{"id":725369,"date":"2026-08-03T03:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/725369\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T03:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:11:24","slug":"match-report-lancashire-lose-out-to-northants-despite-moores-career-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/725369\/","title":{"rendered":"MATCH REPORT: Lancashire lose out to Northants despite Moores career-best"},"content":{"rendered":"


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MATCH REPORT: Lancashire lose out to Northants despite Moores career-best<\/p>\n


\nSteelbacks all-rounder Gus Miller struck a superb 115, his maiden first-team century, to set up a 67-run victory over Lancashire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Northampton.<\/p>\n

Miller shared a 153-run partnership in 25 overs with Aadi Sharma (61), while skipper Nathan McSweeney hit 78, his fourth half-century of the competition as the hosts posted 347 for six.<\/p>\n

In the chase, Marcus Harris made 57 and was joined by Rocky Flintoff (34) in a stand worth 85, but it was the in-form 17-year-old Joe Moores who threatened to win the game almost single-handedly, despite the mounting run rate. He made a magnificent 85 off just 59 balls before he was run out in a mix-up.<\/p>\n

Northamptonshire\u2019s Indian international leg-spinner Yuzi Chahal was the pick of the bowlers with four for 60.<\/p>\n

Earlier as a miserly George Balderson built pressure, Ricardo Vasconcelos was comfortably run out when Miller called him for a non-existent run.<\/p>\n

Jack Blatherwick\u2019s away movement posed problems for Sharma, but he grew in fluency, driving sweetly through the covers before finally uppercutting Sutton to fine-leg.<\/p>\n

After reaching three figures, Miller crashed an enormous blow over deep-midwicket, but eventually lost his leg-stump, attempting to reverse-sweep Shetty.<\/p>\n

George Bartlett fell cheaply, but McSweeney picked up the pace, pulling the seamers and crunching Shetty through cover.<\/p>\n

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Tom Bailey struck Stuart van der Merwe (41*) struck on the helmet but he quickly regained his composure, smashing him over cover for six and dispatching Shetty over deep-midwicket.<\/p>\n

McSweeney, meanwhile, continued to attack the seamers until he was caught at long-on off Balderson.<\/p>\n

Northamptonshire\u2019s bowlers posed early problems. Matty Hurst chopped on against Liam Guthrie, while Miller jagged one back to trap Bohannon lbw.<\/p>\n

Jennings though hit his stride, taking three consecutive boundaries off Guthrie but picked out Bartlett at midwicket who held a good low catch off Rob Keogh.<\/p>\n

Harris cut McSweeney for four, but amid some tight bowling, backed up by excellent fielding, Lancashire\u2019s run rate dipped suddenly.<\/p>\n

Harris and Rocky Flintoff regained the initiative before Northamptonshire built pressure again, removing Flintoff when he chipped Weatherall straight to cover as the required rate approached nine.<\/p>\n

Harris was caught in spectacular fashion off Chahal, Weatherall taking a spectacular boundary catch at long-on, although Moores was dropped next ball at backward-point, playing the switch-hit to Keogh.<\/p>\n

Moores continued to play offense. He chanced his arm at times but came down the track to hit Chahal over midwicket and made the most of pace-on by smashing 24 off Miller as momentum swung back Lancashire\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

He dispatched Chahal over the West Stand, but the leg-spinner struck twice in two balls, having Shetty caught at long-on and bowling Blatherwick.<\/p>\n

Moores still threatened but when he was run out, Chahal and Guthrie mopped up the tail.<\/p>\n

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