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THE GUARDIAN Tuesday July 26 1988 Cricket Soccer Fourth Cornhill Test: England West Indies, fourth day Everton win 2.5m Cottee Lamlb IhiolblbDes IheiratoaDD aft Ulto crease Ebtuift Himgiflairad stisiggeir to tbiroiniCi If dleffeatt 14 SPORTS NEWS Russell Thomas ceive. Curtis was first out at 56: the remaining nine for just 72 Miko Selvey at Headlngley ney to Arsenal, believing Highbury would offer the better chance of claiming a regular senior England place after three caps as a substitute. But he has chosen the North-west to further his international ambitions, partly prompted by his admiration of Everton's player-coach Peter Reid. "My ambition has always been to establish myself in time for the 1990 World Cup in Italy," says Cottee, who joined West Ham direct from school and has averaged a goal every third game in around 200 senior matches. In 1986-87, he hit 29 League and cup goals.

Last season, as the Upton Park club struggled, he scored 14. A former West Ham striker, Paul Goddard, rejected a move to Merseyside yesterday when he put his personal life before the possibility of a place with Liverpool. He signed for Derby instead of pursuing the League champions' late intervention. Kenny Dalglish exceeded Derby's 425,000 offer, but Goddard followed up his declaration that it was a straight choice between staying at Newcastle or going to the Midlands club. Goddard eventually signed after seven hours' further talks with Derby's manager, Arthur Cox, who paid 7,000 less for the striker thin when he moved to Newcastle in 1986.

The 28-year-old player will be allowed to live in London and commute to his fourth League club, a condition pursued by Goddard in his desire to return south for family reasons. Russell Osman found his price had increased 105,000, despite being sold at a venerable 29 years of age. The former England centre-back, returning to the First Division with Southampton, said of his tribunal-fixed fee of 325,000: "I must be like a good wine." High five, low five Courtney Walsh gets the palm award for dismissing Bill Athey, one Jeff Dujon, who is picked on by somebody his own size for plaudit purposes of three catches yesterday for photograph: frank baron fHATEVER hopes 'England may have had of salvaging something from the fourth Test, and thereby from the series, were cruelly blown away once more by the West Indies pace attack, ungiana wiu turn up at Headingley this morning knowing that West Indies require just 38 more runs with all their second innings wickets intact, to win their third match of the five-match series. Headingley miracles other than those of a meteorological nature have been known to happen, but not of this proportion, and certainly not to this England team. Once again they have quite simply been outplayed by a superior side.

Yet just for a while the beacon of optimism glowed. England had made hard work of claiming the last two West Indian first-innings wickets in the morning, conceding, instead of something approaching parity, a lead of 74. But for 90 minutes Graham Gooch and Tim Curtis gave the England second innings the impetus it needed if pressure was ever to be put on West Indies, contributing the first half-century opening stand since the initial day of the series, when Gooch and Broad compiled 125. Alas, they flattered to de- ENQLAND innings 201 (A Lamb 64 ret nun; cti Amoroso q-oaj. WEST INDIES Fust binlnas (overnight: 238-8) A Harper Gower Foster Be Benjamin run out A Walsh not out Extras (Ib15) 15 Tolal- 275 rail of wickets conn 245.

Bowllngi Dilley 2Q-5-59-1; Foster 32.2-6-98-3; Prlngle 27-7-95-5; Cowdrey 2-0-8-0. EHQLAND Second Innings A Gooch Hooper Walsh 50 Curtis Ambrose 12 Athey Oujon Walsh 11 I Gower Dujon Marshall 2 A Smith Ibw Marshall 11 Cowdrey Walsh 5 tC Richards Ambrose 8 A Lamb Dujon Ambrose 19 Prlngle Benjamin 3 A Foster Hooper Benjamin Dilley not out 2 Extras (b3, 168, nb4) 15 Total- 11B FaB of wickets 56. 80, 85, 83, 105, 105, 127, 132. 132. Bowllngi Marshall 17-4-47-2; Ambrose 19.5-4-40-3; Walsh 20-9-38-3: Benjamin 5-4-2-2.

WEST INDIES Second Innings Haynes not out 10 Oujon not out. IT Total (tor 0) 27 Leicestershire Essex Fletcher Paul FHzpatrick at Leicester GAME deprived of 36 overs on Saturday and lrBIAanother 18 yesterday could, by courtesy of Keith Fletcher's enterprising declaration, produce an interesting finish today. He called a halt to Essex's first innings 100 runs in arrears of Leicestershire's 300 for nine declared. At the close Leicestershire had stretched their advantage to 142 and Essex are likely to face a searching target eventually. But at this stage of the season, with Kent's gallop showing little signs of slowing, boldness has to be the policy.

