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SPORTS MBVJS 15 Cricket Stowing Third tests England West Indies, second day Holmes and Redgrave West! Maes IbaiM to MgHD fuond THE GUARDIAN Saturday July 2 1988 Olympic dilemma ehri.iopher tJodd ai Hfenloy Mike Selvey at Old traff ord ing, for the good reason that Richardson, sbhiethlhg of a bunny to him, was opening. He extracted enough turn to make any self-respecting spinner crack his knuckles and flex his fingers in anticipation. But the minute Richardson was out, Emburey was off, not to reappear again until West Indies had established a first-innings medal from the. 1984 Olympics. The NautilUs lightweight foUr in the Wyfolds have beeih "preselected" to represent Britain in the World lightweight charii-pionships in early August by Eie Director of International owing, Penny ChUter.

This lhearis that the Notts County medal winners iri the sfjiiiftr feverit, the Stewards' Challenge Cup, who have lost fqur tithes to Nautilus, cannot dislodge them from selection by beating tHehi at Lucerne unless they overthrow ChUter' decision by a successful appeal to the Amateur Rowing Association by Tuesday Notts. CoUhty have been barred froth competing in Lucerne, arid a Win there would only give thetri a score of i-3 against NaUtilus after discbunting one previbUs race ih Which Nbtts lost their fin. Miss Chuter's reasoning is that there is too little time to hold further trials between Lucerne ahd the world championships. will see Leander taking on the Tideway Scullers and the Mau-tilUs lightweights facing Mercantile Of Melbourne, Who put dUt the seeded University of Ldiidoh by a two-foot mar gih. The opening round Hi the Grand Was a triumph for Csepel of Hiihgaty, Syracuse UhlVetsi-ty of NeW York State, 4rid Atigus Robertson, the, ah-HdUtlcer.

Sytacuse beat UCLA td earn a race against the Brit: ish Olympic squad today, and the Hungarians beat the Americans Northeastern University to earn a shot at the Australian Olympic crew. Both were crisp' races and Mr Robertson successfully got his tongue rouhd the Hungarian's full title, Csepel Sport Club ahd Magyar Testnevlok K6re-VM Sport K6r. David Fogarty and Malcolm Batten, the Australian Olympic pair; Were given a fright in the Goblets by an innocent-looking Kingston crew, Peter Hope and Shane O'Brien. O'Brien is a New Zealander with a gold Yesterday's results INLESS the weather can intervene on a major scale, England will almost certainly face the prospect in the next two days( of going two-nil down in the Cornhill Test series with just the two to play. Although there were several interruptions for rain showers yesterdajr, West Indies batted all day, applying themselves to the tdsk so well that by the close, at 242 for five, they enjoyed a first-innings lead of 107.

could add substantially to that today, for at the crease are Jeff Diijbn (on 35) and Roger Harper (23), and the pair have already added 55 for the sixth wicket. A lead of 150 could prove terminal. For West Indies the day was about consolidation, arid each run eked out was a clip round the ear of the England batsmen, for however tough they had foiirtd the going on the first day, conditions yesterday the pitch turned, seamed a bit and towards the end of the day, the occasional, ball began to keep suspiciously low were substantially worse. Batting was never an easy task, and it is a measure of the West Indian approach to things, not to mention the enhanced difficulties facing England in the second innings, that although ho batsman in the game has yet made a half-century, all the West Indians have reached double figures. Unlike England, they sell themselves dearly.

However, England can surely not have helped their cause by the tactics employed during the day, in particular the total reluctance to operate the spinners, Emburey and Childs, in harness. Emburey actually bowled the first five overs of the innings, one on Thursday night and four yesterday morn- ENOLAND. First innings 135 (C A Walsh 4-46). WEST INDIES First innings (overnight: 4-0) Greenidge Ibw DeFreitas 45 8 Richardson Oilley 23 Hooper ibw Childs 15 I A Richards Capel 47 A Logie Ibw Dilley 38 tp Dujon not out 35 A Harper not out 23 Extras (Ib14. nbl) 15 Total (lor 5).

