LIVE BLOG: Lancs v Derbyshire, Day Three
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6.23pm CLOSE Day 3
Lancashire 2nd inns 141-6 lead by 285 runs, Hurst 43 Balderson 2
An eventful day where 12 wickets fell comes to an end.
6.10pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 137-6 lead by 281 runs, Hurst 41 Balderson 0
David Lloyd takes a stunning diving reflex catch off his own bowling to dismiss Tom Hartley for 2.
6.00pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 134-5 lead by 278 runs, Hurst 40 Hartley 0
George Bell goes for 2 caught and bowled by Jack Morley and this game is bubbling up nicely.
5.57pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 126-4 lead by 270 runs, Hurst 34 Bell 0
Luke Wells has a fifty to go with his hundred but he's then bowled having a big swing at Jack Morley trying to push the score on.
5.40pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 104-3 lead by 248 runs, Wells 38 Hurst 24
Six overs without a boundary has been shattered by Matty Hurst hammering a full toss from David Lloyd into the pavilion seats. 10 overs left today.
5.23pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 83-3 lead by 227 runs, Wells 31 Hurst 11
That flurry of wickets has understandably slowed the scoring rate as Lancashire look to consolidate their position.
Ben Aitchison has 1-11 from his current four over spell.
5.07pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 70-3 lead by 214 runs, Wells 29 Hurst 0
Marcus Harris is well caught for 1 by Brooke Guest diving away to his left off Ben Aitchison who is having a good day.
Lancashire aim to build their lead quickly is in danger of faltering.
5.03pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 69-2 lead by 213 runs, Wells 29 Harris 0
Josh Bohannon goes on the attack, down the wicket to Jack Morley but skies a catch to Zak Chappell running back from mid-on, a well-judged catch too.
There are still 20 overs to play today.
5.00pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 66-1 lead by 210 runs, Wells 28 Bohannon 1
Keaton Jennings departs for 35 after late cutting a short ball from Blair Tickner to Martin Andersson at third man.
4.45pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 51-0 lead by 195 runs, Wells 20 Jennings 30
Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells are not hanging around reaching their 50 partnership in the 11th over. Jennings has hit 6 fours so far and Wells 3 with some emphatic shots.
4.20pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 26-0 lead by 170 runs, Wells 15 Jennings 11
Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells have made a fast start with 25 runs taken from the first 5 overs. With 29 more overs left today they will be looking to push on as quickly as possible with a view to setting Derbyshire a target tomorrow.
3.37pm WICKET & TEA Day 3
Derbyshire 1st inns 314 all out (97.3 overs) trail by 144 runs, Tickner 8no.
The Derbyshire innings ends when Ben Aitchison slogs Tom Hartley high to George Bell on the midwicket boundary for a very valuable 45.
3.35pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 312-9 (97 overs) trail by 146 runs, Aitchison 44 Tickner 8
Derbyshire avoid the follow-on after Blair Tickner edges James Anderson over slip for 4 before driving the next ball for 4 through cover.
3.30pm WICKET
Derbyshire 1st inns 304-9 (96.2 overs) trail by 154 runs, Aitchison 44 Tickner 0
Ben Aitchison hammers a 4 and two sixes off one over from Luke Wells to take Derbyshire to within 5 runs of avoiding the follow-on.
But James Anderson has Zak Chappell caught at short leg for 24 fending off a short ball.
3.23pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 287-8 (95 overs) trail by 171 runs, Chappell 23 Aitchison 28
James Anderson returns to the attack but hit for two fours by Ben Aitchison that brings up the 50 partnership off 106 balls.
3.09pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 277-8 (91 overs) trail by 181 runs, Chappell 22 Aitchison 19
Zak Chappell and Ben Aitchison continue to frustrate Lancashire with a partnership now worth 41 runs from 82 balls.
2.40pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 249-8 (84 overs) trail by 209 runs, Chappell 9 Aitchison 8
Lancashire took the new ball as soon as it became available with Marcus Harris handing it to George Balderson and Tom Bailey.
