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THE GUARDIAN Wednesday June 22 1988 SPORTS MEWS 15 Cricket Second Comhill Test: England West Indies, final day Soccer European Championship semi-final: West Germany 1, Holland 2 Marco's late hook floors the favourites coinrDSiDirD dcd UDd rilglh)ans a glhKMiry wagj off tilhie MD David Laeey In Hamburg neither Voller, Klinsmann nor Mill, who came into the team late after Littbarski suffered a stomach upset during, the warm-up, were anywhere near the class of Van Basten. The man who nearly did not make the Dutch squad after a year out of football and two ankle operations showed the composure near goal that was always likely to prove decisive provided he was given the right chance at the right time. Ruud Gullit, closely marked by Borowka, often took the German defender on walkabouts but his was an unselfish subsidiary role not too far removed from that of Maradona in the 1986 World Cup final. Franz Beckenbauer, full of sympathy for his team, thought they had been unlucky. To the extent that they lost Herget with the recurrence of a groin strain two minutes before half-time and had to reorganise their defence, with Rolff taking over as libera, and Pfiiigler coming on at full-back, the German team chief had a point.

In spite of Littbarski's colly- order to get at the tail-ender. It proved doubly counter-productive, for not only did Lamb, for the most part, not bother to rise to the bait, but Paul Jarvis, who went in after Gladstone Small edged Marshall to Richards at first slip, played with a resolve and skill that would not have gone amiss higher up the order. But just as the promising partnership between Lamb and Moxon on Monday had ended with a wasteful run-out, so did this one. Lamb, on 113 after 5'A hours at the crease (yet only 213 balls, a measure of die pathetic over-rate), drove to deep extra cover, anticipating two runs. He turned blind for the second, and did not see Hooper swoop, pick up one-handed and throw to Walsh behind the bowler's stumps.

Jarvis sent Lamb back, but it was too late. Now surely it was all over. Instead, the old Dilley, the one who can, with the aid of good, meaty straight-driving, score Test half-centuries, surfaced. Some of his strokes, and those of Jarvis a cover-drive and pull off Walsh by Jarvis were as pure as anything in the game were outstanding. So England go to Old Trafford next week one down with three to play.

They will find it inordinately difficult to come back from that certainly if they fail to heed the warning of this game and do not strengthen the batting. Mike Gatting, of course, should return, but it is at No. 6 where there is most cause for concern. It would be unfair on Derek Pringle to say that Garfield Sobers and Clive Lloyd batted at six for West Indies. They were exceptions.

But Logie's efforts in that position, and Du- wobbles there was no doubt that the Germans had the stomach for -the task. Nevertheless the Dutch easily found space on the flanks and the quality of their crosses was always going to be a problem to the relatively small German defenders. West Germany attacked persistently if less imaginatively, with Thon, Voller, Mill and' Klinsmann quick to exploit gaps in the Dutch defence. But their shots were erratic and most of their headers went over the bar. The Dutch usually played the more elegant football and produced some beautiful passing combinations, but for nearly half the game were threatening to score in theory rather than practice.

Van Basten was nodding the ball carefully down into space where Dutch feet should have been. Had he scored in the last minute of the first half while the Germans were still reorganising at the back Holland might have saved themselves a lot of anxiety. The Germans began the second half looking hag-ridden and were full of complaints to the referee. In the 54th minute Klinsmahn ran at the Dutch defence and upon crossing the 18-yard line turned into Rij-kaard before going down. Van Breukelen touched but could not stop Matthaus's penalty.

Holland replaced Muhren with Kieft, Van Breukelen was cautioned for dissent and the field was littered with agonising Germans. Dull it wasn't. Twenty minutes later Erwin Koeman fed a long ball into Van Basten from the left, the unfortunate Kohler was penalised and thus began Holland's happy ending. WEST Immel; Kohler, Herget (Pfiiigler. 45mln).

