HONG KONG: Pakistan Captain Imran Khan won a one day all-rounders’ Cricket contest today with a fine display of controlled hitting and steady bowling.
IMRAN took the 7,000 sterling 1 (10,500 dollars) first prize with 114 runs in the contest’s specially devised scoring system. South African born Nottinghamshire Captain Clive Rice, winner of the event on its debut in 1984 and again last year, was runner up with a final score of 92, | followed in third place by New Zealand Test star Richard Hadlee with 83,
These three contested the final following the elimination after 4 close fought first round of England. ‘Opener Graham Gooch and Indian all-rounder Madan Lal who scored 91 and 90 respectively .
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada: An apparent lack of interest in an International Ice Hockey Tournament regarded as a warm up for the 1988 Winter Olympics has organizers worried, volunteer Hockey Chairman George Kingston said today.
The Calgary Cup, to be played December 27 through January 3, features the Canadian National Team, the World Champion Czechoslovakian team and the always powerful Soviet team as well as a American team But despite the fact that this could be a preview of some of the top Olympic medal’ candidates, advance ticket sales have been extremely slow.
MELBOURNE, Australia: Sweden may look dominant on paper but Australian Davis Cup Captain Neale Fraser sees Australia as firm favorites to win the final which starts at Kooyong on Friday.
Fraser went even further by declaring Australian number one Pat Cash a better grass court player than Sweden’s Stefan Edberg, the reigning Australian open champ on.
“I see us as the favourites”, Fraser said. “We have got the best grass court player in the world at the moment, we’re playing on a surface the guys love to play on and we’ve in front of a home crowd which will be enthusiastic.
DURBAN, South Africa: The rebel Australian cricketers made Confident start to their three day match against Natal, declaring their Ist innings at 227 for two
HOBART, TA smania: England beat Tasmania by an innings and 96 runs with session and a halt to spare the fourth and final day of their cricket match.
England. 342 for nine declared beat Tasmania .79 and 167.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 26, 1986
