Match report day 3: Lancs v Kent in Championship 2004

Match report day 3: Lancs v Kent in Championship 2004 by Neil Adams

Scorecard:	Lancashire v Kent
Other links:	Day 1, Day 2, Day 4

Summary of day 3

15 wickets fell on the 3rd day of this county championship encounter to suggest that a draw might not be the only outcome. Having dismissed Kent for just 266 on the stroke of tea, Lancashire batted themselves into trouble, closing on 70 for 5, still 37 runs away from avoiding the follow on. If Lancashire surpass 1117 runs on the fourth morning, the draw will once again become the most likely outcome. Unfortunately, 7 points will not be of any real used in the fight to beat the drop. Earlier in the day, Gary Keedy finished with 4 for 62, but was under used in the opening session (Just the customary 1 over before lunch - cricket by numbers!), while Key scored 52 and Walker 61. Sutcliffe (5) chopped on in the 7th over (23-1), Mal Loye (4) rocked back to play a cut stroke in the 12th over but lost his off stump (38-2), Chilton (26) was caught by Fulton at mid wicket (47-3) and Hooper received a sharply turning ball from Patel and failed to score (47-4). Haynes batting at number 6 (Well above his capability level) was caught by Dennington at point for nought (50-5). Chapple and Mongia steered Lancashire to 70 for 5 at close. The latter player holding an astounding diving boundary edge catch to remove Loudon in the afternoon session.

Key Notes of the Day

Play started on time despite weather from previous day
11.26am - Rain stop play - 30 for 0 after 12 overs - Fulton 14* Key 15*
4 overs lost - 95 left - play restarts 11.40am
Fulton caught Sutcliffe bowled Chapple 18 (Short leg) - 34 for 1 in the 14th over - Key 15*
Smith caught Haynes bowled Chapple 0 - 34 for 2 in the 14th over - Key 15*
51 for 2 in the 19th over - Key 19* Loudon 11*
Loudon 15 dropped by Loye in the gully (Low to left) - 75 for 2 in the 25th over - Key 39* Loudon 15*
50 partnership - 84 for 2 in the 25th over - Key 45* Loudon 18*
50 Key from 66 balls (7 x 4) - 92 for 2 in the 27th over - Loudon 19*
Key lbw bowled Mahmood 52 (Next ball after scoring 50) - 92 for 3 in the 27th over - Loudon 19*
100 for 3 in the 30th over - Loudon 21* Walker 4*
Lunch - 110 for 3 from 34 overs - Loudon 24* Walker 11*
50 partnership - 142 for 3 in the 43rd over - Loudon 39* Walker 27*
151 for 3 in the 44th over - Loudon 42* Walker 33*
Loudon caught Mongia bowled Keedy 45 (Diving catch on boundary directly behind umpire) - 162 for 4 in the 48th over - Walker 41*
O'Brien 4 dropped at 1st slip by Cork - 175 for 4 in the 50th over - Walker 47*
50 Walker from 72 balls (4 x 4) - 183 for 4 in the 51st over - O'Brien 8*
O'Brien lbw bowled Keedy 19 - 195 for 5 in the 54th over - Walker 52*
203 for 5 in the 55th over - Walker 60* Dennington 0*
Walker caught Haynes bowled Hooper 61 - 213 for 6 in the 59th over - Dennington 9* (Hooper's 4th ball)
Khan lbw bowled Keedy 0 - 218 for 7 in the 62nd over - Dennington 14*
Dennington caught Haynes bowled Keedy 15 - 229 for 8 in the 64th over - Patel 9*
Patel caught Hooper bowled Cork 17 (1st slip) - 237 for 9 in the 67th over - Butler 0*
251 for 9 in the 72nd over - Butler 5* Joseph 6*
Joseph 6 dropped caught & bowled by Cork - 251 for 9 in the 73rd over - Butler 5*
Butler bowled Cork 19 (Off stump) - 266 all out in the 76th over - Joseph 7* - 4.20pm

Sutcliffe bowled Butler 5 (Played on to leg stump) - 23 for 1 in the 7th over - Chilton 16*
Loye bowled Patel 4 ( Off stump - rocked back) - 38 for 2 in the 12th over - Chilton 22*
Chilton caught Fulton bowled Patel 26 (Mid wicket) - 47 for 3 in the 16th over - Mongia 5*
Hooper lbw bowled Patel 0 - 47 for 4 in the 17th over - Mongia 5*
50 for 4 in the 19th over - Mongia 8* Haynes 0*
Haynes caught Dennington bowled Joseph 0 (Point) - 50 for 5 in the 19th over - Mongia 8*
Bad light stop play 6.20pm - 70 for 5 in the 25th over - Mongia 15* Chapple 13* - 7 overs lost