Borowka, Brehme. Matthaus, Thon, Mill (LltlbarsW, 65). Rolf). Klinsmann, Voller. HOLLAND.

Van Breukelen: Van ft Koeman, Rijkaard, Van Tiggelen, Vanenburg, Wouters, Muehren (Kielt, 5B). Koeman (Suvrijn, 90), Van Basten, Gullit. Referee! I Igna (Romania). INGLAND reeained a I little honour in what 'was inevitable defeat lat Lord's yesterday. Once, the weather map had shown an absence oi rain clouds, the day's play centred on, whether Allan Lamb would winkle the one run he needed to reach his centurv and whetner, with seven wickets already down, the contest would last beyond three balls in any case.

Well, the answer to both parts was in the affirmative. Lamb finally pushed a single to extra cover and trotted through for- his fourth century against West Indies. It had not been made easy for him, though. The moment did not come until the fifth over of the day, by which time he had been resident at No. 99 for 18 balls.

And so effectively did the tail wag that it was not until 20 minutes, after lunch that Richie Richardson at third slip clung on gratefully to a low catch offeree! by Graham Dilley. By. then England had added 93 runs to. their overnight 214, ahdithe last-wicket pair of Dilley (28) and Paul Jarvis (29 not out) had sent just a minor tremor through West Indian hearts with a stand of 53. The eventual winning margin was 134, just four runs more, it should be noted, than West Indies' crucial first-innings stand of 130 between Gus Logie and Jeff Dujon which pulled the innings around from the depths of 54 for five.

In fact, Logie's contribution 81 in the first innings and an undefeated 95 in the second was viewed as so important that Marshall's superb match bowling figures of 10 for 92, and Greenidge's century, not to mention the efforts of Lamb and Dilley, were pushed back when the man-of-the-match award was made. There was the impression yesterday morning that some of the West Indians had assumed it would be only a matter of time before the win materialised. They were right up to a point, but for a while inexperience showed, and neither heart nor soul appeared to be in it. Also, Viv Richards opted to open the bowling with Patrick Patterson, his least impressive bowler, in what looked like an attempt to further his education in bowling in England. Then there was the tactic of the field back for the established batsman, Lamb, in- HOLLAND finally banished the baleful influence of West Germany from their footballing psyche last night when they defeated the host nation in Hamburg to reach the final of the European Championship for the first time.

Marco van Basten, whose hat-trick had eliminated England six days earlier, scored the winning goal two minutes from the end of a match rich in skill and high drama, with comic relief provided by the Romanian referee. Not that the Dutch were especially amused when loan Igna gave the Germans a penalty after a blatant dive by Klins-mann. So far as they were concerned, remembering Jack Taylor's award of a dubious penalty to the Germans in the 1974 World Cup final, this was history repeating itself as tragedy. Clearly Mr Igna knew his quotations. The farce arrived when he decided that Kohler had fouled Van Basten, though the German defender had clearly played the ball.

Ronnie Koeman brought the scores level and then set up the movement in the 88th minute that took Holland to Munich. The game did not need the penalties to argue the case for a Dutch victory. West Germany were always busy and positive, with Matthaus the driving force and Klinsmann consistently their most effective attacker. Compared to the opening match against Italy, they were a much improved team. The defensive bolts had been tightened, the attacking nuts taken up.

However, they seldom matched the quality of the Dutch passing, the shrewdness of their running off the ball, the overall pattern of their play and, more than anything else, Past glory brings TALY'S latest generation of talent have history and support on their side as they take on the Soviet Union in the second European Championship semi-final tonight, writes Russell Thomas. More than 30,000 Italian fans are expected in Stutt- gait, hopes raised by the 4-1 1 Van Basten impeccable Dilley whacks Patterson hard and high photograph, frank baron 30,000 Italian fans for the memory WEST INDIES Second Innlnoe Greenldge Emburey Dilley- Haynes Downton Dilley Richardson Ibw Pringle 'I A Richards Pringle Hooper Downton Jarvis A Logle not tP Dujon Marshall Jarvis Ambrose Dilley 10S as 72 ii bs 82 2 25 .387 a waisn uwey Patterson Downton Jarvis. Extras (Ibl9, wl, nb5) Total Fall of wlcfcetsi 32, 115, 198, 226, 240, 371. 379, 360, 384. Bowling: Dilley 27-6-73-4; Small 19-1-76-0; Jarvis 26-3-107-4; Emburey 15-1-62-0; Pringle 21-4-60-2.

