CRICKET: Like father, like son. In Perth 37 years ago, in a fixture corresponding to England's opening first-class fixture of this tour, Jeff Jones of Glamorgan took five wickets against Western Australia.

Yesterday, under the first clear blue skies of the week, his son Simon put the Fremantle Doctor at his back and scythed through the Western Australian middle order, taking four wickets in a 10-over spell either side of the tea interval and five for 78 in all, his first significant haul for England.

It deserved to win a game that England had dominated. Instead, Nasser Hussain and his side will take a draw on to Queensland today, but with it a huge slice of confidence. They might have sneaked a win, for when Jo Angel was run out to end Western Australia's second innings, there were 20 overs left in which to chase 135.

"We were always going for them," said Hussain, and thanks to another cudgelling innings from Robert Key they all but succeeded, falling just five runs short with five wickets in hand.

It was a heartening performance. Key added to his rumbustuous start to the tour by hitting six fours and a straight six in an unbeaten 59 from 48 balls. And with Marcus Trescothick making 19 of an opening stand of 52 inside nine overs and Alec Stewart hitting a breezy 27 down the order, the target always remained manageable until Brad Hogg conceded just four runs from the 18th over to leave 20 required from the last two. It proved just beyond them.

YMCA, the holders, have earned a home draw against Phoenix in the first round of the Leinster Senior Cup. Runners-up Merrion will be at home to Clontarf, while Leinster and Old Belvedere have got byes to the second round. All first-round matches will be played on June 2nd 2003.

First round draw (home venues first): Pembroke v The Hills; Rush v CYM; Malahide v Railway Union; Merrion v Clontarf; YMCA v Phoenix; Dublin University v North County. The final will be played at Malahide CC on the Bank Holiday Saturday, August 2nd 2003.

Sections A and B Leinster Senior 50 Overs League draw: Section A: Old Belvedere, The Hills, Merrion, North County, Rush, Malahide, CYM; Section B: YMCA, Pembroke, Clontarf, Leinster, Railway Union, Phoenix, Dublin University.