One line of press box speculation was that Essex, without Gooch, Hardie and Pringle and deprived of Stephenson, who split a finger in the Sunday game, would be bowled out cheaply on the greenest of green pitches. And when Miller, forming an impromptu opening partnership with East, and Lilley fell for only 14 runs that seemed a possibility. The pitch, however, was never that difficult, the prob- second slip. It was exactly the sort of catch that has had England's slip fielders thrice dithering, but Hooper made no mistake. It signalled the destruction of the meat of England's batting, for in the space of four overs, 80 for one became 85 for four.

Gower scored a deflected two off Marshall which took him to 7,000 Test runs he is only the tenth person, and the fourth Englishman, to do so but then flicked outside leg stump, succeeding only in glancing the ball fine to Dujon. A colour change in Gower's socks for this match, from blue to red, has not, it seems, altered his luck. One over later Athey, no reflection on him this time, got a beauty from Walsh. Smith, Cowdrey, Richards, Pringle and Foster were all swept aside, with only Smith looking a little unlucky. Even he, though, while generally impressing, has been missed twice early on in identical fashion, fending balls to Logie at short leg: on two in the first innings and before scoring will be in Viv Richards's file for future reference.

The rest were forced on to the back foot and paid the penalty. So it was left to Lamb, relying on eye, form, ability and guts. For a batsman, few injuries could be so incapacitating. Curtis was first to go, bowled through the gate by Ambrose while essaying a drive of leaden-footed looseness: a sad end, that, because he had played the short ball in particular bravely and well. Meanwhile, Gooch had not missed out on any opportunity to attack, driving Marshall for consecutive boundaries, pulling Ambrose for another, and then cancelling the deficit with another eased straight off Walsh, who was to prove the pick of the West Indies attack.

Straight after, a single took Gooch to his fifty, whereupon at the end of the over, he called for fresh gloves, drove and edged fast to Hooper's left at Kent Worcestershire TONY COTTEE last night chose to leave London and take the road north in pursuit of club and international honours when he signed for Everton at a British record fee of about 2.5 million. Everton finally got their man when the West Ham striker agreed to sign a five-year deal worth at least 700,000 to the player. The package will make the 23-year-old Cottee easily the best-paid player at Goodison Park and underlines their determination to match Liverpool's exploits next season. It was a triumph of persistence for Everton's manager, Colin Harvey, backed by his chairman, Philip Carter, in the contest with Arsenal for Cottee. It is understood they were prepared to top any Highbury offer; they were certainly determined to have the last negotiating word.

After four hours' talks on Merseyside on Sunday, the Everton party travelled to London last evening to see the player again after his second round of talks with Arsenal's manager, George Graham. Cottee's acquisition, which includes VAT and other extras totalling about 300,000 on top of the basic 2.2 million price, takes Harvey's summer spending to a staggering 4.8 million and surpasses, in little more than a month, the previous highest domestic fee, 2 million, paid by Tottenham for Paul Gascoigne. The day represented a double coup for Harvey, who left for London from Coventry after a tribunal fixed a 525,000 fee for Newcastle's full-back, Neil McDonald, a valuation, according to Everton's manager, "in the region of our own." He had offered 450,000. Cottee had originally been expected to opt for the short jour- Sport in brief Golf Mark Brooks won his first PGA Tour event when he shot a last-round 63 then sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to beat Dave Barr and Joey Sindelar in the Greater Hartford Open. Results Soccer WORLD CUP.

Second Jamaica 0, United States 0. round quaBflsn Golf US WOMEN'S OPfai (Baltimore). Final round (US unless stated): 877 Neumann (Swe) 67, 72, 69, 69. SBO Sheehan 70. 72, 68, 70.

283 Mochrie 70, 69, 76, 68; Walker 70, 74. 68. 71. 284 Stephenson 72, 72. 71, 69.

888 Berteotti 75. 71, 68, 71; A Benz 70, 72, 71, 72. 386 Albers 73, 70, 72, 71; Inkster 71, 68, 75, 72. 287 Fergon 70, 71. 75.

71; Daniel 77, 71, 66, 73. 288 King 76, 74, 71, 67; A Okamoto (Japan) 75, 73, 71, 69; Hanson 73. 72, 73, 70; Lopez 72, 74, 71. 71. 288 earner 69, 73.

