Easts and Norths Lead In Canberra Cricket Standings
In the ACT cricket competition Easts and Norths share the lead on 38 points after round eight as Wests, Woden, and City follow. A half inch of rain fell in Canberra with strong winds aiding drying after weekend matches at Manuka Oval and Deakin.
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Western District
Act
Fast
Canberra
Manuka Oval
Wests
Northern Suburbs
Manuka
Deakin
Wests defeat Easts as Canney seals win at Deakin
Easts slumped from 1-12 to 6-57 in under an hour chasing Wests 186. Wayne Boardman and Graham Cheeseman steadied with a 44 run stand before Ian Canney broke the partnership. Gelding then had Flanagan caught as Easts were all out for 129, 57 short. Lipscombe 4-24, all 16 Easts runs came as no balls, Canney 3-20. At Deakin Norths remained.
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Easts
Wayne Boardman
Graham Cheeseman
Ian Canney
Geoff Gelding
Brian Flanagan
Ron Winter
Howard Lipscombe
Canney
Deakin
Norths
Cricket match summary from ANU and Norths incidents
Norths led by 63 after resuming at 2-116 and ending 4-158 as Don Andrews 35 not out anchored the innings. Woden halted Norths in the second, all out for 89, with Graham Read taking 3-23 and Chaeme Smith 9 wickets in the match, including a stunning catch off his own bowling. ANU dismissed Queanbeyan for 96 to win by 20 runs, Fast’s Gary Samuels taking 7-25. in second innings ANU posted 7-73, Neil Bulger 4-16 and Michael de Kreger 34 highlighted. Souths were bowled for 93, Andy Macdonald taking 6-43 for ANU.
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John Osborne
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Graham Read
Chaeme Smith
Smith
Tony D'Arcy
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Neil Bulger
Michael de Kretger
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Kevin Metarty
His &L
Andy Macdonald
Souths
Johnnc-Murtrie
Joe Thompson
Bruce Harvey
Melnnes Wins 5 000m At Brisbane Intercity Meet
Canberra runner Dave Melnnes captured the 5000m title as Queensland and New South Wales met in Brisbane. NSW secured overall carnival honours by 105 to 97, with Canberra’s Melnnes starring in the distance event.
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Queensland
Gould dominates NSW swimming titles with easy medley win
Olympic champion Shane Gould led qualifiers then won the women's open 200m individual medley at North Sydney Olympics pool in 2 31.3 and 2 29.4 in the final, falling shy of her Australian and NSW records. Narelle Moras finished strong in the 400m freestyle, while Beverley Whitfield set a NSW breaststroke mark and Jenny Latter placed behind Gould in the 21m butterfly. Other winners included Stephen Badger in the open 400m freestyle and junior 200m breaststroke, John McConnochie in the men’s open 200m individual medley, and Bill Plummer tied for the 200m butterfly time with Tan Hopkins.
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Robert Say
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Western Australia
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Bill Plummer
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Tan Hopkins
Australian bowlers wrap up successful American tour
The Canberra based Olympic Bowl team completed a 17 day United States tour in San Francisco and Los Angeles, competing in 29 events. Kevin Chapman praised hospitality while Patricia Wicks earned a second place at the US Open Professional Bowling Association event in Saratoga. The squad reported strong performances and wide exposure, with plans to bring home trophies after a busy itinerary.
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Kevin Chapman
Pat Somerville
Gill
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Canberra
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Saratenga
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Miss Wick
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Otha Abewb Pon Winery
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Canbera
World yachting title to Holmes
Sydney reports Bob Holmes won his fifth 18ft world championship aboard Travelodge NSW in a tight final heat on Sydney Harbour. KB Dave Porter led early but Holmes surged late, KB slipping to finish four seconds ahead of Travelodge NSW after a collision and gear problems. Travelodge NSW sealed the title with 43 points, while Smirnoff and others trailed.
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Bob Holmes
Nsw
Sydney Harbour
Roger Welsh
USA
KB Dave Porter
NZ enters cricket final at Adelaide Oval
New Zealand beat South Australia by 53 runs to reach the Coca Cola Australasian knockout final, set to meet Queensland. A 9,294 crowd watched NZ post 129 for 1 in 40 overs, averaging 4.5 runs per over, while South Australia managed 137 for the loss of ten wickets, struggling despite better conditions.
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New Zealand
South Australia
Adelaide Oval
Queensland
Pakistan Dominates Canterbury At Lancaster Park
Pakistan posted 404 in its innings as Wasim Raja reached 86 and Intikhab Alam guided an 79 run stand. Canterbury paused at 129 and 105 for three by stumps, facing a daunting 170 run deficit entering day two.
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Pakistan
Wasim Raja
Peter Coman
Russell Marrin
Raja
Intikhab Alam
McRae takes NZ race to lead Tasman title
Defending Tasman champion firaham McRae of New Zealand won the Levin race flag to flag in the Rothmans Levin International second round of the 1973 Tasman Minter racing championship. Frank Miutich of Austria finished 20 seconds back in second, with Warwick Brown third a lap down and Rey Barrette and David Osten of New Zealand fourth and fifth. McRae now leads the championship by 12 points ahead of John McCormick Australia, who did not finish yesterday.
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Frank Miutich
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Rey Barrete
David Osten
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MccRae
John McCormick
Australia
Tristar tops Black Opal Stakes bid after Canterbury win
Jack Gordon trained Tristar surged as a top prospect for the Black Opal National Stakes after a standout first-up win in the Petersham Handicap at Canterbury. The New Zealand bred colt earned a 1kg penalty for the race from prizemoney, with connections betting heavily on the result.
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Tristar
Canterbury
Connectens
Rails
Pakistan
Canberra
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Adelaide hosts grand final in Australian softball titles
The final match of the national softball championship featured teams from Adelaide amid a tense showdown. Key players included Suni and Wretor, with South Australia securing a strong performance in the grand final.
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Wretor
Adelittle Ladas
Linton Cup Sees Queensland Win Over NSW in Final
Queensland clinched the Linton Cup in the junior tennis series 9 as NSW captured the Wilson Cup in Christchurch. Key doubles edged NSW 2-6 6-3 6-1 after Queensland trailed 1-1 in the Thursday singles. Kronk and Collings won their matches, Kronk over Mchamee 8-6 6-1 and Carter over Myers 6-1 6-4, sealing the victory.
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Paul Kronk
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Garry Thoroughgood
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David Carter
Steven Myers
Australians claim second Test in Wakefield 30 0
The touring Australian schoolboys rugby league team sealed the three-match series by beating England 30-0 in Wakefield Yorkshire. They won the first Test 27-2 and aim for a clean sweep in the final Test set for January 27 at ages Middlesex.
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Miss Goolagong Wins New Zealand Open Final
Australia’s Evonne Goolagong defeated New Zealand’s Marilhin Pryde 6-0 6-1 in the Auckland NZ Open final. Pryde offered little resistance as Goolagong dominated from the start, including a first-set win in under two minutes.
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France Beats Scotland 16-13 Opening Five Nations Match
In Paris yesterday France defeated Scotland 16 to 13 in the opening match of the Five Nations rugby union championship. The result sets the tone for the tournament as Paris hosts the opener. Scotland contested the early lead, but France pulled ahead with a decisive second-half performance.
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Reuter
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