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THE GUARDIAN Friday August 5 1988 Cricket Kent Leicestershire (Bower the man for Ladies' Oay Final Cornhill Test: First day show HfoeDG mmeM 16 SPORTS NEWS Perhans it was good for Eng David Foot at Canterbury Mike Salvay at The Oval revert to type, losing six wickets for 86 in 33 overs. Before that the West Indian bowlers were made to work for their wickets, sometimes with defensive fields. But the magnificent Curtly Ambrose probed away ruthlessly outside off-stump, oc-casionally banging in his bouncer, and collected three of was a studied exhibition of judicious strokes and self-discipline. Leicestershire were all out for 247. Penn, who took a wicket with his opening ball, had a particularly hostile early-evening spell after Tavare had dispensed with his all-spin attack.

In six deliveries he bowled Whitticase middle stump, Agnew off stump and had Taylor leg-before, all without conceding a run. The spinners Harman and Davis both had long and economical spells, suggesting that things could get even better for the slow bowlers today. Apart from taking Gower's wicket, Harman, the young Somerset exile, beat Whitaker1 by spin for a stumping that ended a useful innings. Willey, the non-striker when partnering Gower earlier, had been run out for 39 by Ellison at midwicket. At the start of the day Kent lost their last two wickets for nine runs in taking the score to 327.

Agnew had highly impressive final figures of seven for 61, his best of the season. Kent will be snatching at any glimpse of a result today as they attempt to consolidate their position at the top of the table. It will probably all depend on the wicket. Derek Underwood, watching from the pavilion, must be wishing he could stage-manage a sentimental and pragmatic comeback. Di was more Betjeman than Cardus.

more cream cakes than linseed oil; rather more, it must be admitted, Ascot than Canterbury. This was "Ladies Day" at the festival. The up-market Maids of Kent paraded around the ground in their beribboned boaters and kaleidoscopic hats perched at the precarious orbiting angle of a Sylvester Clarke bouncer at twenty-five past six. Not quite cricket as we know it. "All getting more social than sporting," said the diehard member from under his score-card.

But it was fun and prettily self-conscious. And there really had been many spectators, squatting in their picnic chairs, who had come exclusively to see the play. David Gower matched the el egance as he, of course, is as capable as anyone of doing. We were unanimous in the press box that, concurrent with the more elevated affairs at The Oval, he would be cussedly in pursuit of a hundred. He was out for 90, caught behind the wicket off the last ball before tea as the off-spinner Harman produced a little additional bounce.

Gower had batted for 204 minutes. The best of his IS boundaries, especially one or two straight drives, were golden-age from the golden boy. Overall it ILL JIAKEN at face value, it I fmight appear that the I 1 needle has got stuck in the same old groove. By tne ena ot tne tirst aay ot the final Test England had once more fallen foul of the West Indian bowlers who have reduced them to 203 for nine on a pitch which, with enough pace and good, even bounce to be of encouragement to both batsman and bowler, is unquestionably the best of the series. But the bare facts hide a day's play which, until late into the afternoon, was evenly and keenly fought and closer to Test cricket as it used to be known than any so far in the series.

Three England batsmen, all of them with a minimum of Test experience, demonstrated an aptitude for single-mindedly occupying the crease Tim Curtis was in for 2'A hours, Robert Bailey for just five minutes less, and Robin Smith battled away for 207 minutes to top score with 57 before falling in the penultimate over of the day. The total is still England's highest since the second innings of the second Test. There was encouragement and merit in all this, for only in the final session did England ENGLAND First inning 'G A Gooch Logie Ambrose Curtis Oujon Benjamin Bailey Dujon Ambrose A Smith Harper Marshall Maynard Dujon Ambrose- s' 30 43 57 3 10 1 18 21 303 a Marsnan Harper tC Richards Logle Harper Pringle Dujon Marshall A DeFreitas Haynes Harper-N A Foster not Chllds not out Extras (Ib6, nb15) Tolal (for9) Fall of urlcktui 12, 77. 116. 121, 160, 160, 165, 196, ISO.