Cowans swaps home in Italy for Villa in Brum Middlesex frustrated as Gatting fs Derbyshire Worcestershire Nothing Worcs ASTON VILLA took their summer spending to 825,000 yesterday when Gordon Cowans, 29, the former England midfielder, rejoined the club for 250,000 after three years in Italy. He follows the defenders Derek Mountfield and Chris Price into the squad Sports Politics Duke rebukes Moynihaini win over the Soviet side in February. Older supporters may also recall the 1968 European Championship semi-final, settled by the toss of a coin, which spun Italy towards the final and the trophy on home ground. Italy are almost certain to be unchanged, but Belanov, being built after promotion last season. Paul Rideout, Cowans's teammate at Bari, has completed a 350,000 move to Southampton.

Barnsley have signed Plymouth's striker Steve Cooper, Luton have acquired Oxford's defender John Dreyer for about But while the duke was busily writing down these remarks, Moynihan was on to another hobby-horse, the role of the participant in the administration of his sport. Somehow the duke must have missed a word or two, for he assumed that Moynihan was implying that the audience before him, representing every aspect of sporting administration in Britain, was not up to the job. "For my part I still compete in my event carriage driving and I'm involved in administration. To suggest that we are all faceless bureaucrats struck a raw nerve," the duke said, and he invited all those before him to raise their hands if they had been competitors themselves. Up they went with a cheer, ignoring the duke's slip that Moynihan's criticism was that too few current sportsmen were involved in decision-making.

There was, however, a genuine gulf between the minister and the president over the issue of elitism. "If we want gold medals on the track, we need gold-medal support from administrators," said Moynihan. Michael Henderson at Derby UCH of the cricket played so far this season has been lively, ac companied by animated debate about the four-day game and the state of pitches. The great god Seam has dominated, but there have been few games as tame as this one involving, oddly, a county that went into it as championship leaders. Worcestershire did not win, nor did they deserve to.

Phil Neale's declaration was fair enough 246 in a possible 64 overs, 50 in actuality but their cricket throughout the three days lacked enterprise and imagination. If Worcestershire had a decent spinner, Derbyshire would have found life on a wicket taking turn, with the odd ball keeping low and the vultures gathered round the bat, rather more difficult. But lllingworth cannot make a cobra spit and Hick is no more than an attendant lord in the off-spinner's court. Derbyshire were home and dry at 115 for four when a tedious day ended. jon's at seven, put things into perspective.

The England selectors must have a major rethink. WttT INDIES First Inninas Greenldge Downton Dilley 22 Haynes Moxon uniey is Richardson Emburey Dilley 8 A Richards Downton Dilley 6 Hooper Downlon Small 3 A Logle Emburey Small 81 tP Dujon Emburey 53 Marshall Gooch Dilley 11 ELC Ambrose Gowsr Small A Walsh not 0 Patterson Small Extras lb 6 nb 1 7 Total 67.5 overs. 20S Fall of wfeketai 21. 40, 47, SO. 54, 184, 199, 199, 199.

Bowling: Dilley 2M-55-5; Jarvis 13-2-47-0; Small 18.5-5-64-4; Pringle 7-3-20-0; Emburey 8-2-17-1. which had brought him his rapid century on Sunday and departed for 34. By contrast, Northamptonshire's captain, Cook, was in flowing form, scoring an unbeaten 124. For Leicestershire, the long wait ended. They won their first championship match for six weeks, beating DBRBVSHIBB WOfsCESTBMHIRI Derby! Derbyshire (Sots) drew with Worces- WfliwESTERSrllllft Fl I I 367 A Neale 125, Rhodes 108; Newman 4-108).

