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HOME CRICKET
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1989.
ENGLISH WEATHER REVERTS TO NORMAL!
No Definite Results In Cricket Programme
HOME RACING
MACKINTOSHES THE FASHION AT ASCOT MEETING
Ascot, To-day.
Thanks to the steady rain, this meeting will be remembered as one of the most sombre in the history of Ascot. Mackintoshes through- out have been the most fashionable attire, and the attendance has been the lowest for five years.
Backers on the final day had the usual "Black Friday," five outsiders, three, at odds of 20 to 1, winning.
Among the only successful
PAM. BARTON WINS AGAIN
Port Rush To-day.--Pam Bar- ton, the 22-year-old Surrey play- er, regained the British Women's golf championship which she won in 1936 by virtue of a victory over Mrs. Marks of 2 and 1 over 36 holes.
Miss Barton was two up at the 18th. Reuter.
Britannia Stake and H. Leach's Mickey the Greek (who unplaced yesterday) in the King's Stand
Stakes."
NOTTS BATSMEN, HOWEVER, RISE TO OCCASION
London, To-day. Following the long spell of hot, dry weather, the English weather reverted to normal and the entire programme of first-class cricket matches at Home were seriously interfered with by rain.
There was not one definite result. Only coun- ties which emerged with a bit more than their share of the spoils were Yorkshire, potential champions, and Worcestershire, one of the weakest counties in the competition.
The second French win of the day occurred when Baron Edouard
The latters' success was secured Worcester then made 388 to the expense of Glamorgan, which Palmer contributed 128 but favourite was Sir Abe Bailey's Fair-de Rothschild's filly Alix, 10 to 1, at
triumphed in the Windsor
Castle whose batsmen stone, who atoned for his Derby
in recent weeks Glamorgan recovering well in their Stakes in a short-head finish.
have been distinguishing them-second venture were never in dan- failure by easily winning the Jersey
Prince Aly Khan's Pointis, yet an-selves in no uncertain manner. Stakes at 1 to 2 on.
ger of defeat and compiled 281 for other horse brought out after run- It is evident that these batsmen 9. ning unplaced earlier in the meet- are unable to adapt themselves to ing, won the Harwicke States at 10 difficult conditions, however, as to 1.-Reuter.
Perks, the Worcestershire bowler, put them out for 161.
Another was M. Bouber's Pre tender, 13 to 8, in the 24-miles Queen Alexandra Stakes, the longest race in Great Britain, in which two other French horses, Contrevent and Foxlight, finished second and third.
F. W. Wilmot's America, who was unplaced yesterday to Glenloan in the Rous Memorial Stakes, was a last minute runner in the Woking- ham Stakes, gaining a 20 to 1. vic- tory in a field of 28 by three-quar- ters of a length from T. E. Black- well's Antecedent, 100 to 8, with Harvey Leader's Shalfleet, 100 to 6, a short head away, third.
Further 20 to 1 successes were Francis Nelson's Foletta in the
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RACE. NO. 1
MERRY MAKER
SHANGHAI 4
HOGMANAY
Outsider:-Victory Life
BOLS
LIQUEURS
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RACE NO. 2
EAGLE
CLOUDY STAR
IRON KNIGHT
Outsider:-National Triumph
RACE NO. 3
KING'S PARADE PALMER
MAC'S ADVENTURE
Outsider:March Brown.
RACE NO. 4
DEKKO
-GOLD COIN
NIGHT VIEW
Outsider:-Double Chance
RACE NO. 5
FAIRY AUK MERRY FATTY. ROTHESAY BAY Outsider:-Fairy Ousel
| RACE NO. 6
WELCOME
SPORTS VENTURE WILD BEAR.
Outsider:-Jack O'Lantern
RACE NO. 7
CHARCOAL LATITAT GEORDIE
Outsider:-Opening Batsman
was
Bowes and Mitchell were res- ponsible for Yorkshire's points. Bowes took 6 for 57 and dismissed Northants for 180 and Mitchell made an unfinished 102 to enable Yorkshire to total 207 for 8.
Best batting performance Notts' 446 for 6 dec. to which G. F. H. Heane, their skipper, con- tributed 138 and Gunn 100 not out, Hampshire batsmen, however, found run-getting just as simple and when stumps were finally drawn for keeps, had scored 206 for the loss of only four wickets.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP At Cardiff, Worcester beat Glamor- gan on the first innings." Glamorgan-161 (Perks 5 for 56) and
281 for 9.
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Worcester-388 (Palmer 128).
Match at Portsmouth between Hamp- shire and Notts was abandoned as a draw with the scores as follows:- Notts--446 for 6 dec. (Hearne 138,
Gunn 100 not out). Hants-206 for 4.
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At Leeds, Yorkshire beat Northants on the first innings.
Northants-180 (Bowes 6 for 57). Yorks 207 for 8 (Mitchell 102 not out).
Match at Liverpool between Lan. cashire and Sussex was abandoned as a draw
OTHER MATCHES
At Lord's, Minor Counties drew with West Indies.
West Indies 870.
| Minor Counties-306 (Constantine 5
for 62).
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At Oxford, University drew with Lei: cestershire.
Leicester-237 (Armstrong 105 not
out; Evans 8 for 80).
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At Birmingham, match between ›. Warwickshire and Cambridge Was abandoned as a draw.
Cambridge-164 (Hollies 6 for 18) and
118 for 2.
Warwick-254-Reuter.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
At Lord's-M.C.C. v. Cambridge Uni-
J<versity,NZAN
At Oval Surrey v. Essex,
At Buxton-Derbyshire v.“ Lancashire. At Neath-Glamorgan v. Kent,
At Northampton-Northamptonshire
Middlesex.
At Nottingham--Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire.
At Bath Somerset v. Oxford Univer-
sity Meal
At Worthing-Sussex
shire.
Gloucester
Wor
At Birmingham-Warwickshire
cestershire.
"At Leicester-
Indies.
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