Lancashire v Warwickshire - County Championship Division One - Stumps Day 3 - Live Score and Update
Lancashire 250 & 44/4 (21.0 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 trail by 35 runs with 6 wickets remaining
Saturday: At stumps on the penultimate day of the four-day match between Lancashire and Warwickshire in the ongoing County Championship Division One, Lancashire posted 44 runs for the loss of four wickets and now trail by 35 runs against the first innings total of 329 posted by Warwickshire at Aigburth, Liverpool.
After ending day-two by amassing 68 runs for the loss of five wickets, Warwickshire resumed their innings in a bid to overtake the first innings total of 250 runs posted by their opponents.
DL Maddy and CJC Wright took guard in order to add more runs to their overnight tallies of 16 and nil.
With only 77 runs on the board, the side lost their first wicket of the day, when Wright fell after scoring just three runs.
Wicketkeeper/batsman, Tim Ambrose, was the next man to walk back to the pavilion as Lancashire bowlers did not allow him to make a contribution of a single run before losing his standing on the pitch.
The two quick wickets had put enormous pressure on the batting side and they desperately needed to halt this naked aggression from Lancashire.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 and Maddy turned out to be a nightmare for the fielding side.
The two batsmen launched a resilient and blatant batting onslaught, which ripped apart the bowling attack, leaving Lancashire in disarray.
This was the partnership that changed the face of Warwickshire’s innings as both batsmen smashed astounding centuries, by playing aggressive cricket.
Maddy amassed 112 runs, while his partner moulded an innings of 140 runs to play a major role in helping the side overtake Lancashire’s total.
After conceding a heavy total, Lancashire finally had their second chance to bat, but lost more wickets than expected, leaving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Keedy-c58524 (0) standing unbeaten on the crease.
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