DCRBVSHIRJL First Innings 322-9 dec (B Maher 76no, Roberts 65). Bowllngi Radlord 17-1-50-1; Newport 17-4-66-1; McEwan 13-0-61-2; lllingworth 41-10-108-3; Hick 10-2-28-2. WORCESTERSHIRE Curtis Bowler Lord Goldsmith Bowler. A Hick Ibw Sharma D'Glivelra not out A Neale not oirt Extras (b2, IM, nbl) 78 S3 31 20 Total (lor 3 H-) Fail of wlcketei 128, 154. 176.

.800 BowUngt Newman 5.2-1-22-0; Jean-Jacques 5-0-11-0; Goldsmith 6-1-28-0; Sharma 17-1-65-1; Bowler 17-0-63-2. DERBYSHIRE Wright Rhodes lllingworth Bowler Radlord lllingworth Roberts Curtis Hick Morris not Goldsmith st Rhodes lllingworth tB Maher not Extras (b4, Ib4) Total ((or 4) Fan of wickets: 58. 59. 62. 93.

115 Bowllngi Radford 9-0-27-0; Newport 5-1-13-0; lllingworth 20-11-27-3; Hick 14-3-33-1; Curtis 2-0-7-0. Julian and Meyer. LEICESTERSHIRE SUSSEX ten Leicestershire (23ots) beat Sus sex (4) by eight wickets, SUSSEX First Innings 159 (Imran Khan 55; A DeFreitas 5-38). LEICESTERSHIRE First Innings 309 (P Wllley 130, Hepworth 51; A 3 Plgott 6-100). SUSSEX Second ktntnea (overnight 101-3) Wells Whittlcase Agnew 41 Lenham retired hurt 38 Moores Lewis IB ACS Plgott Cobb Agnew 86 Klmber run 1 A Clarke not 14 A Wells absent hurt 86 BIO FaB of wtokata coafe 106, 162, 170.

Bowllngi Ferris 18-2-65-1: Agnew 19.1-3-70-4; DeFreitas 15-2-38-0; Lewis 13-8-B-O. LEICESTERSHIRE A Cobb not out A Briers Parker Imran. Wllley Parker Klmber Whltaker not out Extras (b4) 88 18 6 17 4 S1 Total (for 2) Fafl of wWuHsi 17. 28. Bowllngi Imran Khan 7-2-7-1: Klmber g-4-17-1; Wells 8-2-15-0: Clarke 3-1-11-0; Allkhan 0.3-0-7-0, oiiaar ana Bono, FTret-cesejet svexfejeKec Batting Qualification: 8 Innings i no Runs HS 12 0 1075 275 Avg 89.58 65.00 84.62 71.60 69.75 63.60 60.67 60.45 65.14 53.66 62.50 81.84 50.50 A Gooch A Hick SRWaugh Richards CWJ Athey A Border Crowe MAAtherton PD Bowler RCOntong MA Lynch PWGParker RFPMnaar 17 10 1 1380 408' 2 877 137 358 102' 558 123 638 169' 487 138 866 151 772 ISt 322 120 9 1 420 103 15 887 101' 11 SOS 144 One fast bowler to another EKQLAHD A Gooch Marshall 44 Broad Ibw Marshall Moxon Richards Ambrose 86 I Gowsr Sub Walsh 46 A Lamb Ibw Marshall 10 Pringle Dujon Walah 1 tP Downton Ibw Marshsll 11 Emburey Patterson 7 Small not out Jarvis Haynes Marshall 7 Dilley Marshall Extras (Ib6, nb2) Tolal 165 of wfckotsi 13, 53, 112, 129, 134, 140, 153, 157.

