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Alex on fire with ton as flames stop play

7:29am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Darwen youngster Alex Davies scored a brilliant 127 not out for new club Lytham as they crushed Hightown by 100 runs in a Liverpool Competition game that was held up for a short time by a fire in an adjacent warehouse.

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Day One: Lancashire v Essex

6:40pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

PAUL Horton departed with the last ball of the day to take the gloss off Lancashire’s efforts to make it back-to-back County Championship Division Two wins.

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Veterans do battle at Colne

7:51am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A ROSES battle takes place this afternoon on Colne’s Horsfield as the over 60s teams of Lancashire and Yorkshire go head-to-head.

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Hayman to play as batsman only

7:52am Tuesday 7th May 2013

BURNLEY’S teenage pace bowler Cole Hayman will only be able to play as a batsman over the next couple of Foster’s Lancashire League games.

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Smith and James give Moores a headache

11:30am Saturday 20th April 2013

PETER Moores says Tom Smith’s performance in Lancashire’s friendly draw with Yorkshire this week has put the Chorley batsman right in the frame for the Red Rose’s clash with Kent next week - and admits that his selection headache is one of the toughest he has faced a as coach.

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Lancashire predict return to profit

7:36am Monday 15th April 2013

LANCASHIRE COUNTY Cricket Club has confidently predicted a return to profitability in the next financial year after significantly reducing its net debt and despite making an operating loss of just over £1.5million for the year ended 31 December 2012.

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Lancashire set for opening draw

11:17am Saturday 13th April 2013

Lancashire and Worcestershire are likely to begin their return to Division Two of the LV= County Championship with an opening round draw at Emirates Old Trafford following more rain on day three.

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Lancashire still very much alive in opener

11:29am Friday 12th April 2013

A SEVENTH-WICKET stand between Daryl Mitchell and Gareth Andrew helped Worcestershire post a competitive first-innings total of 334 during a rain-affected second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Lancashire at Old Trafford.

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Mo pain as Ali returns to star at Old Trafford

11:01am Thursday 11th April 2013

MOEEN Ali prospered at Old Trafford to help Worcestershire make an encouraging start to their County Championship Division Two clash against Lancashire.

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Moores targets strong start

9:51am Wednesday 10th April 2013

LANCASHIRE will bid to make a winning start to life in the LV= County Championship Division Two when they take on Worcestershire in the season opener which gets underway at Old Trafford today.

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Science holds key to Newby’s new action

1:00pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

READ pace ace Oliver Newby is hoping the science of sport can help him star in the County Championship this season – and finally cement his place in Lancashire’s four-day team.

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Prince returns to Old Trafford

9:08am Thursday 28th March 2013

ASHWELL Prince has rejoined Lancashire for a fourth spell at Old Trafford.

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Red Rose turn to White

8:31am Friday 25th January 2013

LANCASHIRE have bolstered their squad with the acquisition of Leicestershire all-rounder Wayne White.

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Platts on Lancashire board

5:52pm Thursday 10th January 2013

Lancashire have appointed Les Platts as a non-executive director of the board.

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Tributes paid to cricket star Tom, 21

9:15am Friday 30th November 2012

A YOUNG and popular cricketer who helped Clitheroe to their 2010 Ribblesdale League title success has died suddenly.

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Aussie Katich returns to Lancashire

8:26am Thursday 15th November 2012

LANCASHIRE have signed former Australia Test opener Simon Katich as their overseas player for next season.

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Chapple to stay on as Lancashire skipper

9:00am Saturday 20th October 2012

GLEN Chapple will continue as the captain of relegated Lancashire County Cricket Club for a fifth season in 2013.

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Chapple stays on as Lancashire skipper

8:58am Friday 19th October 2012

GLEN Chapple will continue as the Captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club for a fifth season in 2013.

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Keedy quits Lancashire

6:35pm Friday 12th October 2012

GARY KEEDY has ended his 18-year affiliation with Lancashire after moving to Surrey to ‘fulfil’ his ambitions.

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Anderson signs new Lancashire deal

7:49am Thursday 13th September 2012

JAMES ANDERSON has signed a new contract with Lancashire County Cricket Club.

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Davies in for Lancashire debut

8:07am Tuesday 11th September 2012

Darwen’s 18-year-old England U19 World Cup starlet Alex Davies will make his County Championship debut today as he keeps wicket for Lancashire in their Division One clash with Surrey at Liverpool.

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Champions Lancashire are relegated

5:31pm Friday 7th September 2012

LANCASHIRE have been relegated from Division One of the County Championship - just 12 months after being crowned as champions.

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Davies and England beaten in World Cup opener

10:19am Saturday 11th August 2012

DARWEN'S Alex Davies was on the losing side as England's ICC Under 19 World Cup campaign began with defeat at the hands of hosts and competition favouties Australia this morning The 17-year-old opened the batting and made 18 as Australia won the toss and put England in to bat at Townsville's Tony Ireland Stadium.

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Darwen's Davies keeps for county

7:39am Wednesday 25th July 2012

Darwen’s Alex Davies keeps wicket for Lancashire seconds in the three-day match with the MCC Universities at Blackpool, which starts today. Read pro Jordan Clark and Pleasington’s Gary Keedy also play.

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Lancashire maintain good form

7:57am Monday 23rd July 2012

LANCASHIRE Lightning eased to their fifth win in seven games as they defeated Leicestershire Foxes by six wickets in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A clash at Grace Road.

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Talking Cricket: Technology may not be the answer

7:35am Wednesday 27th June 2012

TECHNOLOGY is on the lips of most of the pundits just at the moment with those who profess to know all there is to know about football insisting that now is the time to change the face of the game and introduce aids for the officials.

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Enfield's Gowers on song for Lancashire

8:28am Friday 22nd June 2012

Enfield wicketkeeper Ash Gowers made 25 as he played for Lancashire seconds in their drawn game with Northamptonshire this week.

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LCB extends dates of Lancashire Cup

9:00am Tuesday 19th June 2012

LANCASHIRE Cricket Board chiefs have decided to extend the dates for the flasghip Lancashire Cup – but that is unlikely to be of any use to Foster’s Lancashire League champions Lowerhouse, who look certain to scratch from the tournament ahead of their game with Bootle.

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Bad language penalty for Lancashire's Mahmood

8:34am Tuesday 19th June 2012

Lancashire bowler Sajid Mahmood has been penalised for using “obscene, offensive or insulting language” during the FL t20 defeat to Derbyshire.

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Red Rose all set for Twenty plenty

9:56am Wednesday 13th June 2012

THE glitz and glamour of the Twenty20 kicks off for Lancashire tomorrow night as the Red Rose aim to go one step further than last season.

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