LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Somerset Day One
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6.30pm CLOSE Day 1
Lancashire 2nd inns 16-1 Singh 4* Williams 6* lead by 10 runs.
What a remarkable day.
This game is still in the balance after that great fightback with the ball.
6.17pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 10-1 Singh 2* Williams 0* lead by 4 runs.
They didn't manage it. Lewis Gregory has brought himself on and got a wicket with his second ball as Keaton Jennings edges to first slip for 4.
Nightwatch Will Williams has 4.4 overs to survive alongside Harry Singh.
6.10pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 8-0 Singh 2* Jennings 6* lead by 2 runs.Six of the 12 overs that Lancashire have to bat tonight have been safely negotiated by the Red Rose opening pair.
5.37pm
Somerset 1st inns 146 all out (39.5 overs) Gregory 30* lead by 6 runs.
Jack Leach edges Anderson Phillip behind for 13 to end the Somerset innings just after the visitors had taken the lead.
Great fightback by Lancashire who now have 12 overs to bat.
5.20pm WICKET(S)
Somerset 1st inns 121-9 (37 overs) Gregory 21* Leach 0* trail by 19 runs.
Brilliant by Tom Bailey who floats up a slower ball that completely deceives Craig Overton who plays at it miles too soon and is lbw for 2.
Two balls later Brett Randell is trapped lbw by a more conventional delivery. Sensational over.
5.10pm WICKET
Somerset 1st inns 117-7 (35 overs) Gregory 19* Overton 0* trail by 23 runs.
Tom Bailey finds the edge with a seaming delivery to Tom Abell on 23 to give Matty Hurst his fourth catch of the innings.
4.55pm
Somerset 1st inns 112-6 (32 overs) Abell 23* Gregory 14* trail by 28 runs.
Tom Abell getting good support from his captain Lewis Gregory who has just hit a brace of fours as Somerset close in on Lancashire's first innings total.
Still 22 overs left today.
4.34pm WICKET
Somerset 1st inns 83-6 (27.1 overs) Abell 12* Gregory 0* trail by 57 runs.
What a delivery by George Balderson who takes out the off stump of Kasey Aldridge for 1.
Lancashire fighting hard to get back into this match.
4.20pm WICKET
Somerset 1st inns 71-5 (24 overs) Abell 3* Aldridge 0* trail by 69 runs.
George Balderson now has 3-22 after angling a delivery in to James Rew from around the wicket that drew the batter forwards and found an edge to Matty Hurst after it seamed away. Great delivery!
3.47pm TEA, Day 2
Somerset 1st inns 65-4 (21.2 overs) Abell 1* trail by 75 runs.
George Balderson had a great lbw shout denied against Tom Kohler-Cadmore because he had overstepped, but it didn't matter because Balderson did strike with the next delivery which TK-C edged behind to Matty Hurst for 3.
3.40pm WICKET
Somerset 1st inns 60-3 (20.2 overs) Abell 1* Kohler-Cadmore 0* trail by 81 runs.
Two wickets in the space of seven balls as Tom Lammonby on 36 edges a ball from Will Williams that nipped away and the edge is taken by George Bell at first slip.
3.35pm WICKET
Somerset 1st inns 58-2 (20 overs) Lammonby 35* Abell 1* trail by 81 runs.
Lancashire have a second wicket as Archie Vaughan swishes at George Balderson and edges behind for 21.
3.00pm
Somerset 1st inns 40-1 (6 overs) Lammonby 20* Vaughan 20* trail by 100 runs.
Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan have settled in a bit now having weathered the early loss of Umeed, Lammonby driving Tom Bailey for four through extra cover.
Bailey is through 6 overs so far taking 1-22.
2.40pm
Somerset 1st inns 23-1 (6 overs) Lammonby 10* Vaughan 13* trail by 118 runs.
No further breakthrough for Lancashire although Archie Vaughan has edged Anderson Phillip over the slip cordon for four.
2.17pm WICKET
Somerset 1st inns 0-1 (0.1 overs) Lammonby 0* Vaughan 0* trail by 140 runs.
Tom Bailey strikes first ball!
Andy Umeed plays an indeterminate shot to a seaming delivery and is caught at second slip by Keaton Jennings.
2.05pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 140 all out (40 overs) Williams 8*
Tom Bailey has thumped a couple of fours but attempting to slog a third off Lewis Gregory instead finds Tom Kohler-Cadmore at mid-on for 16.
Lancashire have fallen for 140 on a greenish wicket that has offered some assistance to the Somerset bowlers with Jamie Overton taking 4-32 and Lewis Gregory 4-50.
It's over to the Red Rose bowlers now to see if they can produce something similar if Lancashire are to stay in this game.