76, 71; Brown 71, 73, 72, 73; Cockerlll 73, 70, 72, 74. 280 Mel-Chi cneng (Taiwan) 74, 76, 70, 70; Johnson 73. 74, 73, 70; Jones 74, 70, 74, 72; Flgueras-Dotti (Sp) 77, 71, 69, 73; Green 71. 70. 71, 78.

British: 208 Davies 72, 73. 75. 78. 304 Reld 73, 76, 75, 80. 308 A Nicholas 76, 73.

77, 79. GRBATSR HARTFORD OPIH (Conn, US). Final round (US unless stated); 288 Brooks 66, 65, 69, 69; Barr 69. 67. 70, 63; Sindelar 65.

72, 67, 65 (Brooks won sudden-death playoff). 270 Black 66. 69, 65, 70; Calcavecchia 67, 66. 67, 70. 271 Maltble 64, 68, 72, 67: Upper 67.

66, 69, 69. 272 Clements 68, 70, 68. 66; Faxon 65, 69. 69. 69; McCalllsler 68.

66, 69, 69; Archer 70. 66, 67, 69. 273 Hayes 67, 69, 69, 68; Perry 67. 68, 68, 70. 274 Lohr 67, 71, 69, 67; Lowery 66, 72, 70.

66; Mediate 69. 70. 67, 68; Sauers 68, 68, 69. 69; Allem (SA) 67, 68, 67. 72.

WELSH AMATBUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (Royal St Davids, Harlech). Quarter-flnalai Cardiff bt Llanwern S's-I; Pocrtnawydd bt Radyr 3-2; Aahbumham bt Padeswooa and Buckley aa-l'ai Padeswood and Buckley 3ia-1'a; nay oi ionwy o'a-iaa. Tennis DAVIS CUP World Croup aemMmala Bastad (Swedish names first): WHandsr bt Noah 2-6, 13-11, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0: Ed-berg bt Leconte 6-4, 6-4, 8-10, 3-6, 6-4; A JarrydWilander lost to ForoetLeoorita 8-4, 7-9. 2-6. 2-6: WHandsr bt Leconte 6-1, 6-1, 7-5; CarlssoR bt Tulasne 4-6, 6-3.

6-3. Sweden beat France 4-1. SCHENECTADY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (New York). Man, Flnali Mayotta (US) bt Krelk (US) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 Woman, Fkiab Magera (US) bt Phelps (US) 7-6. 6-4.

CLASSIC (Washington). Singles, SamMinali Connors (US) bt A Kricksteln (US) 6-4, 6-0. Finafa Connors bt A Gomez 6-1, 6-4. Doubles, Ssml-flnati LozanoT WKsksn (MexUS) bt MullerC van Rens-burg (SA) 3-6. 7-6.

7-6; LeachJ Push (US) bt SmlthP Wekesa (BahamasKenya) DUTCH OPEN (Hllversum). First round! A ManoM (Arg) bt Stenlund (Swe) 6-4, 6-1; Vunts (Arg) bt Schwaler (WG) Ladder (Neth) bt Keretlc (WG) 4-6, 6-3. 7-6; MsrasneE (WG) bt Korda (Cz) 7-5. 6-3; NUsssn (Neth) bt Riglewskl (WG) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; Ounnaraeon (Swe) bt Limberger (Aus) 7-5, 6-3; Kreon (Swe) bt Melnecxe (WG) 6-2, 6-4; Oustafason (Swe) bt Casal (Sp) 6-4. 6-4.

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (Hamburg). First round (WG unless stated): Probst bt Romano (It) 7-6. 6-2; Malar bt Kim (US) 7-6. 6-1; Ausr bt Huber (Aut) 6-2. 6-2; Wsigl bt M-C Calleja (Fr) 6-1, 7-6; A Banner bt Corsato (It) 6-3, 3-6.

7-6; WaSsnfala bt Martlnek 2-6, 6-2, 6-0; Navstna (Cz) bt Frankl 6-4. 6-2: Ratehr. tova (Cz) bt Manning 6-4, 6-3; Moaea (Arg) ot r. uuen o-u. o-f; a vwra (Br) Dt O'Neil (US) 6-4.

6-3; Looeemore (GB) bt Mesker (Neth) 6-4, 7-6: A Jensen (Nor) bt Schilder (Neth) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1: I Budarova (Cz) bt Cohen (Switz) 7-6. 6-2; Thorns bt I Kuczynska (Pol) 6-2. 2-6, 6-2: A Vlasgran (Aral bt Ter' Rlet (Neth) 6-3. 4-6. 6-0: Oolarsa (II) bt Scheuer-Larsen (Den) 7-5.

