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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Lancashire baffled after Tom Bailey turned down as like-for-like replacement for Ajeet Singh Dale https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415700/415786.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1532439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1532439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ecb-to-review-injury-replacements-rule-after-fresh-round-of-criticism-1532439 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:49:29 GMT Former allrounder had been in interim role since Dale Benkenstein's departure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/408300/408339.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1508503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1508503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lancashire-appoint-steven-croft-head-coach-1508503 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:15:03 GMT Lancashire set to be without Liam Livingstone after hamstring injury sustained while playing twice in 24 hours https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/403300/403372.5.jpg 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dale-benkenstein-leaves-lancashire-as-steven-croft-takes-over-as-head-coach-1487965 Wed, 28 May 2025 16:24:27 GMT Veteran allrounder set to move into coaching after calling time on 19-year professional career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325600/325670.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/steven-croft-lancashire-stalwart-retires-at-the-age-of-39-1452542 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:14:38 GMT Former club captain retires from first-class and List A cricket to join coaching staff https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/342700/342772.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1411964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/steven-croft-t20-playing-coaching-lancashire-1411964 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 08:03:54 GMT Asitha Fernando takes two wickets but debutant Matty Hurst unbeaten on 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2022 06:05:23 GMT Veteran's fine season has set up an enticing semi-final tie against Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344800/344810.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1331423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1331423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/royal-london-cup-2022-steven-croft-eyes-silverware-as-lancashire-depleted-squad-head-south-1331423 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:38:56 GMT Veteran makes unbeaten 115 from 105 balls as home side get home by three wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343900/343939.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1330927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1330927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/royal-london-cup-2022-steven-croft-lights-the-way-blackpool-as-lancashire-scale-notts-tall-target-1330927 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:25:02 GMT Unbroken 154-run stand leads recovery after Alex Thomson's early strikes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343900/343939.5.jpg 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Lancashire chase derailed in gutsy final over from Scrimshaw despite David's 42 not out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341300/341356.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-shan-masood-wayne-madsen-set-derbyshire-up-for-tight-five-run-win-1321377 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:42:09 GMT Local boy ensures no slip-ups for hosts in pursuit of quarter-final spot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341200/341297.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320598.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320598.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-steven-croft-lights-lancashire-chase-as-notts-leave-blackpool-downhearted-1320598 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:03:07 GMT First-innings parity approaches after hoodoo-breaking 90 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279800/279881.5.jpg 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-leicestershire-fall-short-of-competitive-total-as-lancashire-exert-dominance-1318742 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:21:56 GMT England allrounder targets building site in his 75 as Lancashire maintain unbeaten start to Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/340200/340253.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1317828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1317828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-liam-livingstone-interrupts-construction-in-derbyshire-destruction-1317828 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:54:14 GMT Dane Vilas butchers Yorkshire's bowlers for his 82 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339200/339289.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-keaton-jennings-double-century-gives-lancashire-good-cause-for-optimism-1314845 Fri, 13 May 2022 19:22:38 GMT Hosts made to pay for fielding lapses as Jennings achieves notable feat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339200/339252.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-keaton-jennings-steven-croft-prove-thorny-for-yorkshire-in-roses-clash-1314706 Thu, 12 May 2022 19:06:24 GMT Their 215-run partnership for the fourth wicket defines the shape of the day at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337900/337963.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1310763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1310763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-dane-vilas-steven-croft-craft-excellent-start-for-lancashire-1310763 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:39:49 GMT Defending meagre total at Old Trafford, Yorkshire choose not to run out cramping Croft https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324500/324577.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1270089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1270089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2021-lancashire-join-yorkshire-in-quarter-finals-after-visitors-sporting-act-1270089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Saqib Mahmood helps reduce Northants to 59 for three, still needing 366 runs on final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319500/319598.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1259411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1259411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-steven-croft-shines-with-unbeaten-century-as-lancashire-hold-upper-hand-1259411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Notts seal place in decider against Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/310000/310000.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/nottinghamshire-vs-lancashire-blast-semi-final-dan-christians-brutality-takes-nottinghamshire-into-blast-final-1234503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Parkinson, Hartley and Livingstone derail run-chase at Hove to book semi-final berth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309800/309804.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-quarter-finals-lancashire-spinners-sink-sussex-as-jason-gillespie-reign-ends-with-a-rout-1234141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire enforce follow-on but fail to breakthrough against opening pair https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307700/307754.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1229849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1229849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1229849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire's rookie attack routed as 150 target is hunted down inside 16 overs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307100/307159.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire's early inroads thwarted as match takes place at Worcester's New Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307000/307019.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allrounder will begin 16th season in 2020 after signing contract extension https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1207233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1207233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1207233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire fall well short in chase of 219 despite Ross Whiteley's unbeaten 89 from 40 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1198662 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batsman leads way with 75 not out in chase of 158 to put Lancashire in prime position for home quarter-final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293400/293487.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft chimes in with half century as Lancashire end day on 347 for 7 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273900/273971.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1186943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1186943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1186943 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire came within 11 runs of chasing 418 but tons from Dane Vilas and Steven Croft went in vain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265700/265778.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1181483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul's painstaking 216-minute 65 provided the platform as Lancashire recovered in style after losing early wickets against Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261400/261483.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1144712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1144712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1144712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire will be captained by Liam Livingstone when the 2018 season gets underway, after replacing Steven Croft https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267500/267585.