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LV= County Championship Group Three, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (day three): |
Lancashire 305 & 296-7 dec: Croft 103*, Davies 36, Bailey 34 |
Northants 177 & 59-3: Vasconcelos 22*, Procter 15* |
Northants (3 pts) require 366 more runs to beat Lancashire (5 pts) |
Scorecard |
Steven Croft struck a superb unbeaten century at Emirates Old Trafford as Lancashire set up a final-day victory charge against Northamptonshire.
Set a nominal 425, Northants closed on 59-3 after a superb spell from England white-ball fast bowler Saqib Mahmood.
Having resumed day three on 60-0, Lancashire lost openers Keaton Jennings and Alex Davies in quick succession.
But Croft’s 103 not out helped them to 296-7 declared, before Mahmood’s late burst put Northants in further trouble.
First he had Ben Curran caught by Rob Jones for 14, before removing number three Emilio Gay for a duck four deliveries later.
Rob Keogh also fell for four, dismissed by…
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