IN BRIEF McMILLAN, DONALD FOR DEATH MATCH
SOUTH Africa’s Brian McMillan and Allan Donald have been chosen for an MCC team which will play the Rest of the World in a memorial match for Diana, Princess of Wales, at Lord’s on July 18.
MCC Team:
Mike Atherton (England), Amir Sohail (Pakistan), Mohammed Azharuddin (India), Saurav Ganguly (India), Brian McMillan (SA), Ian Healey (Australia), Shane Warne (Australia), Anil Kumble (India), Javagal Srinath (India), Allan Donald (SA), Glenn McGrath (Australia)
Rest of World:
S Amar (Pakistan), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka), Graeme Hick (England), Tom Moody (Australia), Andy Flowers (Zimbabwe), Chris Cairns (New Zealand), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Musthaq Ahmed (Pakistan), Ian Bishop (West Indies).
SPORT BRIEFS
VAN RENSBURG ONE OFF PACE
NICO VAN RENSBURG recorded a first-round score of 70, ending up one off the pace, in the first round of the Macau Open golf tournament on Thursday.
LOUW WINS SINGLES CROQUET TITLE
SOUTH Africa’s third-ranked player, William Louw, has won the Picardi Rebel provincial croquet tournament at Observatory Park Bowls Club. The handicap doubles was won by Cheryl Coulson and George Mabaso, who has been playing the game for just six months.
KRUGER TO QUARTERS
JOANETTE KRUGER has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bol Women’s Tennis Open in Bol Croatia on Thursday, beating Amelie Mauresmo of France 6-4 6-1.
BOTES TAKES FIRST-ROUND LEAD
DESVONDE BOTES of Pretoria carded a course record 10-under-par 62, giving him a first-round lead in the Vodacom Tour’s Pietersburg Classic at the Pietersburg Golf Club on Thursday.
REDSHAW TO SEMIS
MIKE REDSHAW, the only member of the national squad to get into the semifinals of the Absa Insurance Brokers men’s bowls nationals, will be facing three former champions in the finals, all of whom are on form — Bill Moseley, Kevin Kobusch and Dave Poultney.
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