Lancs-Northants

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:47 pm

Thought there would have been a thread on this anyway Lancs 173-4 at tea, runs for Davies and Bohannon who's just been dismissed, Vilas at the crease and from a Lancs POV we could do with him going big again.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:05 pm

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:47 pm
Thought there would have been a thread on this anyway Lancs 173-4 at tea, runs for Davies and Bohannon who's just been dismissed, Vilas at the crease and from a Lancs POV we could do with him going big again.

I watched a bit just before lunch and saw Davies run out

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:06 pm

Simon Kerrigan has even took a wicket for Northants

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:41 pm

200 up for Lancs, but it's been slow going, 300 plus on here would be decent, and give our bowlers something to work with, and generally the bowing is our strength.

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:01 pm

Villas gone 212-6, Kerrigan has bowled OK but our lads have treated him like Bishen Bedi

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:49 pm

242 for 8. Wood gone.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:59 pm

Not a great day for Lancs, started off well in the morning session, and then the stupid run out of Davies totally changed the game.

264-8 isn't brilliant, but if the tail can nudge us over 300 and claim the extra batting point that'd be a start, then let's see what Lancashire's attack can do on this wicket.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:03 am

Away from Lancs Broad has just struck with a peach of a delivery second ball of the day against Warwickshire to make it 30/3. Sibley is injured so not sure where/if he will bat.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:53 am

300 up for Lancs

301/9 dragged there by career bests for Parkinson & Hartley

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:59 am

305 all out decent last wicket partnership of 36

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:01 pm

Good effort by the tail this morning, 305 all out. A couple of early wickets and we could be in business, track looks flat and understandably not much pace.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:33 pm

Some usual runs from the tail, and gains us another batting BP, they could all be vital if it's close at the end of the season, pitch doesn't seem conducive to stroke play, so if Northants are going to get close to Lancs 1st innings, or even surpass it they'll have to work for every run, assuming of course Lancs bowl well, but that's not normally a problem for us.

4 wickets for Kerrigan. And in other news a HT for Mohammad Abbas. And Zak Crawley out for just 1 this morning, a terrible shot to boot.

Scratch the above Abbas has 5 in 14 balls now. Middlesex 14-5 and staring down the barrel.

DAVETHEVICAR · Post by **DAVETHEVICAR** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:39 pm

Northampton 14-1

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:54 pm

Great catch by Jennings at slip, 23-2, going to plan

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:18 pm

Good morning for Lancs, 2 wickets for Mahmood, and they'll hope to push on this afternoon.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:46 pm

Very good to get to 300

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:17 pm

Now Wood gets in on the act, Northants 45-3.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:25 pm

Excellent

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:28 pm

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:25 pm
Excellent

Indeed! we might even bowl them out today, that would be ideal, and then give us ample time to set a huge total.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:33 pm

Decent figures for Mohammed Abbas. Middlesex 50/7

Abbas 11 - 6 -11 - 6

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:40 pm

69-4, Parky in on the act

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:47 pm

73-5....Parky again

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:52 pm

73-6...Tom Bailey

CBT · Post by **CBT** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:52 pm

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:33 pm
Some usual runs from the tail, and gains us another batting BP, they could all be vital if it's close at the end of the season, pitch doesn't seem conducive to stroke play, so if Northants are going to get close to Lancs 1st innings, or even surpass it they'll have to work for every run, assuming of course Lancs bowl well, but that's not normally a problem for us.

4 wickets for Kerrigan. And in other news a HT for Mohammad Abbas. And Zak Crawley out for just 1 this morning, a terrible shot to boot.

Scratch the above Abbas has 5 in 14 balls now. Middlesex 14-5 and staring down the barrel.

Didn't get the BP for 300 runs
More than 110 overs unfortunately
Just the 2 extra points for the batters

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:16 pm

97-8,

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:42 pm

CBT wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:52 pm
Didn't get the BP for 300 runs
More than 110 overs unfortunately
Just the 2 extra points for the batters

Ah! didn't realise that fact, not that it should matter in the context of this match, but I just hope we don't live to regret our slow RR ln this innings later in the season.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:57 pm

9th wicket pair being annoying they've already added 44, and Kerrigan again proving a thorn in the side.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:50 pm

Lancs still searching for the breakthrough after tea 149-8 now, and this pair have added over 60.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:17 pm

9 down now. Great delivery from Parkinson - a ripper!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:19 pm

Finally I thought that stand was never going to end.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:34 pm

177 all out eventually, Lead of 128 for Lancs, should be enough for us to build upon, but perhaps not as much as we may have hoped for at one stage.

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:59 pm

Parkinson's wicket of Rossington was almost as good as Warnes v Gatting !

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:04 pm

Lancs 60-0 at the close lead of 188, be good if Jennings could get a score tomorrow he's been badly out of nick.

As for the game Lancashire should be looking to bat until just after tea on day 3, and then attempt to bowl the visitors out in the overs remaining.

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:06 pm

expoultryboy wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:59 pm
Parkinson's wicket of Rossington was almost as good as Warnes v Gatting !

https://twitter.com/wisdencricket/statu ... 05793?s=21

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:44 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:33 pm
Decent figures for Mohammed Abbas. Middlesex 50/7

Abbas 11 - 6 -11 - 6

Yep! not bad for his debut was it. If he continues in this vein he'll surely be earning a Pakistan recall.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:47 pm

Ben Foakes and Ollie Pope starring with the bat for Surrey, both hitting unbeaten half centuries.

That will please the England selectors, as will the early season form of Stuart Broad, he looks as good as ever.

Shappie · Post by **Shappie** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:06 pm

Foulthrow wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:06 pm
https://twitter.com/wisdencricket/statu ... 05793?s=21

wow!!

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:39 pm

How much turn is that for a wicket in April !!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:43 pm

expoultryboy wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:39 pm
How much turn is that for a wicket in April !!

Hmm! have Lancs been employing an Indian groundsman?

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:33 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:17 pm
9 down now. Great delivery from Parkinson - a ripper!

An amazing delivery

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:43 pm

It pitched outside leg so he wouldn’t have got the lbw. Thank goodness Rossington stood tall to watch it pass.

onewillieirvine · Post by **onewillieirvine** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:14 am

Early wickets, Jennings and Davies gone, 70-2

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:37 pm

Lancs 223-6 lead of 351 declaration must be imminent soon.

Croft playing a good hand unbeaten on 68, but no other Lancashire batsman has passed 40, plus they has been a couple of run-out's, that's 3 in the match for Lancs, and that will need to be tidied up for the tougher tests to follow.

Ollie Pope sending out a loud message to the England selector's he's currently unbeaten on 222 as Surrey pile on the runs against Leicester.

Ben Foakes also making 87 in that innings.

Malvern claret · Post by **Malvern claret** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:33 pm

I don’t understand why Lancs have not declared yet! Surely they have enough runs.

Stevie2112 · Post by **Stevie2112** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:12 pm

Northants 19-2 chasing 425

lakedistrictclaret · Post by **lakedistrictclaret** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:12 pm

Northants 19-2 chasing 425 to win.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:14 pm

Good stuff is this. Another wicket tonight would be fab!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:26 pm

Wickets for Mahmood again, surely Lancs will wrap this up swiftly tomorrow.

Century for Joe Root, and Pope finally dismissed for 245,pleasing for England to see their key batsman in good early season form.

Stevie2112 · Post by **Stevie2112** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:26 pm

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:35 pm

Yep Bailey chipping in, Lancs really do have a match-winning attack these days.