Durham v Lancashire - County Championship Division One - Day 1 - Live Score and Update
Durham 102 v Lancashire 141/8 (40.0 ov) - Lancashire lead by 39 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Lancashire secured a lead of 39 runs with two wickets remaining against Durham at stumps on the first day of the four-day match in the ongoing County Championship Division One, at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
After winning the toss, Lancashire chose to field first, aiming to restrict the batting side on a small first innings tally.
The side then struck soon as they dismissed Durham opener MD Stoneman in the third over of the day when the batsman had made eight runs.
With their first wicket down for a tally of eight on the board, WR Smith and GJ Muchall desperately sought redemption in order to put their team back in the game.
However, the potentially potent partnership came to its end with 32 runs on the board when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 had his stumps shattered by KW Hogg after batting an innings of 11 runs.
Then in a span of two runs, the side lost two more wickets as GJ Muchall (13) and BA Shttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472okes (2) failed to outwit Hogg.
However, Hogg wasn’t their only problem as later it was time for 23-year-old, right-arm medium- pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782’s batting line-up, sending batsmen home one after the other.
In ten overs, Procter dismissed five batsmen, conceding only 17 runs, as he secured Lancashire’s complete domination on the first day, restricting the batting side on a total of 102 runs.
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It was then up to LA Procter and wicketkeeper/batsman GD Cross to hold off the bowling offensive and steer their side out of the tough spot they were caught in.
The side ended the day with 141 runs on the board for the loss of eight wickets with opener PJ Horton unbeaten on 31 and KW Hogg standing on a tally of 23.
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