Centurion Neale is more, in the sort of procession that has become so familiar this summer. West Indies were left reauirine 65 to win, with a day and seven overs to do it, and by the close Haynes and Dujon had reduced that by 27 without being parted. The match, though, might well have been over already, were it not for a performance of heroic proportions from tne injured Allan Lamb. In the first imiines Lamb had shown bril liant form before tearing a calf muscle in his right leg. The injury changed the course of the innings and possibly the game, but Lamb said he would be prepared to give it a go in the second innings if necessary.

Yet not even he could have anticipated just how uncomfortable it would be when he limped his way to the crease at the fall of the fifth wicket. When he was last out, swinging the bat, he had, for 90 minutes, endured not only his incapacitation but a torrid time from Curtly Ambrose, who struck him a number of blows on his right hand as well, and was ultimately warned unofficially for excessive short-pitched bowling, the first time in the series the problem has occurred. But Lamb hopped and bobbed and ducked and weaved, occasionally struck the ball meatily, and all the while, between overs, grinned broadly. He loved it. Gooch and Curtis, too, deserve credit for showing that ability combined with application can do a job.

The pair, stroke-player and accumulator, complement each other, and Curtis, although scoring just one dozen in each innings, has spent more than three hours at the crease, while 99 runs have been added. Without a Gooch at the other end, Curtis's usefulness might be nullified, but the Worcester lad has played his first leading part well. There may just have been a mitigating factor in the subsequent abject collapse. Until lunch, Gooch and Curtis had experienced little trouble. But during the interval, a heavy rain shower squalled in.

It is quite possible that enough moisture could have been blown under the covers to have freshened the pitch up, although it does not account for some of the dismissals. boumtif lems for the batsmen far from insurmountable, and after East, off Agnew, had given Whitti-case his fiftieth catch of the season Border and Prichard shared a largely untroubled and unbroken stand of 111. Border never looked likely to get out but had to graft for his runs, which included his thousandth for the season; Prichard who has not had a particularly good season was fluency itself, gave Border an hour-and-a-half start and overtook him. It proved a shrewd move to drop him down the order. Earlier Briers went on to make 119 and later in the day also Dassed the thousand mark: and Whitticase, with the help of two wind-assisted sixes, maae an unbeaten fifty, his highest score of the season.

The wind, which kept the pavilion deck chairs flapping de-mentedly all day long, presented real problems for pace bowlers running into the gale. Leicestershire solved them by giving Willey a long bowl from the Hawkesbury Road end and alternating the quick men from the other. his pomp century just before the end. It was much faster, of course. The smallest and oldest player in the match began with hungry drives, and went on to benefit from his range of beloved nudges.

He is 39 now and on present form, fitness and appetite, he could be nudging away for another 10 years. Derbyshire started well enough. The deceptively hostile Malcolm got the unlucky Scott with only the second ball; it was the Bournemouth batsman's third championship innings and his third nought, a demoralising sequence for a promising player. Nicholas also went by the seventh over and then Terry was caught at gully. Kim Barnett permuted and experimented with his bowlers.

Maybe deciding that if he has a Test future it is as a leg spinner, he introduced himself by the 17th over. And he almost succeeded at once, diving and just failing to hold on to a return catch from a widish long-hop. He occasionally had silly mid-off jumping protectively but he produced some turn and once or twice spun the ball the other way. By the close Hampshire were 141 for four. Show Jumping Con Power, the top Irish rider, suffered severe head injuries at a horse show in Dundalk on Sunday when he was knocked down by a runaway horse that had been stung by an insect.

Boxing Mike Tyson says he will fight Frank Bruno on September 3. 7-5; Marstkova (Cz) bt Frimmelova (Cz) 6-4. 3-6, 7-6; Mas (Br) bt Jagerman (Nelh) 6-1. 6-1; Kfajcoiriccva (Cz) bt Nlox-Chateaux (Fr) 7-6, 1-6, 6-4. BORDEAUX OPw-FVal round: Damn (Arg) bt Cancellotti (It) 6-0.

6-3; A Tons. (Sp) bt Lundgren (Swe) 6-0. 6-1; Marrtar (Br) bt Courteau (Fr) 6-2, 6-2; Arrays (Peru) bt Arrese (Sp) 6-3. 2-6. 7-5; Rack! (WG) bt J-C Baguena (Sp) 6-7, 7-6.

