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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2020 16:21:54 GMT
The last four day game of the season has added spice with the fact that Derbyshire are pushing for a place in the Lords final, they top the Northern group by 5 points from Yorkshire also have more points than Essex so at the moment they are on course to meet Somerset in the finals. For us we have blooded some players of which left arm spinner Hartley seems to have impressed the most. We cannot qualify so no pressure, suspect this is in the hands of the weather gods  |
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Post by Admin on Sept 5, 2020 17:09:04 GMT
Lancashire Head Coach, Glen Chapple, has named a 14-man squad to face Derbyshire in the final Bob Willis Trophy fixture starting at Liverpool CC tomorrow.
Matt Parkinson looks set to play his first First-Class game of the season after missing the early stage of the competition through injury. He has played in all of Lancashire Lightning's Vitality Blast fixtures so far this summer.
There could be as many as three Lancashire debuts handed out at Aigburth; Owais Shah, George Lavelle and Jack Morley are all yet to feature in First-Class cricket.
Steven Croft misses out with a slight calf niggle which kept him out of the Blast win yesterday, while Tom Bailey is rested after leading the attack in every game so far this summer.
Lancashire Lightning squad
Dane Vilas (c), George Balderson, Josh Bohannon, George Burrows, Alex Davies, Tom Hartley, Liam Hurt, Keaton Jennings, Rob Jones, Danny Lamb, Jack Morley, George Lavelle, Matt Parkinson, Owais Shah
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Post by Admin on Sept 6, 2020 16:29:02 GMT
Won toss batted awful start now 182-6, Bohannon out 94
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Post by Admin on Sept 6, 2020 17:25:32 GMT
206-8 at the close
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2020 7:47:09 GMT
Bob Willis Trophy, Aigburth (day one):
Lancashire 206-8: Bohannon 94, Balderson 36; Melton 3-46, Conners 2-25
Derbyshire: Yet to bat
Lancashire 1 pt, Derbyshire 2 pts
Lancashire's Josh Bohannon saved his side's blushes at Aigburth with a brilliant 94 as the Red Rose made heavy work of reaching 206-8 on the first day of their Bob Willis Trophy clash with Derbyshire.
Bolton-born Bohannon batted for 300 minutes before departing and his belligerence was much needed by the hosts on a day when runs were hard to come by - partly due to the accuracy of Derbyshire's bowlers and partly due to a slow outfield saturated by overnight rain.
Derbyshire's chances of a vital victory as they chase top spot in the North Group were boosted when Keaton Jennings was trapped lbw by Sam Connors from the first delivery of the match.
Alex Davies departed soon after without scoring, when he was also adjudged lbw, following an excellent delivery from Luis Reece, to leave the Red Rose teetering on 2-2.
Bohannon was joined in the middle by Rob Jones and the pair staged something of a recovery, compiling 56 for the third wicket in the face of some tight bowling from Reece and Dustin Melton, before Jones was caught at first slip by Leus Du Plooy off Melton for 23 to leave Lancashire on 71-3 at lunch.
The visitors were quickly into the groove after the break with the impressive Reece enticing Dane Vilas to edge behind to keeper Harvey Hosein in the first over following the break as the skipper departed for four.
Bohannon was joined at the crease by debutant George Lavelle who batted for just short of an hour for a battling 13 until Melton trapped him front with the score on 108.
Bohannon continued to stand firm and he reached a deserved half-century off 125 balls when he pulled Melton through midwicket for one of just eight boundaries in his painstaking innings.
If scoring had been at a premium in the middle session, the runs practically dried up after tea as Derbyshire continued to pile on the pressure and Bohannon entered the nervous 90s.
Eventually Melton's enthusiasm paid off when Bohannon clipped a ball to Fynn Hudson-Prentice at midwicket for what was a disappointing end to a fine knock, but a fitting reward for the Derbyshire seamer who finished the day with 3-46.
Teenager George Balderson continued his defiance at the other end as he and Danny Lamb dragged the hosts towards 200 until the 19-year-old gave away his wicket after slashing a wide ball from Sam Conners to Wayne Madsen at slip for 36 with five overs to go.
Lamb followed quickly for eight when he spooned a catch to Du Plooy at point to hand Matt Critchley his first wicket and bring debutant Jack Morley to the crease as he and Tom Hartley steered their side to the close.