244 Fall of wleMtu 35. 77. 101. 175. 187.

Bowling! Oilley 15-3-50-2: Emburey 14-4-41-0: DeFreitas 21-2-49-1: Childs 19-6-50-1; Cdpel 12-2-39-1. Umpires: 0 Constant and Plows. NDY rtOLMBS ahd fiteve Redgrdve! the coxless pairs world hViarriDinns. have suf fered A severe blow to thelt Olympic prepatatidns. The pair Were forced to withdraw from the Ooblets at Heii-ley Royl Regatta yfesterday after Hblmes reported that he was in tdd much pdih ffdth his rib iiijiify to co'tttiftUe ih the evejit.

Hblmes ahd Rpdgtave; who Were cohteniblatihg going for the coxed ahd cdxless pairs ih th Olyhipics, were already behind in their training. They are entered for both in the Olympic selection regatta in Lucerne next weekend, but will have to withdraw from one. I take each rdce as" it cbtiies," Holmes said. His coach Mike Spracklen rated the chances of starring at Lucerne as 50-50. The cud holders raced in the first round on Thursday and were hoping to coast over the course against weaker opponents each day until tomorrow's finals, whfeh they Knew a severe test would await them.

"I would do it however much it would Hurt if I khew could win," Holmes said yesterday, "biit I dorit want to be bedten by inferior opponents when I can only row at 8ti pet cent." Holmes, who has nine Henley medals one more than Red-eraVe Partially dislocated a rib on Sunday and was rested on Tuesday, the doctor telling hiiri that he would Hot do further damage by rowing if he did hot feel pain. But he certainly felt the effects of His rate oh Thursday, ih which Redgfave was pulling him round, arid ih practice yesterday. "I do riot want to race on pain-killers," he said. "This is a bit of a contrast from last year," he remarked ruefully; renlemberihg the pair's titdnic struggle with the Soviet Pimenov twins after the first final was aborted when a canoe collided with the British crew. Holmes and Redgrave are committed to the coxed pairs event ih Lucerne.

Holmes told the Stewards that he did not want to risk prolonging his recuperation arid thought it better to withdraw yesterday rather than before the final. orlino' Dlof ednii-finale Golf A The sorrow of parting Vivian Richards makes his exit PHOTOGRAPH: DON McPHEE overs. At which point Rich: ards, to general glee, dragged Capel on to his stumps. There was to be just one more English success, and it came shortly after the resumption. Before tea, DeFreitas had bowled rather well from the Stretford End, skidding the ball into the batsman, and always in with a chance if the ball kept low.

Dilley topk over from him after tea and Logie, on the back foot, paid the price. cut, and a. short-arm pull through midwicket before lofting hitii 6vef lohg-off for six. Off came Childs With figures of one for 45, 20 Of which had come in the final two overs. Richards Had broken free and the opportunity had gone.

All this, (is well, while Gus Logie Had been compiling a Susy, intelligent innings, actually taking pressiirfe front Richards, and by the time Jtea was nigh they had added 74 in A straight bat following in the great traditions EVJcWulfiy's sSlent lead. A chance, one felt, had been missed, for at 72 for two and 101 for three, there still existed a glimmer of hope if ftresstire could oe appiiea. it was not sufficient, the lead was established with only three wickets down and England thereafter were merely hanging in. Quite whv ihere is this retl cence. given helpful conditions and you do not get them too often in home Tests to bowl spinners in tandem is a mystery, but the modern way is generally for a spinner to oc cupy one end, ana a seamer "to keep it quiet" at the other.

That it was Emburey employ ing these tactics is even more baffling, for not only is he now in control of things (his initia tive taking the new ball himself was a clever move, which would not have happened under Gatting), he has spent riiany hours bowling with Phil Edmonds. He knows it works. Instead, until Childs bowled his first over in Tests five minutes before lunch, it had, apart from Emburey's introduction to the day, been all seani. The only wicket to fall had been Richard son, who dragged a long nop from Dilley on to His stumps: Greenidge and Hooper were looking ominous. It was Childs who changed the course of things, for far from displaying any nerves he bowled quite beautifully, and waited only until his 14th ball in Test cricket for success.

