Sport in Short: Cricket

MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP (First day of two) Stevenage: Hertfordshire 211 for 7 dec (M James 116) and 16 for 0. Lincolnshire 130 (C N Cavener 6-32). Truro: Cornwall 189 for 7 dec. Wiltshire 215 for 5 (S M Perren 67no). Colwyn Bay: Wales 252 for 8 dec (J Derrick 123, A Puddle 53no); Shropshire 149 for 6 (T Parton 75). Sidmouth: Devon 203 for 6 dec (Gaywood 80); Dorset 198 (Claughton 52; Ward 4-20). Jesmond: Buckinghamshire 191 for 6 dec (T J Scriven 68, S Burrow 51) and 13 for 0; Northumberland 171 for 6 (G R Morris 57, P Burn 52).

SATURDAY DETAILS: Britannic Assurance County Championship (Second day of three; today: 11.0): Neath: Surrey 316 for 6 dec (D M Ward 138, G P Thorpe 93) and 44 for 1. Glamorgan 250 for 6 dec (S P James 105, H Morris 58). Southampton: Hampshire 100 for 2 (V P Terry 52) v Nottinghamshire. Maidstone: Kent 193 (G R Cowdrey 77; D K Morrison 6-48, P J Martin 4-67). Lancashire 11 for 0. Northampton: Sussex 18 for 0 v Northamptonshire. Taunton: Somerset 236 for 5 (R J Harden 123no, C J Tavare 59) v Derbyshire. Edgbaston: Essex 123 for 3 (P J Prichard 62no) v Warwickshire. No play: Stockton: Durham v Gloucestershire. Sheffield: Yorkshire v Leicestershire.