E. J: FILBY BEATS "BUNNY" AUSTIN
Surbiton, To-day.
A sensational upset occurred in the Semi-Final Round of the Men's Singles event in the Surrey Grass Court Championships yesterday when E. J. Filby, one of England's most promising player, beat H. W. "Bunny" Austin, the former British Davis Cup star, in straight sets by 8-6, 6-4.
In a previous semi-final round clash in the Brighton Champion- ships, Austin and Filby, provided the finest first set this season, the younger man (yesterday's winner) fully extending Austin, and after the match declared a certainty for the British Davis Cup his subsequent omission causing a minor sensation.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1988.
LANCASHIRE FORCE VICTORY
AGAINST MIDDLESEX
LONDON, TO-DAY. and Verity, they were put out for DESPITE THE FACT THAT 131 and 90.
ON
VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SPIN.
MOST COUNTY CRICKET MAT- Lancashire beat the hitherto un- CHES PLAYED AT HOME OVER beaten Middlesex by 113 runs, THE LAST THREE DAYS HAVE while Sussex beat Warwickshire at BEEN MORE OR LESS INTER- Hove, on the first innings. RUPTED BY RAIN, THREE In other matches, the Austra- MATCHES WERE DEFINITELY lians continued their triumphant CONCLUDED
WICKETS march through the counties, their victims on this occasion being Northamptonshire, who went down Spin bowlers reaped a harvest, by an innings and 77 runs. most successful being Tom God-
Both the Universities drew in tured 13 Kent wickets for 107 to dard, of Gloucestershire, who cap-comparatively high scoring games.
enable his county to win by 169 runs.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Worcestershire continue to main- At Hove, Sussex beat Warwickshire, tain the improvement evident in on the first innings, their earlier fixtures and thanks to Warwickshire-301 and 345 for 5 dec.
(Cranmer 92 not out). good batting by Gibbons and effec- Sussex-389 (Flt. Lt. A. J. Holmes tive bowling by Martin, the most
107) and 191 for. 7. promising all-rounder for Worces- Fred Root, ter since the days of team,
they scored an excellent victory over Hampshire.
Was
is
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Yorkshire batsmen found getting extremely difficult at Shef- Had it not field against Essex. the
Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, who preparing for her comeback at Wim- bledon, entered the final of Ladies' Singles when she beat Miss Peggy Scriven over three sets by 6-2, 5–7, 6–3. Reuter.
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sets.
DAVIS CUP
London, To-day,
been for Herbert Sutcliffe's 82 in the first innings, their score would have been very meagre. Hutton made 68 in their second venture which realised 177.
Essex batsmen were unable to take advantage of the success of their bowlers and against Smailes
between Great Brtiain and Yugo- Rain yesterday prevented play in Slavia, which is being held at the Davis Cup Second Round tie Zagreb.-Reuter.
WHERE
THE CAFE DE
At Lord's, Lancashire beat Middle- sex by 113 runs. Lancashire--280 and 318 for 7 dec. Middlesex-267 (A. Compton 134; Pol- lard 5 for 71) and 218 (Pollard 4 for 71, Phillipson 4 for 61).
At Basingstoke, Worcestershire beat Hampshire 193 runs.
Worcestershire-289 (Gibbons 144) and
228 for 9 dec. Hampshire-217 (Martin 6 for 73) and
107 (Martin 5 for 43).
At Sheffield, Yorkshire beat Essex by 127 runs. Yorkshire—170 (Sutcliffe 82; Nichols 7 for 62) and 177 (Hutton 68). Essex-131 (Smailes 6 for 59) and 00
(Verity 7 for 40).
FRIENDLIES
At Northampton, Australians beat Northamptonshire by an innings and
77 runs.
Australians-406 or 9 dec. (W. A..
Brown 194 not out, C. L. Badcock 72, D. G. Bradman 2).
Northants-194 (Ward 6 for 75) and followed on 135 (McCabe 4 for 28).
At Cambridge, Cambridge University drew with Notts.
Notte-397 for 8 dec.
Cambridge-212.
At Oxford, the University drew with Leicestershire.
Oxford-340 and 324 for 8.
Leicestershire 428 (C. S. Dempster
187).
EARLIER RESULTS
At Gillingham, Gloucestershire beat Kent by 169 runs.
Gloucester: 221 (Barnett 08; Wright 7
for 77) and 208 for 9 dec. Kent: 133 (Goddard 7 for 57) and 127
(Goddard 6 for 50).
At the Oval, Surrey beat Derbyshire by 68 runs.
Surrey: 182 and 174 (Rhodes 5 for 50)
George Pope 4 for 36). Derby: 94 (F. R. Brown 6 for 44, Ber- ry 4 for 15) and 194 (Brown 5 for 01).
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