LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Day Three
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7.07pm CLOSE Day 3
Lancashire 2nd inns 24-2, Bohannon 1 Bailey 9. Target 446
Josh Bohannon and Tom Bailey reach stumps, but that has been a really poor day for Lancashire with 10 wickets lost in total and Northants needing 8 more to clinch what would be only their fifth-ever first-class victory at Emirates Old Trafford.
Report & reaction to follow shortly.
6.50pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 18-2, Bohannon 0 Bailey 0. Target 446
The bad start has worsened with Marcus Harris given out lbw to Chahal for 10.
6.30pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 7-1, Harris 5 Bohannon 0. Target 446
A bad start to the second innings as Keaton Jennings is caught by Louis Kimber at third slip after fourth slip can only parry the ball.
6.10pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 298-4 declared, Zaib 55 Bartlett 32, lead by 445 runs
The declaration finally arrives leaving 11 overs to be bowled today.
Lancashire's highest 4th innings score at Emirates Old Trafford is 403-8 v Notts - in 1910.
5.40pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 235-4, Zaib 24 Bartlett 0, lead by 382 runs
Nathan McSweeney is bowled for 29 by Ben Walkden having a big swing that suggests quick runs are the order to allow the declaration soon.
5.30pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 226-3, McSweeney 24 Zaib 20, lead by 373 runs
Saif Zaib has clobbered a six to midwicket as Northamptonshire pile on the runs. You feel the declaration can't be far away with 23 overs left today. One piece of good news for Lancashire is that the spinners have got the over-rate down from -4 to level, so they should avoid having any points being deducted.
5.12pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 187-3, McSweeney 9 Zaib 0, lead by 334 runs
Ricardo Vasconcelos is out for exactly 100, giving a catch to Josh Bohannon at midwicket off Noman Ali with the batter looking accusingly at the wicket believing there was an uneven bounce.
5.10pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 187-2, Vasconcelos 100 McSweeney 9, lead by 334 runs
Calvin Harrison skies a catch to Arav Shetty at short midwicket off Noman Ali for 29 but Ricardo Vasconcelos has progressed to his century from 126 balls including 1 six and 12 fours, his 4th hundred this season.
4.40pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 151-1, Vasconcelos 89 Harrison 13 lead by 298 runs
Northamptonshire have come out with intent after tea, Calvin Harrison getting off the mark with two sixes, one off Arav Shetty and now another straight hit off Noman Ali.
Lancashire, with an over rate of -4, need the spinners on to try and improve that rate quickly before the declaration.
4.00pm TEA Day 3
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 121-1, Vasconcelos 74 Harrison 0 lead by 268 runs
Lancashire have spread the field in attempt to dry up the runs and push back the time where Northants will feel happy to declare, and that has worked in the last 30 minutes.
And on the stroke of tea they have a wicket as Luke Procter is lbw to Tom Bailey for 46.
3.30pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 111-0, Vasconcelos 72 Procter 38 lead by 258 runs
Ricardo Vasconcelos continues to rattle along nicely, his latest boundary an upper cut high over the slips to third man. The 100 partnership came off 139 balls.
3.00pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 94-0, Vasconcelos 65 Procter 29 lead by 241 runs
Northants skipper Luke Procter is playing a good supporting role with 29 off 66 balls and watching while Ricardo Vasconcelos, with the freedom the visitor's big lead is providing, is playing shots all around the wicket in reaching 65 off 60 balls. The left hand bat posted his 50 from 48 balls.
2.30pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 48-0, Vasconcelos 37 Procter 11 lead by 195 runs
Ricardo Vasconcelos has pulled a six into the temporary stand at midwicket and smashed five fours to have the Northants lead approaching two hundred. Luke Procter has dropped anchor at the other end, but he has now driven his first four through the covers.