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1127898.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1127898.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127898 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire captain Steven Croft hit his first century in over a year to help Lancashire recover from a flurry of pre-lunch wickets on day two of their Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244300/244301.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1122063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1122063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1122063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Parry claimed his first five-wicket haul in the Championship and Haseeb Hameed guided Lancashire's chase to inflict defeat on the champions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264300/264334.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1103004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1103004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1103004 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft's violent century lifted Lancashire to a much-needed 26-run victory over Warwickshire in the Royal London Cup at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262700/262760.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1096710.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1096710.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1096710 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By the close Steven Croft and Karl Brown had taken their fifth-wicket stand to 105, helping to lift Lancashire from the perils of 91 for 4 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244300/244301.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1027913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1027913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1027913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even when they won the County Championship in 2011 Lancashire did not enjoy days of dominance quite like this https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241600/241671.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1010403.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1010403.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1010403 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With another English season approaching, George Dobell sat down with five stalwarts of the professional scene to chat about the latest changes in the county game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222800/222807.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/982645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/982645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-982645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire were celebrating on Kentish soil for the third time in as many weeks after securing LV= County Championship promotion from Division Two after courageously batting out the final day at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186835.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/917761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/917761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-917761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There have been many disappointments and much heartbreak along the way, but Lancashire have clinched their first limited-over silverware since 1999 with a 13-run victory over Northamptonshire in the final of the NatWest T20 Blast. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/221200/221253.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/915307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/915307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-915307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire gave their NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final hopes a giant boost by beating North Group leaders Birmingham by eight runs at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160885.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/899873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/899873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-899873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire's bowlers took full advantage of a helpful pitch to leave Leicestershire still fighting to save the follow-on after a rain-shortened second day at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213100/213163.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/877843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/877843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-877843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire supporters at Grace Road endured a frustrating day where, for the second time in three days, Steven Croft proved a game adversary https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186835.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/877207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/877207.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-877207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft helped Lancashire get their NatWest T20 Blast campaign off to a successful start with an unbeaten 70 as they claimed a last-ball five-wicket Duckworth-Lewis win over Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213300/213365.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/876281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/876281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-876281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With one heroic blow, Lancashire's captain Glen Chapple took their relegation fight against Middlesex into a final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/194400/194435.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/784599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/784599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-784599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Like mariners clinging to wreckage in the hope of eventual rescue, Lancashire's cricketers hoped to confound the logic of experience on the second day of this game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/194300/194393.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/784293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/784293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-784293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire did not suffer the ignominy of being relegated from Division One on the same day that Yorkshire lifted the Championship but their fate is no longer in their own hands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/193400/193499.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/content/story/780129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/content/story/780129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-780129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A record-equalling run by Steven Croft and Riki Wessels' form lead ESPNcricinfo's countdown of the things that mattered in the latest round of the NatWest T20 Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187600/187643.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/754999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/754999.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-754999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince and Steven Croft sharing in a monstrous fourth-wicket stand in a rare day of runscoring for Lancashire as Northamptonshire suffered https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187300/187397.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/754571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/754571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-754571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glen Chapple opted for safety first against Warwickshire but Steven Croft still enjoyed a day to remember https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162400/162463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/751749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/751749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751749 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft and Karl Brown combined in a record Lancashire T20 stand to lay the foundation for a comfortable win against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186000/186063.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/747277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-747277 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Carberry blazed and blasted Lancashire for his first Twenty20 century but the tenacious Red Rose refused to be bullied and gave Hampshire the shock of their live https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164400/164453.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/660343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/660343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-660343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All results were just about possible by the close last night but this game between two of the second division's promotion favourites turned into the dullest of stalemates https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145897.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637907.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637907.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637907 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middle-order batsmen Steven Croft and Scott Styris helped Northern Districts to a six-wicket win against Central Districts in Hamilton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/hrv-cup-2012/content/story/592644.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/hrv-cup-2012/content/story/592644.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592644 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster and Steven Croft have agreed to play in New Zealand's Twenty20 competition with the Northern Knights https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146843.