddle (Tottenham). Substitutes: Seaman (QPR).

Watson, Held (Both Everton). Webb (Nottingham Forest), C. Alien (Tottenham). CotteeJWest Ham). bvutlanu: Leigmon uougn (Tottenham).

Miller (Aberdeen). McLeish (Aberdeen). Macleod (Celtic). Aitken (Celtic, captain). Simpson (Aberdeen).

McStay (Celtic). wison (Leicester). mccoisi (Rangers), McClalr (Celtic). Substitutes: to be announced. SHIFTING SAND Ballesteros THE HARD work of bowling Nottinghamshire out -for 249 had neen completed and Hampshire were left to score 117 in what should have ben 18 overs.

Then, with cruel timing, it started to rain and the outfield went white with hailstones. Mark Nicholas, impatiently padded up, waited with clouded face for a long time on the steps of the pavilion and even appeared to hold out forlorn hopes when there was less than thirty minutes left. But there was no more play and the match was drawn. John Birch had earlier blocked Hampshire's way for well over three hours. His is not a style of the innate match-winner.

Yet his 82 yesterday, including twelve boundaries, was one of invaluable fibre to Nottinghamshire. He deserved his moment of luck, in the second over after lunch, when Smith failed to hold a catch at third slip as Marshall had the ball moving away. Birch and Hadlee were in a stand of 99, spanning 22 overs and many sighs of exasperation trom Hampshire. Hadlee is happiest with a flailing bat, however, and bis misplaced ipull went high into the air for the simplest of catches to mid-wicket. It was never going to be easy for the home county on a Bounremouth wicket which, despite the usual forecasts of uncertainty, gave the bowlers no great elp.

Robinson stayed intelligently for 140 minutes to compile 26. Hampshire held their close catches and Marshall, who always looked as though he might sway the match, finished with four for 71. Alongside him, Andrew produced genuine pace at times for his commendable 3 for 39. Nottinghamshire, 133 behind on first innings and still well in arrears when five second innings wickets had gone, did surprisingly well against some hostile and varied bowling. A pity we shall never know whether Hampshire could have conquered after all in that intended crash-bang finale.

Gillingham had to show abundant industry and paitence to gain an important first-leg victory over Swindon town in the final play-off for a Second Division place at the Priestfield Stadium last nieht. A goal eight minutes from time by David Smith, who tune by David Smith, who began the season playing for non-League Welling, gave mem tne minimum insurance they need for the second leg at Swindon on Monday. It was a helter-skelter type of contest, wilth the ball more often in the air than on the groud and defenders struggling to gauge its erratic flight in thewirling wind. Both goalkeepers had short spells of intense action followed by periods of uneasy indolence that reflected the front-runners' lack of accuracy around the gaol area. Swind.on included a majority of tall, strong players who made up in commitment what they lacked in close control.

The Northern Ireland interna- tinnfil nuinn htop YtrtTt Inline Vr uuiiaif kliAXiiiJU nets iLJUUXillb ujr tne interval irom a cruncning tackle by Berry, and was sub stituted Gilingham always found it difficult to make headway SOCCER made by Bobby Robson to the side that drew 1-1 with Brazil on Tuesday. Hately has not started a match for England for a year, having been dropped after the goalless draw with MOrocco in the World Cup, and has earned another chance as much for his patience on the bench as his recent improved form. Gary Laneker's return to Barcelona has given Robson the opportunity to play Hateley, whose power in the air is bound to threaten McLeish and Miller in the middle of the Scottish defence, although they might have found it harder to contain Lineker and Beardsley. As it is the Scottish defenders would not relish a repetition of Chris Waddle's preformance at Wembley at Tuesday. The other England changes are much as expected, with Woods getting a further game in goal Peter against alert defenders who marked closely and tackled with The Swindon centrebacks, Parkin and Calderwood, kept a tight rein on uascarmo Gillingham had always looked dangerous -at the set- pieces ana nnaiiy semea me first leg with a goal from a fee pieces and nnaiiy semea tne kick eight minutes from the end.

When a Swindon defender handled a yard outside the box, Quow tapped a short tree kick sideways to smitn, who hammered a low drive into the right-hand corner of the net from 20 yards with an aDDronriate somersault of delight. GUlinoham. Havlock. Pearce. L.

Berry, Quow, Greenall, Pritchard. Shearer, smitn. tisey. uascarmo. Swindon Town.

Dlgby; Hockaday. King, Barnard. Parkin. Calderwood. lones.

