Cricket

[summerisle]

Notts 113-7, 17 overs. Need 39 off 3 overs. Parkinson again proving his worth with 4-0-22-3.

 

[summerisle]

Notts need 12 off the last over.

 

[summerisle]

Lancashire win by 3 runs, after being 0-1, 2-2, 14-3 and 35-4. Increase their lead at the top of the table.

 

[summerisle]

Some highlights from last night's match.

 

[summerisle]

A farce looming if, as expected, Lancashire have a home draw in the T20 quarter finals. The Ashes is at Old Trafford, and no outgrounds are available as Sky is televising the quarter-finals. It appears the only option is to play the match at a neutral ground.
Also :

 

[Ivo]

A farce looming if, as expected, Lancashire have a home draw in the T20 quarter finals. The Ashes is at Old Trafford, and no outgrounds are available as Sky is televising the quarter-finals. It appears the only option is to play the match at a neutral ground.
Also :

Not having those players available is completely unfair. If they want cricket to prosper they need to be getting more savvy about these things. When it gets to finals day people want to see the best players

 

[summerisle]

Not having those players available is completely unfair. If they want cricket to prosper they need to be getting more savvy about these things. When it gets to finals day people want to see the best players

We're certainly going to miss them if we reach the finals.

 

[summerisle]

Inspection at 19.30. The weather's brightening, but more showers forecasted.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Chris O'Connor]

We're absolutely brilliant at no results, joint highest in the no result column table, noone in the South group table can quite match our total either.

 

[summerisle]

Lancashire playing 'Birmingham' in their latest T20 match. 'Birmingham' won the toss and are batting, currently 7-0, 1.2 overs.

 

[summerisle]

'Birmingham' 79-1, 10 overs.

 

[summerisle]

Decent score from 'Birmingham', 179-6. Three wickets for Livingstone, and once again excellent figures for Matt Parkinson : 4-0-23-3.

 

[summerisle]

Sticky start for Lancashire, 70-3, recovering from 28-3. Need a further 110 from 10 overs.

 

[summerisle]

Lancashire well in the game, 132-3,15 overs. The only good Australian, Glen Maxwell 78 off 37 balls, 8 fours, 4 sixes.