Photos from day one at Essex.

Luis Reece made his
debut for Lancs.

Tom Westley was just able to reach the crease on this direct hit.

But was out LBW to Kyle Hogg shortly afterwards.

Chapple removes Rutherford at 13-3.

Owais Shah resists with 30.

Ten Doeschate gets home...just.

He was subjected to some
aggressive bowling.

James Foster sweeps Kerrigan for four.

Ten Doeschate smashes Kerrigan for six.

But was out soon after attempting
to get the same result.

Foster led the Essex revival with 82.

Chapple makes an unsuccessful appeal.

Napier played unusually conventional shots in his 28. 

But he was eventually removed by Wayne White LBW.

Saj Mahmood takes the aggressive route against Kerrigan.

And hit him for six early in his innings.

The wicket of Foster came late in the day but was welcomed by the Lancashire players.

Essex Vs. Lancashire LVCC Day One.

Essex resist Lancashire onslaught.

Ryan Ten Doescahte hits Simon Kerrigan for six
before he is caught by Simon Katich for 77.

At 13-3 the home side found themselves in a sticky situation, but thanks to Ryan Ten Doeschate (77) and James Foster (82), Essex's first innings was revived as they closed on 

268-8.

Early success came for Lancashire, having won the toss and choosing to bowl first in cloudy conditions and a distinctly green wicket. Kyle Hogg removed both of the Essex openers, Tom Westley and Jaik Mickleburgh, before the Lancashire captain, Glen Chapple removed New Zealand batsman, Hamish Rutherford.

A minor respite was found through Owais Shah and Ten Doeschate, who achieved a 49-run partnership, but when the former was bowled by Luke Procter for 30 Essex found themselves 62-4.

Ben Foakes shortly followed, as an impatient drive gave Luis Reece his first catch on debut and Procter his second wicket, despite some indifferent bowling.

But after the lunch interval Essex were in control of affairs and after the start Lancashire has made the afternoon session became frustrating. In a stand worth 95, Ten Doescahte and Foster found it much easier than had been suggested by their former colleagues and little could be done by Lancashire to change this situation.

Ten Doescahte started to accelerate, smashing Simon Kerrigan back over his head for six, but in this manner he found his fate, hauling out to Simon Katich on the long-on boundary.

Now accompanied by Graham Napier (28), Foster remained unchallenged and his patience paid-off, allowing him to reach a fifty from 105 balls. After a largely unsuccessful day Wayne White finally found a breakthrough, trapping Napier LBW at 226-7.

But the big wicket came when Kerrigan removed Foster, also LBW, with Lancashire setting their sites on bowling Essex out before close of play.

An old face prolonged the Essex resistance, as Sajid Mahmood played a flamboyant and indeed unbeaten innings of 22, before the umpires decided that the light was insufficient, which seemed confusing based on the minute difference to previous conditions, under which they had continued to play. 

Special Report: Northants Vs. Lancashire Twenty20 - 2011

It Khant be!

The story of how Junaid Khan bowled Lancashire to victory.

Junaid Khan jumps for joy as Lancashire pull-off
one of the great Twenty20 comebacks.

Many cricket matches are remembered for starring an individual performance that turned the game on its head and in July, 2011, Junaid Khan achieved this by bowling Lancashire to victory. His outstanding fast bowling became a revelation in Lancashire's Friend's Life T20 campaign, helping the Lightning to the semi-finals where they were beaten by the overall winners, Leicestershire Foxes.

In this match, Khan demonstrated everything good about his abilities as a bowler, most prominently his outstanding pace and capacity to bowl yorkers at will.


Lancashire had batted themselves into what seemed an irreversible position, managing just 110-9 from their 20 overs. Gareth Cross top-scored with a mere 18 runs and Northants made batting look comparatively easy with Alex Wakely scoring 52 and Rob White 33.

In spite of this start to the innings, the home side failed to wrap up victory when they had the chance and the return of Farveez Maharoof and Khan into the attack put the game into the balance for the first time.

Needing just a handful of runs from the final over, Khan persisted with his yorkers and was able to deny Northants victory, as Lancashire won by three runs. Khan finished with figures of 2-12 from his four overs, affording just three runs per over.

Photos from Surrey YB40 match.

Ashwell Prince led Lancashire's chase with 76.

Stephen Moore added 30 in a stand worth 85.

Steven Croft managed 25.

Prince was eventually caught by Gary Wilson.

Jordan Clark scored 27.

Simon Katich hits one of two sixes.

Katich scored 57 not out to guide Lancashire to victory.

Gareth Cross scored 24.

Glen Chapple steams in to Steve Davies.

Jason Roy smashes Kabir Ali for four.

Davies celebrates his fifty.

Parry was once again very economical.

Roy appreciates the applause for fifty.

Ricky Ponting hits a six

But was run out for 17.

Vikram Solanki managed 34.

Clark takes a great catch to dismiss Azhar Mahmood.

Chapple takes the catch to dismiss Jon Lewis.