LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Day Two
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7.02pm CLOSE OF PLAY
Lancashire 1st inns 68-2 (23 overs) Jennings 16 Shetty 13 trail by 216 runs.
A sudden drop in the light due to cloud cover has seen the umpires take the players off with 7 overs left, and that is now officially the close of play for today.
Our match report and quotes will follow shortly.
6.47pm
Lancashire 1st inns 50-2 (20 overs) Jennings 13 Shetty 0 trail by 234 runs.
Lancashire in a spot of trouble as Josh Bohannon is lbw to Ben Sanderson for 4. Still 10 overs left to bowl today.
6.40pm
Lancashire 1st inns 45-1 (18.2 overs) Jennings 13 Bohannon 0 trail by 239 runs.
It's Luke Procter who makes the breakthrough, finding an edge from Marcus Harris (25) to wicketkeeper McManus.
6.20pm
Lancashire 1st inns 32-0 (15 overs) Jennings 4 Harris 23 trail by 252 runs.
So far, so good for Keaton Jennings and Marcus Harris who have had a searching examination during these opening 15 overs from Ben Sanderson and Liam Guthrie.
Luke Procter is now in to the attack for the visitors with play proceeding in sunny conditions and 15 more overs to bowl today.
5.44pm
Lancashire 1st inns 17-0 (6 overs) Jennings 1 Harris 11 trail by 267 runs.
A let off for Marcus Harris who is dropped at third slip by George Bartlett off Liam Guthrie.
5.30pm
Lancashire 1st inns 5-0 (3 overs) Jennings 0 Harris 0 trail by 279 runs.
Lancashire have 30 overs to bat today, unless the elements intervene. There is no sign of that at present although we have been playing with the floodlights on for some time.
Keaton Jennings and Marcus Harris have been tasked with taking on the new ball attack of Ben Sanderson and left arm paceman Liam Guthrie.
5.08pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 284 all out (89.2 overs) Chahal 0
George Bartlett hits out to good effect, cracking two sixes, before his terrific innings comes to an end on 92 when he skies a catch to Keaton Jennings at deep extra cover off George Balderson who finishes with 4-70.
4.44pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 257-9 (84.3 overs) Bartlett 67 Chahal 0
Two wickets have fallen quickly to the new ball with Ben Sanderson chipping Tom Bailey to Rocky Flintoff at midwicket for a duck.
4.40pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 256-8 (84 overs) Bartlett 67 Sanderson 0
The new ball works almost instantly as Liam Guthrie edges behind off George Balderson for 21.
4.00pm TEA Day 2
Northamptonshire 1st inns 245-7 (79 overs) Bartlett 66 Guthrie 15
That is tea, and Lancashire will be hoping the new ball becoming available straight after the interval will provide a way through the final three Northamptonshire wickets.
3.45pm WICKET
Northamptonshire 1st inns 225-7 (75 overs) Bartlett 58 Guthrie 0
That good partnership between George Bartlett and Lewis McManus ends at 91 as the latter edges Noman Ali to Marcus Harris at slip for 47 to give the spinner his first Lancashire wicket.
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.