165. Bowllngi Marshall 18-5-32-6; Patterson 13-3-52-1; Ambrose 12-1-39-1; Walsh dash deserts him a Sussex side stricken with injuries by eight wickets. Wells, injured on Saturday, was unable to bat in the second innings, while Green and Lenham retired hurt with 18 and 36 respectively as their side struggled to reach 210. Leicestershire reached 61 without fuss. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MIDDLESEX lutoni Northamptonshire (Bpts) drew with Middlesex (6).

NORTHAMPTONSHIRO-Flrst Innings 338 (D Capel 92, A Stanley 62; A Fraser 4-58). MIDDLESEX. First Innings 277 (R Butcher 61. Gatting 54; Davis 5-54, Cook 4-61). NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Second fcmlnga (overnight 122-1) Cook not out 124 Bailey Carr Williams 46 Capel Roseberry Tufnell 21 Williams Gatting Tufnell 1 Wild Brown Carr 7 Stanley not out 5 Extras (Ib2, nb2) 4 Total (tor 5 dec) 235 FaB of wick ate corrb 145, 191, 199, 228.

Bowling: Williams 15-2-43-2; Fraser 6-1-18-0; Tutnell 34-6-92-2; Hughes 17-1-67-0; Carr 4-0-13-1. MIDDLESEX Second InnfaiQs Slack Ripley Walker- 54 IS Carr Larklns Capel. Gatting Larklns Walker 34 Butcher Larklns Williams 17 I Hutchinson Ballsy Williams 13 tK Brown run out 33 A Roseberry not out 42 Hughes not out 22 Extras (b1. Ib2, wl) 4 Total (for 6) 234 FaN of wlckefsi 60, 95, 108, 122, 155, 191. BowSngi Davis 11-4-22-0; Capel 12-2-40-1; Cook 29-4-73-0; Walker 4-1-20-2; Williams 19-3-76-2.

Umpires! Constant and Thompson. Somerset total includes 8 pts lor a drawn match In which scares finished level. 1967 positions in brackets Bain CJarfcson Trophy Swanseai Glouceaterahire 170-8 (D Thomas 55). Glamorgan 171-3 (M i Cann 88no). Glamorgan won by 7 wkts.

Pioetom Derbyshire 148. Lanes 152-2 (G Lloyd 74no, Abrahams 52). Lancashire won by 6 wkts. Bowtwcodi Hampshire 250-6 (T Middle-ton 66, James 63). Essex 148 (S Udel 5-26).

Hampshire won by 102 runs. Battd Somerset 225-5 (N Fellon 97. Townsend 54). Warwickshire 222-0 (Q Ted-stone 61). Somerset won by 3 runs.

Wtarkaoai Nottinghamshire IBB (53.4 overs). Yorkshire 147-6 (412 oven; Love 63no). Rain Yorkshire won an faster scoring rate. Qualification: 15 wickets SO Fletcher 106.5 28 A Foster 101.1 28 GC Small 216.1 68 ARC Fraser 298.4 92 NQCowens 233.1 63 Runs Wkts 235 21 287 19 495 34 614 39 538 34 290 18 535 32 507 30 773 45 364 21 653 37 491 27 516 28 678 31 396 19 Avg 11.19 14.05 14.55 15.74 15.62 16.11 16.71 16.90 17.17 17.33 17.64 18.16 18.42 18.64 1884 A Smith I A Grelg Williams Newport ST Clarke 104.3 10 199.3 37 177.3 33 227 44 167.3 52 TM Alderman 244 61 A Walker 184.1 48 PJWAIIott 254.2 81 PW Jarvis 207.2 48 Parsons 147,3 48 Championship table 0 Bt Bl Ms Kent (14) 9 6 3 0 21 28 148 Werae(S) 9 5 1 3 24 30 1S4 Essex (12) 8 4 3 1 20 24 108 UkktX(IS) 9 4 2 3 16 28 108 OJovos(IO) 8 4 1 3 21 22 107 Warfce(fS) 8 4 2 2 14 25 f03 Uks(l) 9 3 1 5 23 31 102 mtunrU(7) 8 3 1 4 18 27 91 SomdU 9 2 3 4 22 25 87 Notts (t) 10 2 6 2 13 38 SI DerbysW 8 2 1 5 21 17 70 SarreyM) 7 2 2 3 13 25 70 Lanes (t) 8 2 3 3 18 21 68 Sussex (IT) 9 1 5 3 15 28 89 HaotS(B) 9 1 3 5 11 30 87 Verks(8) 8 0 5 3 8 26 34 Olamfiat 8 0 3 5 13 19 32 MO, LAND A Gooch Ibw Marshall 18 Broad Du on Marshall 1 0 Moxon run out 14 I Gower Richardson Patterson 1 A Lamb run out 113 Pringle Ibw Walsh tP Downton Ibw Marshsll 27 Emburey Ambrose 30 Small Richards Marshall 7 Jarvis not out 20 Dilley Richardson Patterson 28 Extras (b5. Ib20, w2, nb14) 41 Total- 307 Faflof rkketsi27, 29,31, 104, 105, 161.212, Z3Z, Bowllngi Marshall 25-5-60-4; Patterson 21.5-2-100-2; Ambrose 20-1-75-1; Walsh 20-4-47T1.

