Kent Cricket News   -------------------------------------------------
http://www.kent.cricket.org   ------------------------ Sun 6 Dec 1998

After two days of the England tour match with Victoria, the home
side were 196 runs behind on 177 for 5, in reply to England's 
373 all out.  

Kent's Dean Headley is playing in this match and took two early 
wickets in the Victoria innings whilst playing a crucial role in a 
3rd dismissal (a run out when Headley threw direct at the stumps from 
mid-on).

Earlier in the day Ramprakash and Hick extended their 6th wicket 
partnership to 110, but a rather too familiar collapse of the England
tail saw them losing their last five wickets for just 17 runs in 
10 overs.

For CricInfo's full coverage of the Ashes tour see:
http://www-uk.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/ENG_IN_AUS

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Meanwhile back in the UK there have been some fairly crucial 
developments following the meeting of the First Class Counties.

The counties voted 15-1 in favour of the decision to change the 
County Championship to 2 divisions from the year 2000. (Kent 
CCC voted in favour).  Following next season there will be a three-up 
and three-down system of promotion and relegation.

Speaking on BBC Radio Kent on Friday, new captain Matthew Fleming
said he thought the changes would encourage more positive cricket 
and the new structure would help to strengthen the England Test team.

For an news article and further details, see the England home page
http://england.cricket.org

Fleming and Mark Ealham, are still awaiting news of whether they 
will be going to Australia for the One-Day Series early in 1999.
That decision is likely to be made about two weeks before the matches
begin.

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