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County Championship: Lancashire race to 3-day win over Glamorgan

Glamorgan started the day on 41-2 and were almost strokeless for the opening stages as Ul Hassan and departing captain Sam Northeast saw off the initial spells from Tom Bailey and Balderson.

Northeast looked settled for his 21 when Jack Blatherwick had him given lbw in the 20th over of the day, prompting a standing ovation from the Sophia Gardens crowd as tribute was paid to the Kent-bound batter over the public address for his successful four years with the county.

Ul Hassan started to get his off-drives away and seemed set for a hard-earned 50, but fell for 45 as he reverse-swept Tom Hartley to a diving Keaton Jennings at point.

Glamorgan moved ahead with four wickets down but with more balls keeping low, Balderson then got Lancashire dreaming of a day off with a double strike.

He appeared to be appealing for leg-before against Kiran Carlson on eight, but the ball lobbed to Jennings at slip and umpire Tom Lungley decided it was inside edge onto pad.

Billy Root, who has been offered a new contract, guided his first ball from Balderson for four but was leg-before two balls later, meaning four wickets had fallen for 34 either side of lunch.

The ultra-experienced pair of Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke halted the slide with a stand of 50, but Tom Aspinwall had Ingram lbw for 37 with one that skidded through and Timm van der Gugten slapped the same bowler to point.

Balderson’s fourth wicket came with the second delivery of the new ball as Mason Crane was lbw for a brisk 23, including five fours.

Cooke hoisted Balderson over mid-wicket for six to bring up his 50 but holed out off Bailey, leaving Lancashire to score at 5.1 per over if they wanted an extra day off.

Luke Wells (19) started expansively before driving van der Gugten to mid-off, but Jennings launched him over mid-on for six before taking 19 off a Harris over.

His runs came off just 33 balls and included three sixes before he chipped Crane to mid-wicket, while Josh Bohannon hammered a quick 33 in poor light.

Northeast sent down the final over to mark his departure as Lancashire won the match but Glamorgan took the season’s honours.

Glamorgan captain Sam Northeast told BBC Sport Wales:

“I had a lovely reception all day, it’s been a bit emotional and the applause was a fantastic way to walk off the field. I’m sure no-one wanted to see me bowl but even bowling, there was nice applause.

“It’s not the way I wanted to end, but we got the result of getting promoted and it’s been hard work for a few years trying to achieve that and the preparation starts in November. The fact this result didn’t go our way doesn’t take anything away from what we’ve achieved.

“It’s a tight division and we played exceptional cricket through the middle period, everyone’s played their part and the next challenge is to stay up.

“it feels like I’ve played my whole career here weirdly, the last four years have been very enjoyable and I’ve felt at home here so it’s going to be strange going back home (to Kent) and seeing the boys in Div One. To go back to where I started will be a nice way to finish my career, though it hasn’t sunk it yet.”

Lancashire captain Josh Bohannon told BBC Lancashire Sport:

“(On captaincy) Pretty cool isn’t it? I’ve been vice-captain for a couple of years and at some stage there’s going to be a time when you get the arm-band.

“It’s nice to have your own spin on it, nice working with all the coaches and with Jimmy (Anderson) over the last couple of months, we think about the game on the same wavelength and I’ve learned a lot from him.

“It’s not gone our way (this season) and we’ve not achieved what we wanted, to be promoted, so it’s frustrating. We didn’t play good cricket for the first half of the season.

“But from when Crofty (interim coach Steven Croft) took over, apart from the Glamorgan game at Old Trafford, we were in a position to win every game. It’s really positive we’ve managed to turn it round in such a short period of time.

“Jimmy’s led from the front, and it feels like we’re getting back to being Lancashire again.”

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Lancashire: Red Rose complain to ECB about Liam Livingstone dismissal and condemn online reaction

Lancashire have condemned “misogynistic comments” on social media that followed Liam Livingstone’s controversial dismissal in the semi-final defeat by Somerset at the T20 Vitality Blast Finals Day.

Livingstone was given out lbw by on-field umpire James Middlebrook, with the decision backed up by third umpire Sue Redfern after the England batter sent the incident for review, claiming to have struck the ball with an inside edge.

A number of comments on social media criticised Redfern’s verdict and questioned why a woman should be third umpire for a men’s match.

“While the club remains deeply frustrated and disappointed with the decision, Lancashire is equally clear that it does not condone the misogynistic comments that have appeared across social media in response,” the club said in a statement on X., external

“Such behaviour is unacceptable, does not reflect the values of our club or the wider Red Rose family, and has no place in the game.”

In the same statement, Lancashire also said they had submitted a complaint to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) about the decision which saw Livingstone given out for 29.

The club said they have “formally expressed disappointment” to the governing body.

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County Championship: Day one abandoned at Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Durham, Sussex and Leicestershire.

Heavy rain and strong winds meant no play was possible on day one in eight of nine County Championship matches.

The Division One top-of-the-table clash between Surrey and Nottinghamshire was the only match to see any action as the championship headed into its penultimate round of matches.

The Division Two match between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire at Bristol was the first match to be abandoned without a ball bowled at around 14:00 BST, followed soon after by Lancashire versus promotion-chasing Middlesex at Old Trafford.

Derbyshire, who must realistically beat second-placed Glamorgan at Derby to keep their own promotion hopes alive, were left frustrated as the weather ruled out any cricket on day one and there was also no play between Leicestershire and Kent.

In Division One, Durham’s hopes of picking up a vital win against fellow relegation candidates Worcestershire were also delayed until at least the second day at Chester-le-Street.

Durham are six points adrift of safety, while anything less than victory for bottom side Worcestershire will confirm their descent to Division Two.

Play was also abandoned for the day at Hove where both Sussex and Yorkshire were looking to secure their safety from the drop, while Hampshire, who sit just six points above second-bottom Durham, were also denied any play at Taunton.

Warwickshire and Essex will also look to get their match under way at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

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