Umpireu Palmer and Shepherd. West Indies won by 134. ru.ns, The ennui set in properly when Worcestershire, who had yawned their way through 136 overs in the first innings for a less-than-fonmdable 367, belted a bnsk 200 yesterday to resusci tate the game. The sight of Graeme Hick smearing a part- time bowler (Bowler was his name) towards midwicket, and prospering irom the subse quent overthrow, emphasised how ghastly these set-up jobs are. Worcestershire, apparently, were peeved that Kim Barnett had not declared 100 runs behind on Monday night, but what favours could they expect? The Derbyshire captain was never likely to play ball with a man whose side batted through the better part of four sessions.

Derbyshire never seriously contemplated the chase, although Wright greeted IUing-worth's arrival by driving him straight for six. The left-arm spinner got his man in the end, caught at the wicket off an inside edge and pad, and he fol lowed with the wickets of Bowler and Goldsmith. Roberts holed out to midwicket off Hick. mer off a high, difficult chance, a lofted drive bursting off his fingers for four. Sweet it was for Watkinson when Bainbridge hesitated slightly before going for a second run, Watkinson's throw beating him.

Athey and Alleyne briefly seemed capable of resuming the charge, but both fell to Simmons, who took five for 81. The finish was almost farce, Victor Sylvester Greene arriving at the wicket wearing dark glasses. He was, mind you, suffering with an eye infection. The manner of his dismissal suggested a white stick might not have been out of place. The runsovers equation had now made, a Gloucestershire win impossible, and with eight wickets down it was strange to see Graveney throw the bat and fall tamely to Folley.

mere toiiowed an animated little conversation between the skipper and Lawrence dose by the pavilion steps. Lawrence, who had again bowled with fire in the morn ing, shook bis head, waved a slightly threatening hand towards the Lancashire members, then studiously blocked all that came his way. the Soviet striker, has a leg strain and the central defender, Khidiatullin, a bad cut above an eye. ITALY (probable). Zenga; Bergomi, Bar-esi.

Ferrl, Maldlni, Donadoni, Ancelotti, Gian-nlni, De Napoli, Vialli, Mancini. SOVIET UNION (probable). Oassayev: Bessonov, Kuznetsov, Khidiatullin (or Sulak-velldze), Lltovchenko, Aleinlkov. Zavarov, Mikhalllchenko, Rats. Belanov, Prolssov.

