LIVE BLOG: Lancs v Glamorgan, Day Four
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2.22pm GLAMORGAN WIN BY 154 RUNS
Lancashire 2nd inns 318 all out, Balderson 16.
James Anderson is bowled by Mason Crane for 12 and Glamorgan have wrapped up a resounding 154-run victory to consolidate their second place in the Rothesay County Championship Division two table while the defeat leaves Lancashire 38 points behind their opponents with three games to play.
2.05pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 293-9, Balderson 5 Anderson 0, need a further 180 from min.57.2 overs.
Tom Hartley is bowled by Ben Kellaway for 5 and we are nearly done.
1.50pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 284-8, Balderson 1 Hartley 0, need a further 189 from min.60.5 overs.
Mason Crane has his man, and his 8th wicket in the match, as Marcus Harris is caught off a bat/pad shot by Kiran Carlson for 61.
1.45pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 283-7, Harris 60 Balderson 1, need a further 190 from min.62 overs.
Back after lunch with Marcus Harris pulling a horrible waist-high full toss from Mason Crane for four.
1.01pm, LUNCH Day 4
Lancashire 2nd inns 274-7, Harris 52 Balderson 0, need a further 199 from min.64 overs.
Marcus Harris has reached fifty for the seventh time this season from 89 balls with 6 fours and 1 six.
Lancashire have got the target down below 200 but their hopes are hanging by a thread following the loss of two wickets in the 45 minutes played this morning.
12.50pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 270-7, Harris 48 Balderson 0, need a further 203 from min.67.2 overs.
Chris Green on drives Asitha Fernando for four for his first boundary and cuts Ben Kellaway for a second but then top edges a sweep off Kellaway that dollies up to Kiran Carlson.
That's a big blow to Lancashire's hopes.
12.38pm WICKET
Lancashire 2nd inns 259-6, Harris 46 Green 0, need a further 214 from min.70 overs.
Asitha Fernando produces a beauty of an inswinger yorker to uproot Tom Bailey's off stump, but the nightwatchman has done his job, out for 16.
12.35pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 259-5, Harris 46 Bailey 16, need a further 214 from min.70.3 overs.
Marcus Harris is doing his best to change the narrative of this match, launching Ben Kellaway for a straight six.
12.30pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 246-5, Harris 38 Bailey 11, need a further 227 from min. 72 overs.
So far, so good for Lancashire with Marcus Harris doing all the scoring in the last few overs as we now play in bright sunshine in contrast to the gloomy conditions earlier.
12.07pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 230-5, Harris 24 Bailey 11, need a further 243 from min. 75 overs.
The first over from Ben Kellaway brings four runs and Asitha Fernando is ready to bowl the second from the Sir James Anderson end.
12.05pm PLAY TO START
The umpires have advised that play will start at 12.15pm with lunch at 1pm and tea at 3.40pm.
20 overs have been lost, leaving a minimum of 76 overs to be bowled.
11.50am FURTHER INSPECTION
The umpires will make a further inspection at 12.05pm so it seems likely we see some play in the near future provided there is no further rain.
11.30am INSPECTION DUE
The rain has stopped and the covers are being removed. The umpires will make an inspection at 11.45am.
11.00am DELAYED START
The light drizzle has turned heavier and the square is now completely covered.
10.40am
Light drizzle has forced the groundstaff to put the hover cover on the wicket, so there is a possibility we could have a delayed start.
The teams continue to warm up either side of the square.
10.00am
Good morning from Emirates Old Trafford where we have dry, cloudy conditions ahead of the final day of our Rothesay County Championship match with Glamorgan.
Lancashire will resume their 2nd innings on 226-5 needing a further 247 runs to win, with Marcus Harris, on 24, and Tom Bailey, who came in as nightwatchman, on 9 at the crease.