Bowling: Marshall 24-3-62-2; Ambrose 20-6-31-3; Walsh 10-1-21-0; Benjamin 14-2-33-1; Harper 21-7-50-3; Hooper 1-1-0-0. Well Indies) Greonidge. Haynes, Hooper, "I A Richards, A Logle, tP Dujon, A Harper, Marshall. Ambrose, Benjamin, A Walsh. Umpires) Bird, Palmer.

Aimi Jump for joy Harper rejoices as Capel is caught at slip Gloucestershire Warwickshire Success by in off good timing PHOTOGRAPH: FRANK BARON cover drive for three. His next ball was his last as he fenced expansively at a short, wide ball from Ambrose once more and Dujon caught the catch at bat. But Hooper dived full length, cut it off and, from a prone position, hurled down the stumps. Maynard was fortunate to have regained his ground. From the next Logie dropped his firm push at Harper's off-break; the fourth was blocked; and he danced down the pitch to the fifth and eased away a Hidden benefits emerging as youth has its belated fling Michael Henderson takes comfort in the attitude of England's recruits Paul Fltzpatrlck at Cheltenham HE recovery by Warwickshire from 169 for six, at which point they were in real danger of having to follow on, to 307 for seven declared, tended to emphasise one of the flaws in Gloucestershire's con stitution this season.

Lawrence has taken 64 championship wickets; Curran and Alderman have more than 50 apiece. Those are impressive figures with plenty of games still left, but there has not been a great deal of support for these three. Graveney, with 22 wickets, has provided much the best of the assistance. Moles was determination personified in the early part of the Warwickshire innings and Asif Din produced a remarkable knock. He looked thoroughly distressed at times against the high pace of Lawrence on a helpful pitch but that did not prevent him reeling off a stream of boundaries, Cutting, pulling and driving with superb timing, he once took four successive fours off Curran, and 64 of his 84 runs had come in boundaries when he played a loose shot outside off stump and was caught behind.

At 147 for two there was no sense of alarm for Warwickshire; barely 20 minutes later they were in danger of follow ing on. Moles, alter a solid, compe tent 41, attempted to pull Alder land on this occasion not to be seen to have to rely on Gooch, Let the youngsters instead prove something. Curtis and Bailey did this all right, digging in and adding 65 in 30 overs before, well after lunch, Curtis edged a tuu-iengtn hail to uu- jon. He had played a solid opener's old-fashioned sort of shine- remover but had also managed to latch on to consecutive short balls from Marshall and, with a roll of the wrist, pull them square for fours, later repeating the shot off Walsh to bring up tne 50. The biggest cheer of the day, though, possibly even of the series, greeted Smith's arrival.

He is reputed to be a shaky starter but one would not have known it as he rocked back to his first ball and thumped it high over mid-wicket for what Dickie Bird at first took to be six. Thereafter it was the same Smith we had seen at Heading-ley: watchful, competitive, productive with the bottom hand and in trouble only briefly when Ambrose began to drop short to him. His SO took him just under three hours, by which time England had lost seven wickets. His dismissal just before the close was a shade controversial as he appeared to withdraw his right hand from his bat just as a rising ball from Marshall brushed it. The umpire, Ken Palmer, had to decide if the hand was still in contact with the bat when the ball hit: if not, then the verdict would be not out.

A similar thing happened to Chris Broad last year at Head- ingley when, although the umpire on that occasion was unsighted, he was wrongly given out. Smith yesterday went without demur: Palmer got it absolutely right. Mention must oe made ot Maynard's debut innings. It was without doubt the most in- cident-packed, entertaining genuinely confront the future, rather than nod towards a moderate past, the gang of four should stick with them. Although the usual middle-order subsidence suggests that West Indies will win the 14th Test out of the last 15 meetings, the longer perspective is brighter.

Curtis, Bailey, Maynard and Smith will go to India; so too, if there is any justice, will Barnett and Russell. That is six-elevenths of a fair side. The prospect of watching England play an Australian side comprising Border, Waugh and Jones next summer growseyermore inter Scoreboard Britannic Assurance County Championship (Today, 11.0 to 5.30 or 6.0) GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE Cheltenham) Gloucestershire (7pts) lead Warwickshire (6) by 104 runs and have nine second-innings wieners in nana. GLOUCESTERSHIRE First Innims foverniaht 325-51 Balnbridge Humpage Munton 110 Pooley Humpage Parsons 11 DV Lawrence Smith Munton 10 tR Russell not out 4 Extras (b4, Ib22. w2.