140:000 and Bradford have se cured Newcastle's Andy Thomas tor 80,000. Mrs Thatcher the Minister for Sport, Colin Moynihan, will meet FA, League and police chiefs on July 6 at Downing Street to discuss the Government's anti-hooligan plan. But this brought another rebuke from the duke: "The business of winning gold medals and doing well in international sport is the icing on the cake, but I prefer the fruit of the sport." The mood of the meeting reflected the anxieties among governing bodies about the direction in which government sports policy is moving. Ron Eames, the chairman of the CCPR, called for corporation tax relief to be extended to sporting events, if only to compensate for the dwindling amount of grant aid from the Sports Council. The duke expressed his worries about the loss of open space for sport.

The minister made no reference to his impending cuts in Sports Council membership, which are likely to mute the CCPR voice, but the way the duke took on the minister must have inspired other CCPR members to take the fight to the Department of the Environment (wherein lies the Sports Ministry) and to No. 10, to protect sporting traditions and values. amused and, in choosing Daley, they appear to have vindicated-the player and given Moore a hefty back-handed swipe. Britain's injury problems, meanwhile, persist. Andy Gregory, a player whom the British coach, Malcolm Reilly, considers utterly central to his plans, had to withdraw from today's game against Toowoomba because of a hamstring strain.

There was not, Reilly insisted, any danger that Gregory would miss the Test but, so stretched are Britain's resources at present, he could not afford to take the slightest risk with a player so crucial to his side's chances at Lang Park. AUSTHAUAOack; Ettlngahauaen, O'Connor, Jackson, Currle; Sterling, Lewis; Backo, Conescu, Daisy, Fullerton-Smlth. Vautln. Pearce. SvMNutsei Belcher.

Lindner Lancashire Gloucestershire MIDDLESEX were left without a championship win in five games yesterday after being forced to settle for a draw against Northamptonshire. Chasing a victory target of 297, they finished on 234 for six after their captain, Gatting had failed to reproduce the dash Scoreboard Britannic Assunmo County Championship HAMPSHIRE NOTTIMQHAMSHIRE Southampton! Hampshire (7pts) drew with Nottinghamshire (3). NOTTlNOJUrssHlllsV-Firat innings 197 (C A Connor 5-70). HAMPSHIRE. First Innings 389 (CL Smith 117, Turner 75, Cowley 55; Hammings 4-461.

NOTTINOHAMSHIR8 Second Innings (overnight 70-2) Newell rarxs uonnor SO 140 as a 8 34 87 Johnson Smith Maru Stephenson Smith Maru. 0 Randall Ibw Andrew 0 Birch Ibw Ayllng Hammings Andrew Evans Terry Cowley Cooper Maru Ayling Millns not out Extras (b4, Ib13, nb10) Total- 380 Fafl of wickets ootid 270, 270, 287. 289, 308, 319, 324. Bowllngi Andrew 20-3-53-2; Connor 17-4-48-1; Ayling 16-5-24-2; Maru 43-10-132-4; Cowley 27.1-7-67-1; Smith 3-0-16-0: Nicholas 1-0-2-0. HAMPSHIRE Second Innings A Smith Scott Stephenson-C Smith Evans Cooper 10 48 Turner Stephenson.

Nicholas Randall Cooper. Terry not out- Ayling Newell Hemmlngs- th raws nor qui Extras (b3, Ibl) Total (lor 5). FaB of wfefcaUi 8. 18. 35.

37. 45. Bowling! Stephenson 7-4-25-2; Cooper 8-3-15-2; Hemmlngs 5-4-1-1 nampsnire ana wnue. LANCASHIRE (UAUCBSTBRSHIRB OM Trafford Lancashire (4pts) drew with Gloucestershire (5). lANCASHHtS-Hrst Innings 329-6 dec (G 0 Mendls 151, Falrbrother 54).

OLOUCESTEItSHIRE-nrst Innings 256-2 dec (P Romalnes 101no, Athey IANCASHIRB Second tnnlnas (overnight 134-3) Mendls not 26 Falrbrother Athey Lawrence 84 Hughes and Graveney SB A Hayhurat Lawrence I Austin st Russel) Lloyds 43 1W Hegg not out 87 Extras (02. Ib4, nb8) 14 Total (lor 7 dec). 887 FaB of wiekata oonU 144. 155. 126.

