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SECOND XI REPORT: Bell hits 91 on opening day against Leicestershire<\/p>\n
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Day 1: Lancashire 1st innings: 334-6 (86.3 overs) George Bell 91, Arav Shetty 80 not out.<\/p>\n
Lancashire reached 334-6 on the opening day of their Second XI friendly with Leicestershire at Grace Road with captain George Bell making 91 and Arav Shetty an unbeaten 80.<\/p>\n
The visitors, having won the toss, lost Kesh Fonseka lbw to Pip Jackson for 9 but an 84-run partnership between Rian Maisuria and Bell took Lancashire to 109-1 as lunch approached. Maisuria, having produced some nicely timed drives, bottom edged a pull off seamer Sam Wood onto his stumps for 52, three overs before the interval.<\/p>\n
Bell posted his half century off 83 balls soon after the resumption, adding 50 for the third wicket with Rocky Flintoff who fell for 18 when edging behind a back foot drive off Theo Marshall.<\/p>\n
Bell then built another useful partnership with Arav Shetty worth 46 but the Lancashire skipper , who hit 13 fours, fell just short of his century when lbw to left arm spinner Liam Trevaskis for 91. <\/p>\n
Shetty, who drove left arm spinner Ali Farooq for a straight six early in his innings, added 5 fours in reaching a 73-ball half century soon after tea but lost two partners in quick succession; Joe Moores bowled for 19 by the off spin of Sol Budinger, and George Harris who chipped Farooq to Sheridon Gumbs at cover for 3.<\/p>\n
That was the last wicket to fall as Shetty and Ollie Sutton combined in a fruitful 87-run alliance inside 19 overs for the seventh wicket with the ability to add to it tomorrow morning, Sutton having hit two sixes in his 46 not out.<\/p>\n