LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Kent, Day Three
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5.44pm KENT WIN BY 140 RUNS
Lancashire 2nd inns 283 all out.
Marcus Harris is left on 91 not out as James Anderson is caught and bowled by Bertie Foreman.
We will bring you reaction to this defeat shortly.
5.44pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 276-9 (Harris 87, Anderson 0). Target 424.
Matt Parkinson finally has a wicket, trapping Tom Aspinwall lbw for 14.
5.37pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 264-8 (Harris 83, Aspinwall 6). Target 424.
The game is meandering towards its inevitable conclusion despite the efforts of Marcus Harris and Tom Aspinwall who remain determined to take the game as far as possible.
Kent have both spinners, Parkinson and Foreman operating, as they look to wrap things up today.
5.12pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 247-8 (Harris 76, Aspinwall 0). Target 424.
Tom Bailey is bowled for 1 by Bertie Foreman and Kent are nearly there, with 28 overs still left today.
5.07pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 246-7 (Harris 76, Bailey 0). Target 424.
Hasan Mahmud has a career-best six wicket haul as George Balderson edges to Harry Finch at third slip for 4.
4.45pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 233-6 (Harris 63, Balderson 0). Target 424.
Another double blow. Hasan Mahmud has take two wickets in three balls, bowling liam Livingstone for 47 followed by Joe Moores caught behind down the leg side.
4.02pm, TEA Day 3
Lancashire 2nd inns 216-4 (Harris 63, Livingstone 38). Target 424.
Marcus Harris and Liam Livingstone reach their 50 partnership from 82 balls just before the break, and Lancashire have scored just over half of the required runs required.
3.40pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 196-4 (Harris 60, Livingstone 22). Target 424.
Liam Livingstone clips Matt Milnes for 4 down to fine leg and we are around twenty minutes away from tea on day three.
3.17pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 179-4 (Harris 52, Livingstone 13). Target 424.
We are just past the halfway stage of day three and that double blow moments has suddenly changed the complexion of the afternoon.
Liam Livingstone has joined Marcus Harris and taken three fours off Hasan Mahmud to get his innings off to a quick start.
3.02pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 162-4 (Harris 50, Livingstone 0). Target 424.
Disaster for Lancashire as Ben McDermott is run out for 0 after the batters attempt a quick single but he is beaten by the throw from Sam Northeast at point.
2.58pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 162-3 (Harris 50, McDermott 0). Target 424.
Keaton Jennings gets a glove to short ball from Hasan Mahmud and is caught down the leg side by wicketkeeper Chris Benjamin diving to his right for 61.
2.53pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 161-2 (Jennings 61, Harris 50). Target 424.
Marcus Harris reaches his fifty off 77 balls having hit 7 fours.
2.50pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 158-2 (Jennings 60, Harris 49). Target 424.
A single by Marcus Harris brings up the 100 partnership off 140 balls, and goodness Lancashire need this one to develop further.
2.40pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 152-2 (Jennings 51, Harris 47). Target 424.
After 16 unsuccessful overs of spin, Kent make a change with Hasan Mahmud coming back into the attack.
2.27pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 134-2 (Jennings 50, Harris 36). Target 424.
Keaton Jennings sweeps Matt Parkinson for two to reach his half century off 95 balls with just 2 fours.
2.20pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 129-2 (Jennings 45, Harris 36). Target 424.
A fascinating battle is developing between the two batters and the two spinners with Keaton Jennings and Marcus Harris playing in a positive manner, determined not to let either spinner settle.
It's making for an enthralling passage of play, and Harris has just got away with an edge for four between wicketkeeper and slip off Bertie Foreman.
2.00pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 107-2 (Jennings 37, Harris 22). Target 424.
Bertie Foreman and Matt Parkinson continue in tandem, with Keaton Jennings sweeping Foreman for four and driving another boundary to midwicket. Inbetween those shots, Jennings edged a sweep between 'keeper and slip for another four. So, a pretty eventful over.
1.10pm, LUNCH Day 3
Lancashire 2nd inns 89-2 (Jennings 24, Harris 18). Target 424.
Spin from both ends in the run up to lunch with Bertie Foreman joining Matt Parkinson into the attack, and both spinners are finding some good turn.
Keaton Jennings and Marcus Harris survive to return for the afternoon session.
1.00pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 72-2 (Jennings 17, Harris 10). Target 424.
Marcus Harris is fortunate to survive after advancing down the wicket to Matt Parkinson, who is having his first bowl in this match, but missing with his attempted drive. Luckily for the left hander, wicketkeeper Chris Benjamin also missed the ball too.
Since then Harris has driven Hasan Mahmud for four to long-on.
12.45pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 58-2 (Jennings 15, Harris 0). Target 424.
A nice bit of captaincy by Daniel Bell-Drummond brings reward after he switches Hasan Mahmud to the North End with Josh Bohannon edging a regulation catch to second slip and depart for 26.
12.35pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 57-1 (Jennings 15, Bohannon 25). Target 424.
Hasan Mahmud has bowled three accurate overs taking 1-1 but his fourth over is an expensive one as Josh Bohannon hits 5 fours! Three were driven off over pitched deliveries, and when Mahmud twice dropped short Bohannon pulled him for two fours. 22 runs were taken from the over.
12.20pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 29-1 (Jennings 10, Bohannon 4). Target 424.
Keith Dudgeon drops short and is pulled emphatically for four to midwicket by Keaton Jennings.
12.05pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 19-1 (Jennings 2, Bohannon 0). Target 424.
Harry Singh is well caught at first slip by Ben Dawkins diving low to his left off Hasan Mahmud in his first over.
11.50am
Lancashire 2nd inns 12-0 (Jennings 2, Singh 10). Target 424.
Harry Singh goes onto the back foot and punches a lovely drive for four through cover off Keith Dudgeon.
11.35am
Lancashire 2nd inns 7-0 (Jennings 1, Singh 6). Target 424.
Lancashire begin their second innings in bright, sunny conditions with Harry Singh steering the first boundary down to third man.
To put the game situation into some sort of perspective, in terms of run chases, Lancashire would need to set a new record to achieve this. Their highest successful run chase is 404-5 v Hampshire at Northlands Road in 1910.
11.05am
Kent 2nd inns 332 all out
Hasan Mahmud is caught behind off Tom Bailey, so Lancashire need the small matter of scoring 424 runs to win.
11.05am
Kent 2nd inns 325-9 (Parkinson 9, Mahmud 0) lead by 415 runs.
And just like that James Anderson has his third wicket of the innings as Chris Benjamin edges to Harry Singh at second slip for 103 to end what was a great innings yesterday.
11.02am
Kent 2nd inns 324-8 (Benjamin 103, Parkinson 9) lead by 415 runs.
Tom Bailey bowls the first over of day three and that means Lancashire can now take the new ball.
James Anderson does just that, and he is bowling the second over of the morning from the North End.
9.15am
We have dry, cloudy conditions at Stanley Park this morning ahead of the third day of our Rothesay County Championship match with Kent.
The visitors will resume their second innings 411 runs ahead with two wickets remaining when play resumes at 11am.
There are extended hours of play today with lunch at 1.10pm, tea at 4pm with the close at 6.30pm or when 104 overs have been bowled.
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