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Cricket: Lancs let a great start slip away.


Byline: BY CARL MARKHAM Daily Post Correspondent

LANCASHIRE let Nottinghamshire off the hook on the first day of their Liverpool Victoria The Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited was founded in 1843. It is incorporated under the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 and is owned by its members. The registered address for the company is County Gates, Westbourne, Bournemouth BH1 2NF.  County Championship match after reducing their hosts to 107 for five.

The Red Rose county, looking to reclaim top spot from Sussex in Division One, made Nottinghamshire pay for opting to bat first at Trent Bridge Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.  as two wickets apiece from Dominic Cork and Tom Smith left the home side's innings in t at t e r s .

However, Australian David Hussey David Hussey (born July 15, 1977) in Morley, Western Australia is an Australian cricketer who has represented Australia at under 19 level in his youth. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler, Hussey has been given the nickname of Little Mr Cricket  (150) and Mark Ealham Mark Alan Ealham, (born August 27 1969), is an English cricketer, he currently plays for Nottinghamshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder and is a former England international at both Test and one-day cricket.  (83) shared a sixth-wicket stand of 226 to wrest back control.

But once they had been separated the innings was wrapped up swiftly, leaving Lancashire to safely negotiate three overs before the close to finish six without loss.

Dale Benkenstein (125) and Gareth Breese (107) both scored centuries as Durham reached 379 for six against Middlesex at Lord's.

Jimmy Maher (46) and Gordon Muchall (68) laid the foundations and even Chad Keegan's three wickets could not stop the flow of runs.

Hampshire's Dimitri Mascarenhas claimed six for 65 as Yorkshire were skittled for 195 at the Rose Bowl

Australian Darren Lehmann top scored for the visitors with 41, but by the close Michael Carberry (81no) had help reduce the deficit to just 64 as stumps came with the hosts 131 for one having lost James Adams for 29.

Second-placed Worcestershire's bid to catch Division Two leaders Surrey was boosted after they dismissed Derbyshire for 351 at Chesterfield.

Ant Botha (87) top scored for the hosts but Matt Mason's five for 51 brought an end to some tail-end frolics by James Pipe (46 off 77 balls) and Graham Wagg (45 off 74).
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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Jul 27, 2006
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