By John Virr – 2nd X1 Scorer
Winning the toss our hosts decided to bat first. Matt Milnes opened the attack and had Singh dropped at slip from his 3rd ball, however from the fifth he comprehensively bowled Maisuria. Mike Finan opened from the other end and he also took a wicket in his first over, George Bell caught behind by Harry Duke: 4-2.
Milnes, in fact bowled 4 overs and returned the figures of 3-6 as Lancashire were reduced to 17-4. Matt Revis replaced Milnes and soon removed Harris courtesy of another catch by Duke. Brad Sylvester continued the wicket taking and at lunch Lancashire were 90-6.
Milnes returned after lunch and took his 4th wicket; 114-7. Sylvester claimed 2 more victims and Finan a second as our hosts were all out for 159 – Milnes 4-14 and Sylvester 3-42.
Eleven overs remained before tea and Tattersall and Bean negotiated them safely, 45 without loss. We had reached 64 when Tattersall was caught behind down the leg side for 26 from 39 balls, Will Luxton was bowled for 2 and we were 69-2.
Revis joined Bean and they remained together at the close having added 118 leaving us 177-2 – Bean 79 no from 127 (his 50 from 69 balls with 9 fours) and Revis 59 no from 87 (his 50 from 79 balls with 7 fours and a six.
