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| July 7, 2002 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 25,1423 |
Fleming to cover Pollock at Warwick
BIRMINGHAM (England), July 6: Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming will play for English county Warwickshire for a spell in September as cover for their South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock.
Fleming will stand in as Warwickshire’s overseas player while Pollock leads his country in the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka from September 12 to 30, the county said on its official website.
Fleming has played in 20 tests and 88 one-day internationals for Australia.
Pollock will also be absent between August 8 and 25 while he plays for South Africa in a tri-nations one-day competition in Morocco which also involves Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Scores at the close of play on the third day of four-day English County Championship cricket matches on Friday:
DIVISION ONE
At Southampton: No play Friday due to rain. Sussex 246 (R.Martin-Jenkins 80 not out; S.Udal 5-56, A.Mullally 3-44). Hampshire 88-6.
At Maidstone: No play Friday due to rain. Kent 306 (D.Fulton 101, R.Key 62). Warwickshire 29-2.
At Leicester: No play Friday due to rain. Leicestershire 219 (D.Maddy 59). Lancashire 126-3 (M.Chilton 57).
At Taunton: Surrey 608-6 declared (M.Ramprakash 218, R.Clarke 153 not out, A.Hollioake 87, N.Shahid 51) and 96-0 (J.Batty 63 not out). Somerset 554 (M.Wood 106, M.Burns 99, P.Holloway 77, R.Turner 56 not out).
DIVISION TWO
At Derby: No play Friday due to rain. Gloucestershire 179 (A.Gidman 67; D.Cork 5-67). Derbyshire 226-4 (A.Gait 88, C.Bassano 63 not out).
At Swansea: Essex 283 (D.Robinson 72, A.Habib 61; R.Croft 5-71) and 60-5. Glamorgan 311 (M.Powell 90; A.Clarke 5-54).
At Lord’s: Worcestershire 502-4 declared (V.Solanki 153 not out, B.Smith 124, G.Hick 88, D.Leatherdale 59 not out, W.Weston 52). Middlesex 229-5 (S.Koenig 63).
At Northampton: No play Friday due to rain. Durham 352 (G.Pratt 78, I.Hunter 65; D.Cousins 4-75, G.Swann 4-81). Northamptonshire 0-0.—Reuters
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