Kamara, Qulnn. Bamber. S. Berry. Referee: A.

Buksh (London). Manchester United yester day paid a fee of around 250,000 for Arsenal's 30-year- oia nsnt uacK viv Anderson, Meanwhile Peter Beardslev. another United target, has said ow iyp oui us year of his contract at Newcastle United and has called ridiculous the fee quoted to United oi four minutes. Their captain, McDonald, fired low into the right-hand corner of the net after Barnes had been allowed two stabs at laying the ball on to him 20 yards out. The Hampshire side went close to building on their lead before the break when Kendall had to save twice from Johnson and push over a stinging drive from the speedy Ring.

Aldershot were not to be denied, however, and immediately after the break they went two up from the spot Aldershot. Lange: Blankley, Friar, Wignall. B. Bames, Mazzon. Ring, McDonald.

Johnson. Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kendall; Sloutt. D. Barnes.

Streete. Kelly. Clarke. Purdle. Thompson, Bull, Mutch.

Holmes. Referee: A. Gunn (Burgess H1U). Charlton Athletic have to give late fitness tests to Walsh, Shirtliff and Thompson before today's First Divison first leg piay-ott matcn against Leeds united at seinurst tarn. England 82, Turkey 78 England struggled against their zone1 defence, they scimitared through England's various configurations and took a 24-8 lead.

More aggressive defence set England on tne road to recovery. They began the second half with a Jeff Jones three-pointer, his first basket, to make it 37-37. They ended the third quarter by which time the two tallest Turks had fouled out with a Mick Bett left-handed lay-up that gave mem a w-iji leao. CRICKET SCOREBOARD David Davies at Wentworth on the PGA Championship Don Beet Aldershot 2, Wolves 0 Shots fired in earnest Langer weathers Scotland wul not be short of experience Ian Wilson of Leicester Citv is the only new cap and the likes of MacLeod, McStay, Aitken and McClair will bring the familiar passion to a match wnicn, part, is uerac versus Raneers. McClair.

an other of the migrating flock, would welcome any more mistakes by Wright, McCoist will try to embarrass Butcher as only a team-mate can and Gough, who scored the winner for Scotland at Hampden two years ago, will again be dangerous at free-kicks and corners. England earned a 2-1 win over Scotland in last mght'i Four Nations Semi-Profes sional tournament at Dunfermline. England's captain David Howell, of Enfield, put his side ahead just betore nait- time and aitnougn Auoa'i Martin Nelson equalised, breakaway goal in the closini staees from Runcorn forwan Mark Carter gave England vie torv. Italy, needing only Doint to win the competition, held Holland to a goalless draw. Picture by Frank Baron storm and Langer in order to increase Its prestige, also! insists on total unknowns1 playing, at the expense of golfers of genuine potential.

Of the appearance money men, Sandy Lyle was the least effective. He had a 76 but insisted that he had played well enough for a 71. Rodger Davis had what he thought was a 73 until he had. his collar felt by PGA officials at the end of the round. They had seen him on closed circuit television taking a drop which did not seem quite correct and, when tackled, the defending champion freely acknowledged that he had innocently infringed the relevant rule.

He had taken a drop from a sprinkler head when more than two club lengths away from it, which is not alloweb dy the tour. MARIA KING, a 21-year-old from Essex, reached the final of the England' women's amateur championship at Alwoodley, Leeds, yesterday by beating one of the title favourites, Susan Shapcott, 4 and 3. Overall team: USSR 2. ANC Halfords 3. Peugeot.

Fr Sweden 5. GB Amateurs 6. Lycra-HalfordB GIRO D'lTALIA. Split First Stage: First Half (31km): 1. E.

Breuklnk (Neth) 51min 09sec: 2. P. Anderson (Aus) at 16sec: 3. R. Millar (GB) at 19sec; 4.

S. Roche (Ire) same time. Second Hall (8km time trial): 1. S. Roche lOmln 19sec: 2, L.

Plasechl (Pol) 10-21: equal 3, E. Breunlnk and T. Romlnger (Switz) 10-25: 5. R. Visentinl (Italy) 10-26.

Overall: 1, Breuklnk lhr 6mln 22sec: 2, Roche at Msec. 3. L. Piaseckl at 21sec; 4. Visentinl at 29sec.

Other: 16. Millar at lmln 03sec. Equestrianism DEVON COUNTY SHOW (Exeter). nougomom uasuo auras: aamooy ir. Sutton); 2, Lanagen (D.

