Lancashire ready for Foxes clash.

Spinner Arron Lilley is enjoying his role in
Lancashire's t20 success.

Lancashire 14-man squad for t20 match versus Leicestershire: 

Glen Chapple (captain), Karl Brown, Jordan Clark, Steven Croft, Gareth Cross (wkt), Kyle Hogg, Kabir Ali, Simon Katich, Simon Kerrigan, Arron Lilley, Mitchell McClenaghan, Stephen Moore, Ashwell Prince, Tom Smith.

Over a week has gone by since Lancashire's last FLt20 match, but with the Lightning pushing for first place, their trip to Leicester will prove to be a vital match in the North Group.

Having won their last three matches, all at Emirates Old Trafford, an away trip should test Lancashire's abilities, after they tied their last away match against none other than the Yorkshire Vikings, Lancashire's next opponents in the campaign.

Lancashire will fancy their chances, with Leicestershire Foxes rooted to the bottom of the table, with qualification seeming to be a futile goal. This has been an abnormally poor performance from Leicestershire, who are renowned for having one of the best domestic t20 records since this format emerged ten years ago.

Also pushing for qualification, Nottinghamshire Outlaws are visited by Derbyshire Falcons, and if they fail to win Lancashire could recapture first place, which they had recently lost due to the Outlaws' number of games in hand.

Despite the injury to Stephen Parry, Lancashire's spinners have been a vital part of their current t20 success. “With the record we have had in the last few weeks, any team would be confident,” said off-spinner Lilley (pictured above). “We have had a big few weeks in that competition. We have had a lot of games in a short space of time and won them all.

Predictions:

Key Players: 

Greg Smith scored 84 at E.O.T.

Leicestershire: Greg Smith struck a magnificent 84 at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture under testing conditions. Although he was unable to clinch victory for Leicestershire his innings proved to be the highlight of the match and he will be out to repeat this performance.

Lancashire: No one player has stood out in Lancashire's triumph's this season, with rounded contributions playing a huge role in all they have done so far. However the consistency of Simon Katich in all three formats ensures that he will be one-to-watch.

Simon Katich averages 62.25 in
this seasons FLt20.

Result: It is hard to bet against Lancashire winning tomorrow. In every match this season they have batted well and the bowlers have proved to be more than capable of defending the efforts of the batsmen.

Lancashire will also understand the importance of tomorrow's match, where as Leicestershire's campaign is virtually over.

If complacency settles in early for Leicestershire then the match could be easy for Lancashire.