LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Gloucestershire, Day Two
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6.46pm CLOSE Day 2
Gloucestershire 1st inns 184-2 (62 overs) trail by 266 runs, OJ Price 54 Hammond 57
A day where Gloucestershire have fought back well thanks to this unbeaten century partnership between Ollie Price and Miles Hammond.
6.25pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 176-2 (57 overs) trail by 274 runs, OJ Price 50 Hammond 53
An eventful time for Miles Hammond who has now been dropped off a no ball by John Turner before going to his fifty from 87 balls with a lovely cover drive.
Ollie Price has also reached his half century from 119 balls and their partnership has now added 102.
6.00pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 143-2 (51 overs) trail by 307 runs, OJ Price 38 Hammond 35
An interesting moment! Lancashire are convinced they've taken a wicket after George Bell dives to take a catch low down at first slip off Miles Hammond. The batter doesn't move and after conferring the umpires say not out.
5.45pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 129-2 (46 overs) trail by 321 runs, OJ Price 32 Hammond 27
The floodlights are coming on because of some dark clouds approaching from the south west. There are still 16 overs to get through today providing the weather doesn't worsen.
George Balderson now replaces Tom Hartley at the Brian Statham end.
5.30pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 116-2 (43 overs) trail by 334 runs, OJ Price 27 Hammond 21
The umpires are making the third ball change of the day, the first in this innings. The game has ground to a bit of a halt as Lancashire have bowled some tight line and lengths and not giving the batters anything to hit forcing Price and Hammond into a pretty defensive mode.
5.05pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 103-2 (37 overs) trail by 347 runs, OJ Price 21 Hammond 16
The Red Rose bowlers are applying some good pressure to tie the Gloucs batters down with just ten runs scored in the last 5 overs.
Tom Bailey now replaces Saqib Mahmood.
4.45pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 93-2 (32 overs) trail by 357 runs, OJ Price 19 Hammond 8
Back after tea and can Lancashire build on that breakthrough just before the interval?
Saqib Mahmood is starting from the James Anderson end and Miles Hammond gets a thick outside edge driving that flies down to the third man fence.
Tom Hartley is continuing his spell from the Brian Statham end.
4.18pm, TEA Day 2
Gloucestershire 1st inns 87-2 (30 overs) trail by 363 runs, OJ Price 18 Hammond 3
Lancashire have bowled pretty well in that session and that wicket for Tom Hartley just before the break has added pressure onto the Gloucestershire batters.
3.55pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 74-2 (26.1 overs) trail by 376 runs, OJ Price 8 Hammond 0
Ben Charlesworth plays a tad too soon at a nicely flighted ball from Tom Hartley and drives a catch back to the bowler to depart for 43.
3.55pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 67-1 (24 overs) trail by 383 runs, Charlesworth 37 OJ Price 7
Tom Hartley is brought into the Lancashire attack for the first time, George Balderson having a rest of a seven-over spell of 1-19.
3.45pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 56-1 (22 overs) trail by 394 runs, Charlesworth 29 OJ Price 4
A close call for Ollie Price who plays defensively against John Turner, with the ball bouncing back but just missing the stumps. Price attempted kicking the ball away but missed it unlike George Bell yesterday who kicked the ball onto his stumps.
3.25pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 47-1 (17 overs) trail by 403 runs, Charlesworth 21 OJ Price 0
Reward for George Balderson who has been terrific so far, targeting off stump and he has bowled Cameron Bancroft for 18.
It is his 100th first-class wicket for Lancashire.
3.20pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 43-0 (15 overs) trail by 407 runs, Bancroft 17 Charlesworth 21
Cameron Bancroft has a lucky escape after inside edging George Balderson past leg stump for four.
2.55pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 32-0 (10 overs) trail by 420 runs, Bancroft 11 Charlesworth 14
So far, so good for Bancroft and Charlesworth who have negotiated the first ten overs from Tom Bailey and Saqib Mahmood with a few alarms but they have survived the early exchanges.
George Balderson now replaces Bailey at the Brian Statham end.
2.20pm
Gloucestershire 1st inns 9-0 (2 overs) trail by 441 runs, Bancroft 4 Charlesworth 0
Tom Bailey and Saqib Mahmood are opening the attack for Lancashire with Mahmood having a big lbw shout turned down against left hander Ben Charlesworth. Probably pitched outside leg.
2.00pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 450 all out (128 overs) Bailey 22
Tom Price finally gets some reward for plugging away as Tom Hartley edges behind for a nicely constructed 35 and John Turner is lbw first ball.
1.50pm
Lancashire 1st inns 444-8 (126 overs) Hartley 31 Bailey 20
Back after lunch under sunny skies as Tom Hartley and Tom Bailey push Lancashire towards the 450-mark.
Hartley produces a lovely straight drive for four off Tom Price who is sharing post-lunch bowling duties with Ajeet Singh Dale.
1.00pm LUNCH Day 2
Lancashire 1st inns 437-8 (123 overs) Hartley 26 Bailey 18
The two Toms, Hartley and Bailey, are building a very useful partnership here, now worth 36 runs as we reach the break.
12.45pm
Lancashire 1st inns 417-8 (119 overs) Hartley 13 Bailey 11
The umpires appear to be changing the ball for the second time this morning as we head towards the interval.
The weather conditions have improved in the last half hour with sunny spells becoming more prevalent.
12.25pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 403-8 (114 overs) Hartley 8 Bailey 2
Josh Shaw gets his second lbw of the morning to send back George Balderson for 6.
12.07pm
Lancashire 1st inns 393-7 (110 overs) Balderson 5 Hartley 1
The bonus points for this innings are done now we've reached 110 overs with Lancashire gaining 3 points and Gloucestershire 2.
12.05pm WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 392-7 (109.2 overs) Balderson 5 Hartley 0
In the search for another batting point Luke Wells drives Josh Shaw for four but is lbw for 38 next ball.
11.50am
Lancashire 1st inns 379-6 (107 overs) Wells 27 Balderson 4
Gloucestershire make a change with Ajeet Singh Dale being replaced after a lively 5 over spell of 1-10 this morning by Zaman Akhtar.
11.20am WICKET
Lancashire 1st inns 361-6 (100.4 overs) Wells 15 Balderson 0
Marcus Harris goes for a square cut off Ajeet Singh Dale but bottom edges onto his stumps for 167.
11.12am
Lancashire 1st inns 358-5 (99 overs) Harris 165 Wells 14
Luke Wells takes a blow to the helmet off a short ball from Ajeet Singh Dale which goes through the slips for four leg byes. Wells is okay and after a concussion check he's cleared to continue.
11.07am
Lancashire 1st inns 352-5 (98 overs) Harris 165 Wells 12
Tom Price is sharing the ball at the start of the day and he is twice driven for four by Luke Wells to bring a third batting point.
11.00am
Lancashire 1st inns 342-5 (96 overs) Harris 165 Wells 3
Play starting in much cloudier weather than we had earlier this morning. The wind has increased and it is a bit blustery at times. Will that affect conditions in the middle? We are about to find out.
Ajeet Singh Dale is bowling the first over of the day.
9.15am
We have bright and dry conditions at Emirates Old Trafford this morning with a mixture of sunny spells amid quite a bit of cloud cover ahead of the second day of our Rothesay County Championship match with Gloucestershire.
Play will resume at 11m with Lancashire 342-5 and Marcus Harris on 165 not out alongside Luke Wells (3 not out).
You can catch up on yesterday's play from our match report.