LV= County Championship Division One, Lancashire v Sussex at Manchester, May 4-7, 2014

[Eeyore]

Terrible, totally embarrassing. I was thinking this as I entered the county ground to grudgingly buy one of the crested polo shirts earlier.

 

[jakarta]

BBC Commentary still keeping me amused - ''no-one can know what the weather will be tomorrow''

Whereas we all know that it is Manchester and so the certain downpour will save us (just).

 

[Badger]

Sussex are PILING on the runs, last 5 overs:

1 run, 3 runs , maiden, 1 run, maiden

 

[jakarta]

Sussex are PILING on the runs, last 5 overs:

1 run, 3 runs , maiden, 1 run, maiden

CALYPSO type batting as Lara (sorry Yardy) gets a 4!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

the ANTE is well and truly UPPED...

 

[tinycowboy]

This is liquid cricket. Someone's had a great cuppa at teatime. Four more byes.

 

[Badger]

Was there a penalty in the 44th over? Cricinfo has it down as 7 runs but only shows 2 singles.

EDIT: Apparently there was

Extras

(b 4, lb 4, pen 5)

I guess it hit a helmet or something.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Was there a penalty in the 44th over? Cricinfo has it down as 7 runs but only shows 2 singles.

Lancs gave us a few bonus runs - not sure why given the rate that we are RATTLING along at...

 

[Moshe Gariani]

RHB 25 off 78 balls...

Obviously an early assault on the Walter Lawrence Trophy

 

[jakarta]

121-3 but no fear The RUN MACHINE that is Matt Machan strides to the Crease

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Meanwhile Graeme Smith progresses untroubled as Surrey continue their DOMINATION of the second tier...

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Phew... RAIN

 

[jakarta]

This is liquid cricket.

It certainly is as Manchester's wonderful microclimate comes to our rescue......

 

[tinycowboy]

Well, I'm wondering if we'll have enough in the tank to progress from League 1 to the Championship this year. Me? I'm not ruling it out just yet.

 

[vegster]

Back out and wickets tumbling, have Lancashire claimed the extra half hour as they feel they can get a result tonight ?

 

[8ace]

4/201

 

[Luke93]

Five gone... Just over a 300 run lead. 1 day left.

 

[8ace]

5/216 at the close, lead of 322

 

[mjking73]

320+ lead... try to bat to lunch and hope to nick a rain-affected draw

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Good effort by Sussex to take this to day 4.