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CRICKET O
- O
LEICESTERSHIRE S-ORG
TAKE O
OVER O
AT O
TOP O
AFTER O
INNINGS O
VICTORY O
. O

LONDON S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

West B-MISC
Indian E-MISC
all-rounder O
Phil B-PER
Simmons E-PER
took O
four O
for O
38 O
on O
Friday O
as O
Leicestershire S-ORG
beat O
Somerset S-ORG
by O
an O
innings O
and O
39 O
runs O
in O
two O
days O
to O
take O
over O
at O
the O
head O
of O
the O
county O
championship O
. O

Their O
stay O
on O
top O
, O
though O
, O
may O
be O
short-lived O
as O
title O
rivals O
Essex S-ORG
, O
Derbyshire S-ORG
and O
Surrey S-ORG
all O
closed O
in O
on O
victory O
while O
Kent S-ORG
made O
up O
for O
lost O
time O
in O
their O
rain-affected O
match O
against O
Nottinghamshire S-ORG
. O

After O
bowling O
Somerset S-ORG
out O
for O
83 O
on O
the O
opening O
morning O
at O
Grace B-LOC
Road E-LOC
, O
Leicestershire S-ORG
extended O
their O
first O
innings O
by O
94 O
runs O
before O
being O
bowled O
out O
for O
296 O
with O
England S-LOC
discard O
Andy B-PER
Caddick E-PER
taking O
three O
for O
83 O
. O

Trailing O
by O
213 O
, O
Somerset S-ORG
got O
a O
solid O
start O
to O
their O
second O
innings O
before O
Simmons S-PER
stepped O
in O
to O
bundle O
them O
out O
for O
174 O
. O

Essex S-ORG
, O
however O
, O
look O
certain O
to O
regain O
their O
top O
spot O
after O
Nasser B-PER
Hussain E-PER
and O
Peter B-PER
Such E-PER
gave O
them O
a O
firm O
grip O
on O
their O
match O
against O
Yorkshire S-ORG
at O
Headingley S-LOC
. O

Hussain S-PER
, O
considered O
surplus O
to O
England S-LOC
's O
one-day O
requirements O
, O
struck O
158 O
, O
his O
first O
championship O
century O
of O
the O
season O
, O
as O
Essex S-ORG
reached O
372 O
and O
took O
a O
first O
innings O
lead O
of O
82 O
. O

By O
the O
close O
Yorkshire S-ORG
had O
turned O
that O
into O
a O
37-run O
advantage O
but O
off-spinner O
Such S-PER
had O
scuttled O
their O
hopes O
, O
taking O
four O
for O
24 O
in O
48 O
balls O
and O
leaving O
them O
hanging O
on O
119 O
for O
five O
and O
praying O
for O
rain O
. O

At O
the O
Oval S-LOC
, O
Surrey S-ORG
captain O
Chris B-PER
Lewis E-PER
, O
another O
man O
dumped O
by O
England S-LOC
, O
continued O
to O
silence O
his O
critics O
as O
he O
followed O
his O
four O
for O
45 O
on O
Thursday O
with O
80 O
not O
out O
on O
Friday O
in O
the O
match O
against O
Warwickshire S-ORG
. O

He O
was O
well O
backed O
by O
England S-LOC
hopeful O
Mark B-PER
Butcher E-PER
who O
made O
70 O
as O
Surrey S-ORG
closed O
on O
429 O
for O
seven O
, O
a O
lead O
of O
234 O
. O

Derbyshire S-ORG
kept O
up O
the O
hunt O
for O
their O
first O
championship O
title O
since O
1936 O
by O
reducing O
Worcestershire S-ORG
to O
133 O
for O
five O
in O
their O
second O
innings O
, O
still O
100 O
runs O
away O
from O
avoiding O
an O
innings O
defeat O
. O

Australian S-MISC
Tom B-PER
Moody E-PER
took O
six O
for O
82 O
but O
Chris B-PER
Adams E-PER
, O
123 O
, O
and O
Tim B-PER
O'Gorman E-PER
, O
109 O
, O
took O
Derbyshire S-ORG
to O
471 O
and O
a O
first O
innings O
lead O
of O
233 O
. O

