Key events<\/p>\n
Keaton Jennings has survived his nasty blow to the teeth yesterday and is out in the middle. Matt Milnes has the ball at the south end, there\u2019s a brief pause because of movement near the sightscreen, and we\u2019re off. Record run chase here we come \u2013 to date, the highest-winning fourth innings score at Stanley Park is 383 by Essex in 2023; while Lancashire\u2019s highest winning fourth-innings total is 404-5 against Hampshire in 2010.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.39 EDT<\/p>\n Lancashire need 424 to win<\/p>\n The new ball and Jimmy Anderson was all it took to remove Chris Benjamin for 103, a third catch for Harry Singh that we watched all the way from bat to palm as we waited for our coffees up the far bank. Kent 328-9, lead by 424, and there\u2019s the last wicket, Hasan Mahmud caught by Joe Moores. Kent 332 all out, Lancs need 424 to win.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The weather gods are smiling at Stanley park, Just spotted Adam Hollioake, smart in a navy tracksuit, who seem to be in charge of the Kent boom box.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Scores on the doors<\/p>\n Division One<\/p>\n Grace Road: Leicestershire<\/a> 180-9 v Essex 401<\/p>\n Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire<\/a> 193 v Somerset 310 and 73-2<\/p>\n Hove: Sussex 521 v Glamorgan<\/a> 155 and 42-0<\/p>\n Scarborough: Yorkshire 469 v Warwickshire<\/a> 225-7<\/p>\n Division Two<\/p>\n Chester-le-Street: Durham 377 v Derbyshire<\/a> 118 and 99-4<\/p>\n Blackpool: Lancashire<\/a> 87 v Kent 178 and 320-8<\/p>\n Northampton: Northamptonshire<\/a> 465 v Gloucestershire 233-5<\/p>\n New Road: Worcestershire<\/a> 265 v Middlesex 339 and 5-0<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Roundup: Stokes warms up as Durham run rings round Derbyshire<\/p>\n Ben Stokes trained with Durham on Saturday, after he was left out of England\u2019s squad<\/a> for the second Test against New Zealand for breaching a midnight curfew. Stokes and Surrey\u2019s Gus Atkinson, who was also not considered for selection, were involved in an incident with a Saracens rugby player in a London nightclub while celebrating England\u2019s victory in the first Test<\/a> at Lord\u2019s. Durham coach, Ryan Campbell, said that any decision on whether Stokes featured in Durham\u2019s game against Northants on Friday was up to the player and the England and Wales Cricket Board \u201cbut I\u2019ll definitely find him a spot\u201d.<\/p>\n Stokes bowled in the middle before play and later had a bat in the nets, while on the field Durham ran rings around Derbyshire, who were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 118, with five wickets for Kasey Aldridge. They were 99 for four at stumps, Matthew Potts the sole incisor, and still 160 behind.<\/p>\n At Hove, James Coles waltzed to a glorious 224 not out, a maiden double century full of delicious strokes, including 11 sixes. He and Jaydev Unadkat added 103 for the last wicket, much to Glamorgan\u2019s frustration. Sussex lost a man during the day as Henry Crocombe was called up by England as cover for Ollie Robinson, who was due a knee scan after complaining of soreness. Crocombe\u2019s replacement was Dom Goodman.<\/p>\n The Blackpool tower covered its eyes as Lancashire were dismissed for 87 by Kent. Keith Dudgeon grabbed six for 21, while Bangladesh\u2019s Hasan Mahmud, on his Kent debut, threatened from Stanley Park\u2019s north end, finishing with three for 32. Kent then made merry, with an unbeaten century from Chris Benjamin, spraying sixes over the wall, and a studious 83 from Harry Finch.<\/p>\n Somerset finished a satisfying day at Trent Bridge with a 190 run lead and toe towards the tape. There were four wickets for Lewis Gregory and three for Jack Leach as Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 193. Earlier, Fergus O\u2019Neill finished with a career-best six for 72 as Somerset\u2019s last three wicket added only 16.<\/p>\n Leicestershire grabbed Essex\u2019s last five wickets for 58 runs but still ended up following on at Grace Road. Jordan Cox was finally out for 204, then Leicestershire<\/a> were 187 all out, Charlie Bennett and Simon Harmer taking three apiece and only Nick Kelly (78) resisting. Sheridon Gumbs, 22 and on debut, batted patiently opening the batting as Leicestershire closed on 51 without loss second time around.<\/p>\n While floats from the Northampton carnival danced past Wantage Road, James Bracey (72) and Graeme van Buuren (75 not out) rescued Gloucestershire from the doldrums of 56 for four, with a partnership of 148. Earlier, New Zealand\u2019s Krisitian Clarke finished with six for 109 on Gloucestershire debut as Northamptonshire strolled to 465.<\/p>\n Yorkshire had the upper hand at Scarborough, collecting maximum batting points before reducing Warwickshire to 225 for seven; Toby Roland-Jones (four for 41) led the Middlesex attack as they bowled Worcestershire out for 265, a first-innings deficit of 74.<\/p>\n