Date-stamped : 12 Mar95 - 14:34
Master Cup: England v Australia
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, 8 March 1995

ENGLAND BEAT AUSTRALIA TO REACH MASTERS CUP SEMIS

English veterans beat their Australian counterparts  by  14  runs
here Wednesday to set up a Masters Cup semi-finals clash with In-
dia.

England, who will meet India here Thursday, recovered through  an
unbroken  50-run  stand for the ninth wicket between Neal Radford
and John Emburey to knock 2 68 for eight in the alloted 45 overs.

Derek Randall, 44, made a fine half-century to  hold  the  middle
order  together  but was bowled out for 62 by Graham Yallop. Eng-
land then experienced  a  collapse  before  Radford  and  Emburey
shared a brisk stand in six overs to swing the match.

Chasing an asking rate of 5.75 runs an over, Australia were never
in the hunt, although most of their batsmen made good scores.

English spin twins Derek Underwood and John Emburey  bowled  well
and  were  backed by scint illating fielding. But the Australians
also found stroke-making difficult as the pitch played  slow  and
low.

Australia finished with 254 for five in 45 overs and crashed  out
of  the  last four stage like Sri Lanka on Tuesday.  The West In-
dies will play South Africa in the other  semi-final  on  Friday,
with the final slated for Sunday.

<END> Contributed by vicky (vigneswa@sisko.ecs.umass.edu)