nb4) 32 Total (for a dec) Fall ot wickets conb 340, 342, 356. .388 Bowling) Merrick 20-3-89-D: Parsons 31-9-67-2; Reevs 33-9-71-4: Munton 25-5-66-2; smith 5-0-25-u: Aslf Din 4-MZ-O. WARWICKSHIRE First Innings A Moles Russell Alderman A Lloyd Graveney Lawrence Asil Din Russell Curran Banks Bainbrldga Curran A Thorns st Russell Graveney 41 10 a 74 11 80 23 13 ti Humpage fliaerman A Reeve Ibw Alderman. A Smith not out Parsons not out Extras (b4. 102, nb7).

Total (for 7 dec. 80.3 overs)- .307 Fall of wkkets) 29, 142. 142, 148, 147. 169, 257. BowBng) Lawrence 14-1-66-1; Alderman 18-2-62-3; Curran 20-5-82-2; Graveney 17.3-5-50-1; Balnbridge 4-0-29-0; Pooley 7-1-22-0.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Second aminos A Stovold ret hurt- IB 24 18 "si A Wright Humpage Parsons. Romalnes not out Balnbridge not out Extras Total (lor 1) FaH of wkketi 16. Umpirau Constant and Meyer. KENT LEICESTERSHIRE Cantsrbunn Kent (Spls) lead Leicestershire (a) by BO runs on first innings. KENT First Innings (overnight 31B-8) tS A Marsh not out SO Harman Gower Agnew 4 Davis ibw Agnew Extras (b2, IblO.

nbS) SO Tolal 327 Fall of wickets con 327. Bowling) Ferris 21-4-77-1; Agnew 28.4-8-61-7; Such 17-4-47-0; Taylor 19-6-53-1; Wllley 25-7-61-1; Potter 6-0-16-0. UICSSTERSHIRI First fcmtnaa Boon Ibw Penn. 17 38 SO 3S 30 10 3 13 Briers Taylor Penn. wmey run oui- 'D I Gower Marsh Harman Whitaker at Marsh Harman- Potter not out- tP Whlttlcase Penn Agnew Penn Taylor Ibw Penn Ferris Ibw Ellison.

Such Ibw Ellison Extras (b4, lt7, wl, nbl) Total (99.4 overs) 247 FaH of wickets) 0, 25, 88. 172, 193. 228. 228, 228, 247. Bowling) Penn 23-7-68-5; Ellison 17.4-4-47-2: Harman 22-9-38-2: Plenaar 13-2-32-0: Davis 24-8-53-0.

the first four wickets to iaii tor analtrvl7runs. Later, inevitably, Malcolm Marshall got into the act. There were, though, remarkably on any day of a West Indies Test, let alone the first day, 21 overs of off-spin from Roger Harper and, even more surprisingly, three wickets for him, the first English wickets to fall to spin this summer. Perhaps one lapse of concentration, born of inexperience at this level, precipitated the post-tea tumble of wickets which changed the course of the innings and, who knows, the match. Bailey had played exceptionally well, pushing well forward, dropping his hands under anything short, and above all showing immaculate judgment outside off-stump one area in which ungiana have been found wanting this summer.

With tea approaching, he and Smith were well set and England, at 116 for two, had the base for a decent total. Perhaps Bailey relaxed a lit tle: perhaps it was the opposite, and he tried too hard to be there at the interval when all he needed to do was to carry on as he had been. Instead, in the last over before the interval, having already been beaten outside off-stump by Ambrose, his bat flicked once more and Du jon took the catch. The thump Bailey gave his own pads as he walked off told it all: an oppor tunity missed. The day began well for west Indies who, having lost the toss, had the satisfaction of seeing Ambrose remove Graham Gooch after only eight overs with a ball that leaped at his throat like a rabid Dobermann.

eighties, he would have a colourful palette at his elbow. Almost everything Peter May has said this summer in "charismatic "overseas is good for a giggle. At long last, and not before time, the selectors have flipped the record over. Now they talk about youth, and flinging it. The jury remains oat, of course, but a guarded optimism is permissible.