Hooper had been dancing confidently down the pitch, but then, as unaccountably as had Gatting the previous day, he padded up to a ball pitched on and hitting middle-and-off, and departed Ibw. It heralded England's best period of the match, for the new batsman struggled like a novice. Bearing in mind that it was Viv Richards, this is saying something, but rarely can he have been made to look so inept as Childs managed. Richards had, it transpired, a damaged right wrist and a fever, but that should detract nothing' from on Carl Hooper, heir Caribbean quaintance: Hooper would no more play an ill-considered stroke than Noel Coward would have rolled his own fags. He comes to England the first-class English game heavy-laden with verbal gifts.

Already his talent has inspired comparisons with the great Caribbean line which links Headley to Richards. When it comes to a point of reference, one name keeps returning: Frank Worrell. Worrell played for Rad-cliffe in the Central Lanca GLOUCESTERSHIRE HAMPSHIRE Oloiiceslert Gloucestershire (5pls) drew th Hampshire (81. GLOUCESTERSHIRE First innings 307-9 dec Russell 72: Avllng 57 HAMPSHIRE-Fltst innings 315-4 dec (R A Smith 141no. RJ Maru 74, Turner 64no).

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Second Ihnlnss (overnlqht: 105-4) Athev Terry Jetteries 22 Curran Terry Jelferies 18 Lloyds Ibw Jetteries 10 tR Russell Parks Connor 09 Lawrence and Jelferies 13 Alderman Nicholas Connor 33 Jarvis not out 1 Extras (Ib7, w1, nbll) 10 Total. 248 Fallot Wlckete COM! 112, 113. 138. 165, 241. Bowlingt Andrew 4-2-25-0; Connor 9.3-1-26-2: Jellerles 28-3-97-8; Maru 31-9-76-0; Ayling 12-4-17-0.

HAMPSHIRE Second Inhlnas Terry Alderman- 10 Smith Russell Lawrence-M 4 Nicholas Currari 94 19 2 40 0 Turner Romalnes Jarvis. Jelferies not out Ayling Lawrence Maru not out Extras (b6, tb9, nb6) A amitn low urran- I 3 21 Total (tor 6). 220 FaU of wleketSI 26. 75. 81.

173. 185. 2 5. Bowling! Lawrence 14.4-1-47-2: Alderman 8-2-18-1: Lioyds 10-0-58-0: CUrrari 11-2-50-2: Jarvis 4-0-32-1; Bainbrldge 1-O-tf-U Umpires! Dudlestone and Shepherd. Second Eleven Championship Todmordeni Yorkshire 202-9 (J Love BO) and 276-3 (Ft Blakey 104, Love 102no, Parker 65).

Lancashire 217-3 dec (J Abra hams 55no. i Aust 57noi. Match drawn. BHifoii Worcestershire 354-8 dec Leath- eroeii se, i lousy io. oevans 5sno) and 184-3 (5, Lampm DOI velra 57no).

Gloucestershire 299-9 dec (J Meaaows 69, 1 ButchAr Rfll. fvtatcH abandoned. HoWierHl Warwickshire 209 and 169 (S Kimber 4-Sffl. Sussex 110 (A A Donald 5-41. and 195 (M Speight 74; A A Donald 448, ARK Pierson 4-80).

War wickshire wan by 73 runs. IrtWU Essfex 256 (K Butler 71. 0 Harrnan 6-66) and 134-9 dec (Harrnan 4-51). Kent 153 (V WellS 53no; A Qolding 4-24, Tories 4-40) arid 183-5. Match drawn.

Today's frxturm, BRitANNiC ASSURANCE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (1 1.00-6.30).-Drb"i Derbyshire' Middlesex. Northampton! Northamptonshire Lancashire. TauntoM Somerset Essex. The Ovah Surrey Warwickshire. Hastings! Sussex Kont.

WBrfceswH Worcestershire Glouceatcr-'vlr Yorkshire 1) MATeii (11.30-6.30). -lord'si Oxford University Cambridge University. GRANDCHALteNaECUP (Hoiriers: Soviet Army, USSR). Quarter-finals: Syracuse Unlv (US) bt Unlv ol California (US) 3 lengths, 6min 45ssc; CMttaVMaayar (Hun) bt Northeastern Unlv (US) lal. 7:00.

