LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Derbyshire, Day One
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1.45pm
Lancashire 1st inns 108-2 (32 overs) Bohannon 57 Harris 42
Josh Bohannon punches a back foot drive for four to go to his fifty straight after lunch. It came off 93 balls and contained 8 fours!
An update regarding the dropped catches mentioned earlier - during lunch we've established the edge by Marcus Harris dropped just short of carrying to Andersson at slip.
1.00pm, LUNCH Day 1
Lancashire 1st inns 88-2 (30 overs) Bohannon 47 Harris 32
Josh Bohannon and Marcus Harris have prospered with a 77-run partnership to put Lancashire into a good position at the break, following the early loss of both Luke wells and Harry Singh.
Both have survived being dropped by Martin Andersson at third slip, Bohannon when on 14 and Harris shortly before lunch on 28.
12.30pm
Lancashire 1st inns 58-2 (22 overs) Bohannon 29 Harris 22
Having steadied the innings, Josh Bohannon and Marcus Harris have made good, steady progress adding 47 runs since joining forces.
11.40am
Lancashire 1st inns 26-2 (10 overs) Bohannon 12 Harris 7
Early struggles for Lancashire after losing both openers cheaply. Josh Bohannon and Marcus Harris having to rebuild, and Harris has just clipped a lovely four through midwicket off Aitchison.
11.17am
Lancashire 1st inns 11-2 (4.2 overs) Bohannon 4 Harris 0
Muhammad Abbas finds a faint edge off Harry Singh who departs caught behind for 3
11.05am
Lancashire 1st inns 5-1 (1.4 overs) Bohannon 0 Singh 1
Play under way in sunny conditions and Ben Aitchison makes an early breakthrough for Derbyshire when Luke Wells edges to third slip for 4.
Josh Bohannon makes his way to the crease in his 100th first-class match.
11.00am
Three changes for Lancashire with Marcus Harris, Paul Coughlin and Mitch Stanley replacing George Bell, George Balderson and Ajeet Singh Dale.
We understand Luis Reece is playing as a batter only for Derbyshire due to an ankle issue.
10.30am
TOSS
Derbyshire have won the toss and elected to bowl
TEAMS
Lancashire
James Anderson (capt), Luke Wells, Harry Singh, Josh Bohannon, Marcus Harris, Michael Jones, Matty Hurst, Paul Coughlin, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Mitchell Stanley.
Derbyshire
Harry Came (capt), Caleb Jewell, Matt Montgomery, Brooke Guest, Martin Andersson, Luis Reece, Anuj Dal, Zak Chappell, Ben Aitchison, Shoaib Bashir, Mohammad Abbas.
9.00am
Good morning from Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the first day of our opening home match against Derbyshire in the Rothesay County Championship.
Conditions are dry, and we expect to get play under way on time at 11am.
HOURS OF PLAY
Start: 11am, Lunch 1pm, Tea 3.40pm or when 32 overs remain-whichever is the later, Close 6pm or when the day’s allocation of 96 overs have been bowled-whichever is the later.
TEAM NEWS
Lancashire have added Marcus Harris to the squad on duty at Northampton last week. The Australian overseas player lines up in the following squad:
James Anderson (capt), Luke Wells, Harry Singh, Josh Bohannon, Marcus Harris, George Bell, Michael Jones, Rocky Flintoff, Matty Hurst, George Balderson, Paul Coughlin, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Ajeet Singh Dale, Mitchell Stanley.
Derbyshire have announced an unchanged squad from their match against Worcestershire:
Harry Came (capt), Caleb Jewell, Matt Montgomery, Brooke Guest, Martin Andersson, Luis Reece, Anuj Dal, Zak Chappell, Ben Aitchison, Shoaib Bashir, Mohammad Abbas, Jack Morley, Aneurin Donald, Rory Haydon.
Club Captain Wayne Madsen has returned to training but will miss this fixture, with Harry Came continuing to lead the side in Madsen’s absence. Head of Cricket, Mickey Arthur, will also miss the game as he has travelled to Australia for his daughter’s wedding.
MATCH PREVIEW
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