After O
the O
frustration O
of O
seeing O
the O
opening O
day O
of O
their O
match O
badly O
affected O
by O
the O
weather O
, O
Kent S-ORG
stepped O
up O
a O
gear O
to O
dismiss O
Nottinghamshire S-ORG
for O
214 O
. O

They O
were O
held O
up O
by O
a O
gritty O
84 O
from O
Paul B-PER
Johnson E-PER
but O
ex-England S-MISC
fast O
bowler O
Martin B-PER
McCague E-PER
took O
four O
for O
55 O
. O

By O
stumps O
Kent S-ORG
had O
reached O
108 O
for O
three O
. O

-DOCSTART- O

CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH B-MISC
COUNTY I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP E-MISC
SCORES O
. O

LONDON S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

Result O
and O
close O
of O
play O
scores O
in O
English S-MISC
county O
championship O
matches O
on O
Friday O
: O

Leicester S-LOC
: O
Leicestershire S-ORG
beat O
Somerset S-ORG
by O
an O
innings O
and O
39 O
runs O
. O

Somerset S-ORG
83 O
and O
174 O
( O
P. B-PER
Simmons E-PER
4-38 O
) O
, O
Leicestershire S-ORG
296 O
. O

Leicestershire S-ORG
22 O
points O
, O
Somerset S-ORG
4 O
. O

Chester-le-Street S-LOC
: O
Glamorgan S-ORG
259 O
and O
207 O
( O
A. B-PER
Dale E-PER
69 O
, O
H. B-PER
Morris E-PER
69 O
; O
D. B-PER
Blenkiron E-PER
4-43 O
) O
, O
Durham S-ORG
114 O
( O
S. B-PER
Watkin E-PER
4-28 O
) O
and O
81-3 O
. O

Tunbridge B-LOC
Wells E-LOC
: O
Nottinghamshire S-ORG
214 O
( O
P. B-PER
Johnson E-PER
84 O
; O
M. B-PER
McCague E-PER
4-55 O
) O
, O
Kent S-ORG
108-3 O
. O

London S-LOC
( O
The B-LOC
Oval E-LOC
) O
: O
Warwickshire S-ORG
195 O
, O
Surrey S-ORG
429-7 O
( O
C. B-PER
Lewis E-PER
80 O
not O
out O
, O
M. B-PER
Butcher E-PER
70 O
, O
G. B-PER
Kersey E-PER
63 O
, O
J. B-PER
Ratcliffe E-PER
63 O
, O
D. B-PER
Bicknell E-PER
55 O
) O
. O

Hove S-LOC
: O
Sussex S-ORG
363 O
( O
W. B-PER
Athey E-PER
111 O
, O
V. B-PER
Drakes E-PER
52 O
; O
I. B-PER
Austin E-PER
4-37 O
) O
, O
Lancashire S-ORG
197-8 O
( O
W. B-PER
Hegg E-PER
54 O
) O

Portsmouth S-LOC
: O
Middlesex S-ORG
199 O
and O
426 O
( O
J. B-PER
Pooley E-PER
111 O
, O
M. B-PER
Ramprakash E-PER
108 O
, O
M. B-PER
Gatting E-PER
83 O
) O
, O
Hampshire S-ORG
232 O
and O
109-5 O
. O

Chesterfield S-LOC
: O
Worcestershire S-ORG
238 O
and O
133-5 O
, O
Derbyshire S-ORG
471 O
( O
J. B-PER
Adams E-PER
123 O
, O
T.O'Gorman S-PER
109 O
not O
out O
, O
K. B-PER
Barnett E-PER
87 O
; O
T. B-PER
Moody E-PER
6-82 O
) O

Bristol S-LOC
: O
Gloucestershire S-ORG
183 O
and O
185-6 O
( O
J. B-PER
Russell E-PER
56 O
not O
out O
) O
, O
Northamptonshire S-ORG
190 O
( O
K. B-PER
Curran E-PER
52 O
; O
A. B-PER
Smith E-PER
5-68 O
) O
. O

-DOCSTART- O

CRICKET O
- O
1997 O
ASHES S-MISC
INTINERARY O
. O

LONDON S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

Australia S-LOC
will O
defend O
the O
Ashes S-MISC
in O

a O
six-test O
series O
against O
England S-LOC
during O
a O
four-month O
tour O

starting O
on O
May O
13 O
next O
year O
, O
the O
Test B-ORG
and I-ORG
County I-ORG
Cricket I-ORG
Board E-ORG

said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Australia S-LOC
will O
also O
play O
three O
one-day O
internationals O
and O

four O
one-day O
warm-up O
matches O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
tour O
. O