Broome); 3. tradi tion it. Price). WINDSOR THREE-DAY EVENT. Beef eater Steakhouses Section: 1.

Skoldmons- Unlk (A. Herman. Swe) 32.63 pts; 2. Welton Esplrit (D. Clapham, GB) 35.23: 3.

Ten Below Meacnam. ubj ao.44. unosn junior ChamDlonshlD: 1. Daerhuntar (C. Bowlevl 39.9 pts: equal 2, Highland Road (P.

Lyon) ana wenon uuuiiower (k. wyorewi 41.4; Our Countryman (T. Hampton) 43.55. Evening racing PONTEFRACT 1. I CHEEVEH LOOPHOLE, M.

6.45 (511; Birch (2-1); 2. Mae'i Fighter (4-6 fav); 3, YuHrouw Ann (11-1). 7 ran. (C. Tinkler).

Tote: 3.90; 1.30. 1.10. Dual 1.70. CSF: 7.10 (lm): 1. KEEP COOL, S.

Perks (6-1); Gouldswood (8-1); 3. Erantho (4-1); 4, Gregorian Chant (16-1). Sica Sue 6-4 fav. ran. (R.Holllnsheadj, Tote: 5.60: 1.50.

2.20. 2.20. 4.60: Dual 20.60. CSF: 63.82. Tricast: 216.67.

7.35 (lm): 1, PRESCRIPTION, S. Cauthen (11-2); 2, Mughtanlm (3-1); 3. Murphy (11-1). Kashapour 0-4 fav. 9 ran.

(R. Armstrong). Tote: 5.40. 1.80, 1.40. 2.60; Dual 9.50.

CSF: E22.38. 8.03 (Hjm): 1. HEAL MOONSHINE. Roberts (2-ltav): 2, Floater (5-1): 3. Craaagar (14-1).

15 ran. (A. Stewart). Tote: 4.40; 1.90. 1.80.

9.10. Dual 10.90. 14.52. Tricast: 118.60. 8.33 (H4m): 1.

KUFUMA, Pat Eddery (evens); 2. Hock Chanlsur (10-11 fav): 3. For Ever (40-1). 6 ran. (G.

Huffer). tote: 1.90: 1.10. 1.10. Dual 1.20. CSF.

2.12. B.0B (61): 1. PRAISEWORTHY, T. Ives (5-1); 2. Tana (4-1): 3, Trapeze Dancer (evens fav).

8 ran (I. Balding). Tote: 6.70: 1.50. 1.50. 1.10.

Dual 10.20. CSF: 26.60. NR. Last Chord. Come on Oyston.

previous appearances awkward questions were, asked about Wright's habit of making unforced errors and yesterday Robson admitted that this was something the player had to overcome. Although Robson has lost his regular full-backs, the Arsenal pair Anderson and Sansom, plus Lineker, he has been able to revert to the format which has take England a fair part of the way towards qualifying for the 1988 Eruopean Championship finals in West Germany. Andy Roxburgh, the Scotland manager, has not even been able to count on all his failed regulars. The double disappointment suffered by Dundee United in the Scottish and UEFA Cup finals, plus injuries to Steve Clarke and Jim Bett, have forced Roxburgh to pick a patchwork quilt of a side for today's game. In the end, and wisely, he decided against asking anyone from escaping from a bunker yesterday discovered yet another gimmick for holing putts, inzthis case holding the putter further down the grip, a 66 was inevitable.

He had seven birdies, but the hole that meant the most was the tenth where he missed the green with a four iron. It bounced down the bank so that in the end Langer could only see the top of the flag and nothing of the green itself. He also had to keep the ball low under some branches, but he conjured it to eight feet and, with his. first attempt at the new putting method, holed the par putt. it had been a vile day with some extremely te--dious play, as a field of 144, man of them tournament irregulars, ground their way round on of the hardest courses in the country.

This is, of course, the PGA Championship and some representation from the regions is necessary but 20 places seems rather too mnay, as does the overall size of the field. It was taking five hours and more to get round It seems odd that an event which is prepared to pay the likes of Ballesteros England's badminton veteran Gillian Gilks made sure of a world championship medal at the age of almost 37 when she and Martin Dew yesterday reached the finals of the British Airways-sponsored event in Peking ATLANTA CLASSIC (Marietta. GA) First round (US unless stated): 64 G. Burns. 65 D.

Love. 66 L. Wadkins. B. Wadklns.

