Lancashire Vs. Glamorgan LVCC day two.

Kerrigan wickets puts match in the balance.

Simon Kerrigan took 7-162 to give Lancs
a fighting chance in this match.

Simon Kerrigan’s second consecutive seven-wicket-haul has reduced the damage Lancashire sustained on the first day and retains the possibility of a result on the final day.

The left-arm spinner took 7-162, and after his 7-63 versus Northamptonshire last week, he is beginning to be a key asset for Lancashire. Kerrigan took the vital wicket of Murray Goodwin, whose antics on the first day had wounded the hosts, with Glamorgan starting the day 315-3.

At 40 years of age, Goodwin is the oldest player on the county circuit, but the Zimbabwean-born batsman continued to use his experience to full affect, alongside Jim Allenby, reaching 150 from 286 deliveries.

Both batsmen fell agonisingly short of their respected milestones; Allenby the first to go trapped LBW to Glen Chapple for 92, ending a 155-run stand, and Goodwin was caught by Andrea Agathangelou for 194, giving Kerrigan his sixth wicket.

Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace added 37 more to the visitors already impressive total, as he and veteran Goodwin contributed a further 68 runs for the fifth wicket.

Former Lancashire player Nathan McCullum could only manage an impatient 14 before he skied to Simon Katich, subsequently gifting Kerrigan his five-wicket-haul. Graham Wagg then fell for a seven-ball duck, with the visitors beginning to squander the dominance from the first day.

The poor shot selection then appeared to have rubbed-off on Goodwin, who swept to Agathangelou at square-leg, with the former Sussex batsman 6 runs shy off a thoroughly deserved double hundred.

Not for the first time this season, Chapple (2-102) performed the fielding duties off his own bowling, as he took a smart catch to remove John Glover (7).

Rather fittingly Kerrigan ended an irritating last-wicket stand, as he trapped the sweeping Dean Cosker (14) leg before, as Glamorgan were bowled out for 474.

After nearly five sessions in the field, Lancashire openers Luis Reece and Karl Brown gave a fantastic account of themselves, with both batsmen closing in on half centuries.

Lancashire closed on 93-0, still trailing Glamorgan’s monolithic total by 381, but with Brown unbeaten on 48 and Reece 42, the hosts have given themselves a stable platform to knock-off this deficit, with a draw still looking the most likely result.