The O
tourists O
will O
play O
nine O
first-class O
matches O
against O

English S-MISC
county O
sides O
and O
another O
against O
British B-ORG
Universities E-ORG
, O

as O
well O
as O
one-day O
matches O
against O
the O
Minor B-ORG
Counties E-ORG
and O

Scotland S-LOC
. O

Tour O
itinerary O
: O

May O

May O
13 O
Arrive O
in O
London S-LOC

May O
14 O
Practice O
at O
Lord B-LOC
's E-LOC

May O
15 O
v O
Duke B-ORG
of I-ORG
Norfolk I-ORG
's I-ORG
XI E-ORG
( O
at O
Arundel S-LOC
) O

May O
17 O
v O
Northampton S-ORG

May O
18 O
v O
Worcestershire S-ORG

May O
20 O
v O
Durham S-ORG

May O
22 O
First O
one-day O
international O
( O
at O
Headingley S-LOC
, O

Leeds S-ORG
) O

May O
24 O
Second O
one-day O
international O
( O
at O
The B-LOC
Oval E-LOC
, O

London S-LOC
) O

May O
25 O
Third O
one-day O
international O
( O
at O
Lord B-LOC
's E-LOC
, O
London S-LOC
) O

May O
27-29 O
v O
Gloucestershire S-ORG
or O
Sussex S-ORG
or O
Surrey S-ORG
( O
three O

days O
) O

May O
31 O
- O
June O
2 O
v O
Derbyshire S-ORG
( O
three O
days O
) O

June O

June O
5-9 O
First O
test O
match O
( O
at O
Edgbaston S-LOC
, O
Birmingham S-LOC
) O

June O
11-13 O
v O
a O
first O
class O
county O
( O
to O
be O
confirmed O
) O

June O
14-16 O
v O
Leicestershire S-ORG
( O
three O
days O
) O

June O
19-23 O
Second O
test O
( O
at O
Lord B-LOC
's E-LOC
) O

June O
25-27 O
v O
British B-ORG
Universities E-ORG
( O
at O
Oxford S-LOC
, O
three O
days O
) O

June O
28-30 O
v O
Hampshire S-ORG
( O
three O
days O
) O

July O

July O
3-7 O
Third O
test O
( O
at O
Old B-LOC
Trafford E-LOC
, O
Manchester S-LOC
) O

July O
9 O
v O
Minor B-ORG
Counties I-ORG
XI E-ORG

July O
12 O
v O
Scotland S-LOC

July O
16-18 O
v O
Glamorgan S-ORG
( O
three O
days O
) O

July O
19-21 O
v O
Middlesex S-ORG
( O
three O
days O
) O

July O
24-28 O
Fourth O
test O
( O
at O
Headingley S-LOC
) O

August O

August O
1-4 O
v O
Somerset S-ORG
( O
four O
days O
) O

August O
7-11 O
Fifth O
test O
( O
at O
Trent B-LOC
Bridge E-LOC
, O
Nottingham S-LOC
) O

August O
16-18 O
v O
Kent S-ORG
( O
three O
days O
) O

August O
21-25 O
Sixth O
test O
( O
at O
The B-LOC
Oval E-LOC
, O
London S-LOC
) O
. O

-DOCSTART- O

SOCCER O
- O
SHEARER S-PER
NAMED O
AS O
ENGLAND S-LOC
CAPTAIN O
. O

LONDON S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

The O
world O
's O
costliest O
footballer O
Alan B-PER
Shearer E-PER
was O
named O
as O
the O
new O
England S-LOC
captain O
on O
Friday O
. O

The O
26-year-old O
, O
who O
joined O
Newcastle S-ORG
for O
15 O
million O
pounds O
sterling O
( O
$ O
23.4 O
million O
) O
, O
takes O
over O
from O
Tony B-PER
Adams E-PER
, O
who O
led O
the O
side O
during O
the O
European S-MISC
championship O
in O
June O
, O
and O
former O
captain O
David B-PER
Platt E-PER
. O