6-2. Baseball AMERICAN LEAOUBv Boston 3, Chicago White Sox Minnesota 6, Baltimore NY Yankees 10, Kansas City Texas 6, Milwaukee Cleveland 9, California Oakland 1. Detroit 0: Toronto 6, Seattle 0. NATIONAL LBAOUa Atlanta 4, NY Mets Los Angeles 2. Pittsburgh Montreal 5, Cincinnati San Francisco 5, St Louis 0: San Diego 2.

Chicago Cubs Philadelphia 6, Houston 4. Speedway BRITISH UtAOUlV Reading 63, Bradford 27: Wolves 42, Swindon 48. Evening results NOTTINGHAM 8.1S (1m SOydah 1, CAUSLEV, Lynch (7-2) Bronx Cross (7-2) Jo4 da Rosa (4-1). Sporting Simon 100-30 Fav. 6 ran.

1 12, 3 (B McMahon) Tote: 3.80: 2.00, 1.60. Dual 8.70. CSF: E14.67. NR: Fancy Footwork. 0.45 (61): 1, PATS ORACLE, A Bacon (4-1) 3, BaSsrlna Lady (3-I Jt Fav); 3, Orads (16-1).

Lady Kalhy3-1 Jt Fav. 12 ran. 1. 12 (J Berry) Tote: 4.40; 1.60, 1.50. 2.90.

Dual 4.90. CSF: 16.81. (6f)i 1, MERRY MARIGOLD, Web-Ister (25-1) 2, MkkskMn (16-1) 3, NUtkl Dow (7-4 Fav). 17 ran. 2, 3 (K Stone) Tote: 72.10: 12.20.

6.20, 1.20. Dual winner or second with any other 8.90. CSF: 383.24. 7.45 (f)i 1, ZAITCCH, Roberts (2-1 Fav): 2. Lariston Oil (33-1) 9, Bharkat (12-1).

115 ran. 1, Z'z (A Stewart) Tote: 2.70; 1.40, ,8.10, 2.30. Dual 78.30. CSF: 56.41. NR: In Rad, withdrawn deduct 15p in the pound.

(in 6t)t 1, TRECAULOAH, Hills (11-1); 2, Foggy Dew (11-2); 3, Undress (9-2). Eurocon 4-1 Fav. neck. 2'2. (R Williams) Tote: 17.60; 4.30, 1.80, 1.50.

Dual 54.40. CSF: 69.23. Trlcast: 200.18. NR: Mr 'Moss. S.4S (1m 21)1 1, DISCREET CHARM, Hills (16-1) 2, Salennlsra (8-1) 3, Kin as Rank (7-1) Shanawari, Kunuz 11-4 Jt Fav.

14 ran. 1a, 8. (H Thomson Jones) Tote: 19.70; 3.90. 2.10, 2.70. Dual 66.20.

CSF: 126.60 WINDSOR 6.20 (1m 70yda)i 1, RUMTREB, Jones (6-1); 2, Tudor Pilgrim (16-1): 3, Exhaust Lady (4-1). Kllah 7-2 Fav. 12 ran. 2, 7 (R Hannon) Tote: 7.60; 3.20. 8.30, 1.30.

Dual 139.90. CSF: 90.04. 6.45 (6f)9 1, CHUMMVS CHARM, Pat Ed-dory (11-2); 2, Blue Mse (16-1); 3, Mummy's Song (7-4 Fav). 21 ran. 2, 1 (G Lewis) Tote: 6.90; 2.50, 3.30, 1.20.

Dual 40.30. NR: Takenhall. 7.10 (1m 3f 1BOyds)i 1, DAILY SPORT SOON, Adams (9-2); 2, Aunt Mabel (7-2 Fav); 3, Ban Adhem (4-1). 4, Nahaah (11-1). 16 ran.

2, sh hd (R Akehurst) 4.70: 1.60, 1.20, 1.70, 2.40. Dual 6.50. 7.40 (fX 1, EJrZEPBEZB, Robinson (1 1-4 Fav); 2, Just Seymour (9-1); 3, Check Tha Oats (16-1). 25 ran. 3, 2a (D Thorn) Tote: 3.90; 1.70, 2.60, 8.10.

Dual 6.60. S.10 (Sf)) 1, ETERNAL TRIANGLE, Paul Eddery (13-2); 2, Tymlppy (4-1); 3, HotHa Habitat (7-1). Oesert Vixen 11-4 Fav. 9 ran. 3,, 3 (S.

Norton) Tola: 7.90; 2. 1.50, 2.10. Oual 12. CSF: 31.71. Trlcast: 173.70.

8v40 (1m Sf 2Syda)i 1, VAQUELY HIDDEN, Paul Eddery (11-10 Jt Fav); 2, Armaria (11-10 Jt Fav): 3, Saore LVOr (16-1). 11 ran. 2U. 1a (O Douieb) Tote: 2.20; 1.20. 1.10.