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Post by apm51054 on Sept 7, 2020 11:41:44 GMT
219 all out
Derby 17-4 Lamb 3-2
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Post by chris on Sept 7, 2020 17:09:00 GMT
219 all out Derby 17-4 Lamb 3-2 |
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2020 18:56:56 GMT
219 all out Derby 17-4 Lamb 3-2 No idea Chris, unless gone back to the England set up Here's the Beeb's take on the day, bowling wise seems this season may have been good for us, batting wise think we may be short but time will tell on that. Bob Willis Trophy, Aigburth (day two): Lancashire 219: Bohannon 94, Balderson 36; Melton 3-46, Reece 3-54 Derbyshire 120-7: Hosein 44*; Lamb 3-35, Balderson 3-49 Derbyshire (3 pts) trail Lancashire (1 pt) by 99 runs with 3 wickets remaining Derbyshire's chances of reaching the final of the Bob Willis Trophy are fading fast after Lancashire's inexperienced bowling attack had a day to remember at Aigburth. Looking to secure a vital win, the North Group leaders endured a miserable time of it, losing seven wickets for just 120 as they attempted to chase down Lancashire's modest first-innings total of 219. A torrid morning session saw the visitors reduced to 17-4 following an explosive opening spell from Danny Lamb, who celebrated his 25th birthday in style by taking three top-order wickets. Incredibly, Lamb was the only one of Lancashire's bowlers to make his first-class debut before this current truncated season, and the remainder of the day saw 19-year-old George Balderson and George Burrows, 22, both claim wickets as the Red Rose positioned themselves to spoil Derbyshire's party. Resuming the day on 208-8, Lancashire added another 11 runs to their overnight score for the loss of Jack Morley (3) and Burrows (1) as former Red Rose player Luis Reece finished as the pick of the Derbyshire bowlers with figures of 3-54. Not long after the modest total was looking a competitive one as Lamb set to work, with Reece edging behind for two to hand wicketkeeper George Lavelle his first first-class dismissal. Billy Godleman was next, snaffled at first slip by Keaton Jennings for six, with Leus du Plooy following shortly afterwards, playing across to a straight ball without scoring. Balderson completed a fine morning for the hosts when he trapped Wayne Madsen in front for four to leave Derbyshire going into the lunch break reflecting on a disastrous seven overs that has all but cost them this match. Lancashire came out after an extended lunch interval due to rain full of confidence, but the hosts found themselves facing some stubborn resistance in the form of Matt Critchley and Fynn Hudson-Prentice, who began to rebuild Derbyshire's innings with a degree of determined application. The score had reached 44 when Critchley, who began his cricketing career as a Lancashire junior, was dismissed in bizarre fashion for 14 - ducking into a full toss from Burrows and being adjudged lbw by umpire Graham Lloyd. Less than four overs later, Hudson-Prentice departed too, brilliantly caught low at third slip by Tom Hartley off Balderson for 19. Derbyshire's plight worsened when Anuj Dal edged one to Jennings at first slip for two to hand Balderson his third wicket and leave the visitors 71-7 at tea. Left-arm spinner Morley, making his first-class debut, and Hartley, a relative veteran of four matches, twirled away after tea as Derbyshire recovered somewhat thanks to Harvey Hosein's unbeaten 44 and Mattie McKiernan's dogged 19 not out before play was halted for bad light just before the close of play at 18:00 BST. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2020 18:25:13 GMT
Bob Willis Trophy, Aigburth (day three):
Lancashire 219 & 312-6: Davies 86, Jennings 81, Balderson 56*; Critchley 4-126
Derbyshire 195: Hosein 84; Lamb 4-60
Lancashire (4 pts) lead Derbyshire (3 pts) by 336 runs
An opening stand of 138 between Alex Davies and Keaton Jennings allowed Lancashire to take control of their Bob Willis Trophy group game as Derbyshire's hopes of reaching the final subsided.
The Red Rose openers dominated the afternoon at Aigburth, reaching their century partnership when Jennings lofted a six over Matt Critchley's head.
Davies was the main aggressor, hitting four boundaries off one Dustin Melton over, before driving straight to Anuj Dal off Critchley for 86.
Jennings eased his way to his own half-century off 102 balls and he and Josh Bohannon had taken Lancashire beyond 200 when the England opener toe-ended a reverse sweep straight to Billy Godleman at midwicket for 81.
But the real drama of the day occurred in the morning session as Derbyshire staged a dramatic recovery in their quest to make 200 and gain a batting bonus point on their way to registering the win which would take them to Lord's.
At 17-4 and 61-7 it looked an unlikely prospect, until a brilliant eighth-wicket stand of 102 between Harvey Hosein and Mattie McKiernen took the visitors to 163 and within sight of their improbable target.
It was not to be. McKiernen fell lbw to George Burrows for 31, before the heroic Hosein became teenage spinner Jack Morley's maiden first-class victim when he feathered one behind for an outstanding 84 off 226 balls.
That bought the last pair of Sam Conners and Melton to the crease with a huge six from the latter off Danny Lamb raising hopes.
Seventeen precious runs were compiled for the 10th wicket, with the score on 195 when Melton went for one shot too many and was bowled by Lamb, who finished with 4-60.