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/583137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/583137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-583137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft and Karl Brown put on a magnificent unbroken century stand to lead Lancashire to an eight-wicket victory at Chelmsford, which earned the Group A winners a home semi-final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Scott hundred hauls Worcestershire out of trouble as Simon Kerrigan takes four wickets at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145863.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/572944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/572944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft's hundred saved Lancashire from squandering their excellent position on day two at Guildford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147300/147321.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/572139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/572139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572139 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yasir Arafat became the leading wicket-taker in the history of England's domestic T20 competition as Lancashire recorded a thumping eight-wicket win over sorry Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142982.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/570023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/570023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the ground where they secured their first outright championship title since 1934 just seven months ago, Lancashire enjoyed their best day of a season that has taken some time to flicker into life. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145124.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/562810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/562810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-562810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft's second successive century and some devastating new-ball bowling helped Lancashire seize control of their Championship match against Worcestershire at Blackpool https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a day with two outstanding figures, one of them, unusually, a fielder. Steven Croft's first century for three years - only the second of the all-rounder's career in first-class cricket - had the most influence on the match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire cruised to an eight-wicket win over Unicorns to pick up only their third Clydesdale Bank 40 victory of the season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524581.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524581.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524581 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This may be a critical match for both sides, for reasons it was hard to foresee at the start of the campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135000/135094.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbroken 97-run partnership between Steven Croft and Tom Smith helped impressive Lancashire crush Nottinghamshire by nine wickets in their Friends Life t20 match at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire revived their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 with a convincing 26-run win against Durham at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire revived their hopes of qualifying for the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals with a dramatic last-over win against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire chased down 121 from the final 15 overs to win a thrilling County Championship match against Roses rivals Yorkshire at Liverpool https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121400/121449.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Marcus Trescothick hit a 69-ball century as Somerset made it maximum points from five Clydesdale Bank 40 games with a seven-wicket Group C win over Lancashire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent face an uphill battle on the final day of their County Championship clash with Lancashire at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire limped to an overall lead of 120 runs with seven second innings wickets intact in Canterbury after another cut and thrust day that saw 10 wickets fall on the second day of the County Championship Division One match against Kent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473346.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473346.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473346 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent's unlikely allrounder Darren Stevens grabbed three wickets in 13 balls on a dramatic opening day in Canterbury as the hosts closed on 53 for 2 in reply to Lancashire's 266 all out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul saved Lancashire from embarrassment with an innings of 118 at the Rose Bowl, the 54th first-class century of a distinguished career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120000/120000.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/469875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/469875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft carried Lancashire into the Friends Provident t20 quarter-finals on the back of a tense seven-run win against Worcestershire at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/467888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/467888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft enhanced his reputation as a batsman with a defiant unbeaten 85 spanning three hours as Lancashire battled to what may prove to be an important draw here, the result denying Yorkshire an opportunity to go 14 points clear of Nottinghamshire at https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/465685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/465685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-465685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft's first 20-over half-century of the season set up Lancashire's thumping 50-run Friends Provident t20 win over Durham Dynamos at Old Trafford this evening https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Moore's unbeaten 83 off 52 balls set up a 23-run win for Lancashire against Durham in their opening Friends Provident t20 match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Croft's instinct to attack has not always served Lancashire's best interests and there was a moment here when even the knowledge that he was his side's last line of defence was not enough to curb his enthusiasm https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/458841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/458841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwell Prince and Steven Croft shared their third century partnership of the summer to help Lancashire open their Clydesdale Bank 40 account at the expense of Glamorgan at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/458136.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/458136.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458136 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire held the slightest of advantages after the first day of the County Championship Division One match at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116221.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/457580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Horton made a fine century and James Anderson continued his superb return to the Lancashire line-up with two second-innings wickets as the Red Rose took control against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116400/116406.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456931.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456931.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456931 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Action from the final round of Championship matches where Northamptonshire continue to dominate Leicestershire and Division One survival is assured for Lancashire and Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108634.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/426450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426450 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Stuart Broad claims four and wickets tumble in Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102631.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ten players who were products of the Lancashire Development Programme have agreed to new contracts or contract extensions with the county https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/369918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/369918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365852 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Can a Roses match be won in two and a half days? Yorkshire will be hoping so, after a successful 64 overs in which they look eight wickets, before Steven Croft held them at bay with a fighting unbeaten fifty https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/364804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/364804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glen Chapple, Lancashire chipped away at the Sussex second innings and are poised for a crucial victory in a tight first division https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-359221 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT John Ward watches Leicestershire's Twenty20 campaign get off to a losing start against Lancashire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354398.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354398.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354398 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Ward reports on the second day's play in the game between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire perhaps had slightly the better of a bread-and-butter opening day at Old Trafford against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353820 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT