Match report day 3: Worcs v Lancs in Championship 2004

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

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

Summary of day 3

Not for the first time this season, Lancashire removed the opposing teams' top order, but then failed to blast away the middle and later order batsmen. Consequently, any chance of enforcing the follow on disappeared shortly before the tea interval. Dominic Cork bowled a top quality spell (4 for 49) from the City end before lunch, but was completely overlooked in the crucial opening phase of the second session - heavens knows why Lancashire elected to employ the services of Andrew Crook on debut for eleven consecutive overs at such an important stage of the season. Worcestershire finally opted to declare 51 runs behind Lancashire after collecting 4 batting points of their own. By the close of play, the visitors had reached 58 for 0. One fancies Lancashire will be returning to New Road next season.

Key Notes of the Day

Lancashire declare on their overnight score of 403 for 9 - Worcester over rate minus 1
Moore caught Hooper bowled Chapple 14 (2nd slip) - 43 for 1 in the 13th over - Peters 23*
Peters caught Hooper bowled Cork 27 (2nd slip - slower wider ball) - 49 for 2 in the 14th over - Hick 0*
53 for 2 in the 15th over - Hick 4* Smith 0*
Smith caught Law bowled Cork 0 (1st slip) - 55 for 3 in the 16th over - Hick 4*
Hick lbw bowled Cork 6 - 70 for 4 in the 22nd over - Kadeer Ali 11*
Kadeer Ali bowled Cork 11 (Off stump) - 77 for 5 in the 26th over - Bichel 5*
102 for 5 in the 28th over - Bichel 17* Hall 9*
Lunch - 113 for 5 from 31 overs - Bichel 22* Hall 15* - Over rate minus 2
50 partnership - 128 for 5 in the 34th over - Bichel 29* Hall 23*
Bichel bowled Mahmood 31 (Leg stump - played on) - 149 for 6 in the 39th over - Hall 34*
150 for 6 in the 39th over - Hall 34* Rhodes 1*
50 Hall from 73 balls (9 x 4) - 183 for 6 in the 45th over - Rhodes 13*
50 partnership + 201 for 6 in the 50th over - Hall 60* Rhodes 17*
Hall lbw bowled Keedy 70 (No shot offered) - 212 for 7 in the 53rd over - Rhodes 17*
250 for 7 in the 60th over - Rhodes 36* Price 14*
Follow on saved - 255 for 7 in the 62nd over - 3.15pm - Rhodes 36* Price 15*
50 partnership - 262 for 7 in the 65th over - Rhodes 39* Price 17*
Tea - 280 for 7 from 69 overs - Rhodes 44* Price 27* - slight rain
302 for 7 in the 77th over - Rhodes 48* Price 45*
50 Rhodes from 117 balls (5 x 4) - 306 for 7 in the 79th over - Price 47*
50 Price from 88 balls (8 x 4) - 310 for 7 in the 79th over - Rhodes 50*
100 partnership - 312 for 7 in the 79th over - Rhodes 50* Price 55*
Rhodes caught Hegg bowled Keedy 53 - 327 for 8 in the 83rd over - Price 65*
Mason caught Hegg bowled Keedy 0 (First ball) - 327 for 9 in the 83rd over - Price 65*
352 for 9 declared in the 87th over - 5.10pm - Price 76* Khalid 6* - Trail by 51

Minimum of 11 overs remaining
52 for 0 in the 12th over - Chilton 25* Sutcliffe 17*
Close of play - 58 for 0 from 12 overs - Chilton 25* Sutcliffe 21*
Worcester 7 points, Lancashire 8 points