The Lancashire batsmen looked to score quick runs before the close with varying degrees of success.
Rob Jones was caught at first slip by Madsen off Critchley for five, followed by Bohannon, who edged to the same fielder off Luis Reece for 35.
When Dane Vilas drove Critchley to Reece at mid-on for 10, to hand the spinner his fourth wicket of the innings, Lancashire had suddenly lost three for 16 and Derbyshire's faint hopes of victory remained.
There was still time for debutant George Lavelle to be trapped in front by Reece for seven but with teenager George Balderson (56 not out) scoring a maiden half-century and Lamb (16no) taking Lancashire to a lead of 336 by the close, it remains a huge task.
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Post by chris on Sept 9, 2020 8:43:46 GMT
What are the odds I wonder.
44 more runs this morning for Balderson or no first class centuries this season?
Wickets shared around again so no first class 5/s either this season?
Would be surprised if they declare. Derbyshire must go for anything and Lancs almost never declare, anyway.
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2020 13:01:33 GMT
Today they have
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2020 14:21:09 GMT
Morley and Hartley running riot Somerset through to final to play Essex
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2020 17:07:07 GMT
Bob Willis Trophy, Aigburth (day four):
Lancashire 219 & 356-6 dec: Davies 86, Jennings 81, Balderson 61*, Lamb 50*; Critchley 4-126
Derbyshire 195 & 202: Reece 69, McKiernan 52;Morley 4-62
Lancashire (20 pts) beat Derbyshire (3 pts) by 178 runs
Scorecard
Derbyshire endured a calamitous afternoon session on the final day of their Bob Willis Trophy clash at Liverpool as Lancashire secured a resounding 178-run victory.
The visitors lost six wickets for 17 runs in a frenetic half hour period after lunch that saw them go from 118-2 to 135-8, thanks to the Red Rose's young left arm spinners Jack Morley and Tom Hartley.
Not even a brave rearguard action from Mattie McKiernan and Sam Conners could save Derbyshire, who were eventually bowled out for 202, 178 runs short of the nominal target of 381.
Defeat meant Derbyshire finished second in Nortrh Group, 13 points behind Yorkshire, with Lancashire eight points further back in third.
The determined tail end pair shared a ninth wicket partnership of 60 runs in just over 36 overs which frustrated Lancashire for 107 minutes until Conners fell for nine, lbw to Morley.
McKiernan had time to reach his maiden first-class half century, but he became the last man out when Danny Lamb trapped him in front for 55 to finish with 3-12.
Relive Wednesday's action in the Bob Willis Trophy
Bob Willis Trophy group tables
Before their afternoon collapse, Derbyshire had been progressing nicely with Luis Reece reaching his half century off 127 balls before he became Morley's first victim, caught by Keaton Jennings at slip for 69 after an attempted sweep.
Leus du Plooy was next, trapped in front by Hartley for 34, before Fynn Hudson-Prentice edged the same bowler to Jennings for one.
Matt Critchley had his off stump uprooted by Morley for seven, Anuj Dal was adjudged lbw off Hartley for three, with Harvey Hosein's dismissal lbw to Morley for six ending a miserable session for Derbyshire.
Earlier in the day, Derbyshire had moved on 56-2 at lunch after an especially productive morning for Lamb who continued his fine game by reaching his maiden first class half-century as Lancashire added 43 in just over five overs.
Lamb was joined by teenager George Balderson who finished on 61 not out as Lancashire declared on 356-6 declared.
Lamb then took up where he left off in the first innings with the ball as Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman edged to Rob Jones at second slip for four.
Lamb struck again when Wayne Madsen was adjudged lbw for nine to leave Derbyshire 20-2.
But it was a day to savour for Lancashire's young spin twins who twirled their way throughout the majority of a sun-drenched afternoon with Morley finishing with 4-64 and Hartley 3-79.
AND THAT'S IT FOR THE FOUR DAY STUFF FOR US
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Post by chris on Sept 9, 2020 19:55:35 GMT
AND THAT'S IT FOR THE FOUR DAY STUFF FOR US At least it gives everyone a glimpse of the type of team that we will be fielding during the Hundred competition next year.
If the signings stay the same we will lose Parkinson, Mahmood, Livingstone, Vilas, Gleeson, Wood, Davies and Buttler sound familiar?
Without new signings we would be selecting: Jennings, Jones, Bohannon, Croft (c), Lavelle+, Balderson, Lamb, Hurt, Bailey, Hartley and Morley.
With Shah, Parry, Moulton, Burrows and Lester in reserve.
With hardly any information available on the club website about the few second XI games played this year it is impossible to know who, if anyone, they will sign up to replace Onions and Guest.
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Post by Admin on Sept 10, 2020 12:49:51 GMT
Think winning the 50 over cpmpetition next seasn may be difficult but lots of counties in similar boat
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