2.18pm WICKET
Derbyshire 1st inns 236-8 (77.1 overs) trail by 222 runs, Chappell 4 Aitchison 0
Brooke Guest goes for 77 and that's a big wicket for the part-time off spin of Josh Bohannon who can't hide his delight at claiming his 14th first-class wicket.
Bohannon threw one up and drew Guest into an expansive shot with the batter inside edging onto his stumps.
It's Bohannon's first wicket since May 2021.
2.15pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 232-7 (76 overs) trail by 226 runs, Guest 77 Chappell 0
An anxious moment for Brooke Guest who hooks a bouncer from Anderson Phillip that just creeps over the head of Tom Bailey at fine leg for six.
2.05pm WICKET
Derbyshire 1st inns 219-7 (73.2 overs) trail by 239 runs, Guest 64 Chappell 0
Tom Hartley and Anderson Phillip take the ball after lunch and they combine for the first wicket of the afternoon.
Anuj Dal hangs his head after playing a pretty poor cut shot off Hartley that dollies up to Phillip at gully for 19. A bit of extra bounce there from Hartley that may have deceived the batter.
1.00pm, LUNCH Day 3
Derbyshire 1st inns 205-6 (67 overs) trail by 253 runs, Guest 53 Dal 16
A morning that was going completely Derbyshire's way during that 76-run partnership between Brooke Guest, who is 52 not out at lunch, and Jack Morley with a career-best 41 got a sudden jolt when George Balderson struck twice twenty minutes before the break.
12.46pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 193-6 (63 overs) trail by 265 runs, Guest 51 Dal 6
Brooke Guest goes to his fifty from 114 balls but Anuj Dal nearly gives a chance, clipping Luke Wells to leg with the ball rebounding up off George Bell at short leg but with Bell unable to catch it off the rebound.
12.40pm WICKET
Derbyshire 1st inns 182-6 (61 overs) trail by 276 runs, Guest 46 Dal 0
Two wickets in the over for George Balderson who traps Martin Andersson lbw fourth ball!
12.37pm WICKET
Derbyshire 1st inns 182-5 (60.2 overs) trail by 276 runs, Guest 46 Andersson 0
George Balderson finally makes the breakthrough Lancashire needed with Jack Morley departing for a career-best 41 after clipping straight to Keaton Jennings at midwicket.
12.15pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 176-4 (56 overs) trail by 282 runs, Guest 43 Morley 38
Jack Morley inside edges against Tom Hartley but the chance is a difficult one and isn't taken.
12.00pm
Derbyshire 1st inns 159-4 (51 overs) trail by 299 runs, Guest 37 Morley 28
A good first hour for Derbyshire with Jack Morley equalling his career-best score and this pair have now added 50 from 116 balls.
11.45am
Derbyshire 1st inns 135-4 (46 overs) trail by 323 runs, Guest 23 Morley 18
No breakthrough so far for Lancashire in the first 45 minutes and James Anderson is replaced by Tom Bailey after a five-over spell.
11.30am
Derbyshire 1st inns 131-4 (43 overs) trail by 327 runs, Guest 23 Morley 14
The first bowling change of the day sees Tom Hartley replace Anderson Phillip.
11.15am
Derbyshire 1st inns 118-4 (39 overs) trail by 340 runs, Guest 20 Morley 4
A fairly quite start to the third day so far with 6 runs taken from the first three overs. The one moment of interest is the ball being changed after 16 deliveries this morning.
It's a double Anderson attack with Jimmy and Anderson Phillip sharing the opening overs.
Derbyshire need another 190 runs to avoid the follow-on.
11.00am
Derbyshire 1st inns 112-4 (36 overs) trail by 346 runs, Guest 14 Morley 4
The applause rings out for James Anderson who is bowling the first over of the day.
9.30am
James Anderson hit the headlines with his wickets helping to reduce Derbyshire to 112-4 yesterday evening with the visitors 346 runs behind Lancashire at the close of play.
Former Lancashire players Brooke Guest and Jack Morley will resume the Derbyshire innings on 14 and 4 respectively.
Our report from yesterday can be found via the button below.
We have another sunny morning at Emirates Old Trafford with play due to start at 11am.