Briefly: Strokeplay is just Harris's bag: Golf

Gary Harris, who caddied for the British boys champion, David Howell, at the Benson and Hedges International last week, wielded the clubs to good effect himself yesterday, taking the second-round lead in the English amateur strokeplay championship at Little Aston. He benefited greatly from his experience at St Mellion. 'David played with Jose Maria Olazabal in the pro-am and then made the halfway cut, so I was there all week learning as much as I could,' said Harris after a 70 had given him a two-under-par total of 142. In the blustery conditions Simon Griffiths, the overnight leader after an opening 67, returned an 80.