South Africa 397 ahead as Australia folds in third day
South Africa led by 397 runs after dismissing Australia for 164 in reply to 382. Ali Bacher chose to bat again, with 18,000 at Newlands watching as Australia trudged to tea before lunch. Pollock 4/20 led SA bowlers while Graham McKenzie top scored for Australia with 73. Match set to resume tomorrow.
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Graham McKenzie
Doug Walters
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Peter Pollock
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Barry Richards
Springboks
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North scrapes home in first grade cricket
In a tight finish North chased six runs with the last man in to draw level on points with East Canberra in fourth place after East’s 177. ANU nearly beat Queanbeyan as Mike Howell claimed 2/35 and 4/45, reaching 36 wickets for the season. Woden beat South Woden in a bowler’s contest at Narrabundah South as wickets tumbled. West faced City at Northbourne Oval with pitch changes and a debuting wicketkeeper scenario as Graham Reid joined play amid City’s opening assault by Sid Smith and John Newman.
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Queanbeyan
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Woden
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Bane Dahlberg
Ray Richards
Schofield
Lindsay
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Tony Mac- Mahon
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Kevin Mec-Carty
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Sid Smith
John Newman
Two Players Drop Out Of ACT Team For Sydney Match
Two players exit the ACT squad ahead of the Sydney game against Mosman Club. Smith and captain Greg Lord are out, leaving a reshuffled lineup including Potts, C Smith, G Lord, Ian Canney, F Bregle, A Macdonald, and Kerry Owen with replacements Chews, G Reid, Etheridge, Middleton filling in. The match details describe rain complicating play, economical bowling by MecCarty, and West's chase of 259 ends with West at 137 and Smith taking two wickets.
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Mosman Club
Sydney
NSW 208 runs ahead in Shield at Sydney
NSW held a commanding position against Victoria in a Sheffield Shield contest at the Sydney Cricket Ground, taking a 95-run lead after first innings. By stumps NSW were 1 for 104 in their second innings, extending the lead to 208 with nine wickets in hand, as Kerry O Keeffe starred with 16/49 and left Australia hopeful of a tour selection.
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Sydney Cricket Ground
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New Zealand
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O'Keeffe
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Gerenc
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Ubiwarra
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Renneberg
Hesse
John Scholes
Micki Pawley
Ken Eastwood
Ben Hebere
Eastwood
Eric Shade
Victorial
Shade
Vain Withdrawn From Moonee Valley Race After Injury
Vain, rated 20 to 1 for the William Reid Stakes, showed brilliant early speed at Epsom but developed heat in a near fetlock and was withdrawn after vet inspection. The champion gelding with 14 starts, 12 wins and two seconds, earned $145,485 and is slated for retirement to stud after the autumn carnival.
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Vain
Fred
George
Wain
Johnson
Pat Hy
Fand
Epsom
Jim Moloney
Moloney
William Reid
Moonee ‘Valley
Springbok tour ends with draw in Wales
Cardiff reports a 6-6 draw as Wales equalised in injury time after South Africa had held the lead twice. Fullback Henry de Villiers scored a 20th minute penalty, Syd Nomis added a 50th minute try, and Gareth Edwards equalised with a late try after Barry John cross kick. The Springboks leave Britain without a victory, matching a similar fate to Ireland, Scotland, and England in this tour.
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South Africa
Scotland
England
South Aster
Henry de Villiers
Gareth Edwards
Wales
Syd Nemis
Edwards
Barry Jtoho
Nomis
Springboks
Britain
Australian Ralph Dowbell Sets New Indoor 2 Mile Mark
In Albuquerque on Sunday Ralph Dowbell shattered a seven year old world indoor record by running 2.3.5 for the 100 metres beating the 2.6.0 mark set in 1963 by New Zealand’s Peter Snell.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Ralph Dowbell
Doubell
Peter Snell
New Zealand
Bad light postpones NSW Australian Open semi final
The second men's singles semi final at White City was postponed to 10 am tomorrow due to bad light. Roger Taylor led 4 2 in the fourth before the referee halted play. Dick Crealy later won sets with clever returns and lobs as Arthur Ashe forfeited the match against Dennis Ralston due to a back injury.
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White City
Roger Taylor
Seal
Australia
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Taylor
Cht Soronte
Creasy
Crealy
Secon
Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
Ashe
Ashe O
Benlize Ralston
Ralston
New Zealand
French skier Michel Bozon dies in Neigeve World Cup crash
French racer Michel Bozon aged 19 died after colliding with a barrier during a World Cup downhill at Neigeve. He was transported by helicopter with serious injuries but died on arrival. Eyewitnesses noted loss of balance at the near vertical Borne Wall despite perfect track conditions.
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Aap Reuter
Michel Bozon
Negeve
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Bozon
ACT athletes win 28 titles at NSW country championships in Sydney
ACT dominated many events led by Greg Jaggers who swept the open men's sprint double the 100 and 200 metres. Tom Power won the 800 and 1500 metres while Warwick Selvey claimed discus and shot. Yvonne Craig and Lorraine Clarke each won three events as ACT finished behind Newcastle in men and third in women with Canberra collecting several senior titles and relay wins.
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Craig
Wander Him
Joan Cross
D. Smythe
KK. Goward
W Ghiradella
Y. Craig
L. Clarke
J. Mills
J. Brown
A. Neidhmeirer
Canberra Wins NSW Country Water Polo Title
Canberra water polo team defeated Tamworth 6-1 to win the NSW country championship on Sunday. Central Newcastle lost 10-1 to Tamworth for third place. The final featured a scoreless first quarter before Canberra struck with two goals in the second, aided by rapid breaks.
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Gonzales Triumph Over Laver in Inaugural Madison Square Garden Match
Pancho Gonzales defeated Rod Laver in a landmark $520,000 tennis classic at Madison Square Garden, winning 7 5 3 6 2 6 2 in a two-decade career standout. The crowd was the second largest ever for MSG tennis, and Gonzales earned substantial prize money as he prepared to face John Newcombe in Detroit. Rod Laver, though defeated, earned the 1969 ABC Sportsman of the Year honor for achieving tennis's grand slam in one calendar year.
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