P346 CEEFAX 1 346 Sun 22 Jun 00:38/17 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Bristol 1/4 Middlesjx finally broke through Gloucestershire's dogged batting resistance to go top of the county championship with a 44-run win. Mike Smith and Jon Lewis clung together through nine overs for Gloucestershire's last wicket. They put on 49, with Smith hitting eight fours in an unbeaten 41, while Lewis struck two boundaries in his 12. But Mike Gatting clung on to a chance at first slip to get rid of the hosts' No 11 to seal victory. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Lanc-Glam Herb-Suss Sons-Ljic Eng v AssP346 CEEFAX 1 346 Sun 22 Jun 00:37/34 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Bristol 2/4 Middx 1st inns: 237 A Smith 5-23 Gloucs 1st inns: 99 Wright 40 MIDDLESEX 2nd innings: Wjekjs c Russell b Lewis 10 Kallis c Cunliffe b A Smith 15 Ram'gash b Ljwiu 24 Gatting lbw b Lewis 4 Pooley c Alliyne b Young 11 K Brown c Wright b Lewis 13 Frasjt b Lewis 6 Dutch not out 6 Johnson c Wright b Lewis 31 Extras 4 TOTAL (for 8 declared, 31.5 overs) 124 Fall: 1-15 2-37 3-51 4-58 5-78 6-78 7-92 8-124 Total bonus pst: Gloucs 4, Middx 5 Football 302 General 380 Golf 330 Lanc-Glam Detb-Suss Sons-Ljic Eng v AssP346 CEEFAX 1 346 Sun 22 Jun 00:36/31 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Bristol 3/4 Middx: 237 & 124-8 dec Lewis 6-50 Gloucs 1st inns: 99 Wright 40 GLOUCESTJRSHIRE 2nd innings: Wright c Wjekjs b Johnson 0 Trainor lbw b Johnson 14 Cunliffe b Frasjt 11 Alleynj b Fraser 75 Young c K Brown b Hewitt 1 Russell c Ram'gash b Hewitt 20 Lynch c and b Hewitt 2 Hancock b Bloomf'd 8 Ball b Bloomf'd 20 A Smith not out 41 Lewis c Gatting b Johnson 12 Extras 14 TOTAL (all out, 82.2 overs) 218 MIDDX WON BY 44 RUNS Total pst: Middx 21, Gloucs 4 Football 302 Genital 380 Golf 330 Lanc-Glam Herb-Suss Sons-Ljic Eng v AssP346 CEEFAX 1 346 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/04 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Bristol 4/4 Middx 2nd innings: 124-8 dec O M R W A Smith 10 2 42 1 Lewis 12.5 1 50 6 Young 8 0 26 1 Alleynj 1 0 4 0 Extras 4 (2w, 2lb) Gloucs 2nd innings: 218 Hewitt 17 6 28 3 Johnson 22.2 5 88 3 Bloomfield 13 1 43 2 Fraser 25 11 40 2 Wjekjs 5 0 13 0 Extras 14 (8nb, 2lb, 4b) Headlines 301 Sport AZ 399 Rugby 370 Football 302 General 380 Golf 330 Lanc-Glam Herb-Suss Sons-Ljic Eng v Ass