LADIES' CHALLENGE PLATE (Holders: university of Londdn). Oiiarter-IIHils! Nautilus bt Vancouver (Can) 1 length, Btnln 37sec: Tideway Scullars Sen bi Argonaut (Can) 3.1, 6:38: LeaKdkr bt Florida Inst of Tech (US) 41,1, 7:03: MercariUle (Aus) bt Univ ol London 211, 6:56. THAMES GHALLENQB CUP (Holders: Unlv College, Galway). Third round: Uiilw Coll Oalwly (Ire) bl Herlldrd Coll (Oifdrrj) 24 lengths, 6mln SSsec: Unrlr Cell Cork (Ire) bt Lady Margaret (Cambridge) London bt Oxford Poly U31. Amhrall bt St Thomas's Hospital (London) 2I.

7:11: ThSmea A bl Trinity Coll Dublin (Rep ol I) 3.1. 6:59: Tideway Scullers Sch bt Unlv Coll (Oxiord) iji, Clbhrfiel (lie) bt Brasen-osa Coll, Oxford 43il, 7:24: Mirlow bt First 4 Third Trinity. Cambridge 31. 7:22. frIncbss eliiabetM chauenqe ciip (Holdels: Belmdht Hill ScH, US).

QiiaH-fUtils: St Paul's ScH, Concord (US) bt Emanuel Sch 3 length, 6rnin 51 sec; Herno tori Sch bt Salisbury Sch (US) 7:07: Eibri Coll bl St Josephs Prep Sch (US) 13,1, Monmouth Sch bt imsbury High Sch (US) 3,1, 7:03. PHIUcit PHILIP CHAUBHOe CUP (Holders: Soviet Army. USSR). OUarier-flhaMi Kingston bt Potomac (US) easily. 7miri 3lsec; NertH Eastern Unh) (US) bt Pcmlret Sch (US) easily, 7:57: Vancouver (Can) bt Brentwood Coll Sch (Can) easily, 8:04: Syracuse Uniw (US) bt Syracuse Charges (US) 41,1, 8:22.

QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP (Holders: Ridley BC, Can). Quarlei-tinalet Tldewai Scullers Soft bl Marlow 41, lengths; 7rrllh 17se'c: Riverside 4 Cambridge (US) bt Walllngtord a Upper Thames 212l. NautlUs bt London easily, Malbbiirne UHlvUhlv bt diieensMKd (Aus) bt Nottinghamshire Co easily, 7:34. VISITORS' CHALLENOE CUP (Holders: Imperial Coll, Imperial CoH LoHdoh A bt Reading 23 They produced ah inward 32 containing three birdies, all of which came frorii putts of only one yard. They left McNulty much the happiest: "I can improve 100 per cent bri that performance.

As they say irt these parts, I will change the tyres, check the suspension and go after a hew lap record in the last rthmd." Ballesteros, after his opening eagle three from a 20-foot putt, played like a man resigned to a hard day's Work iri the office. He hit the fairways, found the greens ahd putted adequately, McNulty retained lead rather spoiled things. At Lord's, Yorkshire wei-e effectively spared the bother of knocking off the 196 they needed to avoid an innings defeat when rain, glorious rain, delayed the start ofpiayuntil.2.45. Evert so Middlesex managed to dislodge fdlir Tykes, But another torrent terminated trundling with 15 overs to go. Middlesex have now gone seveh games without a Win.

At Taunton, Where Glamorgan had resumed at the banana-skin score of 36 for three, Geoff Holmes completed his second century of the match, land that you become a thinking triCketer. ine Hdttper and Richie Hie Isoii a fliie player 6h etsi less Hdnnv uticv wickr whefl the ball hiailtiaf Whefeas AchaM- soH, opened yesterday's play with A cOUble elf Vivid shots. Hooper's naTancft timing and footwork revealed a deeper talent and greater awareness of how to apply it. He is the modern heir to the Guyanan heritage: Lloyd, Kanhai, Butcher. He is a successor to another tradition as well.

