LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Worcestershire, Day Three
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6.38pm CLOSE Day 3
Lancashire 281-8 (87 overs) Coughlin 61 Hartley 22, lead by 11 runs
Paul Coughlin has provided great entertainment but he is out lbw to tom taylor for 61 to the last ball of the day.
Our match report and reaction will follow shortly.
6.28pm
Lancashire 271-7 (85 overs) Coughlin 56 Hartley 17, lead by 1 run
Paul Coughlin hits his 5th six - another ball lost on the railway lines - to take Lancashire into the lead.
6.25pm
Lancashire 265-7 (84 overs) Coughlin 50 Hartley 17, trail by 5 runs
Paul Coughlin has just set a new record for the fastest-ever fifty in first-class cricket played at Southport, taking 36 balls to beat the previous best of 46 set by Surrey's Mark Butcher in 1996.
6.11pm PLAY TO RESUME AT 6.25PM
Lancashire 262-7 (83 overs) Coughlin 49 Hartley 15, trail by 8 runs
4.52pm RAIN DELAY
Lancashire 262-7 (83 overs) Coughlin 49 Hartley 15, trail by 8 runs
Paul Coughlin has sliced Beyers Swanepoel over extra cover for six and driven Tom Taylor over long-on into somebody's back garden on Harrod Drive to race to 49 off 34 balls before rain halts play. That was entertaining!
4.40pm
Lancashire 236-7 (80 overs) Coughlin 32 Hartley 6, trail by 34 runs
There was a rain shower during tea and that has shaved four overs off the day's allocation, so we've had just the one over since play resumed a few minutes ago during which Paul Coughlin swept a four off George Drissell.
Worcestershire have now taken the new ball as soon as it was available.
4.02pm TEA Day 3
Lancashire 231-7 (79 overs) Coughlin 28 Hartley 5, trail by 39 runs
Matty Hurst edged George Drissell behind for 24 but we have been entertained by a brilliant cameo of 28 off 20 balls by Paul Coughlin in the run up to tea.
Coughlin lofted two sixes onto the railway lines while two of his three fours were once bounce efforts that nearly cleared the ropes and all of a sudden Lancashire are only 39 runs behind.
3.36pm
Lancashire 191-6 (73 overs) Hurst 17 Coughlin 0, trail by 79 runs
Chris Green edges behind for 15 attempting to drive Beyers Swanepoel who now has 3-46.
3.15pm
Lancashire 175-5 (66 overs) Hurst 11 Green 10, trail by 95 runs
Matty Hurst and Chris Green get the Worcestershire lead down below 100 as they look to rebuild following the loss of two wickets in quick succession. The weather is holding up nicely, with sunny spells amid some blustery conditions.
2.53pm
Lancashire 164-5 (60 overs) Hurst 9 Green 0, trail by 106 runs
Some great determination and concentration over four hours from Keaton Jennings comes to an end as he miscues a cut off spinner George Drissell and is caught at backward point for 69.
2.25pm
Lancashire 148-4 (53 overs) Jennings 62 Hurst 0, trail by 122 runs
Michael Jones gets caught in two minds about playing a shot to Matthew Waite, withdrawing his bat too late and getting a bottom edge onto his stumps. Out for 4.
2.03pm
Lancashire 133-3 (47.1 overs) Jennings 52 Jones 0, trail by 137 runs
That is a touch unlucky for Harry Singh who gets a bottom edge onto his stumps off the bowling of Beyers Swanepoel for a first-class best 36.
2.00pm
Lancashire 128-2 (46 overs) Jennings 50 Singh 33, trail by 158 runs
Keaton Jennings goes to his half century from 127 balls in just four minutes short of three hours.
1.10pm, LUNCH Day 3
Lancashire 125-2 (44 overs) Jennings 48 Singh 32, trail by 161 runs
Harry Singh has batted well in making 32, his highest first-class score while Keaton Jennings is two short of yet another fifty. A good morning with the bat by Lancashire.
12.55pm
Lancashire 109-2 (40 overs) Jennings 45 Singh 25, trail by 161 runs
Keaton Jennings and Harry Singh have got the scoreboard moving along nicely, reaching their 50 partnership off 72 balls.
12.32pm
Lancashire 89-2 (34 overs) Jennings 35 Singh 16, trail by 181 runs
Harry Singh has played a series of lovely cover drives for four to get his innings underway. Worcs have Adam Finch and Matthew Waite operating with the ball at present.
12.07pm
Lancashire 60-2 (29 overs) Jennings 26 Singh 0, trail by 210 runs
Josh Bohannon has played two nice glances to fine leg for four but then gets a delivery from Matthew Waite that bounces a bit more than usual and edges it to Adam Hose at first slip for 12.
11.52am
Lancashire 48-1 (24 overs) Jennings 23 Bohannon 3, trail by 222 runs
Matthew Waite bowls two overs for 1 run and is replaced by Beyers Swanepoel. Waite now swaps ends replacing Tom Taylor at the Harrod Drive end.
11.35am
Lancashire 43-1 (19 overs) Jennings 21 Bohannon 0, trail by 227 runs
Beyers Swanepoel and Tom Taylor have bowled some good, accurate deliveries this morning, but Jennings breaks the shackles with a lovely timed drive to square leg for four off Taylor.
Worcestershire make their first bowling change with Matthew Waite replacing Swanepoel.
11.16am
Lancashire 37-1 (15 overs) Jennings 15 Bohannon 0, trail by 233 runs
George Balderson edges Beyers Swanepoel behind for 19 which means Lancashire are still waiting for their opening partnership to score more than 43 runs this season.
11.00am
Lancashire 28-0 (11 overs) Jennings 10 Balderson 17, trail by 242 runs
Play getting under way on day three in sunny conditions with Beyers Swanepoel bowling to Keaton Jennings.
9.15am
There are dry and bright conditions at Southport this morning, with the players already out in the practise nets as they get ready for the start of play at 11am.
We have extended hours of play today with 104 overs to be bowled.
Lunch is at 1.10pm and Tea is at 4pm.