Paul Edwards

Doughty Croft blends Lancashire resistance

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

20-Jun-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Livingstone strikes it rich as Lancs cash in

Liam Livingstone scored Lancashire's fastest T20 fifty as Yorkshire were comprehensively defeated at a raucous Old Trafford

03-Jun-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Yorkshire sing thanks to Bresnan's swing

Tim Bresnan and Adil Rashid picked up four wickets each as Yorkshire completed a hard-fought victory over the Red Rose rivals

01-Jun-2016•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Plunkett tips balance in fascinating contest

Liam Plunkett made 57 down the order as Yorkshire set Lancashire 349 to win and then removed Tom Smith before the close

31-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Yorkshire take charge despite Livingstone's grit

After a day in which 14 wickets fell on a pitch offering inconsistent bounce, Yorkshire have a lead of 189 and Andrew Gale's side bat very deep indeed

30-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Rashid and Bresnan fight back to show the White Rose retains its thorn

Adil Rashid and Tim Bresnan fought back with the bat after a fierce new-ball onslaught from Kyle Jarvis, as the 256th Roses match started with a bang

29-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Headingley

Durham rookies deliver on Collingwood's declaration of intent

To clinch their third win in four Division One matches this season, Lancashire would need to score 325 runs in 96 overs or fewer, an asking rate of only 3.385 runs per over. They failed.

18-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Chester-le-Street

McCarthy and Borthwick lead Durham's charge

As if in playful reproof to those who thought the second half of this game might limp into high-scoring tedium, Tuesday's cricket galloped along like a Grand National winner crossing the Melling Road and brought riches beyond our imagining

17-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Chester-le-Street

Hameed building his own Great Wall

Haseed Hameed, the 19-year-old batsman, guided Lancashire's reply to Durham's 411 on the second day at Chester-le-Street

16-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Chester-le-Street

Borthwick ton puts heat on Lancashire

Scott Borthwick's high-class 134 and Paul Collingwood's 85 not out gave Lancashire's attack one of its first pick, shovel and prop days at cricket's coalface this season

15-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Chester-le-Street

Kerrigan spins Lancashire to handsome victory

Bright blue mornings at Worcester, June afternoons at Canterbury, mist-fringed evenings at Hove. There are days when cricket takes the advice of Barbra Streisand in Hello Dolly and puts on its Sunday clothes

11-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Vince digs in against searching examination

When two of the post-lunch highlights are the arrival of the T20 Claphits and the stately progress of a green and yellow cement mixer, it is fairly clear what sort of afternoon it has been

10-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Procter and Hameed enhance Lancashire's feel-good

Luke Procter's career-best 137 cemented Lancashire's command of their match against Hampshire, while Haseeb Hameed gave a study in concentration until just before lunch

09-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Croft's fielding brilliance sets up Lancashire's dominance

Even when they won the County Championship in 2011 Lancashire did not enjoy days of dominance quite like this

08-May-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Procter and Petersen give Old Trafford reason to roar

Luke Procter and Alviro Petersen put on 61 runs for the third wicket to seal a victory as complete as any that has ushered in a new season at Old Trafford

20-Apr-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Wagner's 11 puts Lancs on short road towards victory

Neil Wagner finished with 11 wickets on debut as Nottinghamshire were dismissed for 175 in their second innings at Old Trafford, leaving Lancashire needing 86 to win

19-Apr-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Davies and Livingstone show Lancashire's top-flight mettle

Lancashire take satisfaction in a hard-fought batting performance against a Nottinghamshire seam attack which included three international bowlers

18-Apr-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Wagner immediately hits right notes for Lancashire

Neil Wagner made an immediate mark in a Lancashire shirt with six wickets on the opening day against Nottinghamshire

17-Apr-2016•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Sit back and prepare to be bewitched

An institution that is far from crumbling, the latest Wisden is once again full of fine stuff in which to lose yourself for hours

15-Apr-2016•Paul Edwards

Rogers rues 'unforgivable' bowling as Somerset escape with a draw

Somerset's players skedaddled away from the Riverside before lunch on Wednesday with a draw in their results column and eight points gained from the match

13-Apr-2016•Paul Edwards at Chester-le-Street

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