1.90. Dual 1.50. CSF: 2.42. West Indies Lamb's first movement would normally be to put his weight on to his back foot, but he was unable to do so here, which prevented him from pushing off the leg into his shots. Instead he was forced to play almost exclusively perched on his left leg.

It was a factor, excusable under the circumstances, in Ambrose's assault. Lamb said later that he had no complaints at Ambrose's tactics. "It was what I expected," he said. "He saw I was looking like a coconut shy and I wouldn't have pitched it up either. I didn't expect them to feel sorry for me this is a Test match, not a benefit game." mid-wicket for the three runs he needed.

Ellison concluded matters which left Mm with figures of six for 99 when Ta- vare's third slip catch of the innings accounted for Pridgeon, leaving Neale unbeaten on luB. Benson and Taylor survived the new-ball assault without genuine alarm. Then came a real curio: a youngster bowling leg-spinners at his pal. whether con sciously or not, in front of tne pavilion with a tennis ball. Could this be, in Folkestone on such a dank day, some form of rebirth? Tour match WARWICKSHIRE SRI LANKANS Bdgbastoni The Sri Lankans are 199 runs behind Warwickshire with nine first-innings wicksis in nano.

loaay: n.u 10 o.u. WARWICKSHIRE First innings tG Humpage Samarasekera I ahrnny 4 A Storle Samarasekera Ratnayeake. 22 89 Asil Din Sllva Ramanayake- A Banks a Labrooy 81 A Thorne Labrooy Ramanayake. Myles Ibw Labrooy 21 Smith Rajadural 3 A Lloyd not out Parsons not out Extras (b8, Ib14, nb7) 27 Tolal (for 7 dec)- 212 Fall of wkketai 23. 82, 134, 146, 209, 212, 212.

DM not bab A A Donald, Benjamin. Bowllngi Ratnayeake 14-4-26-1; Labrooy 13-4-45-3; Samarasekera 9-0-32-0; Ramanayake 13-2-36-2; Rajadural 11-1-28-1; Ran-atunga 4-0-25-0. SRI LANKANS First innings Mahanama run Qui 8 1 8 1 13 ts A Sllva not out- MAR Samarasekera not out-Extras (nbl) Total (for 1). Fan of wiokstsi 6. To bab 'R Madugalle, A Ranatunga, A De Sllva, Mendls, Ratnayeake, Labrooy, Hamanayake, a raaaurai.

Holder ana Harris. Bain Clarkson Trophy Oraotti Essex 162 (N Kendrick 5-13). Surrey 163-2 (K Medlvcott 53no). Surrey won by 8 wkts. Southampton Sussex 97-9 (K Shine 4-16).

Hampshire 101-4. Hampshire won by 8 wkts. Minor Counties Championship Ipswiohi Lincolnshire 130 and 63. Suffolk 166-6 dee (P Marshall 5-49) and 28-2. Suffolk won by 8 wkts.

njetchlain Buckinghamshire Si (Q Edwards 5-23, A Davies 6-28). Wales 53 (C 0 Boo-den 7-17). ROBERT BAILEY bit an unbeaten 127 yesterday and was called up to play for an England team. The selectors could consider themselves nudged, writes Robert Pryce. The tall right-hander made his first century of the season off 134 balls to hold the Northamptonshire innings together against Sussex and will replace Allan Lamb in the England XI to play the Rest of the World at Jesmond on Thursday.

Hampshire Derbyshire left to fret tial recovery from the wreckage of 62 for five. This is a side which leans heavily on the dual crutches of Hick and Curtis. Illingworth proved an able partner for his captain. Missed by Davis at slip when he was 22, he waved his bat and edged to Marsh for 34, made out of 87, for the eighth wicket. With Neale holding things together, the last two wickets added 47 more.

Radford fell to an excellent slip catch by Tavare and the onus was now on Pridgeon to help Neale into three figures. After three hours and 40 minutes, Neale clipped Davis through KENT WORCESTERSHIRE FoHwstonw Kent (4pts) are 197 runs behind Worcestershire with all their tlrst-innings wickets in hand. Today: 11.0 to 5.30 or 6.0 WORCESTERSHIRE First irmlngs (overnight: 132-7) A Neale not out 108 Illingworth Marsh Ellison 34 Radlord Tavare Penn 8 A Pridgeon Tavare Ellison 4 Extras (Ib11. w2, nb2) IB Total (79.2 overs) 238 FaH of wlefcats conb 191. 217.

