Three-nation cup

Press, 25 September 1985, Page 76

Three-nation cup

NZPA-AFP Sharjah, United Arab Emirates The West Indies, India and Pakistan will clash in the three-nation Rothmans Challenge Cup cricket to be played here from, NovemThe tournament will feature three one day

matches, the first between Pakistan and the West Indies, the second between the losers of the first match and India and the third between the two winners. The matches have been arranged in honour of former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, aged 41.

General forecast: In the west of the South Island, outbreaks of light rain, elsewhere fine. District forecasts: Canterbury: Occasional rain in the Alps, dry elsewhere; moderate northerlies becoming variable; mild afternoons. Marlborough: North or north-west winds, fresh at times; fine, mild during the day.

Nelson, Buller: Mostly fine, but some cloud and showers likely; moderate northerlies, mild. Westland: Mostly cloudy with occasional rain and moderate northerlies, mild afternoons. Extended forecast to Saturday: Cooler southerlies with some rain on Friday from Canterbury to Nelson; rain increasing on Friday on the Coast but clearing Saturday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1017.2 1018.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m to 11 p.m. nil To date this month. ... 18 To date this year 324 To date last year 446 Average to date - 490 Average for September . 43 Wettest September (1946) 120 Driest September (1980). 2 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 1 hr 42 min To date this month. ... 156 To date this year 1638 To date last year 1428 Average for September . 162 Humidity: Per cent at noon 39 Per cent at 6 p.m 67 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 2 deg, grass —2 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOUN, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.15 a.m.; sets, 6.30 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.13 a.m.; sets 6.31 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 2.14 p.m.; sets, 4.48 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.24 p.m.; sets, 5.17 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 1.10 a.m. and 1.37 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.02 a.m. and 2.27 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). Phases of Moon Full moon: September 29. Last quarter October 7.

New moon: October 14. First quarter: October 21. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15 deg., cloudy, N.E., 14 knots. Wellington: 14 deg., cloudy, N.W., 10 knots. Christchurch: 18 deg., cloudy, N.E., 5 knots. Dunedin: 16 deg., cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 9, 22; Brisbane, 14, 25; Canberra, 2, 22; Hobart, 9, 19; Melbourne, 12, 25; Sydney, 12, 20. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 10, 18; Athens, 19, 31; Bahrain, 27, 34; Bangkok, 26, 30; Beirut, 28, 32; Belgrade, 15, 30; Berlin, 10, 15; Bogota, 4, 18; Brussels, 9, 20, Buenos Aires, 13, 17; Cairo, 20, 36; Copenhagen, 7, 13; Curitiba, 9, 18; Denpasar, 23, 30; Dublin, 14, 18; Frankfurt, 18, 29; Geneva, 11, 27; Helsinki, 4, 12; Hong Kong, 26, 30; Honolulu, 23, 32; Islamabad, 22, 34; Istanbul, 16, 27; Jakarta, 22, 32; Jerusalem, 17, 32; Johannesburg, 10, 21; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 14, 18; Lisbon, 16, 27; London, 15, 20; Los Angeles, 17, 30; Madrid, 12, 28; Manila, 23, 33; Montevideo, 13, 16; Montreal, 11, 22; Moscow, 6, 10; New Delhi, 26, 33; New York, 20, 24; Oslo, 1, 13; Paris, 18, 28; Peking, 10, 20; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 25; Rome, 13, 34; San Francisco, 13, 29; Santiago, 7, 21; Sao Paulo, 12, 22; Seoul, 13, 21; Singapore, 24, 27; Stockholm, 5, 12; Tokyo, 18, 20; Toronto, 13, 25; Vancouver, 6, 19; Vienna, 16, 27; Warsaw, 15, 21,