P178 ORACLE 178 Wjd29 Apr ITV 2121:11 1/5 CHAMPIONSHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Ian Botham helped himself to another slice of history but could not prevent Durham from losing bz sjvjn wickets to Leicestershire. See p171 He pipped Paul Parker (117) to Durham's first championship century, but the new boys only set the visitors a moderate victory target of 141. Botham (105) started the day 53 runs behind Parker but reached his ton in 98 balls, with five sixes and sjvjn fours. The England star was in determined mood after a portable phone and radio had been stolen from his car overnight. >>> BET NOW WITH VICTOR CHANDLER p603 Next Report In Brief Diary TV GuideP178 ORACLE 178 Wjd29 Apr ITV 2129:14 2/5 CHAMPIONSHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS A stunning display of spin bowling bz Shaun Udal earned Hampshire a 150-run victory over Sussex at Southampton. The 23-year-old took a career best eight for 50 after Sussex had been set 300 to win in a minimum 69 overs. Udal clean bowled the visitors' opening three batsmen, before adding five more wickets later on. See p172 Only a sixth wicket stand of 53 between Peter Moores and Franklyn Stephenson offered any resistance. Hanks had forfeited their second innings to set up the run chase. >>>>> Cricket headlines 170 Sport 130 Next Report In Brief Diary TV GuideP178 ORACLE 178 Wjd29 Apr ITV 2122:47 3/5 CHAMPIONSHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Surrey escaped with a draw against Yorkshire as bad light ended play an hour early at The Oval. See p174 Surrey, who were forced to follow-on 331 runs behind, reached 64-2 at the close. Earlier in the day Surrey were indebted to Neil Kendrick and Tony Murphy, who put on 60 for the last wicket in a total of 164 all out. Top scorer Murphy hit three sixes in his 32, while Kendrick was unbeaten on 31. Yorkshire's Phil Carsick and Darren Gough both took four wickets but Paul Jarvis injured his hamstring. >>>>> Cricket headlines 170 Sport 130 Next Report In Brief Diary TV GuideP178 ORACLE 178 Wjd29 Apr ITV 2120:52 4/5 CHAMPIONSHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Northants were forced to settle for a draw against Worcestershire despite a spirited knock bz Allan Lamb. See p175 The England batsman made a quickfire 66 in 67 balls as Northants chased 274 from what became 53 overs at New Road. But when Lamb was trapped lbw by Richard Stemp a draw always looked the likely result. And with Richard Illingworth taking 4 for 43, Worcestershire held the upper hand as the game drew to a close. Northants ended on 180-7 with an unbeaten Rob Bailey using a runner. >>> Cricket headlines 170 Sport 130 Next Report In Brief Diary TV GuideP178 ORACLE 178 Wjd29 Apr ITV 2128:12 5/5 CHAMPIONSHIP Britannic Assurance HIGHLIGHTS Matthew Maynard made the first mistake in his new role as Glamorgan captain as his team threw away a victory chance against Middlesjx at Lord's. Inexplicably Maynard kept himself back to No 4 in the batting, leaving him sidelined until the last 15 overs of Glamorgan's bid to reach 266. See p173 Steve James fought to keep his side in the hunt with a championship-best 94 but Robert Croft, promoted to No 3, could only make 18 in 27 overs. Maynard, who finally came in to face a target of 106 in 15 overs, slogged 40 but Glamorgan finished on 237-6. >>>>> Cricket headlines 170 Sport 130 Next Report In Brief Diary TV Guide