Briefs

Press, 30 March 1989, Page 18

Briefs

Further play doubtful NZPA-AFP Georgetown, Guyana Further play in the first cricket test between India and the West Indies is doubtful after two days of heavy rain left the Bourda Oval flooded yesterday. The umpires, David Archer and Lloyd Barker, abandoned play on Tuesday and set aside yesterday, the original rest day, for the resumption. But persistent rain made that impossible as well as play was again abandoned. Guyana Cricket Association officials said the ground, under water in many places, was unlikely to recover in time to allow any further play in the match. The weather forecast was for continuing rain. The Indian team has been joined by 23-year-old all-rounder Wokeri Raman who flew in as a replacement for the injured vice-captain, Kris Srikkanth. Luton in trouble NZPA-Reuter London Tottenham Hotspur plunged Luton deeper into relegation trouble in the English first division when it beat the League Cup finalist, 3-1, away, with a barrage of second half goals. The Luton captain, Steve Foster, headed the home side into the lead three minutes before the interval, but David Howells equalised 10 minutes after the break, and two goals in the last nine minutes sealed it for Spurs. Records for swimmer NZPA-AAP Perth The Aucklander, John Steel, aged 16, proved himself a swimmer of the future dUßing the 1989 Australian Age Championships at the Superdrome on Tuesday night. Steel created a state record in the 16-year-old boys’ 100 m butterfly when he swam 56.205. The Auckland youngster then thrilled spectators when he powered through the 100 m freestyle in 51.775, also a Western Australian record. Rally in snow PA Radisson, Quebec The snow, ice and bitter cold of Canada’s James Bay will next year become as unlikely a backdrop for a feat of, sporting endeavour as the sand, dust and searing heat of the Sahara. The Paris-Dakar rally’s place in the calendar as the ultimate test of man and motor’s endurance in hostile desert conditions will have an even more bizarre winter counterpart when the Harricaiia trek gets under way next March. Instead of sports cars and motor-cycles blazing dust trails through the sand, the Harricana will offer a 3000 km test by snow scooter through the sparsely populated icy regions of James Bay, north of Quebec. American wins chess NZPA-AP New York John Fedorowicz, a New York grandmaster, yesterday won the 1989 New York Open International Chess Tournament, taking the SUSIB.OOO first prize. The 30-year-old was the only competitor among 91 entrants who scored seven points in the Penta Hotel tournament. He is the first native American to be the sole winner of the Open. The nine-round event offered a $U545,000 (JNZ73.806) purse. The prestigious tournament, now in its sixth year, attracted a record-setting 47 grandmasters — the highest number of titleholders in chess short of the world champion. The 1987 Open held the previous record, with 45 grandmasters competing. Hunt successful Alistair Hunt (Canterbury) has achieved notable success on the Asian tennis circuit further sealing the future of his successful combination with his national 16 and 18 years doubles partner, Michael Zoriclch (Auckland). Hunt and Zoriclch won the doubles title at the ninth Thailand international junior championships in Bangkok. They beat an Australian pair 7-5, 7-6. Troy Tipene (North Shore), the third member in the team, had personal success to win the singles title, beating Wijaya (Indonesia) 5-7, 6-1, 7-6. Tipene took the tie-breaker in extremely hot conditions mixing his game well with strong serving under pressure and some timely forays at the net upset the steady top spin rhythm of his opponent who is ranked No. 14 on the world junior ladder. The team Is now playing in the Hong Kong international junior championship and after the Asian circuit Tipene will travel to West Germany while Hunt and Zoriclch will continue their campaign in Sweden with tournaments and training. Hunt’s demise in the singles was in the second round when he lost a three-set match. Zoriclch was ousted in the third round