Rain ruins Lancashire hopes

Nottinghamshire 178 for 4 v Lancashire 319
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It will almost certainly need a deal to be struck between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire to force a positive result in this match after the whole of the third day was lost to rain.

However, Nottinghamshire are in much less need of a win than Lancashire, whose outside chance in the title race would be effectively ended by anything less. Expect Nottinghamshire, then, to set their sights on batting bonus points.