From Constantine onwards every tdp-cpss West Indian cricketer has played in the Lancashire leagues. tween chard ho length, 7min 24sec: Unlv dt London A bt Emanuel Sch I3I, Durham Unlv bt Isis 13,1. GokUa bt Univ of London no time taken. WVFOLD CHAILEHQB CUP (Holders: Nottinghamshire Co RA). Ouarter-tlnalsi Unlv of Londort bt Star' and Arrow 13, lengths, 7nin 12sec; Nautlhii bl Thames Tradesmen A 13,1, Nottmghamshlra Co A bt Imperial Coll London A easily, Leander bt Walton easily, 7:38.

BRITANNIA CHALLENOE CUP (Holders: Lea RC). Quarter-tinals: Unlv of London bl Isis A 13, lengihs. 7rhiri 31 sec; Walton bt leander 7:36: Belfast bt St Michaels (Ire) easily, Lea A bt Maidenhead 13,1. 7:44. SILVER OOBLETS A NICKALLS' CHAL-LEHOECUP (Holders: A HolmesfS Redgrave.

LeapderMarlqw ChHmaldA Butt (London) rowed over. A HdlmesfS Redgrave (Leander) scr; SwihfordJ Riley (Penn Ath, US) bt BillowesJ VVilkinson (Agecroll) 31. 8:21: LeydenH Horirat (Univ ol Pennsylvania, US) bt A CarrlngfonM Knapp (Twickenham) easily, Fo-gartyf BaHen (Australian Inst tor Sport) bt Hope'S O'Brien (Kingston) 13,1, 8:14. DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENOE CUP (Holders: ChouprinaV Dosenko. Oinamo Moscow, USSR).

Qusrter-flnalaj NFL PadpaWR A Philip (Met PoliceLondon) bt RichA You'rig (Walllndlcrdj easily, 6min (Msec; DM ScrhrenerR Henderson (Lea) bt ReddlnI Pritchard (Thames) easily. A OrabainVJ WUt (Molesey) btMCG JusticzrD Justlcz (Stourport) length. A RudklnA Klttermas-ter (Tideway Scullers SchfBarciays Bank) bt WellingF Tibo (Koblenz, WG) easily. 8:50. DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS (Holder: P-M Kolbe.

Ruder-Club. Hamburg, WG). Quart er.flnals! Harrla (Nottinghamshire Co) bt Tibo (Koblenz, WG) easily, 8min 32sec: 0. McUlashaH (Melbourne. Aus) bt A Latleur (Nolllngriarhshlre Co) 33, lengths.

A Sudduth (Harvard Univ, US) bt Alloway (Tideway Scullers Sch) easily, PbuectM (Thames Tradesmen) bt Chmlel (Thames Tradesmen) easily, march but he was never close enough to the flags to produce the figures an adoring gallery anticipated. River b's game has been transformed after a 50 outlay for a new putter from the club shop. So far he has collected 17 birdies, and he looks assured of a big cheque after his 67 yesterday Which enabled him to catch McNulty bri 196, il uhder par. Lindsay Stephen's 50-franc outlay at Monte Carlo's famous casino the previous evening produced even more spectacular results. The 32-year-bld Australian lent this modest sum to a fellow Antipodean, Bob Shearer, an expert at poker.

Shearer came up with a royal flush bri the tables, winning 500. Stepheri then struck lucky oil the course, equalling McNul-ty's second-found 62 to lift himself frorii 43rd to fifth place after three rounds. He had two eagles, holing from seven yards at the first and chipping in from 30 feet at the par-four fifteenth. Four additional birdies left him one stroke outside the course record and eyeing a much larger jackpot. eight ball off 133 balls, as Somerset failed tq drive hbriie their advaritage.

