Lancashire v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862: County Championship Division One – Lancashire’s Second Innings Recap
Warwickshire had gained a 91-run first innings lead against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
The hosts would have been under immense pressure once they came out to bat in their second innings, but did a fabulous job to bounce back in the game.
Lancashire collected 380 runs in their second outing, courtesy a brilliant batting performance from middle-order player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583. The seasoned campaigner top scored the innings and the match with 122 runs, as he was the only centurion amongst both teams.
The pitch had eased out for batting and the hosts had a very good chance of setting a solid target for the opposition. They did not miss out on this wonderful opportunity, setting a target of 280 runs for Warwickshire.
Lancashire’s openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Horton-c2167 gave a good start to their side, collecting 57 runs for the first wicket partnership. The latter was unable to make most of the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after adding 32 runs to the total with the help of five boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moore-c77694 also failed to capitalise on the start, getting out for 39 runs. He batted well, smashing six fours in his outing.
Just four runs later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Chilton-c1900 was sent back to the pavilion. He failed to take advantage of the good batting conditions, managing just 2 runs in his short stay at the crease.
Lancashire were under a spot of bother, losing three wickets for 84 runs on the board. However, a sensational partnership between Karl Brown and Croft changed the complexion of the game completely.
The pair put together 208 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, guiding the team into a very strong position. The marathon partnership finally came to an end with the dismissal of Croft, who collected 122 runs in the innings. He struck 11 fours and 1 massive six in his valiant knock.
Middle-order player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Smith-c2704 was unable to make an impression, getting out for 1 run. He was followed by Brown, who missed out on a century by just 9 runs. The stylish first-drop batsman collected 91 runs with the help of 13 boundaries.
There were not much significant performances by the lower-order and the hosts were all out for 380 runs. This gave them an overall lead of 289 runs, which put the opposition under immense pressure.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WB-Rankin-c2785 did a decent job for Warwickshire, picking up four wickets in the home team’s second innings.
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