Having stumbled across players who Muster (Aul) bt Pisolesi (It) 6-1: Carhwon (Swe) bt Casal (Sp) 6-2, 8-2; Mattar (Braz) bt Davin (Arg) 6-3, S-3. WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (San Diego). Second round) Rtha (US) bt A Gavaldon (Max) 6-0. 7-6: Oraham (US) bt Hakaml (US) 6-0, 6-0; Falrbank (SA) bt van Rensburg (SA) 7-6. 6-1: Msgm (US) bt Krapl (Swilz) 6-1, 6-7.

6-3; Santrock (US) MC Singer 6-2. US MEN'S HARDCOURT CHAMPIONSHIPS (Indianapolis). Second round) WHsltsn (US) bt Youl (Aus) 7-5, 6-7. 6-2; Gilbert (US) bt Brown (US) 7-6, 6-4; Uach (US) bl Lozano (Max) 4-6. 6-4.

6-1: Robsrtaon (US) bt Evernden (NZ) 6-0. 6-0; Doumbla (Senegal) bt Fallla (US) 6-4. 4-6. 6-3; Connors (US) bt Aldrich (SA) 6-2, 6-0; McEnroe (US) bt 0 Cassidy (US) Sailing NATIONAL LASER CHAMPIONSHIP (Penzance). Fourth net) 1, Powell (Bewl Valley) 34pt: 2.

Cisneros (Reading) 2: 3, Moore (Oatchetl 4, Loosemoore (Aus) 4: 5, Tlllyer (Midland) 5. (M Keasl look 1st place but was disq, Rule 54. His protest is lodged.) Rowing WORLD ROWINO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Milan). Qualifying huts, 2nd round: Women) Skiff, Junior (first 3 quality (or the duals): 1, Great Britain (A Gilms-dltch) 5mln 59.65see; 2, Australia 3, Japan 6:11.50. (South Korea withdraw.) Doubts scuHs, Junior (llrst 4 qualify lor the semi-finals): 1, Italy 5:53.61: 2, Sweden 3, Hungary 4, Bel-glum 5:56.87.

The Netherlands and Great Brilain were eliminated. Mem Confess four, lightweight (firsts qualify lor the semi-finals): First haatt 1, Great Brilain (R Williams, Hower, Metcalf, Oiserens), 2, Austria, 3, Australia, 6.17.99. SkHf, light. weight (llrst 3 qualify for tha semifinals): First hsab 1, Italy, 2, Great Britain (C Smith), 3. Hungary, 7:14.04.

Cycling NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS (Leicester). Professional Ommunti 1, Walshaw (Ever Ready-Amoco); 2, Thomas (Raleigh-Banana); 3, Miller (Offtex). Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE -Baltimore 8, Cleveland Seattlo 6, Calfornla Boston 5, Texas Minnesota 8, Toronto Kansas City 2, Detroit Milwaukee's, NY Yankees Oakland A's 4. Chicago Whitepox 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 3.

San Francisco Chicago Cubs 3, NY Mats 1: Montreal 6, Pittsburgh SI Louis 4, Philadelphia 2: Atlanta 4, San Diego 2: Cincinnati 7, LA Dodgers 4. Fixtures Athlatlcs AAAWAAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYM PIC TRIAL. Birmingham. 2.0. West Indies Test three I can remember, all six balls of it, and it revealed much about a young man who, even from this brief effort, possesses that indefinable something.

His first ball, from Ambrose, screamed over his head. The second was creamed, on the rise, wide of extra cover's right hand a four if ever there was one from the moment it left the esting. Bailey, tied down before tea, lost his wicket as he tried to drive his way out of gaol; Maynard, quite properly attempting the shots he would play for Glamorgan, was the victim of his impetuosity. Neither should be lambasted. Given a firm root, two handsome, if contrasting, flowers could bloom.

Maynard will avenge his first Test failure for sure: he has the right stuff. As for Bailey and Curtis, both men played commendably, demonstrating sound judgment of line and length. Bailey, like Smith, also displayed a strength of purpose against high pace on a bouncy wicket SEVENTEEN wickets fell at Weston-super-Mare for the second day running yesterday, writes Chris Curtain. If that sounds like result-pitch nonsense and bad for cricket, be it noted that at least it was the spinners who benefited. In the morning Somerset made it to 159, a lead of 11 over SUSSEX HAMPSHIRE Eastbourne) Sussex (5pls) lead Hampshire (7) by 91 runs and have nine second-innings ill iidiiu.

