Lancashire enjoyed a positive day in the field against Cambridge MCCU after bowling the home side out for 224 on a sunny day at Fenner's to conclude their pre season preparations.
With their opening Specsavers County Championship match against Nottinghamshire starting on Sunday, Lancashire will have been pleased with their consistency with the ball, as they prepare to take on the only team to pick up a win in the first round of games.
James Anderson (3-29) and Kyle Jarvis (3-58) both collected three wickets to help the Red Rose to a convincing display on the third and final day in Cambridge, although the visitors did not have it all their own way.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Joseph Tetley made a valiant 76 after Cambridge had stumbled to 75/5, with Simon Kerrigan (2-40) doing damage with the ball either side of lunch. Lancashire declared on 290/7 after the second day of this friendly was lost to rain and a wet outfield, with the visitors hoping to enjoy a profitable day with the ball ahead of their four-day clash with Notts at Emirates Old Trafford.
Much like Lancashire's innings, Cambridge were determined to see off the new ball, with Anderson and Jarvis beating the bat on countless occasions. Liam Livingstone failed to hold on to a sharp chance at fourth slip to remove Harrison Palmer, although his error didn't prove to be too costly, as he soon edged to Steven Croft at first slip off Anderson for 16.
A testing spell of bowling from Anderson and Jarvis came to a welcome conclusion from the perspective of the batting side, but their relief was short lived when Kerrigan started to produce prodigious turn upon his introduction to the attack.
It wasn't long before his nagging line and length resulted in a second breakthrough for Lancashire, as the Cambridge skipper Harry Ellison was bowled for 15 on the stroke of lunch. Although there was no sign of Neil Wagner on the field, due to the fact that he was being rested for this match, the Kiwi paceman did venture out at lunch for a session of bowling.
Cambridge returned after lunch and life continued to be problematic for the students as Jarvis claimed the first of three wickets, forcing James Abbott (29) to offer an easy catch to Kerrigan at square leg at 62/3. Kerrigan continued to play a prominent role in proceedings, this time by encouraging a thin edge from Ben Bryant (2) to Anderson, who had to take a good low catch to his right to hold on.
Respite continued to elude the home side, as Jarvis struck another blow to leave them struggling on 75/5, removing the off-stump with a sharp delivery to send Tom Colverd (6) back to the pavilion cheaply.
In desperate need of a worthwhile contribution, Cambridge found solace in Adil Arif, who made 40 to resist the Lancashire onslaught, sharing 67 runs with Tetley for the sixth wicket. Arif played a number of eye catching shots, including a towering six off Jarvis, but he predominantly favoured playing through the covers, using the pace on the old ball to frustrate the visitors in their cause for further success.
Arif eventually fell just before tea when he attempted to come back for two, only to be run out by a good throw from the boundary by Saqib Mahmood, with Alex Davies whipping the bails off to compete the sharp piece of fielding.
Tetley entered the break unbeaten on 43 and he continued to offer stern resistance for Cambridge, progressing to a determined half-century in 105 balls. The sunshine that had been a feature for most of the day started to disappear into the evening session, but the game continued despite the occasional shower.
Luke Procter was rewarded for his persistence when Alastair Allchin (23) guided the ball to Haseeb Hameed at backward point. With the game starting to drift, Lancashire made a strong finish to the day, as Anderson and Jarvis returned with the new ball to bring the game to a conclusion.
Tetley was the first of three quick wickets to fall with the score on 224 when he edged to Croft at first slip off Anderson, with Jarvis adding his third scalp by removing Arksey lbw soon after. The game was the confirmed as a draw when Anderson also extracted a third victim, forcing Emerton into a thin edge behind to Davies to finish with figures of 3-29.
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