London, May 21.
Cricket enthusiasts and the many friends of Maurice Nichol, the popttlar Worcestershire batsman, were shocked to learn of his sudden death to-day. Nichol, whose age was 28, appeared to be in the best of health yesterday, spending most of the day golfing. On Saturday, he fielded for Worcester against Essex at Chelms~ ford and gave no indication of be~ ing iti, Early this morning, however, he was found dead in bed in a hotel.
In the concluding singles, Blanchy defeated Glover, 6-0, 6-2; Samazeullhy Jwon from Kingscote, G-i, 6-1, and Rodet, the French champion, trounced Cooper, 6-0, 6-3, Bernard Aefeated by Austin, 6-4, 0-1; Brugnon suffered defeat at the hands of Tuckey, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; Perry won from Andre Merlin, 6-0, 9-7; while Landry defeated "Sharpe in a hard-fought match, 1-0, 6-4, 6-4 Great Britain won three out of five of the doubles matches, when 'Austin and Malfroy defeated Borotra land Bernard, 4-6, 6-3, 6-8; Perry and Hughes scored a win over Brugnon Jand Gentien, 9-7, 7-5: and the sume couple deferred Borotra and Bernard, 6-2, 7-9, 6-3, France's two victories were won' by. Samazeulhl and Blanchy from Kingscote and Meyers, 6-2, 6-1; and by, Brugnon and Gentien from Malfroy and Tuckey. 2-0, 6-4, 6-2—Havas.
Paris, May 23.
In the second round of the French hard-court. tennis championships today, Andre Merlin beat C. E, Hare, the' 19-year-old British find, by 6/3, 5/7, 6/1.
Ail the leading player qualified for the third round—Reuter, Paris, May 25.
'An American women's tennis team were badly beaten by the French, Yesterday, when they managed to win only' two out of seven matches: played, Miss. Helen Jacobs defeated Mme. Mathieu, 62, 6-8, while Miss Mar-jone Babcock and Miss Josephine Cruickshank won their doubles match with Mme, Henrotin and Mile, Ad~ am off on default, following amy ace cident to Mme. Henrotin, who was tcartied off the court with & dislocated knee. Miss Marble was a second casually, for she fainted during play.
Mille, Rosambert and Mile. Gold-schmidt were the best of the French A doctor was summoned and, after brief examination, he pronounced life extinct.
Nichol was a fine batsman and ranked 25th in the first-class averages for 1983. He scored Jeight centuries in county champ-fon ship contests last year carrying. his bat on four occasions.—
Combining misplays on the part of the First Battalion with twelve smashing hits, including five doubles, the Second Battalion on Monday (May 21) took second place in the USMC. Inter-Battalion Baseball League by defeating the Fist by 9
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