A CENTURY partnership from openers Mark Taylor and Michael Slater got

Australia off to a flying start in their first innings reply to the West

Indies Board XI yesterday at Basseterre, St Kitts.

They added 119 in 129 minutes before Slater (60) was bowled by Ottis

Gibson, a hero with the bat in the Board XI's 261 first innings total.

At tea on the second day of the three-day match at Warner Park,

Australia were 167 for two.

Taylor (62) was bowled by Vasbert Drakes five minutes before the

interval. Greg Blewett was unbeaten on 26 with new batsman Justin Langer

yet to score.

Earlier, off-spinner Tim May picked up the last two Board XI wickets,

but not before Gibson had hammered 55 from only 59 balls, hitting three

6s and six 4s.

* KEIGHLEY teenager Malcolm Burk took two stumpings against his native

county as Cambridge University held on for a draw on Saturday against

Yorkshire at Fenner's.

Burk took over behind the stumps when first-choice keeper David

Churton broke a finger, with captains and umpires agreeing to waive the

TCCB rule that forbids a substitute from keeping wicket.

Burk's victims were his schoolboy coach and Yorkshire wicketkeeper

Richard Blakey, and Paul Grayson, who shared in a 112-run opening

partnership with Michael Vaughan.

Umpire Dickie Bird was also ''substituted'' as he was unable to stand

because of a knee injury. He was replaced for the final innings by Peter

Chismon.

SATURDAY

IN ENGLAND

Yorkshire 479-3 dec (D Byas 181, M D Moxon 130, M G Bevan 113 no, C

White 50 no) and 165-3 dec (A P Grayson 59, M P Vaughan 52), Cambridge

University 174 (J Ratledge 56) and 52-4. At Fenner's. Match drawn.

Durham 322-9 dec (J E Morris 99, M A Roseberry 90, D P Mather 4-65, A

D MacRobert 4-93) and 137-3 dec (J A Daley 53 no), Oxford University 183

(S J E Brown 4-54) and 93-3. At The Parks. Match drawn.

FRIENDLIES

North -- Stirling County 188 for five (K Weallans 74, W Morton 43 n.o;

J Taylor 36); Kelburne 122 for four (R Wylie 40, S Cruickshank 34).

Arbroath County 177 for nine (J Salmond 53, M Clarke 34, K Ritchie 31;

A McKay 3-5); GHK 130 for six (A McKay 58).

Clackmannan 179 for nine (T King 76, M Howell 33; S Moug 5-33); East

Kilbride 176 for six (S Weir 71, D Bell 45 n.o; M Howell 3-31).

Strathmore County 125 for six (M Moody 36, M Keleher 36 n.o.);

Falkland 124 for eight (A Palmer 55; M Moody 3-25, A Monteith 3-21).

Brechin 92 for five; Arbroath United 91 (G Robb 40; S Barker 3-25).

Dunnikier 140 for nine (M May 5-41, B Watson 3-7); Falkland XI 98 (D

Lewis 3-20, C Drysdale 3-10).

South -- Dumfries 136 (D Arnott 3-24); Ferguslie 136 (D Arnott 87

n.o.).

East -- Penicuik 173 for four (J Blann 99 n.o.); Boroughmuir 94 (I

Kirkhope 3-4).

West -- Clydesdale 162 for eight (RS Weir 50); St Michaels 163 for

seven.

Poloc 212 for four (D Hindmarsh 92 n.o., B Spence 65); Renfrew 88 (N

Sheridan 3-12, R McGregor 3-18).

YESTERDAY

FRIENDLIES

North -- Innellan 79 (M Ivory 4-6); Bute 80 for five (C Chamber 31

no).

Arbroath XI 173 for seven (I E McMillan 62, B Hendry 61 no); Kingsway

154 all out.

St Andrews University 104 (S Barker 3-16, S Masmood 3-23, D Elliott

3-10); Brechin 105 for six (N Patterson 39, D Beaton 32).

Strathmore County 197 for five (R Young 78, G Lawrence 63);

Helensburgh 133 for four (C Williams 42).

Falklands 99 for nine (A C Low 5 for 35); Rossie Priory 83 all out.

Clackmannan XI 171 for eight (T King 53 no, I W Orr 32); Dunikier 148

for seven (A Ali 53). At Arns.

Perthshire 180 for seven (G Ferguson 87), Freuchie 184 for one (S

Birrell 116no, S Gourlayd 40no).

Forfarshire 236 for five (P Drinnen 61, A Hay 52, J Phllips 51),

Arbroath 156 (A Trivedi 52).

East -- Penicuik 158 for 4 (J Mitchell 42 no, J Blane 34, M Allen 32

no), Leith Franklin 39 (C McKellar 3-3) at Kirkhill Park.

West -- Greenock Accies 186 (K Godsman 50, D G Duthie 46, A B Currie

45), Greenock 162 (R Neill 37, T M Black 37; S Marienthall 3-27).

Victoria 67 (A McAusland 3-19, J Crawford 3-17), Vale of Leven 69 for

one (A Williams 44 no).

Eric Lane Trophy -- Uddingston 96 Poloc 97 for three (B R Spence 32

no).

NCA Abbot Ale Cup -- Hillhead 87, Clydesdale 91 for two.

Strathclyde League. Division 1 -- Irvine (0) 139 (G Cracker 59); Weirs

(4) 140 for three (C Greencrack 72 no).