D. Barr (Can). L. Thompson, R. Cochran.

67 C. Pavtn, B. Lohr, C. Beck. I.

Renner. G. Koch, S. Pate. T.

Sieckmann, M. Nicolette. BRITISH OLIVETTI TOURNAMENT (Moor Third round 213 P. Johnson 70. 73.

70. 214 I. Connachan 69. 73. 72 C.

Waite 70. 71. 73. 216 L. Davies 71.

77. 68; N. 69. 72, 75. 217 F.

Dassu (Italy) 173. 74. 70 K. Douglas 74. 73.

70 M. Jones 68. 73. 76. Badminton WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

(Peking), Men's singles, quarter-finals (Chinese unless stated). M. Frost (Den) beat R. Sidek (Malay) 15-7. 15-5 Z.

Itanhua beat Zhang Qlngwu 15-4. 15-2; Yang Yang beat I. Frederiksen (Den) 15-3. 11-15. 15-9; I.

Sugiarto (Indo) beat Xlong Guobao 15-7. 15-13. Women' doubles, quarter-finals Lin Ying and Guan Welzhen (Ch) beat G. Clark and Gowers (Eng) 17-6, 17-15. Men's doubles, quarter-finals P.

NIerhoff and M. Kleldsen (Den) beat N. Yates and N. Tier (Eng) 15-10. 15-7.

Mixed doubloB, quarterfinals M. Dew and Gilks (Eng) beat I. Aug and Pan Zhenll (Ch) 15-7. 15-13. Baseball AMERICAN Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 3.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cubs 8. Cincinnati Reds St Louis Cardinals 7. Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Pnffles 6. Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Cycling MILK RACE.

Stage six (Sheffield to Derby. 77mls): 1. M. Elliott (ANC Halfords) 3hrs 06mln 02sec; 2, I. Ivanov (USSR) 3.

V. Sepronov (USSR): 4, A. Zinovev (USSR): 5. M. Walsham (Percy Bilton); 6.

C. Lillywhlte (Lycra-Halfords) all same time. Stags teanv 1. ANC Halfords 2. USSR 3.

Lycra-Halfords Overall Individual: 1. Elliott 2. Zlnovor 3. Walsham 4. (.

2. 17 CSF: Run Worcestershire against uer- byshire at New Road. He bit 41 off only 23 balls, with tnree sixes and three lours, as Worcestershire chased 225 in 28 overs. But once he had departed, the home side, frustrated by 38 minutes of showers earlier, between which Neal Radford took nve wick- ets. had to be content to play and when Jones, bowling with real pace and fire, then removed Blakey and Sidebottom, Yorkshire had to cling on for the draw.

Jones had the remarkable figures of five for 31 in seven overs but he was unable to break through again and at the end Yorkshire were a slightly red-faced 74 for seyen, with Moxon, there from the start, undefeated on 29. Yorkshire followers should not, however, be too disturbed by this apparent reversion to the old bad habits. Earlier, Yorkshire had been defied throughout another chilly day by Crowe, Burns, Harden and especially Marks, whose timely undefeated 63 was his first half-century of the season. But the day's play almost certainly revolved around a dropped catch by Jarvis offered by Harden when he was 10. It seemed the easiest of chances and although it was not unduly costly in runs, it was crucially so in time because Harden remained at the crease for another 19 overs.

Kent v. Sussex DARTFORD. Kent (6pts) drew with Sus sex (6). ficNT. rirsi innings 233.

(E. A. E. Baotlste 64). Sussex.

First Innings 239 (D. A. Reeve 87 not out, Baptists 6 for 69). KENT. Second innings.

(Overnight: 61 for 3). N. R. Taylor and HeselUne. 48 D.

G. Aslett Reeve Bablngton 9 C. S. Cowdrey Lonham bLeRoux 29 E. A.

E. Baptists Le Roux S. A. Marsh Le Roux 41 C. Penn Parker HeselUne 24 D.

L. Underwood not out 23 K. B. S. larvis not out 4 Extras (bl, U3, nbl) Total (for dec) iiT Fall of Wickets continued: 64, 105, 105, 105, 166, 176.

Bowling: Le Roux 18-6-40-3; Reeve 10-6-15-0; Bablngton 18-7-49-3; C. Wells 18.1-3-39-1; HeselUng 16-4-42-2. SUSSEX. Second Innings R. Alikhan ret hurt 6 A.

