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Warwickshire v Lancashire, Pro40, Edgbaston
Youngsters impress for Lancashire
Cricinfo staff
September 1, 2007
Lancashire 254 for 5 (Cross 76, Laxman 50) beat Warwickshire 253 for 7 (Carter 92, Marshall 3-36) by five wickets
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Gareth Cross drives during his 76 off 69 balls
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Lancashire eased their potential Pro40 relegation fears with a hard-fought five-wicket win against Warwickshire, chasing down 254 with one ball to spare, despite a ferocious 64-ball 92 from Neil Carter.
Gareth Cross and Paul Horton began the run-chase with a stand of 122 at more than six-an-over as Warwickshire's seam bowlers went round the ground. Cross, Lancashire's reserve wicketkeeper who was playing as a batsman, was particularly impressive as he hit 12 fours and a six in his 69-ball innings.
However, as happened in Warwickshire's innings the spinners changed the complexion of the match. Alex Loudon had Horton caught at long-off and then added Mark Chilton, who was snapped up at short midwicket. Cross was also caught in the deep, off Nick James, and Lancashire were left needing a run-a-ball.
VVS Laxman and Steven Croft added 65 to put Lancashire back on course, Laxman making a 49-ball 50, and Dominic Cork's 21 helped seal the result.
Carter, fighting for his Warwickshire future, had been in dramatic form with a powerful assault on the Lancashire attack. But when he fell to Simon Marshall's first ball the middle order struggled to make the most of the platform.
| Team |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
N/R |
Pts |
Net RR |
For |
Against |
| Worcestershire |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
+0.721 |
909/151.4 |
833/158.0 |
| Sussex |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
+0.146 |
1071/186.5 |
1095/196.0 |
| Nottinghamshire |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
+1.083 |
1106/181.2 |
999/199.1 |
| Hampshire |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
+0.347 |
1124/173.3 |
1121/182.5 |
| Lancashire |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
-0.068 |
697/111.3 |
693/109.4 |
| Essex |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
-0.321 |
746/137.0 |
790/137.0 |
Gloucestershire |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
-1.077 |
632/115.0 |
746/113.3 |
| Warwickshire |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-0.632 |
1039/189.0 |
1041/169.5 |
| Northamptonshire |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-0.875 |
812/151.0 |
818/130.5 |
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