SUSSEX. First innings 279 (A Clarke 68, ft wbms Avnng 4-37). HAMPSHIRE First Innings (overnight 8-0) Scott Ibw Babington 8 Smith Moores Babington a Nicholas Moores Bunting SO Terry Moores Babington S3 Turner Plgolt Babington 48 Ayllrtg Plgolt Bunting 86 James not 17 Jetreries not out 1 1 Extras (Di. ID6. W2, n2) 1 1 Tolal (lor 6 dec.

85.5 overs) 283 Fall of wfefcetst to. 1 1, 65. 108. 197. 236.

Bowling) Pigott 13-2-37-0; Clarke io-o-mi; tjaomgiom 23.5-6-70-4; Bunting ci-v-, viuna ij-i-qr-u. SUSSEX Second Innings Lenham not Falkner Scott Bakker TP Parker not out Extras (Ib3, nb8) aa 4 12 11 Tolal (lor 1). SB SOMERSET SURREY Weston-super-Mare) Somerset (5pts) need 54 runs to beat Surrey (4) and have six wickets in hand. SOMERSET First Innings (overnight 148-7) tN Burns Ibw Grelg 35 A Maltender Ward Medlycott 8 A Jones and MadlycoN 4 Foster not out 4 Exlras (b3, Ib6) a Total (61.1 overs). IBS of wickets contt 139.

141. Bowling) Bicknell 7-2-20-0; Peters 4-0-16-0: Greig 20.1-4-40-4: Medlycott 24-10-55-5; Feltham 6-1-19-1. SURREY Clinton not out- 10 a 13 2B 22 21 2 7 2 8 Atkins Waugh Jones-A Stewart Ibw Marks ward Marks. Zahld Sadlq Hardy Marks-'I A Grelg Pringle Marks Medlycott Wall Trump- Bullen Ibw Mallender Pelers Pringle Mallender Bicknell Pringle Mallender. Extras (ID4, nb4) Ni ruiinciiH low MarKS- Total- 119 Fas) of wtoketsi 15, 55, 55, 63, 99.

104, 116. no, nr. Bowling) Jones 13-3-29-1; Mallender 16-5-18-3; Foster 4-0-18-0; Marks 20-7-41-5; Trump 7-3-9-1. SOMERSET Second Innings Hardy Medlycott. 2S Northamptonshire Essex Border conftrol tne tmra attempt.

Maynard has a special talent which, like Gower's, will require patience. He will frus trate, annoy and anger. But there are some delights ahead, to Test selection in 1988, it won't. Whether or not the selectors jump off the top Doara is another matter. Tne panel, member who recently responded to a question about the wicketkeeper issue by asking "What has Down-ton done wrong?" should be reminded gently that brains are usually for thinking, and feet for dancing.

The end of the series is by no means the end of the reconstruction process, nor even the beginning of the end. After The Oval and the Lord's Test with Sri Lanka later this month, it just might be the end of the beginning. Tour match (Today, 11.0 to 6.30) MINOR COUNTIES SRI LANKA Skafordi Minor Counties are 41 runs behind and have live tirst-innings wickets in hand. SRI LANKA Fb-at innings A Mahanama Plumb Hale 13 A Sllva st Garnham Evans 78 Kuruppu Hale 82 Mendis not out 44 A Ranatunga Henderson Evans 3 Tillekeratne not out Extras (08, (b8. wl.

nbll) 28 Total (for 4 dec) 224 Fan ot wicnets: ire, DM not ban A Samarasekera, Raman-ayake, Ahangama, Raadurai, Anurasiri. BowDng) Hale 15-1-71-2: Blank 19-6-44-0: Evans 18-2-45-2; Thomas 5-2-18-0, O'Brien 9-3-30-0. MINOR COUNTIES First innings Stockdale Mendis Ahangama- 20 Plumb Silva Samarasekera SB A Folland Ibw Anurasiri 25 Henderson Ibw Tillekeratne 30 A Fell Raladurai Anurasiri 2B A Garnham not oul Extras (bl. Ib2, wl, nb7) 1 1 Total (lor 5) 1S3 Fan or wtcxetst 44. 110.

im. my. i. DM not bab Thomas. Blank, A Evans, 0 A Hale, O'Brien.