M. Green Ibw BapUste 11 P. W. G. Parker not out 34 A.

P. Wells Underwood 10 C. M. Wells Underwood 0 N. J.

Lenham not out Extras (nb2) 2 Total (for 3) 64 Fall of wickets: 17, 40 42. Bowling: BapUste 5-1-16-1; Penn 2-0-4-0; Underwood 11-6-13-2; Tavare 8-4-31-0. Wores v. Derb WORCESTER. WORCESTERSHIRE (7 pts) drew with Derbyshire (6).

DERBYSHIRE. First innlnos 309 (B. 67, B. J. M.

Maher 38, J. G. Wright so; pnageon 4 tor sal. WORCESTERSHIRE. First inninns 30O for 8 dec (D.

B. D'Ollvelra 121). ULHorammi second innings (Overnight: 63 for 0) J. G. Wright Pridgeon 27 K.

J. Bamett by Radford 59 B. Roberts run out 37 J. E. Morris Rhodes Newport 8 B.

J. M. Maher and Pridgeon 6 1. S. Anderson Ibw Newport.

4 R. J. Finney Ibw 6 P. G. Newman not out 35 A.

E. Warner Ibw Radford 0 M. Jean-Jacques Radford 2 O. H. Mortensen and D'Ollvelra 1 1 Extras (B lb 8, 1, nb 10) 20 Total 215 Fall of wickets: 84.

103. 120. 142. 149. 158, 169, 169, 191.

Bowling: Radford 29-3-73-5: Pridoson 19-4-71-1; Newport 23-9-44-2; Illingworth 14-10-9-0: D'Ollvelra 1.1-0-7-1. Worcestershire Second Innings T. S. Curtis Newman 31 M. J.

Weston Newman 28 G. A. Hick wrlght Warner 41 D. B. D'Ollvelra Warner 8 S.

J. Rhodes Finney Warner 1 P. A. Noale not out 8 S. R.

Lamplt not out 7 Extras (b 3, lb 10, 4) 17 Total )for S) 14T Bowlina Newman 12-0-S6-2: Mortensen 7-0-41-0; Warner 6-0-28-3; Jean-Jacques 2-0-3-0. Second XI Chamninshirj SOUTHAMPTON: Hampshire 300 for 8 dec. (R. I. Scott 136) and 177 f.or 4 dec (N.

G. Cowley 52 not out), Middlesex 195 (K. R. Brown 77. Connor 6 for 68) and 14B (or 2 (J.

D. Carr 89 not out). Match drawn. OLD HILL: Warwickshire 305 and 258 (G. A.

Tedstone 74, McEwan 4 lor 78. Worcestershire (first innings) 300 for 9 dec. Match drawn. TAUNTON: Kent 313 (Sabine 62, Palmer 6 for 61) and 210 for 7 dec (Wells 67). Somerset 281 for 4 dec (Pringle 104 not uui, Dnrueu wj una tot lor (noso not out).

Match drawn. Today's matches TEXACO TROPHY (10.45 to 7.15): England Pakistan at Trent Bridge. BRITANNIC ASSURANCE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (11.00 to 6.30). Derbyshire v. Warwickshire at Derby; Glamorgan v.

Yorkshire at Cardili; Lancashire v. Worcestershire at Old Traflord. Northamptonshire v. Leicestershire at Northampton; Somerset V.Gloucestershire at Taunton; Surrey v. Essex at The Oval: Sussex v.

Middlesex at Hove. OTHER MATCH (11.30 to 6.30) Oxford University v. Nottinghamshire at The Parks Tomorrow REFUGE ASSURANCE LEAGUE (2 0 to 7.0 unless slated). Derbyshire v. Worcestershire at Derby; Glamorgan v.

Yorkshire at Cardili (1.30 to 6.30); Kent v. Middlesex at Canterbury. Lancashire v. Hampshire at Old Traflord: Somerset v. Gloucestershire al Taunton; Surrey v.

Essex at The Oval. MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Lincolnshire v. Hertfordshire at Slealord; North umberland v. Bediorasnlre at Jesmond. Aldershot's biggest League attendance for three years, an all-ticket 5,000, saw a left-foot drive from McDonald and a penalty from Bobby Barnes give the home team a 2-0 advantage over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first leg of the Fourth Division promotion play-off final at a waterlogged Recreation Ground last night.