Bowllngi Penn 25-5-74-3; Ellison 29.2-6-99-6; Kelleher 3-0-6-0; Plenaar 8-4-16-1; Davis 14-3-32-0. KENT First Innings Benson not out Taylor not out Extras (Ib2) 22 17 2 41 Total (lor 0. 24 overs) Palmer and A White. GLAMORGAN YORKSHIRE Cardiff! Yorkshire (2 pis) have made 322-9 against Glamorgan (2). Today: 1 1.0 to 5.30 or 6.0.

YORKSHIRE A A Metcalfe Derrick Watkin. Moxon Watkin Sharp Derrick 2 24 82 83 43 33 14 30 13 .26 22 Love Monkhouse- Robinson Ibw Watkin I Swallow Ontong Derrick. tD Balrstow Shastri Cann- carrlck gann Hartley not out Fletcher Morris Butcher. Shaw not out. Extras (bl, Ib9, w2, nblO).

Total (for 9). .322 FaS of wiehstsi 0, 21. 33, 126, 170, 235, 237, 250,263. Score after 100 ovsrat 207-6 QLAMOROAN-A Cottey, A Butcher, Morris, Maynard, Shastri, Cann, Ontong, Derrick, Monkhouse, Metson, Watkin Julian and Meyer. HAMPSHIRE DERBYSHIRE noutta Hamoshire (Oots) have made 141-4 against Derbyshire (1).

Today: 11.0 to 5.30 or 6.0. HAMPSHIRE first Innings A Scott Ibw Malcolm 0 Smith Ibw Mortensen S3 Nicholas Malcolm 4 Terry Goldsmith Warner 20 Turner not out BO Ayllng not out Extras (bl, Ib2, w1, nbS) Total (for 4, 67 overs). 141 Pal of wtokatst 0. 10. 42.

132. To bob tR Parks, Jetferles, Trem-lett, Maru, Bakker DERBYSHIRE Bowler, Wright, Barnett, Morris, Roberts, Goldsmith, tB Maher. Newman, A Warner, Malcolm, 0 Mortonsen Blrkenshaw and Bona Among the 20 wickets that fell at Taunton were the first two of Harvey Trump's career. The 19-year-old oft-splnner, an England Junior International, look two for 17 In 14 overs then top-scored for Somerset with 48. very far.

Kent, 35 points ahead of their nearest challengers on Saturday morning, have stretched it by another two. Neale simply lacks the leverage to pull the cat out of the bag. After a morning's play shortened by a single over, 23 overs were lost on the resumption as Worcestershire's first innings petered out at 238. Kent had reduced that by 41 when the sea fret returned. Worcestershire did have some cause for cheer.

When Neale and Illingworth took guard yesterday the score stood at 132 for seven, a par LEICESTERSHIRE ESSEX Leicester! Leicestershire (5ots) lead Essex (6) by. 142 runs with nine second-innings wickets in nana. Today: 11.0 to 5.30 or o.u. LEICESTERSHIRE First Innings (overnight: 226-6) Briers and Topley 118 tP Whitticase not out SO Agnew Topley 18 Ferris Border Lever IB 8 Taylor not out Extras (IbS, w4. nb9) 18 Total (for 9 dec, 88.2 overs) 300 FaH of wickets conb 236, 293.

Bowllngi Lever 26.2-4-75-3; Topley 29-5-100-3; Stephenson 11-3-28-0; Pont 20-1-86-2; Miller 2-1-8-0. ESSEX Flnt Innings to East Whitticase Agnew. Miller Whitticase Agnew A Lilley Cobb Ferris A Border not out Prichard not out Extras 0b2, w3, nb8) 41 1 es rr 13 200 ((or 3 dec. 56.2 overs) Faa or uncxetsi 14. ua.

Bowllngi Ferris 8-0-51-1: Agnew 15.2-3-43-2; Lewis 4-1-14-0; Taylor 12-2-42-0; Willey 16-4-44-0; Potter 1-0-4-0. LEICESTERSHIRE Ssoond Innings A Cobb Miller Pont- Briers not out Whitticase not out Extras (Ib4) 20 IB 4 Total (lor 1) FaE of rlefcetsi42. Lyons and Wight. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SUSSEX Northampton Sussex (4pts) are 47 runs behind Northamptonshire (6) with nine second-innings wickets in hand. Today: 11.0 to 5.30 or 6.0.

