Earlier Lancashire beat The Blaze by seven wickets in a rain-affected second semi-final to set up a showdown with Surrey who edged to a three-wicket win over Warwickshire, with two balls to spare, in a low-scoring game. After showers had delayed their successful semi-final chase, Lancashire soon found themselves batting again after Surrey skipper Smith...
Leicestershire’s remarkable season continued apace with victory over Lancashire by an innings and three runs to further reinforce an already formidable lead in Division Two of the County Championship. With a 251-run advantage on first innings, brought about largely by centuries from Rehan Ahmed and Lewis Hill, they bowled Lancashire out for 248 to complete...
The partnership between Hill and Ahmed, not out overnight on 29 and 26 respectively, was all the more admirable for the bowler-friendly conditions at the start of play after overnight rain and with heavy cloud cover. The two right-handers faced a real battle for the first hour, with Lancashire seamers Tom Bailey and George Balderson...
Winless Lancashire squandered a promising start to be bowled out for 206 on day one of their visit to runaway Division Two leaders Leicestershire in the County Championship. Logan Van Beek and Josh Hull took three wickets each as Lancashire, who had been 74-0 in the 28th over, were dismissed an hour after tea and...
England bowlers past and present, James Anderson and Tom Hartley, took two wickets apiece but Lancashire’s County Championship against Derbyshire ended in a tense draw. The visitors closed on 220-8, 109 runs short of what had become a notional victory target. In the morning session, Lancashire had declared on 184-7, thereby challenging their opponents to...
Once again, Lamb was the star performer with the bat for Lancashire as she passed 50 for the fourth game in a row before being bowled by spinner Katie Levick in the 30th over at Blackpool. Phoebe Turner and Mady Villiers took three wickets each as the Red Rose were bowled out for 239 and...
The final day of this County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford looks set for an intriguing finish after Lancashire had ended the third evening on 141-6 in their second innings, giving them a lead of 285 and an opportunity to set Derbyshire a target early on the final day. Brooks Guest’s 77 had helped...
Since Anderson ended his Test career with 704 wickets, an England record and more than any other pace bowler, he has worked as a bowling consultant with the national team and unsuccessfully attempted to be picked up in the Indian Premier League and The Hundred. In April, he was knighted in former prime minister Rishi...
Luke Wells’ first century of the season soothed Lancashire’s current pain and helped them just about shade the opening day of their County Championship match against Derbyshire at Old Trafford. The home side’s players began the day at the bottom of Division Two and with their director of cricket Mark Chilton’s warning that he would...
It would be Anderson’s first county game since last July, when he took 7-35 against Nottinghamshire at Southport. After retiring from international duty with 704 Test wickets to his name, he acted as a bowling consultant for the England team for the rest of last summer and put his name forward for the Indian Premier...
Despite losing Tammy Beaumont for eight, The Blaze maintained a healthy scoring rate against Surrey, thanks to Jones, Elwiss and Kathryn Bryce who made 56. But the innings was also lit up by a full-length diving catch by keeper Kira Chathli to remove Sarah Bryce for 34, from the bowling of Alexa Stonehouse (2-65). The...
Lancashire batter Keaton Jennings has stood down as captain of the side in the County Championship. His announcement came shortly after the club put out a statement apologising to fans for their poor start to the season, which sees them sit bottom of Division Two after the opening five matches of the campaign. The Red...
Leg-spinner Calvin Harrison turned the game with a decisive spell of 4-32 as Northamptonshire fought back against Lancashire to seal their first County Championship win of the season. Harrison, on a short-term loan from Nottinghamshire, dismissed Marcus Harris and Josh Bohannon in quick succession after the pair had guided the Red Rose county to 116-2...
Marcus Harris continued his devastating form for Lancashire, recording his third century in nine innings on day two of this County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The Australia international extended his tally as county cricket’s leading run scorer this season to 706 runs with a magnificent 121 from 230 balls, including 18 boundaries,...
Surrey decided to bat first at the Trafalgar Road ground, but Kate Cross took wickets in her first two overs to leave them 10-2. Danni Wyatt-Hodge was then out for 21, bringing Paige Scholfield and Davidson-Richards together. They put on an impressive 143 for the fourth wicket before Scholfield was out for 87 off 82...