31.   In Brisbane, Queensland scored their third successive outright win of the season beating Victoria by eight wickets.

32.   Indurain, seeking an historic sixth successive Tour win, should be relieved at having the stage abbreviated on Monday followed by a rest day on Wednesday.

33.   It was their third successive win in four matches while Zimbabwe have now lost three of their four games.

34.   And Hampshire were denied a fourth successive win as Gloucestershire batted out for stalemate at Bristol.

35.   Bulgaria, the only team with a hundred per cent record, top Group Seven after five successive wins.

36.   Carling claimed his side had already secured their third successive Five Nations championship win by the time Davies received his marching orders.

37.   Dokic pulled off her third successive win over Dementieva who she also beat in the final in Moscow last year when she clinched her third career title.

38.   The Spaniard, aiming for a record fifth successive win, has been in particularly aggressive mood this year.

39.   The performance suggests that Doohan is on course for a seventh successive Grand Prix win and a step closer to his first world title.

40.   The winners of the other group in the top category, France, completed their sixth successive win without the services of former world champion Jean-Philippe Gatien.