Sport in Short: Cricket

SHEFFIELD SHIELD (Final day of four): (Perth): Western Australia 440; Victoria 265 and 457 for 7 (T Dodemaide 123, S O'Donnell 99, Maxwell 64no, L Harper 58). Match drawn. (Adelaide): South Australia 333 and 310 for 9 dec (D Webber 77, N Fielke 57, J Siddons 53); Queensland 335 for 7 dec and 43 for 1. Match drawn.

CASTLE CUP (Third day of four) (Port Elizabeth): Northern Transvaal 236 (S Elworthy 52; Bryson 3- 57); Eastern Province 89 for 1. (Johannesburg): Natal 279 and 71 (Eksteen 4-16; Snell 3-28); Transvaal 154 (D Cullinan 76; Marshall 6-45) and 52 for 0. (Bloemfontein): Orange Free State 266 and 303 for 1 dec (H Cronje 161no); Western Province 165 and 72 for 1.