SUSSEX First Innings 118 (W Oavis 7-62). NORTHAMPTONSHIRE First innings (overnight: 26-1) Cook Wells 10 Bailey not out 127 A Fordham A Wells lmran capel Ibw Wells 7 Williams Clarke Bunting 28 Wild Ibw Plgott 10 to Ripley Imran Cook run 1 Davis Speight Plgott 20 Robinson Ibw Clarke Extras (b5. Ibll, w2, nbl) 10 Total (72.G overs). .233 Fal of vncksts oonti 57. 68.

79, 127, 160, 173, 180, 223. Bosrifna Imran 25-3-61-3: Ploott 21-2-79-2; Wells 14-1-45-2; Bunting 8-244-1; Clarke 4.5-0-8-1. Ssoond Innings Falkner Bailey Cook 27 Lenham not 38 A Clarke not out Extras (Ib2. nb3) Total (lor 1). FaE of wiokstsi 68.

Dudleslon and Palmer. Michael Henderson at Folkestone FOR THE second successive year the weather has been unkind to Folkestone. Last summer's game against Gloucestershire lost two complete days to the rain. This time, with Worcestershire seeking to win a game and by so doing to alter the current balance of power, the drizzle has rendered a positive result unlikely. Neither Tavare nor Neale will chase this game wherever it is going, which is not Scoreboard Britannic Assurance County Championship SOMERSET NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Tauntoru Nottinghamshire (6pts) are 95 runs ahead of Somerset (S) with six second-In nings wicxets in nana.

Toaay: 11.0 to 5.30 or e.o. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Hnt Innings (overnight: 173-4) Johnson 73 Stephenson Ibw Marks 31 Evans Burns Marks 3 tC Scott run out Hemmlngs Waugh Marks 1 Cooper not Mlllns Hardy Trump Extras (o8, Ib3, wl, nblO) 92 Total (85 overs). an Fad of sricksts conb 188. 196. 208.

21 1. 21 1 Bowlings Jones 7-0-28-0; Mallender 21-6-49-2; Rose 10-1-31-0; Marks 32-10-73-5; Trump 14-8-17-2; Bartlett 1-0-2-0. SOMERSET First Innings Hardy Johnson Hemmlngs 25 Roebuck Stephenson Prlngle Scott Stephenson 3 Waugh Ibw Stephenson Bartlett Newell Hemmlngs 39 tM Burns Hemmlnfjs Marks Ibw Hemmlngs Rose Newell Stephenson 22 Trump Ibw Cooper 48 A Mallender Cooper 1 A Jones not out 2 Extras (b2, Ib8, nb8) 18 Total (64.1 overs). 107 MofwfekatsiO. 11.

11.43,47.65,84, 160, 160. SowUngi Cooper 1B.1-7-40-2; Stephenson 18-3-41-4; Hemmlngs 23-7-50-4; Mlllns 6-0-26-0. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Newell Burns Jones. 2 18 22 4 2 8 1 Robinson Rose Marks. Johnson Burns Jones Martlndale not out Randall Ibw Mallender Stephenson not oul Extras (Ib3, nb5) Total Fas el wtcftatsi to.

10. 37. 42. oonsiani ana Harris. MIDDLESEX SURREY Surrey (2ots) hava made gainst Middlesex (1).

Today: 11.0 to 5.30 or 6.0. SURREY as 19-0) Clinton Carr Emburey 100 nwina uowmon rowans ae tA Stewart Emburey 44 A Lvnch Downton Emburev 94 Ward not out 10 Zahld Sadlq not out 13 Extras (b4. Ib3, w1) 8 Total ((or 4, 87 overs). 22 ran or wkkvw or, 10, iwj, zui. uaraersione and Osier Smith in David Foot at Portsmouth THERE will no doubt be an attempt today, with the help of double forfeitures, wily mathematics and crossed fingers, to fashion a result for a day-and-a-half cricket.

Play did not start till 3pm yesterday and then thoughts drifted towards the gloom at Headingley. Derbyshire won the toss and put Hampshire in. By tea time, Chris Smith had learned of brother Robin's dismissal in the Test. The sibling bond is uncommonly strong. But the Hampshire opener returned to the wicket to carry on phlegmati-cally with the kind of invaluable, accumulated innings that he can build as diligently as anyone in county cricket.

It is seldom endowed with aesthetic delights though there was beauty enough for the sprinkling of Hampshire members in the way he hoisted Bowler straight for six. His 50 took 160 minutes and he was leg-before three runs later after almost 53 overs of immense concentration. Turner completed his half- The Guardian Cricketline England vs Fourth Test 9 The latest score plus comment andanalysls on the important developments by ex-England cricketer Graham Roope. Updated every 15 minutes. 0898 345646.

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