Bowling to date) Ramanayake 5-0-26-0: Ahangama 11-1-37-1; Raladurai 4-0-11-0: Anurasiri 10-0-46-2; Samarasekera 9-2-36-1; Ranatunga 4-1-11-0; Tillekeratne 1-0-13-0. Other match WEDNESDAY Swansea) The Rest ol the World 255-9 (M Greatbatch 95, Jones 89; Steve Watkln 2-11). Glamorgan 208 (H Morris 36; Man-inder Singh 4-52). The Rest ol the World won by 47 runB. Second Eleven Championship Romford) Sussex 259 (T Richardson 71, A Goldlng 4-66, A Van Lint 4-87) and 181 (M Speight 72, A Van Lint 4-53).

Essex 165 and 14-1. Southampton) Hampshire 284-7 dec (O'Connor 47, Wood 62). Kent 251-9 dec (J Longley 96, Kelleher 44). Leicesten Warwickshire 291-9 dec (T Parton 54, Piper 51 no: Newton 4-69) and 155-3. Leicestershire 137 (J Benson 51; A Plerson 4-27, A A Donald 4-62).

Harrow) Middlesex 400-8 dec (M A Rose-berry 215no). Northamptonshire 214 (P Tulnell 5-44) and 49-2. Taunton) Gloucestershire 270 (0 Smith 88. Lloyds 81) and 5-0; Somerset 403 (J Wvalt 151. Scrlven 66.

NJ Felton 66no). Derbyi Nottinghamshire 289-8 dec and 40-1. Derbyshire 253 (C Adams 74. Finney 54). OM Traffordt Lancashire 369-9 dec (M A Atherton 116, 0 Fltton 111, 0 Makinson 55.

I Austin 50). Surrey 151 (A Murohv 5-641 and 87-1 (D Bicknell 55no. Port sutan Berkshire 216-7 dec (G Head-ley 102no). Dorset 153-4 (J A Claughlon 65no. Today's fixtures CORNHILL INSURANCE FIFTH TEST (11.004.00).

The Oval) England West Indies. SECOND ELEVEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Derbyi Derbyshire Nottinghamshire. Romford) Essex Sussex. Southampton) Hampshire Kent.

OM Traffordt Lancashire Surrey. Lsloesten Leicestershire Warwickshire. Narrow) Middlesex Northamptonshire Taunton) Somerset Gloucestg rehire. MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP. Doreheeten Dorset Berkshire.

Leken- harm Norfolk Durham. IN one of his mid-period novels Girl 20, to be precise Kingsley Amis drew a sharp portrait of a "progressive" sixties pseud. Whenever he felt like swearing, which was rather a lot, this grumpy man spat out phrases which, over the years, he had grown to detest. "Oh, school of thought!" he would shout; or "Christian gentleman!" (as in Franco). Should Amis wish to drag Sir Roy Vandervane into the Results Soccer FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL (vaasa).

Finland 1, Bulgaria 1. FRIENDLY (Tampere, Fin). lives 1. West Ham United 0. Golf BENSON AND HEDGES INTERNATIONAL (Fultord).

Flnt round (British and Irish un: less stated): 67 Williams; Cooper. 68 McNulty (21m); Parry (Aus); Faldo: Baker; Dussart (Fr). 70 Llewellyn; Coles: Brand (nr; Plnero (Sp): Johnstone (Zim): Kent; O'Connor Jnr; Olazabal (Sp): Malley (US); Lyle; Smyth. 71 Poxon; Harrison; Slaughter (US); Baiocchi (SA): Brand; Marsh (Aus); A Russell; Sellberg (Swe); Walton; Orummond; Charnley; Harwood (Aus): Oarcy: Rivero (Sp). 72 Haas (US); Mayo; 0 Whelan; Somers (Aus); Bland (SA); Teravainen (US): Mason: Mouland; Persons (US): I Young; Ander son (uanj; uurry; nans; i-ernanaez (Arg); Clark; Morgan; James: 0 Russell: I Mosev: Mart (So): Macken zie.

