Cricket

The West Indies Cricket Board of Control yesterday signed an pounds 8.3m sponsorship deal with Cable and Wireless, the international telecommunications company. Under the new agreement, Cable and Wireless will continue as sponsors of West Indies' Test and one-day series until 2001.

SECOND XI CHAMPIONSHIP (Taunton): Nottinghamshire 230 for 8 (U Afzaal 56) v Somerset. No play yesterday. Match drawn. (Knowle and Dorridge) Derbyshire 300 for 3 dec (T J G O'Gorman 115no, M R May 52) v Warwickshire.

FIRST-CLASS MATCH (The Parks): Middlesex 197 for 5 (M W Gatting 63) v Oxford University. Oxford University drew with Middlesex.