LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Durham, Day Three
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6.00pm CLOSE Day 3
Lancashire 1st inns 262-5 (113 overs) trailing by 231 runs, Bohannon 125 Walkden 10
That is the end of the day with Josh Bohannon unbeaten on 125 and getting a great, deserved, round of applause as he walks off.
The match report and reaction will follow shortly.
5.45pm
Lancashire 1st inns 262-5 (110 overs) trailing by 231 runs, Bohannon 124 Walkden 6
Lancashire have their first batting point since May as the 110th over is completed. There are 3 overs left, and although it is getting quite gloomy I think we will get them in.
5.25pm
Lancashire 1st inns 248-5 (102 overs) trailing by 245 runs, Bohannon 116 Walkden 0
Calum Parkinson finally breaks the partnership at 161 in 57 overs after producing a fabulous delivery that has turned sharply from outside leg to hit the stumps and bowl Hurst for an excellent 57.
4.55pm
Lancashire 1st inns 226-4 (93 overs) trailing by 267 runs, Bohannon 116 Hurst 50
A great moment for Josh Bohannon who waves bat and takes off his helmet to acknowledge his great, battling, century after he glances Kasey Aldridge for four to fine leg.
It's Bohannon's first century since June last year and came from 217 balls with 7 fours!
4.45pm
Lancashire 1st inns 220-4 (90 overs) trailing by 273 runs, Bohannon 95 Hurst 50
Matty Hurst cuts Brydon Carse for the three he needed to reach his first half century of the season. It came 134 balls, with 1 six and 3 fours - great effort!
4.25pm
Lancashire 1st inns 203-4 (85 overs) trailing by 290 runs, Bohannon 85 Hurst 43
The arrival of the new ball and return of Brydon Carse has certainly livened things up!
Josh Bohannon drives and cuts consecutive fours of the England paceman and in the same over Matty Hurst pulls to midwicket for four more.
Hurst follows that with a straight six off Calum Parkinson and that has brought up the 100 stand off 232 balls, just the second such partnership since April.
4.00pm
Lancashire 1st inns 172-4 (80 overs) trailing by 321 runs, Bohannon 70 Hurst 29
Josh Bohannon pulls hard to a short delivery from spinner Shafiqullah Ghafari and gets four to midwicket. A nice way to start after tea.
Durham have taken the new ball with Brydon Carse returning.
3.30pm, TEA Day 3
Lancashire 1st inns 165-4 (77 overs) trailing by 328 runs, Bohannon 64 Hurst 28
That is a great effort by Josh Bohannon and Matty Hurst who have put on 78 runs for the fifth wicket in a determined partnership that has so spanned 32 overs this afternoon.
2.51pm
Lancashire 1st inns 137-4 (66 overs) trailing by 356 runs, Bohannon 50 Hurst 16
Josh Bohannon pulls Shafiqullah Ghafari to midwicket for four, has damaged his bat, and then gets a single with his new bat to take him to fifty!
2.45pm
Lancashire 1st inns 129-4 (64 overs) trailing by 364 runs, Bohannon 44 Hurst 14
Josh Bohannon and Matty hurst are going along steadily and without too many alarms. They've added 42 off 118 balls so far.
2.16pm
Lancashire 1st inns 110-4 (55 overs) trailing by 383 runs, Bohannon 33 Hurst 6
Josh Bohannon runs a two that takes him to 6,000 first-class for Lancashire.
2.00pm
Lancashire 1st inns 101-4 (51 overs) trailing by 392 runs, Bohannon 28 Hurst 3
Josh Bohannon and Matty Hurst digging in here, trying to build a partnership this afternoon.
1.34pm
Lancashire 1st inns 87-4 (44.2 overs) trailing by 406 runs, Bohannon 21 Hurst 0
Four overs into the afternoon with sunny conditions but a wicket falls as Rocky Flintoff is trapped in front for 11 by Brydon Carse.
12.40pm, LUNCH Day 3
Lancashire 1st inns 76-3 (41 overs) trailing by 417 runs, Bohannon 20 Flintoff 4
A morning where Durham have increased their control of this game with Lancashire's batters getting themselves in, but failing to go on.
12.24pm
Lancashire 1st inns 66-3 (35.3 overs) Bohannon 14 Flintoff 0
Marcus Harris takes on Callum Parkinson but hits the ball off the bottom of his bat high to Shafiqullah Ghafari at deep midwicket for 11.
12.15pm
Lancashire 1st inns 62-2 (33 overs) Bohannon 12 Harris 9
The early morning sunshine has been replaced by light cloudy conditions as we head towards lunch.
Josh Bohannon has survived a turning, lifting delivery from Callum Parkinson that hit him on the arm on its way through to the wicketkeeper. Otherwise little to report.
11.48am
Lancashire 1st inns 51-2 (25.3 overs) Bohannon 10 Harris 0
Hesitation over a quick single has cost Michael Jones there, he's run out for 23 at the bowler's end after Ben McKinney's quick pick up and throw to Callum Parkinson.
11.38am
Lancashire 1st inns 40-1 (23.4 overs) Jones 21 Bohannon 0
Keaton Jennings is caught at deep square leg for 17 after top edging a sweep off Callum Parkinson.
11.30am
Lancashire 1st inns 39-0 (21 overs) Jones 21 Jennings 17
Not a lot to report from the last half hour other than we had a lengthy stoppage after Keaton Jennings ducked into a shortish ball from Brydon Carse that cannoned into his helmet.
Jennings is okay and has has just clipped Carse for four through backward square leg.
11.00am
Lancashire 1st inns 31-0 (16 overs) Jones 19 Jennings 11
A steady start by the Lancashire opening pair this morning with Michael Jones playing a lovely cover drive for four off Duanne Olivier in the last over.
10.33am
Lancashire 1st inns 19-0 (10 overs) Jones 9 Jennings 9
Duanne Olivier with the first over of the morning, during which Michael Jones steers him nicely down to third man for four, and then cuts four more two deliveries. A good start. Brydon Carse is about to bowl the second over.
10.00am
Sunny weather at Emirates Old Trafford this morning ahead of the third day of our Rothesay County Championship Division Two match with Durham.
Lancashire will resume their first innings on 10-0 at 10.30am in reply to Durham's 493.
There are extended playing hours today, with 104 overs to be bowled. Lunch is at 12.40pm and Tea at 3.30pm.
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