The overnight pair of Mayriard and Morris put on 80 before Maynard retired hurt for 53, and with intermittent showers during the afternoon Glariibr-gah reached teatime and safety 192 ahead. At Canterbury, where precipitation prevented any play until 3.30, bite of the day's feW talking points Was the failure of Kent 16 reach 250 arid a third batting point against Essex Weil, these things dah prove important come September, sometimes. West Indies datfti MerirJirsbh irt Morite Carlo THE experience of playing With Player arid Jack Nicklaus ih major championships stood Mark Mctfulty ih good stead yesterday. Many goiters have been in timidated When sharing fairways with Severianb Balles- teros, but not the 34-year-old Zimbabwean player who held on to his lead in the Monte Carlo Open after a dour third-round struggle With the celebrated Spaniard and with Madrid's Jose Rivero. McNtilty, suffering from a recurrence of torisilitis, also had to contend With the indifference to hiih of a local gallery who were iriifially excited by a first-hole eagle from Balles-teros, their noted sportirig resident, but then had to Wait until the last two holes for further subrpar figures.

With McNulty finding words painful and the Spaniards electing hot to speak, the fdriher had to let his clubs do the talking. Warwickshire Lancashire Lame ducks Childs's bowline, which was rhythmically classical left-arm. Richards simply' could hot get at him. Now was the time, one felt, to apply the pressure at both ends. Instead, DeFreitas was brought back, and the fact that it aclii-ally saw the end of Greenidge, lbW, did not justify the means.

Finally, Richards decided that enough was enough, and forced Childs away for three fours over mid-off, a square shire League. Hooper, receptive to the offer 6f a professional's job in the same league, joined the Old-ham-based Werheth club three summers ago. In his first year he broke Sir Frank's record run aggregate for a season. "Like Worrell, Hooper is a caresser of the ball" John Holder, the Barbados-born former Hampshire player who serves on this year's Test umpires panel. Playing in Erigland, he feels, has added defensive tact to Hooper's natural lyricism.

"The pitches in the Central Lancashire League are soft and green you can come across seven different typs in seven games. It is in Eiig- SOMERSET GLAMORGAN Tauntorii Somerset (Spls) drew with Glamorgan (3). GLAMORGAN. First innings 252-8 dec (G Holmes 100no; Foster 4-72). SOMERSET.

First innings 243-2 dec (P Roebuck H2no. Waugh lOIno). GLAMORGAN Second Inning (overnight: 36-3) Morris Ibw Rose 24 Maynard ret hurt S3. Shastrl Wall Wyatt 30 Holmes Bartlett 107 Ontong not out 12 Derrick run out Watklhs not out Extras (Ib7, w3, nb5) 18 Total (tor 7 dec)- 347 Fall of wlekat fcont! 84. 183.

242. 244. Bowllngi Mallender 15-3-53-1; Foster 12-1-52-1: Marks 17-7-37-0; Rose 10-3-16-1; Jones 10-2-49-0; Roebuck 1-1-0-0; Wyatt 8-4-24-1: Bartlett 5-3-9-1-Umpires! Bond and A Whitehead. WARWICKSHIRE LANCASHIRE Nuneaiohi Lancashire (22pts) beat Warwickshire (6) by slxjvlckets. WARWICKSHIRE-First Innings 234 (A Moles 115.

A Hayhu'rst 4-45). LANCASHIRaVFIrsI Innings 213 (T A MUn-ton4T55). WARWICKSHIRE Second Inning (overnight: 64-4) A Storey Hegg Watklnson 39 A Munlon Hegg Watklnson 3 A Lloyd ti Watklnson Green Ibw Allott 3 Small Mendls Watklnson ,0 A Merrick Simmons Allott 1 1 Gilford not out 4 Extras (Ib3. w2, nb3) 8 Total. 129 KmK nf likta cant! 70.

76. 77. 95. 117. Bowlingt Waslm Akram 21-5-43-2; Allott 12.3-1-40-2; Watklhsorl 25-8-43-8.

LANCASHIRE Secorid Innings Mendis not out BO Fowler run out Jesty Murltorl 38 Falrbrolher Thome Munton 30 A Hayhiirst Ibw Merrick i Wdiklnsbn riot out 4 Extras (bS, Ib6. w4. nb3 IB Total (lor 4) MHo4wfckMtt2i.90.141. 147. Bowllngi Small 8-0-32-0: Merrick 11 i-5srt-l- Srnllh 4-0-32rO: Munton 8-2-21-2.

