Sport in Short: Cricket

GRAHAM THORPE helped to dig England A out of trouble against Queensland when their scheduled four-day match at Caloundra finally began after a day and three-quarters had been lost to rain. Thorpe and Martyn Moxon, the captain, shared an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 54 to steer the visitors to 64 for 3 at the close off 32 overs.

(England A won toss)

ENGLAND A - First Innings

T C Middleton lbw b Kasprowicz. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 M N Lathwell c Seccombe b Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 * M D Moxon not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 P J Prichard b Bichel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 G P Thorpe not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Extras (lb5 w1 nb16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Total (for 3, 32 overs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Fall: 1-2 2-2 3-10.

To bat: G D Lloyd, R C Russell, D J Capel, D G Cork, P M Such, A R Caddick.

Bowling: Kasprowicz 8-2-11-1; Law 9-5-12-1; Bichel 5-2-17-1; Rackemann 5-0-9-0; Jackson 5-1-10-0.

RAIN caused the first day of Australia's tour match against a New Zealand President's XI in Nelson to be abandoned yesterday without a ball being bowled.

RED STRIPE CUP (first day of four): (Bridgetown): Barbados 117 (R Harper

6-24); Guyana 81 for 4. (St John's, Antigua): Leeward Islands 159 (N Perry 5-54). Jamaica 100 for 1 (D Morgan 55no).