Adams S-PER
and O
Platt S-PER
are O
both O
injured O
and O
will O
miss O
England S-LOC
's O
opening O
World B-MISC
Cup E-MISC
qualifier O
against O
Moldova S-LOC
on O
Sunday O
. O

Shearer S-PER
takes O
the O
captaincy O
on O
a O
trial O
basis O
, O
but O
new O
coach O
Glenn B-PER
Hoddle E-PER
said O
he O
saw O
no O
reason O
why O
the O
former O
Blackburn S-ORG
and O
Southampton S-ORG
skipper O
should O
not O
make O
the O
post O
his O
own O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
sure O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
problem O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
Alan S-PER
is O
the O
man O
for O
the O
job O
, O
" O
Hoddle S-PER
said O
. O

" O
There O
were O
three O
or O
four O
people O
who O
could O
have O
done O
it O
but O
when O
I O
spoke O
to O
Alan S-PER
he O
was O
up O
for O
it O
and O
really O
wanted O
it O
. O

" O
In O
four O
days O
it O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
come O
to O
a O
100 O
percent O
conclusion O
about O
something O
like O
this O
... O

but O
he O
knows O
how O
to O
conduct O
himself O
, O
his O
team O
mates O
respect O
him O
and O
he O
knows O
about O
the O
team O
situation O
even O
though O
he O
plays O
up O
front O
. O
" O

Shearer S-PER
's O
Euro B-MISC
96 E-MISC
striking O
partner O
Teddy B-PER
Sheringham E-PER
withdrew O
from O
the O
squad O
with O
an O
injury O
on O
Friday O
. O

He O
will O
probably O
be O
replaced O
by O
Shearer S-PER
's O
Newcastle S-ORG
team O
mate O
Les B-PER
Ferdinand E-PER
. O

-DOCSTART- O

BASKETBALL O
- O
INTERNATIONAL O
TOURNAMENT O
RESULT O
. O

BELGRADE S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

Result O
in O
an O
international O

basketball O
tournament O
on O
Friday O
: O

Red B-ORG
Star E-ORG
( O
Yugoslavia S-LOC
) O
beat O
Dinamo S-ORG
( O
Russia S-LOC
) O
92-90 O
( O
halftime O

47-47 O
) O

-DOCSTART- O

SOCCER O
- O
ROMANIA S-LOC
BEAT O
LITHUANIA S-LOC
IN O
UNDER-21 O
MATCH O
. O

BUCHAREST S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

Romania S-LOC
beat O
Lithuania S-LOC
2-1 O
( O
halftime O
1-1 O
) O
in O
their O
European S-MISC
under-21 O
soccer O
match O
on O
Friday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Romania S-LOC
- O
Cosmin B-PER
Contra E-PER
( O
31st O
) O
, O
Mihai B-PER
Tararache E-PER
( O
75th O
) O

Lithuania S-LOC
- O
Danius B-PER
Gleveckas E-PER
( O
13rd O
) O

Attendance O
: O
200 O

-DOCSTART- O

SOCCER O
- O
ROTOR S-ORG
FANS O
LOCKED O
OUT O
AFTER O
VOLGOGRAD S-LOC
VIOLENCE O
. O

MOSCOW S-LOC
1996-08-30 O

Rotor B-ORG
Volgograd E-ORG
must O
play O
their O
next O
home O
game O
behind O
closed O
doors O
after O
fans O
hurled O
bottles O
and O
stones O
at O
Dynamo B-ORG
Moscow E-ORG
players O
during O
a O
1-0 O
home O
defeat O
on O
Saturday O
that O
ended O
Rotor S-ORG
's O
brief O
spell O
as O
league O
leaders O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
Russian S-MISC
league O
's O
disciplinary O
committee O
, O
Anatoly B-PER
Gorokhovsky E-PER
, O
said O
on O
Friday O
that O
Rotor S-ORG
would O
play O
Lada B-ORG
Togliatti E-ORG
to O
empty O
stands O
on O
September O
3 O
. O

The O
club O
, O
who O
put O
Manchester B-ORG
United E-ORG
out O
of O
last O
year O
's O
UEFA B-MISC
Cup E-MISC
, O
were O
fined O
$ O
1,000 O
. O