LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Durham, Day Four
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3.45pm MATCH ABANDONED AS A DRAW
Lancashire 1st inns 397-6 (151 overs) trail by 96 runs, Bohannon 190, Balderson 29
Sadly the weather has had the final word, and the match has been abandoned as a draw.
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We will post the match report and reaction shortly.
3.30pm DELAY - BAD LIGHT
Lancashire 1st inns 397-6 (151 overs) trail by 96 runs, Bohannon 190, Balderson 29
Bad light is continuing to prevent any restart of play. It remains quite gloomy with dark skies also suggesting rain might not be far away.
2.35pm TEA Day 4 DELAY - BAD LIGHT
Lancashire 1st inns 397-6 (151 overs) trail by 96 runs, Bohannon 190, Balderson 29
The gloomy conditions see the players coming off the field due to bad light and the umpires have called an early tea.
2.25pm
Lancashire 1st inns 385-6 (149 overs) trail by 104 runs, Bohannon 186, Balderson 27
Colin Ackermann drops short and is hammered for four to the midwicket boundary by George Balderson as Lancashire get the first innings deficit down to nearly a hundred.
2.00pm
Lancashire 1st inns 371-6 (143 overs) trail by 122 runs, Bohannon 178, Balderson 17
George Balderson has reached 2,500 first-class runs during his innings but he should have been out moments ago when top edging a sweep high to Duanne Olivier on the square leg boundary. But in the swirling, gusting wind Olivier spilled the chance after putting a desperate dive. The bowler, one wicket shy of a five-fer, did not look amused!
1.20pm
Lancashire 1st inns 331-6 (126 overs) trail by 178 runs, Bohannon 156, Balderson 0
Ben Walkden attempts to pull Calum Parkinson but only succeeds in top edging a high catch to Brydon Carse at backward point. He departs for 36, his best first class score.
1.05pm
Lancashire 1st inns 315-5 (126 overs) trail by 178 runs, Bohannon 156, Walkden 22.
Josh Bohannon pulls Ghafari for four to midwicket to reach his 150!
Josh is the 5th quickest Lancashire batter to score 150+ runs on seven occasions behind Stuart Law, Keaton Jennings, John Crawley and Sir Clive Lloyd.
12.50pm
Lancashire 1st inns 298-5 (121 overs) trail by 195 runs, Bohannon 141, Walkden 20.
Play under way in warm and windy conditions, with the early afternoon bowling shared by Duanne Olivier and Calum Parkinson.
This partnership has now added 50 runs off 115 balls.
12.05pm LUNCH Day 4
Lancashire 1st inns 295-5 (119.1 overs) trail by 198 runs, Bohannon 140, Walkden 19.
An early lunch has been taken at 12.05pm with a view to restarting at 12.45pm providing there is no further rain.
11.43am RAIN DELAY
Lancashire 1st inns 295-5 (119.1 overs) trail by 198 runs, Bohannon 140, Walkden 19.
Josh Bohannon has produced a terrific cut for four off Kasey Aldridge. A cracking shot that raises shouts of approval from the dressing room and applause from the handful of spectators here.
Sadly that's the end of the action as rain forces the players off.
11.19am
Lancashire 1st inns 271-5 (114 overs) trail by 222 runs, Bohannon 125, Walkden 10.
Four byes get the scoreboard moving after Josh Bohannon leaves a Duanne Olivier delivery that scuttles past Ollie Robinson standing back.
Kasey Aldridge is sharing the early bowling duties for Durham.
11.05am
The rain has stopped and play will start at 11.15am with 12 overs lost.
10.45am DELAY
Bad light has now prevented the start of play, and in the last few minutes it has started to rain.
10.20am
There is going to be a slight delay, and play will now start at 10.45am with 4 overs lost.
10.00am
We have cloudy, damp conditions at present.
The groundstaff have removed the covers and unless there is any further rain, we hope play will start on time at 10.30am.
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