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| • Moore ruled out for the season |
| Lancashire opener Stephen Moore has been ruled out for the rest of the season. |
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| • Morgan and Collingwood take control |
| Eoin Morgan underpinned England's 331-4 with a maiden Test hundred on day one of the four-match npower series against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
Morgan (125no) was retained in the team only because of the broken toe Ian Bell suffered in a mid-summer one-day international.
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| • Chanderpaul rescues Lancashire |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his first century for Lancashire to continue a fine start to his Old Trafford career.
The prolific West Indian was the main source of inspiration as the Red Rose recovered from a bad start on the opening day of their LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl.
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| • Flintoff set for Lancashire return |
Andrew Flintoff will return to action for Lancashire seconds next week.
The Red Rose all-rounder hasn’t played since the end of the Ashes last September, since when he has had two operations on his right knee.
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| • Lancashire left to count cost of defeat |
| Lancashire are still counting the cost of their heartbreaking Friends Provident t20 quarter-final defeat by Essex. |
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| • Sad Lancashire suffer t20 heartbreak |
| Lancashire lost their third Friends Provident Twenty20 quarter-final in three years to Essex Eagles by eight wickets at Chelmsford on Tuesday night. |
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| • Swann: Anderson still the main man |
| Angry Jimmy Anderson is still England's attack leader, according to spinner Graeme Swann. |
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| • Mahmood's plunder and Lightning! |
| Sajid Mahmood believes it is time Lancashire delivered their success-starved fans a trophy. |
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| • Lancashire held to a draw |
Lancashire captain Glen Chapple pointed to a sixth wicket partnership of 61 in 15.2 overs between Phil Mustard and Ben Stokes as the main reason why Durham escaped with an LV= County Championship draw at the Riverside today.
The hosts started day four needing 99 runs to avoid the follow on in reply to the Red Rose county’s first innings 344.
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| • Anderson hails magnificent Muralitharan |
| Jimmy Anderson believes Muttiah Muralitharan’s record of 800 Test match wickets will be broken – but not for the foreseeable future! |
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| • Flintoff in Super Kings squad |
| Andrew Flintoff is hoping he can show Chennai Super Kings what they missed out on last year after being named in their preliminary squad for the forthcoming Champions League Twenty20. |
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| • Lancashire to face Essex in Twenty20 |
| Lancashire have been handed a tough away trip to face Essex Eagles at Chelmsford next Tuesday night in the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident Twenty20. |
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| • Flintoff owes it to Lancashire |
| It's every Lancashire player’s dream to win the County Championship. |
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| • Lancashire's home hopes dashed |
Lancashire’s chances of playing their Friends Provident t20 quarter-final at Old Trafford look remote after they lost to Northamptonshire by 11 runs at Wantage Road.
Lightning will travel south in the last eight if Warwickshire claim one point from their last two North Division matches, irrespective of what the Red Rose do in their final game at Worcestershire Royals on Sunday.
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| • Lancs lash Outlaws to reach t20 quarter-finals |
LANCASHIRE have booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident t20, now they are out to make sure they play it at home.
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| • Mike Watkinson column |
| Next season is certainly going to provide Lancashire with a different challenge as we play all our Championship games at outgrounds because of the redevelopment of Old Trafford. |
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| • Chapple injury blow for Lancashire |
| Lancashire's hopes of securing a home quarter-final in the Friends Provident t20 have been dealt a blow after Glen Chapple picked up an injury. |
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| • Flintoff on the starting grid |
| Peter Moores believes Andrew Flintoff can still play a big role in Lancashire’s double assault on silverware. |
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| • Strauss relishing England selection headache |
| England captain Andrew Strauss is ready for some selection headaches in the future after admitting competition for one-day places is the toughest he can remember. |
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| • David Lloyd column |
| I don’t see Lancashire as serious contenders to win the Friends Provident Twenty20, but that’s not to say they can’t win it. |
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| • Lancs lose out to Derbyshire |
| Talk about a case of after the Lord Mayor’s Show! Having beaten the old enemy Yorkshire in thrilling style on Friday night in front of a full house, Lancashire Lightning came crashing back down to earth with a huge bump as they slipped to a sorry seven-run defeat at the hands of Derbyshire Falcons. |
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| • Lancs in five-wicket victory over Yorks |
STEPHEN Parry surely hasn’t had a better week in his career than this one. Nine wickets in three games, a debut for the England Lions and a match-winning performance in a red-hot Roses match in front of a sell-out Old Trafford crowd.
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| • Lloyd: Lancashire can end 76-year Championship wait |
| Clive Lloyd believes Lancashire’s 76-year wait for the County Championship is coming to an end. |
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| • Flintoff cleared to play for St Annes |
| Andrew Flintoff has got the green light to play for Northern League side St Annes as part of his rehabilitation. |
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| • Keedy ready to shoulder burden |
| Gary Keedy admits he will have to play through the pain barrier as he begins his Lancashire comeback. |
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| • Lancashire reject member complaints |
| Lancashire have denied accusations from a group of members that the club “go out of their way to antagonise spectators and cause discontent,” on matchdays. |
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| • Muralitharan to retire from Test cricket |
| Sri Lanka spinner and former Lancashire star Muttiah Muralitharan has confirmed he will retire from Test cricket later this month. |
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| • Smith shines as Lancs demolish Worcs |
Tom Smith believes Lancashire are one of the best fielding and bowling teams in the country after they demolished Worcestershire at Old Trafford.
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| • No letting up for Old Trafford development |
| Jim Cumbes has warned Lancashire can’t afford to take their foot off the gas now they have been granted planning permission for the redevelopment of Old Trafford. |
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| • Lancs beaten by Derbyshire |
| An early batting collapse cost Lancashire the chance of securing a sixth Friends Provident Twenty20 win against Derbyshire at Chesterfield. |
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| • Classy Croft helps Lancs draw against Yorkshire |
| Lancashire coach Peter Moores praised the resilience of his side after they salvaged a draw from their County Championship match against title rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford.
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| • ECB to host Champions Trophy |
| The England and Wales Cricket Board will host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, it has been announced. |
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| • Strauss frustrated as whitewash hopes dashed |
| Andrew Strauss was "annoyed" but accepted England got their just desserts as their hopes of a NatWest Series whitewash over Australia were unceremoniously dashed at The Oval on Wednesday. |
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| • Flintoff set for comeback |
Andrew Flintoff could start bowling again later this week.
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| • Limping Lancs in a pickle |
The prospect of gloomy storm clouds over Old Trafford could – for once – bring a few smiles to the Lancashire dressing room.
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| • David Lloyd column |
| You may think I am going a bit bonkers here, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Andrew Flintoff lined up in the first Ashes Test in November. |
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| Updated: 12 minutes ago |
