P143 ORACLE 143 Sun24 Jun ITV 0048:53 1/5 COUNTY CH'SHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Rain curtailed the action again at Gloucester after Ljicestershire had made 59-0 off 16.2 overs. Card p154 Although the wicket was dry, rain had softened areas around the pitch dzring the previous three days when only 20 overs were possible against Hanks. Some water had got through the covers but Tim Boon (27) and Nigel Briers (25) made useful progress. Seven minutes of heavy rain left water on the outfield and umpires Allan Jones and Don Thompsjtt stayed on until tea before ruling the ground unplayable >>> WILLIAM HILL TELEBETTJNG SEE PAGES 123/601/602 FOR DETAILS Next Report Cricket World Cup TV GuideP143 ORACLE 143 San24 Jun ITV 0046:52 2/5 COUNTY CH'SHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS David Gower lifted Hampshire to 155-3 after a djlayjd start against Lancs at Old Trafford. Card p153 Gower struck sjvjn boundaries in an unbeaten 43 as Hampshire fought back in answer to two magnificent spells from Pakistani Test ace Wasim Akram. Akram finished with 1-53, having Chris Smith caught in the gully, but it was scant reward for a szpjrb comeback from a groin injury. It was his first Championship match of the summer having been nzrsjd back to full fitness with a series of one-day matches. >>>>> Cricket headlines 140 Sport 130 Next Report Cricket World Cup TV GuideP143 ORACLE 143 San24 Jun ITV 0346:40 3/5 COUNTY CH'SHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Ljadjrs Warwickshire battled their way to 208-6 off 85 overs against Kent at Edgbaston. Card p155 Youngsters Roger Twosj (51) and Dominic Ostler pulled them round after Richard Ellison and Alan Igglesdjn took two wickets apiece. Twosj struck a six and six fours in his maiden Championship half-century while in-form Ostler had made 49no at the end Kent suffered a setback when their former Warwickshire paceman Tony Merrick, who got rid of Andy Moles in the early stages, pulled a hamstring in the afternoon session. >>>>> Cricket headlines 140 Sport 130 Next Report Cricket World Cup TV GuideP143 ORACLE 143 San24 Jun ITV 0044:17 4/5 COUNTY CH'SHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Middlesjx opjnjr Mike Rosjbjrry shone between the showers with an unbeaten 98 against Northants at Luton. Card p154 The 23-year-old batsman struck a six and eight fours and shared a second wicket stand of 130 in 41 overs with skipper Mike Gatting (62). Bad weather docked 90 minutes of play but Middlesjx still made 252-3 off the 87 overs they received. Curtly Ambrosj dismissed his fellow West Indian Desmond Haynes cheaply in the morning session. Gatting also fell to Ambrosj but Mark Ramprakash (26) and Keith Brown (35no) helped out Rosjbjrry Cricket headlines 140 Sport 130 Next Report Cricket World Cup TV GuideP143 ORACLE 143 San24 Jun ITV 2015:12 5/5 COUNTY CH'SHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Hugh Morris struck his second century in the Championship this season to put Glamorgan in command of their match with Yorkshire at Cardiff. Card p151 Morris stayed at the crease four hours for his gritty 102, compiling eight fours. It enabled the Welsh county to declare at 309-6, Yours replying on 8-0 Morris had stands of 107 with captain Alan Butcher (50) and 84 with Matthew Maynard (54) before hj edged a lifter from Peter Hartley to Richard Blakjy. Viv Richards slammed a six and six fours in his 38 before his stumps were scattered by medium pacer Darren Gough. Cricket headlines 140 Sport 130 Next Report Cricket World Czp TV Guide