Aldershot, striving to reach the Third Division after an absence of eleven years, thoroughly deserved their victory against a lacklustre Wolves, who were beaten for only the second time in 15 games after a run of 11 victories out of 12 took them to the final. Wolves missed the suspended Alastair Robertson and the injured Robbie Dennison, but they could have few complaints about the result. Aider-shot went ahead after only Robert Pryce at Derby Balogun revives (BASKETBALL Tony Balogun's close-to-the-basket quickness brought England back from a slow start in the Four Nations tournament at Derby last night to beat Turkey 82-78. The 6ft 6in Manchester United forward provoked Turkey's bigger men into a flock of fouls, while scoring 22 points himself. Yet the Turks had taken wing first.

While England A game that seemed destined for a draw or a win for Yorkshire ended with Somerset only three wickets away from a remarkable victory at Headingley last night. When they declared at 229 for nine, Peter Roebuck having made; an unexpected appearance, Somerset' were asking Yorkshire to score an improbable 160 to win in 17 overs. Most sides would not even have attempted it. Yorkshire, with eight successive wins to their credit, thought it worth the attempt. They could have been forgiven for calling off the chase when they lost Metcalfe and Sharp for 11 runs, but Bairstow was the next man to appear and while he was in occupation the objective looked a possibility, albeit distant.

He struck three fours and a six in an explosive little innings of 23 but when he, Love and Carrick fell within the space of six runs it was time to bring down the shutters. The thing was that Somerset were now distinctly interested PAUL ALLOTT Four for 46 COUNTY TABLE Bt BI Pts Lancashire (15) 4 Yorkshire 3 Nrthampshr (9) 2 Essex (1) 4 Surrey (3) 4 Kent (8) 3 Sussex (14) 4 Warwlcks(12) 3 Derbyshire (11) 3 3 Glamorgan (17) 4 Somerset 3 Hampshire 3 Middlesex (12). 3 Nottingham (4) 2 Gloucester 2 2 1 1 10 12 54 2 0 1 9 11 52 2 0 0 7 7 46 1 0 3 13 16 45 1 1 2 11 12 39 1 1 1 9 12 37 1 1 2 8 13 37 1 0 2 10 10 38 1 1 1 9 10 35 1 1 1 11 8 35 1 1 2 7 11 34 0 1 2 10 11 21 0 2 1 7 11 18 0 2 18 7 0 0 2 4 7 0 117 1 0 113 3 Leicester (7) 2 (1986 positions in brackets), Warwicks v. Surrey EDGBASTON. Warwickshire (24 pts) treat aunoy 10; uy seven wicKeis.

WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings 322 (T. a. uoyo u. w.

numoano im. SURREY. First Innings 124 (K. T. raediycott si).

surrey. Second Innings (Overnight: 144 for 2) D. J. BIcknell Moles Merrick 63 T. E.

Jesty Munton 30 D. Ward Ibw Merrick 44 I. A. Grelg Parsons 0 D. J.

Thomas Merrick 14 K. T. Medlycott Munton 34 A. H. Gray Storle Munton 7 M.

BIcknell Ibw Munton 43 G. E. Brown not out 8 Extras (b 14, lb 18, nb 2) 34 Total 299 Fall of wickets continued: 148. 182. 183, 223, 256, 271, 277.

Bowuna: Merrick 31-4-90-3: Smith 6-1- 20-0; Munton 28-3-71-5: Parsons 18-3-49- aurora 14-4-ze-i; Motes o-z-ii-o. WARWICKSHIRE. Second Innings T. A. Lloyd Medlycott Grey 9 A.

J. Moles Ibw M. BIcknell 18 D. L. Amiss Ward Gray 8 a.

stone not out ti G. W. Humpage not out 19 Extras (b 13, lb 2, 5, nb 1) 21 Total (for 3) ioT Fall of wickets: 28, 29. 54. Bowlina: Grsv 12-3-19-2: Thomas 4-0- 26-0; M.

BIcknell 11.2-2-42-1. Leics v. Lancashire LEICESTER. Lancashire (24 otal heat Leicestershire (0) by an innings and 116 runs. LANCASHIRE.

First innlnos 344 for A dec (N. H. Falrbrother 101. I. Abrahams 80, G.

O. Mendls 68, D. W. Vemey 57). LEICESTERSHIRE.

First innings 71 (McLeod 5 for 8). LEICESTERSHIRE. Second Innings (Overnight: 100 lor 4) P. Willey Abrahams Allott 29 P. Whitticase Mendls Folley II P.

B. Cllft Varey 18 K. R. Benjamin Ibw Allott 0 J. P.

Agnew Allott 17 L. B. Taylor Hughes McLeod 16 P. M. Such not out Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 4 Total 157 Fall of wickets continued! iff mo 14, 136, 153.

