"We have identified what needs to be done on the racecourse, bearing in mind that we are a little short of five, six, seven furlong starts. Any Flat track would not affect the jumping, which is our core business.". The first cricket Test between England and Zimbabwe passed without the threatened major disruption yesterday, despite two solo pitch invasions in protest against the government of Robert Mugabe. The first, Anna Davies, who is in her 40s, was arrested for aggravated trespass after crossing the advertising hoardings 20 minutes after the start of play carrying a poster that said: "Bowl out killer Mugabe."The probation worker, who was born in Zimbabwe, said she had achieved her aim. "I did it because of Mugabe's murdering regime and the way he is torturing and killing," she said.A second protester was also arrested after walking on to the pitch. Sections of the ground, which was only one third full despite the authorities giving away 6,000 tickets to children, booed as he was led away.Mark Anderson, who was also born in Zimbabwe, said he had sought to highlight abuses and the recent appointment of Augustine Chihuri, Zimbabwe's police commissioner, as a life vice-president of Interpol despite documented allegations of abuse at police stations..

Kent might wish there had been no play at all here yesterday. As it was, the hour and 41 minutes that was possible was time enough for them to let Warwickshire well and truly off the hook after enjoying the best of the opening day on Wednesday. Kent had advanced their cause immediately when Martin Saggers packed off Mo Sheikh with the day's fifth ball, Matthew Walker taking a fine, tumbling catch at third slip Even more, Jim Troughton's first-day 120 looked wasted. But another counter-attack caught Kent off guard.Neil Smith and Melvyn Betts, nine and 10 on the card but not without pedigree as batsmen, conspired to put on 80 very welcome runs in 20 overs, the best stand of the innings, regaining the initiative for the home side.Betts, who will expect to do some damage with the ball should today be another warm and damp one, is no compliant member of the fast bowlers' union. Durham's record 10th-wicket partnership is still half his.Yesterday, he hungrily clipped and drove five boundaries, then swivelled on his heels to hook Ben Trott for six.

In sight of his second fifty of the season, there was real disappointment when he fell four runs short. Perhaps it was the break for rain that had disturbed his concentration.On the resumption, presented with a tasty full toss by Peter Trego, he merely clunked the ball back into the bowler's hands.Trego did the match no service then by zipping one under Smith's nose, prompting the umpires to confer and the batsmen to go off for bad light.More rain followed and with a quartet of mallards splashing about on the covers, play was called off. Smith will resume today on 38 with Warwickshire in much better shape.. The defending champions and current First Division leaders, Surrey, remain in control of their County Championship match with Essex at Chelmsford after the second day. Jon Lewis and Michael Gough saw Durham to the close without any further losses.Hampshire were firmly in control at Southampton after reducing Somerset to 123 for 7.