Over 81. 3 runs. Bowler: Matt Parkinson. Lancashire Men: 9-280(rr 3.46) Round the wicket. Full, off stump, front foot, reverse sweep along the ground to Keith Dudgeon at gully. No run.
A full-length leg spinner on off stump, met with a well-timed reverse sweep that’s cleverly played low to the ground. The ball is stopped smartly by first slip, denying any runs from this neat piece of batting.
The leg spinner delivers full on middle stump, and Anderson confidently drives it along the ground toward extra cover for a single. James Anderson gets off the mark with a well-timed run.
Over 80. 1 runs. Bowler: Bertie Foreman. Lancashire Men: 9-277(rr 3.46) A full-length off break just outside off stump, met with a solid defensive stroke that keeps the scoreboard quiet.
Over 79. 1 runs. Bowler: Matt Parkinson. Lancashire Men: 9-276(rr 3.49) The leg spinner tosses up a length ball on middle stump as Aspinwall attempts a reverse sweep but misses, the ball striking his pad. He is given out lbw, ending his innings. Tom Aspinwall departs for 14 off 38.
A full-length leg spinner lands on off stump, tempting the batter to play a drive. Tom Aspinwall gets an outside edge, but the ball is cut off smartly by short third man for no run.
Over 78. 11 runs. Bowler: Bertie Foreman. Lancashire Men: 8-275(rr 3.53) Foreman bowls a back of a length off break on middle stump, and Aspinwall pulls it crisply. The ball is middled perfectly and races away through mid-wicket for a boundary. Tom Aspinwall adds another four, making it two in this over.
Foreman delivers an off break on a length, right on middle stump. Aspinwall plays a cautious defensive stroke, keeping the ball down and safe to end with a dot ball.