BOWlInn: Allott Mrl.nH 1.4-4-35-2: O'Shauahnassu 13.7.31.1- Simmons 3-1-3 Folley 27-17-41-3. Oxford v. Gloucs THE PARKS. Match drawn. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Plrat Inntnnn 1A for 7 dec (P.

W. Romainen no. Tomlins 100; Edwards 4 for 93). OXFORD UNIVERSITY First innings 161 (Greene 4 for 41). Second innings 103 tor 5 dec.

OXFORD Innlnos R. E. Morris Russell Batnbridos M. A. Crawley not out 20 M.

I. Kilbom not out 19 Total (for I) 35 Fall of wicket: 6 Bowling: Greene 7-3-13-0: Bainbridae 4-. 9-1; Graveney 5-3-5-0; Salnsbury 2-0-8- Britannic Assurance County Championship Yorkshire Somerset Headingley Yorkshire (8pts) drew with SOMERSET. First Innings 269 (P. Roebuck 112, P.

Hartley 4 for 52). YORKSHIRE. First Innings (Overnight: 332 or 8) P. 1. Hartley lones 9 P.

W. Jarvis Davis 19 S. D. Fletcher not out 0 Extras (lb 8, 1, nb 14) 23 Total 339 Fall of Wickets continued: 337. Bowling: lones 20-3-80-4; Maliender 20 z-os-; nose iu-o-o-z; uavis zi.s-t-43-i Maws Z4-5-9B-1; crowe 3-o-B-o.

YORKSHIRE. Second Innings M. D. Moxon not out 29 A. A.

Metcalfe Davis lones 0 K. A. Sharp Rose lones 1 D. L. Bairstow Bums lones 23 I.

D. Love Rose 0 P. Carrick Crowe lones 2 R. J. Blakey Burns Rose 4 A.

Sidebottom Crowe lones 2 P. I. Hartley not out 9 Extras (lb 3, 1) 4 Total (for 71 74" Fall of wickets: 11, 47, 50, 53, 58, 01. Bowling: lones 7-0-31-5; Maliender 3.4 i-3-u; nose o-i-iz-z; uavis i-i-u-u. SOMERSET.

Second Innings. N. A. Felton Blakey Hartley 11 1. 1.

E. Hardy Metcalfe Sidebottom 1" M. D. Crowe Sharp Fletcher 36 R. J.

Harden Bairstow 28 V. I. Marks not out 83 N. D. Bums larvis 37 G.

D. Rose Sidebottom Hartley, 0 M. R. Davis hit wkt Sidebottom 3 N. A.

Maliender ibw Hartley 0 A. N. lones Hartley larvis 15 P. M. Roebuck not out 0 Extras (b 4, lb 4, 1, nb 10) 19 Total (for 9 dec) 229 Fall of wickets: 30, 33.

98, 107, 158, 161. 170. 181. 220. Bowling: Sidebottom 14-3-28-2; larvis 19-4-68-2: Hart ev 20-3-59-3: etcher 15 d-sq-i; uamcK z-u-o-u; moxon o-z-o-i HamDshire Notts BOURNEMOUTH Hamoshire (7Dts) drew with Nottinghamshire (4).

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. First innings 198 (P. Johnson 60 not out; T. M. Tremlett 4 for 49).

HAMPSHIRE. First innings 331 for dec (K. D. James 142 not out, R. J.

Parks ez not out). NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Second Innings (Overnight: 23 for 1) R. T. Robinson Tremlett Marshall 26 D.

W. Randall Nicholas Andrew 32 C. E. B. Rice Greenldge Andrew 2 P.

lohnson Maru Marshall 18 J. D. Birch Greenldge Maru 82 R. J. Hadlee Nicholas Maru 44 B.

N. French Nicholas 9 E. E. Hammings Turner Marshall 13 R. A.

Pick Tremlett Andrew 6 J. A. Afford not out 0 Extras (lbl6, wl) 17 .249 Fall of wickets continued: 53, 59, 79,1 92, 191, 220. 239, 249. Bowline: Marshall 26-4-7 1-4: Andrew 20-6-39-3; Maru 15.2-6-36-2; Tremlett 16- 4-50-0; James 10-1-37-1.

Essex v. Glamorgan CHELMSFORD. Essex (6 pts) drew with aismorgan (4). GLAMORGAN. First Innings 119 (Pringle 4 for 34).

