P154ORACLE 154 Fri18 Apr ITV 1647:17 U 1/2  CASH SPUR TO   BIG-HITTERS HIT IT FOR SIX   Ian Botham's record of 80 sixes last season could be worth £1,300 this year. Wisden Cricket Monthly is running a competition, backed by computer firm Basic Six Ltd, to reward the leading six-hitter in English cricket. The scheme, guaranteed for three years, will pay £200 to batsmen who hit 20 sixes and £10 for each one thereafter. The leading six-hitter gets a £500 winner's bonus and a trophy. Only sixes in first class games will count.  The Anglia Building Society will sponsor Northants this season. >>>>> Sport Headlines 130 Racing Ch4 470

P154ORACLE 154 Fri18 Apr ITV 1607:49 U 2/2  RAIN THREATENS   CURTAIN RAISER OPENING GAME   Rain is threatening the opening match of the new season at Cambridge but it is hoped there will be play at Oxford. Rain has seeped under the covers at Fenners, where Cambridge Univ play Leics and chances of play are 50-50. At The Parks, preparations for Oxford Univ's game with Somerset have been hit by rain but ground staff are optimistic And Yorkshire have been forced to call off two warm-up matches, against Lancashire and the Bradford League, this weekend because of bad weather. Surrey's friendly with Middlesex at The Oval on Monday is also off. >>>>>