Lancashire v Worcestershire: County Championship Division One – Lancashire’s Second Innings
Lancashire gained a useful first innings lead of 80 runs against Worcestershire in a match of the County Championship Division One at the Stanley Park, Blackpool in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Thursday, August 18, 2011.
The hosts had a very good opportunity to take a massive lead in the match and win it comfortably. They had to bat well though, as the conditions did offer some assistance to the bowlers as well.
Lancashire managed 248 runs in their second innings, gaining an overall lead of 328 runs in the match. The team’s lower-order failed miserably this time around, but the top-order performed well.
Seasoned batsman Karl Brown was the top scorer with 85 runs and he got terrific support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583, who scored a century in the first innings.
There was some assistance for the bowlers in the pitch and batting was not easy in the middle. However, the Worcestershire bowlers failed to take maximum advantage of the conditions, which cost them the match in the end.
Lancashire’s openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Moore-c2572 provided a decent start to the team, as the pair collected 41 runs at the top of the order. They batted steadily and did not take too many risks against the new ball bowlers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moore-c77694 was the first man to be dismissed in the innings. He was unable to make most of the start to his innings and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 26 runs to the total with the help of three fours and one six.
Horton also failed to capitalise on the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after scoring 35 runs. He was followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Smith-c2704, who managed just 4 runs in his short outing.
Lancashire were in a spot of bother, losing three quick wickets in a span of few runs. However, the team was guided into a solid position by Brown and Croft. The pair put together 107 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, gaining momentum in the match.
Croft had scored a fabulous century for his side in the first innings and managed a half-century this time around. He got out after contributing exactly 50 runs to the total with the help of seven boundaries.
This saw a collapse for the lower-order, as wickets started to tumble in the Lancashire’s innings. However, Brown batted with a lot of maturity and ended up with 85 runs. He smashed 12 stylish boundaries in his outing, but failed to score a century.
The stylish first-drop player was the last man to be dismissed in the innings, as Lancashire set a target of 329 runs for the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806’s second innings.
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