2.00pm
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 15-0, Vasconcelos 15 Procter 0 lead by 162 runs
Ricardo Vasconcelos has had a couple of close calls since lunch, getting an inside edge for four off Mitch Stanley and then a leading edge of the same bowler that flew high into the sky and dropped just in-between Noman Ali running back from square leg and Arav Shetty sprinting in from fine leg.
1.10pm LUNCH Day 3
Northamptonshire 2nd inns 4-0 (2 overs) Vasconcelos 4 Procter 0 lead by 151 runs
There was time for 2 overs before lunch with Ricardo Vasconcelos scoring the four runs added to Northants lead.
12.55pm
Lancashire 1st inns 137 all out (47.4 overs) trail by 147 runs
Mitch Stanley hits Chahal for six and is out next ball lbw to wrap up a disastrous morning for Lancashire.
12.33pm
Lancashire 1st inns 120-9 (42.5 overs) Balderson 0 Stanley 0 trail by 164 runs
Two more wickets go and it's Liam Guthrie who does the damage, trapping Noman Ali in front for 1 and three balls later having Tom Bailey caught at second slip for 4.
12.24pm
Lancashire 1st inns 115-7 (41 overs) Balderson 0 Noman 1 trail by 169 runs
George Balderson and Noman Ali are doing their best to shore up this innings but the runs have dried up for now. That was a pretty disastrous spell earlier of five wickets falling for 33 runs in 56 balls.
12.08pm
Lancashire 1st inns 113-7 (36.5 overs) Balderson 0 Noman 0 trail by 171 runs
Two in two for Ben Sanderson as Ben Walkden edges his first ball to third slip.
12.06pm
Lancashire 1st inns 113-6 (36.4 overs) Balderson 0 Walkden 0 trail by 171 runs
Lancashire's poor morning continues as Rocky Flintoff is lbw to Ben Sanderson for 15.
11.53am
Lancashire 1st inns 107-5 (33.3 overs) Flintoff 9 Balderson 0 trail by 176 runs
Yuzi Chahal comes into the Northants attack and strikes with his third ball, the leg spinner finding turn to bowl Joe Moores for 1.
11.48am
Lancashire 1st inns 104-4 (32.4 overs) Flintoff 9 Moores 0 trail by 179 runs
Arav Shetty is lbw to Ben Sanderson for 37 to a delivery that looked to stay a bit low.
11.45am
Lancashire 1st inns 98-3 (32 overs) Shetty 30 Flintoff 9 trail by 186 runs
Arav Shetty has produced another back foot drive for four, this time off Liam Guthrie, while Rocky Flintoff has his first boundary with a straight drive off Guthrie.
Some good, positive intent shown by these two young batters.
11.24am
Lancashire 1st inns 80-3 (27.4 overs) Shetty 22 Flintoff 0 trail by 204 runs
Keaton Jennings goes for 19, edging Liam Guthrie to third slip. Big early blow for Lancs.
11.20am
Lancashire 1st inns 80-2 (27 overs) Jennings 19 Shetty 22 trail by 204 runs
We have had a change of ball after just ten deliveries this morning and Arav Shetty has also had a 'life' with Nathan McSweeney unable to hang to a catch high to his left at midwicket, Liam Guthrie the unfortunate bowler.
Unperturbed, Shetty has just punched a lovely back foot square drive off Ben Sanderson for four.
11.04am
Lancashire 1st inns 72-2 (24 overs) Jennings 19 Shetty 14 trail by 212 runs
Keaton Jennings clips Liam Guthrie through midwicket to pick up 3 runs as this third day gets underway in bright, sunny conditions.
9.30am
We have another bright, sunny morning at Emirates Old Trafford for the third day of our Rothesay County Championship match against Northamptonshire.
There are extended playing hours again today to make up some of the time lost on the first day.
Start: 11am, Lunch 1.10pm, Tea 4pm, Close 6.30pm or when 104 overs have been bowled.
Lancashire will resume their first innings on 68-2, trailing Northamptonshire by 216 runs with Keaton Jennings on 16 and Arav Shetty on 13.
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