ESSEX. First innings 253 (A. W. Ullay 80 not out). GLAMORGAN.

Second Innings (Overnight: 69 for 0) J. A. Hop Hook ptuns cast East Lever 31 H. Morris Ibw Lever 33 ve A. R.

Butcher LiUey Topley 25 G. C. Holmes Fletcher Pace 74 M. P. Maynard not out 39 J.

Derrick not out i Extras (b2, Ib7, wl, nb3) 13 Total (for -4 dec) 216 Fall of wickets: 69, 72, 142, 213. Bowling: Lever 27-5-69-2; Page 13-3-35- Pringle 17-5-33-0; Topley 23-9-43-1; Miller Cambridge v. Middlesex FENNER'S. Match drawn. MIDDLESEX.

First Innings 304 for 4 dec (W. N. Slack 149, C. T. Radley 61), CAMBRIDGE First In- nings 253.

DLESEX, Second innings 9 for 0. Bowling: Scott 3-2-5-0; Pointer 3-2-4-0. GOLF COPING WITH, in almost eaual Darts, drivine hail and rain, plus occasional intense pain, Bernhard Langer took a stoic .66 in tne nrst round 01 tne euA Championship at Wentworth yesterday. It was enough to give him the lead by two shots over Rick Hartmann and Jose-Maria Canizares and, at six-under-par, represented the triumph of mind over both body and weather. Before eoing out he would have been happy with a 70 a total tnat maae Severiano Ballesteros quite content and extra snots nicked ud were a bonus.

Considering that man is not meant to walk upright anyway, much less swing a golf club for a living, it is arldy surprising that so many golfers suffer from bad backs. But Langer's condition caused him to swing that little bit slower and easier at the ball, and the usual thing happened a huge improvemnt in the quality of nis striking, when, in 10th green, he RESULTS Soccer TODAY LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS Finals, Bnrt lea For pises In Second Division Gillingham (0) 1 Swindon (0)0 onuui (lo.yys) For placs In Third Division Aldershot (1) 2 Wolverhampton )0) 0 McDonald Bames (pen) (5.000) SEMI-PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT Scotland (0) 1 England (1) 2 nelson nowcu (2.399) Carter (at Dunfermline) Italy (0) 0 Holland (0) 0 (ai nann Tennis WORLD TEAM CUP (Duesseldorf). Red Group: W. Germany beat Australia 2-1 (Australian first). Pat Cash beat E.

lelen 7-6. 6-7. 6-3: P. McNamee lost to D. Heretic 6 0.

6 0. P. McNamara and W. Masur lost to lelen and T. Mellvecke 2-6.

2-6. Czechoslovakia beat Sweden 3-0 (Czechoslovak first): Meclr beat Jarryd 6-2. 6-3; Srejber beat Nystrom 6-2. 6-2; Meclr and Smld beat larrud and Nystrom 6-4. 6-2, Blue Grouo: US beat Araentina 3-0 (US first): Gilbert and R.

Seguso beat Jaite and vuas a-v. t-i. o-z (maicn neia over, nance beat Spain 2-1 (French first): Leconta and G. Forget beat Casal and Sanchez 2-6, 7-5. 6-3 (match held over).

WOMEN'S OPEN (GenevaV Third round; Evert (US) beat K. Gompet (US) 6-3. 6-1. Quarter-finals: L. McNeil (US) beat M.

Perez-Roldan (Arg) 6-1, 6-0; R. Reggl (Italy) beat I. Budarova (Czech) 6-4, 6-4; fit. Maleeva (Bulg) beat K. Maleeva (Bulg) 6-1.

6-2; C. Evert beat M. J. Fernandez (US) 7-6, 6-1. FLORENCE open Quarter-! nais: E.

Bengocher (Arg) beat P. Cane (Italy) 6-3. 6-2: A. de Mlnlcls (Italy) beat M. Dickson (US) 6-3.

6-1: A. Chesnokov (USSR) bea J. Yzaga (Peru) 7-6, 6-1. Golf ENGLISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAM PIONSHIP, (at Alwoodley) Quarter-finals: M. King (Rochford Hundred) beat S.

Shapcott (Knowle) 4 and 3: T. Yorwood (Havdock Park) beat J. Wade (Felixstowe terry) 2 and rauciougn tunoneyi oeai miicneil (Worthina) and 3: Furbv (Masham) beat N. Way (Neville) 6 and 4. Semi-finals: King beat Yarwood 2 and Furbv beat Falrclough 5 and 4.

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