73 A Chandler; Clayton (Aus); No-bilo (NZ); Hansen; Levenson (SA); i urner; noao; nwcnen; r-owier (Aus); Waters; A Sherborne; Lune (Sp); Lane: I Roberts (Aus); Brians: Blshoo. BOYS' HOME INTERNATIONAL (Formby). Wales Intend: Foursomes IWelsh names lirsl): PlattS Edwards lost to Marrtnoionr) Kelly 4 and A wessonP Murphy lost to 8 PaulM Ksley 4 and JohnsonR Evans halved with KinsellaR Conway: HeustonC Evans bt Murphy Meaney 1 up: ProclorN ABn bt SlensonB Galway 4 and 3. Foursonwai Wales a2, Ireland 31,. Singles) Piatt tost to Harrington 3 and 2: Wesson lost to Paul 2 and Johnson halved with Rislay; Murphy bt Kinsella 3 and 1: Edwards lost to Conway 2 and Alien halved with Meaney; Houston halved with Slenson; Oramfy bt Coates 3 and 2, Proctor bt Murphy 3 and Evans bt Kelly 4 and 3.

Singles) Wales B'a, Iratand 4'2. Match res-tt Wales 8, Inland 7. England Seobsnd) Foursomes (English names liral): 0 BathgateM Smith lost to FraserS Syma 3 and BsmbrlekP Pag bt HastleM Urquhart 1 up; WalkfC Watts bt RussellG Redlord 2 and 1: HalnesM Plummer halved with A WelrB Wortloy; DoveB Ingleby bt KlngT Hendris 5 and 3. Foursomasi Slnglssi Pags bl Fraser 2 and Smith lost lo Sum 3 and Bathgale lost to King 3 and I aarbutt bt Urquhart 3 and Walkar bt Russell 2 and Dovs bt Gordon 2 and 1: Bembrlck bt Weir 2 up; IngMby bl Redford 3 and Watts bt Wortley and Haines halved wllh Haslle. Slnglssi England 7a, ScoUand a'j.

Match rssulti England 11, Scotland 4. Tennis OP TOURNAMENT singles, Second raundi AguBcra (Sp) bt Vilas (Arg) 7-6, 6-1; Smld (Ci) bt Bloom (Isr) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Third round! I man, got tucked up and gave a high catch to Russell, the wicket-keeper making it look simpler than it was. Banks top-edged an intended pull to fine-leg. Humpage played down the wrong line and had his off stump rattled, and Reeve was leg-before offering no shot.

Warwickshire would have been in even deeper strife if Thome had not been put down at first slip by Stovold off Curran before he had scored. It was a costly spillage. Thome went -on to make 74 before giving Graveney his one wicket, a stumping down the leg side by the persistently admirable Russell. Paul Smith, who rarely looked in any sort of trouble, kept Thome company in a valuable seventh-wicket stand of 87. Then he and Parsons, not afraid to use the long handle, took Warwickshire to maximum batting points and a declaration 49 behind Gloucestershire's first-innings 356.

Gloucestershire were obviously keen to build on their advantage as quickly as possible in the final session but they suffered a couple of setbacks in taking their score to 55 for one. Stovold was led away clutching a towel to his right temple after he had been struck on the helmet attempting to pull Merrick, and then Wright was caught down the leg side by Humpage off the lively Parsons without scoring. The plot is developing and an interesting third day is in prospect. Davis and the earlier good work seemed to be going to waste when Fletcher scored only a single and Miller not even that. Border now had to lace his vigorous approach with ingenuity.

So successful was he in his manoeuvres to keep the strike at crucial times, he hit 58 out of the last 74 runs scored. Lever provided diligent help in a ninth-wicket stand of 21. When Lever was run out, the tail-end youngster, llott, proved so much above No.ll standard that Border not only reached his century with his 14th four, but added some palatable extras which cut the Northamptonshire lead down to manageable proportions. In their second innings Northamptonshire made what had now become the traditional bad start. Cook was caught at the wicket before a run was scored and Larkins fell victim to East with the total only six.

When the third wicket fell at 38 the lifeboatmen this time Fordham and Gouldstone were out yet again. Border defiant hardly common in county cricket. Smith, who introduced himself by hooking Benjamin's first ball to the boundary for four, was unfortunate to get a brute of a ball and was too disappointed to attend the evening postmortem. He was lucky. The asinine "probing" of a colossal tabloid bore brought Micky Stewart more sympathy than he can have met all summer.