1.48pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 121-9 (36 overs) Bailey 5* Williams 0*
A fifth wicket since lunch falls as the collapse continues, Anderson Phillip lbw to Lewis Gregory for 1.
1.36pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 115-8 (33.1 overs) Bailey 0* Phillip 0*
George Balderson plays forward defensively to Lewis Gregory and edges to Craig Overton at third slip for 1.
1.31pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 115-7 (32.2 overs) Balderson 1* Bailey 0*
George Bell is cleaned up by Craig Overton for a duck and the Somerset pace bowler now has figures of 4-26.
1.24pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 115-6 (31 overs) Balderson 1* Bell 0*
A second wicket falls after lunch with Luke Wells lbw to Craig Overton for 14.
1.18pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 114-5 (29.2 overs) Wells 14* Bell 0*
Lewis Gregory strikes straight after lunch, trapping Matty Hurst lbw for 11.
12.30pm LUNCH Day 1
Lancashire 1st inns 107-4 (28 overs) Hurst 8* Wells 14*
Red Rose batting woes have continued this morning as Somerset have made the most of winning the toss by taking four wickets, only held up by a fine half century by Keaton Jennings.
12.12pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 85-4 (23.2 overs) Hurst 2* Wells 0*
Keaton Jennings has gone, bottom edges onto his stumps off Kasey Aldridge for 56.
12.10pm FIFTY!
Lancashire 1st inns 85-3 (23 overs) Jennings 56* Hurst 2*
Keaton Jennings reaches his fifty from 65 balls by cutting Brett Randell for his ninth four, and then adds 3 more to reach 1,000 runs for the season!
12.00pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 72-3 (20 overs) Jennings 43* Hurst 2*
Rocky Flintoff inside edges on to his middle stump off Kasey Aldridge for 7.
11.40am
Lancashire 1st inns 59-2 (16 overs) Jennings 41* Flintoff 0*
Keaton Jennings pullled Lewis Gregory through midwicket for four to bring up the Red Rose 50, then on drives for four more followed by a square cut to the cover point boundary!
11.17am WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 41-2 (10.3 overs) Jennings 24* Flintoff 0*
Craig Overton nips one away to Josh Bohannon that finds the edge and is snapped up by wicketkeeper James Rew for 4.
11.00am WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 21-1 (6.4 overs) Jennings 4* Bohannon 0*
Harry Singh pushes forward to Craig Overton and the edge is caught by Tom Lammonby at third slip for 7.
10.45am
Lancashire 1st inns 11-0 (4 overs) Jennings 4* Singh 3*
Harry Singh gets off the mark taking a single to fine leg from his first ball.
10.30am
Lancashire 1st inns 3-0 (1 over) Jennings 3* Singh 0*
A very early let off for Lancs as Keaton Jennings is dropped at second slip by Kasey Aldridge off the first ball of the match.
10.00am
TOSS
Somerset have won the toss and chosen to bowl.
TEAMS
Lancashire
Keaton Jennings (capt), Harry Singh, Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon, Rocky Flintoff, Matty Hurst (wkt), George Bell, George Balderson, Anderson Phillip, Will Williams, Tom Bailey.
Lancashire give a first-class debut to 20-year-old batter Harry Singh who replaces Tom Hartley in the side that played against Durham.
Somerset
Lewis Gregory (capt), Andy Umeed, Tom Lammonby, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Archie Vaughan, James Rew (wkt), Kasey Aldridge, Craig Overton, Jack Leach, Brett Randell.
Andy Umeed replaces the injured Tom Banton in the Somerset line-up with Tom Kohler-Cadmore coming in for Lewis Goldsworthy.
9.00am
We have dry, sunny conditions at Emirates Old Trafford ahead of our final home match of the season against Somerset in the Vitality County Championship.
Play is due to start at 10.30am with the toss and teams announced just after 10am.
TEAM NEWS
Lancashire have a 14-man squad on duty for this vital fixture showing one change from last week with 20-year-old batter Harry Singh included in the Championship squad for the first time replacing Venkatesh Iyer who has finished his stint as overseas player. West Indies pace bowler Anderson Phillip is in line to make his home debut for the Club.
Somerset are without Tom Banton who damaged ankle ligaments in the pre-match warm up during last week’s match against Surrey. He is replaced in the 14-man squad by Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
SQUADS
Lancashire
Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings (capt), Josh Bohannon, Rocky Flintoff, Matty Hurst (wkt), George Bell, George Balderson, Anderson Phillip, Tom Hartley, Will Williams, Tom Bailey, Tom Aspinwall, Harry Singh, Mitch Stanley.
Somerset
Lewis Gregory (capt), Andy Umeed, Tom Lammonby, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Archie Vaughan, Lewis Goldsworthy, James Rew (wkt), Kasey Aldridge, Craig Overton, Josh Davey, Jack Leach, Brett Randell and Jake Ball.