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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1989.

MIDDLESEX CREEPING UP ON YORKSHIRE

Tykes Drop Points Whereas M'sex Win Outright

C.B. Clarke Bowls Splendidly

London, To-day.---Middlesex are rapidly overhauling Yorkshire in the race for the County Championship. Latest results to come to hand reveal that Yorkshire dropped eight points owing to their inability to force an outright win against Surrey, whilst Mid- dlesex made no mistake against Notts, winning by 10 wickets.

The respective standings of the two leading counties in the championship table are:-

Yorkshire Middlesex

8.63 8.53

BIG MATCH POSTPONED

Match between I.R.C. and South China in “A” Division of the Lawn Tennis League fixed for to-day has been postponed owing to the inability of LR.C. to raise a team.

According to present arrange- ments, an effort will be made to get the fixture disposed of next Wednesday.

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South China asked for, a post- ponement of yesterday's match. with K.C.C. “A” in "B" Division. This game has now been fixed for Tuesday.

at to get home whilst losing 9 wickets.

More Points!

thanks chiefly to Edrich, who last showed some of his real form in making 160.

Notts recovered somewhat in their second venture, Keeton making 100, and they just managed to stave off the innings defeat.

There was only one match which was seriously interfered with by rain, the fixture at Manchester be- Gloucester- tween Lancashire and

abandoned with shire which was only brief interludes of play.

There was nothing wrong with Yorkshire's batting against Surrey. They made 431 in their only innings, Middlesex were required to bat Barber and Leyland making cena second time but knocked off the turies, but after dismissing. Surrey runs for victory without losing a for 219 and forcing them to follow wicket. on, they were quite unable to make an appreciable impression ou them in their second knock, Gregory making 108 and only 8 wickets be- ing down for 227.

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Never Troubled

Despite a fair second innings by Notts, Middlesex were never in any great trouble at Nottingham.

Worcestershire, strong in the had beaten knowledge that they Yorkshire in their previous match, registered another win, this time at Stourbridge, where they scraped with home in a thrilling match Glamorgan by only 1 wicket.

Actually Worcestershire were led on the first innings by S4 runs but after Perks had dismissed Glamor- gan a second time for only 115 batsmen runs, the Worcestershire

After Sims had dismissed Notts for 194, Middlesex ran up one of their biggest scores for some time recovered sufficiently to enable them

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K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT

The following is the programme of matches for to-day in Kowloon Cricket Club's annual lawn tennis tourna- ment:

Court No. 1-D. J. N. Anderson v A.

V. White (Senior Cham- - pionship).

Court No. 2-A. Crawford v J. R. Turner (Senior Cham- pionship).

Court, No. 3-F. Grose v S. A. Gray

(Senior Championship). Court No. 4-R. E, Lee, v D. Hung

(Junior Championship). Court No. 5-D. W. Joyce v A. L. Fisher (Junior Cham-

pionship).

to make their total for the season own courts.

· H.K.C.C. BEAT K.I.T.C, Leicestershire who recently scor- their

In a "B" Division League tennis ed a win and thus secured

match yesterday

Cric- once

Hong Kong first points of the

ket Club defeated Kowloon Indian again came away with four points Tennis Club by 6 sets to 3 on their

to date, 16: These additional points Capt. A. B. Whatman and J. J. Fer- are the result of a first innings lost to S. A. and S. S. Hussain

guson (H.K.C.C.). lead over Warwickshire. The lat-teat F. Khan and A. Rahmin

1---6 6-4 ter county, however, eventually won beat M. A. Khan and A. R. Azan 6-8

B. O'M. Deane the match.

and W. H. Jowitt (H.K.C.C.). by lost to Hussain and Hussain 1-6 who beat Khan and Rahmin. the last beat Khan and Azan

61 T. J. Gould and T. C. Monaghan win

(H.K.C.C.).

Thanks to some fine bowling their spin bowler, C. B. Clarke, bowled so accurately in Test, West Indies had an easy over Hampshire by 10 wickets.

Clarke took 13 wickets in the course of the match for 107 to re- with turn his finest performance the ball this season.

Scores as cabled by Reuter:-

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

-At the Oval, Yorkshire beat Surrey on the first innings. Yorks-431 (Barber 141, Leyland 114) Surrey-219 and 227 for 3 (Gregory

108).

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At Chelmsford, Sussex beat Essex by 76 runs. Sussex-199 (Ray Smith 5 for 47) and 382 for 4 dec. (Harry Parks 133 not out). Essex-220 (Nye 5 for 79) and 235.

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At Stourbridge, Worcestershire beat Glamorgan by 1 wicket. Glamorgan 180 (Jackson 5 for 50) and

115 (Perks 9 for 40). Worcestershire-96 (Emrys Davies 6

for, 40).

At Northampton, Northants beat Somerset on the first innings. Somerset-157 (Merritt 5 for 42) and

·290 for 8. dec. - Northants-246 (Dixon 123; Wellard 7 for 91) and 110 for 9 (Wellard

·· 6 ·for. 41).--

beat Not-

338

At Nottingham, Mid tinghamshire by 10 wickets. Notts-194 (Sims # for: 77), and

(Keeton 100; Sime 6 for 86). Middlesex-512 for 7 dec. (Edrich 160)

and 19 for 0.

At Gravesend, Kent beat Derbyshire by 171 runs. Kent-162 and 377 for 4 doc. (Ames

159 not out, Todd 106 not out). Derbyshire-187 (Harding 5 for 56)

and 281,

Warwickshire beat

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Lancashir

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drew with Hussain and Hussain 6- drew with Khan and Rahmin ... beat Khan and Azan

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OPEN BOWLS

RESULT

In the First Round of the Lawn Bowls Open Singles Championship, A. K. Minu beat N. A. Mackay 21--8 on the 15th head at Kowloon Football Club yesterday.

LAWN BOWLS TEAM

FOR SATURDAY

The following have been selected to represent H.K.E.R.C. in their lawn bowls match with Yacht Club on Sa- turday:

A. G. Gardner, H. S. McKay, G. T. Padgett and G. G. S. Thomson_(skip). J. K. Sloan, V. Sorby, A. F. Paul and H. V. Wilkinson (skip)... ⠀⠀

R. C. Butler, R. A. Owens, L. de Rome and W. H. B. Muskett (skip).

Reserve:-W. E. Baker.

was

Gloucestershire at Manchester abandoned as a draw owing to rain with Gloucestershire 14 for 1..

OTHER MATCHES

At Bournemouth, West Indies beat Hampshire by 10 wickets. Hants 10 (C. B. Clarke 6 for-32), and

189 (Clarke 7 for 75).; West Indiee-222 ad 25 for

TO-DAY'S. MATCHES

At Lord's-Rugby v. Marlborough

*** days).

(two

At Chesterfield-Derbysidre v. Glou-

cestershire,

At Chelmsford--Kasex v. Kent. At Cardiff-Glamorgan y...Yorkshire. At Portsmouth Hampshire v. Surrey At Manchest

wickälifi for 21) At Nottin

At Tammton.

Indies.