Umpire! Blrkenshaw ana osiear. 'Sunday's Hxtures enniiia ASSURANCE LEAGUE (2.00- shlfe. THnoVNorlHslmpldhshlre Lancashire. Taunton) Somerset jr. The Ovab Surrey WaMhlfJ'jMSS" Wiimrishim MUuM Wbrcestef- shire Gloucestershire.

Nu Yorkshire TITIONMInWIitals, ChjUemUiMi Cheshire Cambridgeshire. Oxford (Christ-church): OxIoWshlre Dorsil. County Championship: Round-up During Manchester Test matches the Old Trafford pavilion is checker with league club members welcoming back their former pros like families greeting returning loved ones. The class of '88 is a bumper Hooper apart, Logie and Ambrose also played in the Central Lanes last year; Vivian was a Rishtoh man in the Lancashire League while Patterson was a Lancashire player. Of them all the best-loved was probably Constantine by a short head from Worrell.

Hooper did hot exactly waste his time as a paid man. In future years ho. money spent on watching him will be wasted. runs would have made a game of it on this demanding wicket whibh had consistently be-friended the sedm bowlers. there was something of an irony that, after a mild storm or two and sortie glimpses of sunshine, the pitch rather eased on the last afternoon.

Lancashire went oh with workmanlike purpose to win with more than 30 overs to spare. Fowler was quickly run out by Stbrie's direct throw; After that, there was some jaunty batting by Mendis Jesty and Fairr brother ih tilth: It all became something of a formality, once Mendis, in fine form these days, had taken three boundaries off an over from Smith and Jesty did the same immediately afterwards. Jesty gave us one or two of his peerless off-drives and was then bowled as be tried to work Muhttih away. The left-hander Fairbrother was otit to a memorable slip catch by Thorhe, whose fielding in this position may well strengthen his claims for an extended return to the county team; At the close, Mendis was assertively oh 56 and in little apparent danger. Oualllication: Small A Friser Fletcher A Foster Cowaris PA Srnllh NF Williams SiMf Jarvis I A Qrtlg FOCoopet PJWAlloft Parsons Rune Wkts Avg 37 is.

761 48 15. 463 29 45.96 418 26 16.07 15 wickets 0 250.1 75 586 37 15.83 3S1.1 107 761 48 15.63 160.5 30 .159.3 41 17S.3 33 511 30 17.03 180i 36 588 34 1729 233.2 52 651 37 17.59 14 .449 137 111Q '81 j8.1? 302.5 90 641 35 16.31 147.3 48 358 19 18.84 Michael Henderson to all the riches of the SIR HAROLD ACTON lists, high among his hobbies, "hunting Philistines;" When he has rounded them all up, perhaps he will arrange an audience with Carl Hooper. In this age of industrial cricket, his straight bat provides a firm rebuke to those who prefer instant gratification. It may seem an odd time to sing the praise's of the Guyanari batsman. After all he made just 15 yesterday before he was deceived by John Childs.

Some batsmeri require only the briefest ac- Scoreboard Britannic County Championship KENT ESSEX Canterbury: Kent (4pts) drew with Essex (7). ESSEX. First innings 330 (A Border 168). KENT First Inning (overnight: 321-9). Cowdrey not out 43 Davis Foster 3 Extras (bl.

Ib4) Total (94.2 overs) 231 Bowling: Lever 16-3-38-1: Foster 24.2-8-51-2; Pringle 15-4-42-3; Miller 39-12-95-4. ESSEX Second Innings Hardie not out Stephenson Marsh Davis tA Brown not out Extras (Ib4) 35 43 4 Total (tor 1 dec) 82 Fall of wlckati 82. Bowling! Cowdrey 5-0-31-0; Pienaar 7-2-23-0; Davis 104-19-1; Ward 4-1-4-0; Taylor 2-1-i-O. Umplrssi Hampshire and Lyons. MIDDLESEX YORKSHIRE Lord's! Middlesex (8pts) drew with Yorkshire (3).

YORKSHIRE First Innings 187 MIDDLESEX. First innings 388 (W Slack 144, Sykes 86; Shaw 4-54. Fletcher 4-108). YORKSHIRE Second Inning (overnight: 5-0) I Swallow Ibw Cowans 12 Byas Ibw Fraser A A Matcatte Hughes Hooinson not out- Hartley Brown Fraser. 1 i uatricK not out Extras (b4, Ibl, w1, nbl) Total ((or 4) 80 Fall ol wickstsi 18, 40, 51.

