Brownlee, Lilley beaten

Press, 17 July 1979, Page 6

Brownlee, Lilley beaten

PA Hamilton The Pakistanis, Mohldullah Khan and Gegi Aleuddin, taught Bruce Brownlee end Murray LUley. of New Zealand, a lesson in pressure squash in the third round of the Baltins International series in Hamilton last evening. Both New Zealanders began strongly taking the first two games hut the Pakistanis fought back superbly. Khan, the world's No. 3, was completely outplayed by Brownlee in the early part' of their game, with Brownlee takihg the lead of 9-2, 9-5. Both players adopted strong hitting tactics but Khan made numoroua unforeed errors I Brownlee looked set to waltz ■away with the match in straight

Barnes. But it was a different Khan who came dut for the crucial third game. He was still making the occastenal error but he ran Brownlee round the court, coming back from 3-6 down to win 94 The fourth game was a walk over, Khan taking immediate control to win 9-2. The lead see sawed in the deciding game and «« ■ loc ? ed t 0 Khan for 10 minutes until he finally broke through to take the game and the match, 6-7.

Lilley set out from the start to play power squash and fd the first two games the Paid i su . n *’.Alauddin, had ne answed Again the third game wu trJ turning point and Alauddin teoi control. He wrapped up the lad three games 9-6. 9-5. 9-0