224. BowSngi Lawrence 20-4-64-5; Balnbrldge 20-4-59-0; Alleyne 6-0-30-0; Lloyds 13-0-48-1: Graveney 18-6-51-1; Athey 1-O-3-0; Romalnes 0.1-0-6-0. A WStovold Speak Stmmons-A Wright Hegg Watklraon Romalnes st Hegg Folley WJ Athey Speak 6 Simmons. Lloyds Simmons 78 14 SB 18 48 81 13 2 Bainonoge run oui. Alleyne st Hegg Slmmons-tR Russell out Greene Simmons.

'0 A Graveney Watklnson Folley Lawrence not out 1 Extras (IbS) Total (for 9). FaB of wkfcstM 33, 128, 140, 156. 243, 277, 282, 2S5, 294, BawrSt Watklnson 8-1-29-1! Hayhurat 4-0-28-0; Austin 8-2-33-0; Folley 23-0-128-2; Simmons 28-6-81-8. Haiaenmna ana cranj. Ebb and flow washes up a draw John Rod da THE DUKE of Edinburgh and the Minister for Sport got their jock-straps in a twist yesterday at the annual meeting of the Central Council for Physical Recreation.

In the lofty and ornate Drapers Hall in the City of London, beneath massive portraits of kings and queens of England, most of whom would have despatched the young minister to the Tower for his remarks, the arguments flew back and forth. About how sport should be run in Britain, privatisation of facilities and how priorities should be ordered between the elite and the grass roots. The minister, arriving late (by arrangement) after another round of soccer hooliganism talks, was clearly cross about the CCPR still maintaining (in their annual report) that he intends to privatise the National Recreation Centres. He was also angry about suggestions that town-hall-owned facilities came within the scope of this imagined idea. Rugby League Pearce loses his Paul FHspatrlok in Brisbane AUSTRALIA have made only one change to their side for tho apcnntl Whithread Test against Great Britain at Lang Pane nere on raesuay, wiui Wayne Pearce replacing Bob Lindner at loose forward.

The selectors were quick to announce their team after a third, marvellous State of Origin game at Sydney, in which aiioanelnnH heat New South Wales 38-22 to win the series 34). Pearce was tne captain ot a well-beaten side. But he did enough, in the first half at least, tn rarlnlm thr Taut he probably would not have lost but for tne afiDiutanng enecra of viral meningitis; way into the Australian team Stephen Blertoy at OM Trafford GLOUCESTERSHIRE, like children on the promenade watching the tide gradually take their beach ball out to sea, saw victory ebb away. A declaration by David Hughes just before two o'clock left them to score 331. It was always going to be a stiff task, but Stovold, Romaines, Bain-bridge and Athey all brought hope, hi the end, Russell and Lawrence were obliged to block out the final few overs as Lancashire strained for an unlikely victory themselves.

Hughes must have allowed himself a quiet smile. When he batted on after lunch, cries of, "Play the game, Lancashire," were heard loud and clear in certain quarters. As it was, the Lancashire captain judged the declaration almost to perfection. Gloucestershire always felt they had a chance, and almost chased themselves to destruction. A one niece of fielding by Watklnson virtually finished Gloucestershire.

Bainbridee and Athey were picking up the pace nicely, Wat- iqnson naving put aown tne ior- Phil Daley, chosen at prop with Sam Backo, was probably the most surprised man to retain his place. He was summarily dropped from the New South Wales side after going Awol on Sunday to be with his sick and heavily pregnant wife. It appeared that, with the loss of Daley's state place, banishment from the Test side would follow, but instead he has emerged from the episode with considerable sympathy. Not so Peter Moore, the New South Wales and Australia manager, who was responsible for dismissing Daley. As the plot thickened, it transpired that Moore had tried to persuade Daley to feign injury.

The Australian selectors were not.