LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Day Two
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3.35pm
Northamptonshire 1st inns 222-6 (74 overs) Bartlett 56 McManus 46
This is becoming Northamptonshire's afternoon as we head towards tea at 4pm, george Bartlett reaching a 100-ball half century and his partnership with Lewis McManus is now worth 88.
The new ball is six overs away.
2.50pm
Northamptonshire 1st inns 184-6 (63 overs) Bartlett 42 McManus 26
George Bartlett and Lewis McManus have taken their partnership to 50 runs off 72 balls with some good counter-attacking play to revive the visitors innings.
2.20pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 159-6 (56 overs) Bartlett 27 McManus 16
George Balderson has taken another wicket, his second, as James Sales plays loosely at a ball moving away off the seam and nicks behind to go for 19.
1.10pm LUNCH Day 2
Northamptonshire 1st inns 134-5 (49 overs) Sales 19 Bartlett 18
James Sales and George Bartlett have made their way to lunch to stem the clatter of wickets in the second part of this morning session.
Ben Walkden now has figures of 3-23 after adding two more wickets to his tally this morning.
12.48pm
Northamptonshire 1st inns 118-5 (43 overs) Sales 10 Bartlett 13
Just over twenty minutes to go before lunch at 1.10pm today, and Noman Ali comes on for his first bowl since signing for Lancashire.
12.30pm
Northamptonshire 1st inns 97-5 (37 overs) Sales 1 Bartlett 4
It has been some turnaround in the last thirty minutes with three wickets falling for 10 runs in 23 balls.
George Bartlett has got off the mark with an edged four that bounced in front of the slip cordon.
12.10pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 92-5 (33.4 overs) Sales 0 Bartlett 0
Big Ben strikes again!
What a debut Ben Walkden is having, getting his third wicket by knocking back the off stump of Saif Zaib for 3.
12.05pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 92-4 (32.1 overs) Zaib 3 Sales 0
Lancashire have a double breakthrough as Luke Procter goes for 39 caught by Arav Shetty at point driving at Tom Bailey.
11.50am WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 82-3 (29.5 overs) Procter 32 Zaib 0
Ben Walkden makes the breakthrough, trapping Nathan McSweeney lbw for 20.
11.45am
Northamptonshire 1st inns 82-2 (29 overs) Procter 32 McSweeney 20
That quiet start was suddenly interrupted by a near run out, as Nathan McSweeney-having set off for a single-hesitated and both batters were next to each other in the middle when Arav Shetty's throw at the stumps from midwicket just missed. A lucky escape.
Ben Walkden is now into the attack for the first time today, replacing Mitch Stanley.
11.35am
Northamptonshire 1st inns 80-2 (27 overs) Procter 32 McSweeney 18
It has been a fairly quiet start to the day with the Northants batters consolidating their position, Luke Procter adding just six runs to his overnight score and Nathan McSweeney driving nicely if the bowlers overpitch.
11.03am
Northamptonshire 1st inns 56-2 (19 overs) Procter 26 McSweeney 0
George Balderson bowls the first over of day two and it's a maiden to Luke Procter.
Mitch Stanley takes the second over from the Sir James Anderson end.
10.30am
The sun continues to shine as we approach the start of play, and it's good to see formed Red Rose skipper Dane Vilas back at the club today.
Dane is here for a lunchtime Q&A in the Pavilion and he joined the team group during the warm ups earlier.
9.00am
We have bright, sunny conditions ahead of day two of our Rothesay County Championship match against Northamptonshire, with the visitors resuming their first innings on 56-2 with skipper Luke Procter 26 not out and Nathan McSweeney yet to score.
Only 18 overs were possible yesterday, meaning we will have extended playing hours today: Start 11am, Lunch at 1.10pm, Tea 4pm, Close 6.30pm or when 104 overs have been completed.
