Cricket

Friday 14 March 1997 00:02 GMT
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Sussex have appointed the veteran batsman Bill Athey as vice-captain to Peter Moores for this season.

The former Australian Test batsman Leo O'Brien, one of only two survivors of the famous "Bodyline" series against England in 1932-33, died yesterday at the age of 89. Sir Donald Bradman is now the only Australian survivor of the series.

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