75. Bowling1! Cowans 8-3-21-1; Fraser 17-6-32-2: Daniel 1-0-3-0; Hughes 11-4-19-1. Umpires! Wight and A White. County table Kentfl to 3 13) 10 XI12I 10 wore Ules Essex 112) 10 MlddsHB) 11 OloiioMO)j 10 Unci (3) 10 Warts (1 SI Notts II) It H'hanW (T) S'sat(ll) 10 Darby (8) 9 stirrer Sum(17) 10 Hams (8)- 10 Yorkstej 10 distil (13) 10 Somerset total Includes Bo match in which scores llnlshed 1987 positions In brackets Bl Bl Pt 6 3 1 23 30 149 4 3 3 28 32 2 4 2 9 23 34 4 2 4 25 27 4 3 3 19 29 lit 4 3 2 16 29 109 3 6 2 13 40 101 9 3 2 4 18 31 97 2 3 5 24 28 92 2 1 6 24 20 70 i 2 4 IS' 27 78 1 6 3 IB 32 1 3 6 5 34 SI 1 4 1 32 SB 23 40 lot- A drawn level. Gloucs behind the David Foot at Nuneaton pkJVRIFF Coton sounds Ii jfimore like a double act Mtfjleft over from the Al-hambra than the name of the club, with colliery derivations, on whose ground this match has been played.

And the more hardy cricket writers sat in front of the pavilion on a seat donated by Larry Grayson. But it was still a six-wicket defeat and no obvious laughing matter for Warwickshire. Lloyd, with a bruised shin, and Gilford, suffering with a pulled hamstring which keeps him out of today's visit to The Oval, both needed to bat with a runner. Munton used an ice pack oh a strained aiikle before he could bowl. Kallicharrah, Asif Din and Reeve all missed the match through ihjiiry.

Indeed, the proximity, of the George Eliot Hospital had ait added significance, though hardly literary. It was hot wholly surprising that Warwickshire soon lost their remaining six wickets and were all but for 129, leaving Lancashire to score 151. Another 50 Flrst-clas averages BaWna Qualification: 8 Innings Runs HS 778 137 1360 405' 1104 826 159! 987 159 487 136: 665 151! 629 fl7 679 23 Avg 97.25 85.00 64.92 8.63 65.80 60.87 13 5858 52.89 51.00 60.05 46.53 46.00 Waugh OA Hick A Gdoch A Border PDBdwIer 0 Crowe A Athorton Holmes CWJAIhSy Gfcendls MWQartiha 2 210 131 S.Curtis Aslipln PW 6 Parker 698 168? 598 101' I NO 1, 13 0 t' 1 8 1 13 2 12 15 3 '4 IB 0 BO 19 2 85 17 2 17 4 THE last man to take all ten Wickets ih a county cham-piorisriip innings Was Sussex's Ian who went through the Warwickshire card for 49 in 1964 (Quiz Question: but the Hampshire seariier Steve Jefferies mUst have' fancied his chances at Gloucester yesterday as he took the first eight wickets in the home side's second dig, writes ChrVs Cumin. Alas for the South African left-armer and Hampshire, Jack Russell (69) arid Terry Alderman (33) refused further cooo- eration and helped to take Gloucestershire from a precarious 165 for eight to art inter esting 248 all out, leaving Hampshire to score 241 in 49 ovefs. 1 This they very nearly did.

getting to within is runs pi a victbfy that hdye done Wonders lot their lowly hbsi-tion iri the table. Chris Smith got them hiovihg With 94 off 123 balls, arid David TUrhei- clouted 40 before he was caught in the deep the ball after he had hit Kevin Jarvis oUt of the Rrouhd; Quiz AnsWer: iail THOhisOn did his decade at Worthing. Elsewhere, the weather The Guardian Crkketline England vs Third Teot The latest score plus comment and analysis on the Important developments by ex-England cricketer Graham Roope. Updated every 15 minutes. 0698 345646.

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