Youngsters impress for Lancashire
Lancashire eased their potential Pro40 relegation fears with a hard-fought five-wicket win against Warwickshire, chasing down 254 with one ball to spare, despite a ferocious 64-ball 92 from Neil Carter
Cricinfo staff
02-Sep-2007
Lancashire 254 for 5 (Cross 76, Laxman 50) beat Warwickshire 253 for 7 (Carter 92, Marshall 3-36) by five wickets
Scorecard
Scorecard
![]() |
![]()
|
Gareth Cross and Paul Horton began the run-chase with a stand of 122 at more than six-an-over as Warwickshire's seam bowlers went round the ground. Cross, Lancashire's reserve wicketkeeper who was playing as a batsman, was particularly impressive as he hit 12 fours and a six in his 69-ball innings.
However, as happened in Warwickshire's innings the spinners changed the complexion of the match. Alex Loudon had Horton caught at long-off and then added Mark Chilton, who was snapped up at short midwicket. Cross was also caught in the deep, off Nick James, and Lancashire were left needing a run-a-ball.
VVS Laxman and Steven Croft added 65 to put Lancashire back on course, Laxman making a 49-ball 50, and Dominic Cork's 21 helped seal the result.
Carter, fighting for his Warwickshire future, had been in dramatic form with a powerful assault on the Lancashire attack. But when he fell to Simon Marshall's first ball the middle order struggled to make the most of the platform.
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR | For | Against |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Worcestershire | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.721 | 909/151.4 | 833/158.0 |
Sussex | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +0.146 | 1071/186.5 | 1095/196.0 |
Nottinghamshire | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +1.083 | 1106/181.2 | 999/199.1 |
Hampshire | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.347 | 1124/173.3 | 1121/182.5 |
Lancashire | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -0.068 | 697/111.3 | 693/109.4 |
Essex | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -0.321 | 746/137.0 | 790/137.0 |
Gloucestershire | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1.077 | 632/115.0 | 746/113.3 |
Warwickshire | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.632 | 1039/189.0 | 1041/169.5 |
Northamptonshire | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.875 | 812/151.0 | 818/130.5 |