"I thought Smith, Bailey and Curtis played well. What more can I say?" Not a lot. "More will mean worse" was the Amis line all those years ago. Not when it comes Surrey, with five victims for Keith Medlycott and four for Ian Greig. Later on they figured in a titanic stand of 35, as the visitors collapsed to 119 all out with Vic Marks bagging five.

Somerset had rapidly knocked off 46 of the 109 they need before Medlycott took four wickets in three overs. YORKSHIRE NOTTINOHAMSHIRE Sheffield! Nottinghamshire (4pls) are 227 runs behind Yorkshire (6) and have (our first-innings wickets in hand. YORKSHIRE Bint Innlnoa foverniaht 182-5) Robinson not out 120 Carrlck Stephenson 28 I Swallow Millns Stephenson 2 Hartley Ibw Hammings 23 Fletcher Scott Hammings 1 Shaw Stephenson 31 Extras (bl, Ib6, nbl) 8 Total 337 Fall of wickets conti 203. 207. 257.

259. 100 ousts) 309. BowUngi Stephenson 31.5-7-91-3: Cooper 33-7-sa-z; Minns itf-i-oo-i; nBmmmys 25-4-73-4. NOTTINOHAMSHIRE First Innings Broad Ibw Fletcher Robinson Ibw Hartley- 1 SB Johnson not out- Martlndale Ibw Hartley Randall Blakey Shaw Birch Balrstow Hartley 0 Stephenson Balrstow Shaw tC Scott not out Extras (nbl) 12 10 11 1 110 Total (lor 6, 33 overs) of wtakatst 3. IS.

23, 45. 50. 84. snepnera ana a janes. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ESSEX Northampton) Northamptonshire (7pts) lead Essex (6) by 105 runs and have live second-Innings wickets in hand.

NORTHAHPTOHSHIR- First Innings 283 (R Williams 119, Gouldstone 71; Miller 4-36). ESSEX First Innings (overnight 48-4) A Border not out 110 Prlchard Ripley Davis 21 Hussaln Fordham Davis 48 Fletcher Larklns Robinson. 1 Miller Ibw Robinson Lever run out 3 llott Robinson. Exlras (Ib5, wl. nbIB) 24 Tolal 8.7.3 overs.

28 Fall of wleketacont)94. 164. 167. 171. 192.

Bowling) Davis 28-6-102-3; Walker 24-6-68-3; Cook 17-6-29-0; Robinson 18.3-3-84-3. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Second innings Cook East Lever Larklns East Topley- 0 2 27 20 10 0 1 "so A Fordham noi oui- Wild Hussaln Miller, Gouldstone Hussaln Miller. tQ Riolevc East Miller Cook not out Extras (bl) Total ((or 5) Fan ot wKketst 0, 30, 30, so. Umplroa) Laadbealer and A Whitehead. Minor Counties Championship Norwich) Ourham 157.

Norfolk 123 (S Cyril Chapman al Northampton BEAUTIFULLY paced innings of 110 not out by Allan Border kept Essex in tne game yesterday alter Northamptonshire, themselves in trouble on the opening morning, had reduced them to 95 for live. Essex reached 238 45 runs behind and immediately capitalised on the new situation by taking five Northamptonshire second-innings wickets for 60 runs. Border batted for almost five hours, withstanding intense pressure as Essex lost three wickets in 12 overs, and continuing to defy the trio of Northamptonshire pacemen from the start of the second day. He weaved his way through all kinds of difficulties and found a different tempo for every occasion. First he had to diminish the continuing threat of Davis and Robinson who did not give an inch.

Robinson beat his noble adversary several times and was particularly unlucky when a thin edge carried the ball through the narrow gap between legs and leg stump. At this stage Hussain was the Border adjutant. Robinson could have dismissed him by taking a difficult return catch but he survived to prosper in a sixth-wicket partnership of 70 which lasted until the third over of the afternoon. Then Essex had their second relapse, losing three wickets for seven runs. Hussain, on 45, was caught at forward short leg off The Guardian Cricketline England vs Fifth The latest score plu comment and analysis on the important developments by ex-England cricketer Graham Roope.

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