Sporting Digest: Cricket

SURREY have twinned with the Sydney Cricket Ground. Each club's members will enjoy similar privileges at the other.

BAIN CLARKSON TROPHY Semi-finals: Southampton: Leicestershire 211 (P E Robinson 57; J N B Bovill 4-35); Hampshire 206 (R M F Cox 107no). Leicestershire won by 5 runs. Trent Bridge: Sussex 197 for 9 (K Greenfield 45, K Newell 41); Nottinghamshire 187 for 9 (M Saxelby 69; K Newell 4-19). Sussex won by 10 runs.

MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP (first day of two unless stated; today, 11.00): (final day) Camborne: Herefordshire 209 for 9 (Hall 72; Watts 6-62); Cornwall 241 for 6 (Barlett 102no, Blackburn 60). Hertford: Hertfordshire 207 and 142 (N Fox 5-43); Norfolk 178 for 8 dec and 172 for 1 (C J Rogers 88no, S C Goldsmith 78no). Norfolk won by nine wickets. Jesmond: Suffolk 88 (P C Graham 4-15, C Stanley 4-18) and 104 for 3. Northumberland 262 for 3 dec (A Roseberry 52, T Adcock 71no, M E Younger 61no).

TOUR MATCH (first day of three, Oundle School): West Indies Under-19 287 for 8 dec (A Balliram 89, I Bradshaw 66); Development XI 35 for 0.