Royal London One-Day Cup, Emirates Old Trafford
Lancashire 239-6 (38 overs): Jennings 84, Lehmann 77; Watt 2-50
Derbyshire: 209-7 (38 overs): Dal 52; Croft 2-20
Lancashire won by 30 runs
Lancashire have kept their hopes alive in the Royal London One-Day Cup after their 30 run victory over Derbyshire in a rain-affected match at Emirates Old Trafford.
Half-centuries from Keaton Jennings (84) and debutant Jake Lehmann (77) set the foundation on Lancashire’s way to victory.
Jennings played a well-paced innings, striking nine boundaries in his 88-ball stay at the crease.
Despite hitting one boundary fewer, Lehmann – who became the 200th man to wear the Red Rose in List-A cricket – was the aggressor as he struck a lusty blow for six in his innings.
Derbyshire’s bowling unit struggled to contain the pair as they put on 86 together for the fourth wicket following the departures of Haseeb Hameed (1), Steven Croft (18) and captain Dane Vilas (25).
The middle order failed to add any meaningful contribution as Rob Jones (9), Josh Bohannon (6) and Liam Hurt (4) only managed single figures.
Hurt retired injured after hurting his right leg in the latter stages of the Lancashire innings.
In pursuit of 240 for victory, Luis Reece and veteran Billy Goddleman added 41 for the first wicket before the former was run out by Hameed in the covers.
Wayne Madsen offered support for Goddleman before succumbing to the pressure inflicted by the spin of Jones.
Both Goddleman and Tom Lace fell in the space of five deliveries as spin did the trick again through Croft.
At 87-4 and with fewer than 18 overs remaining in the game, Derbyshire needed to regroup and push on. However, there was never a partnership that looked particularly threatening. Anuj Dal hit a 37-ball fifty in an effort to see his side over the line, but they fell short of the victory target.
Today’s victory was Lancashire’s fifth in a row – a feat that hasn’t been achieved since 2013, when the Red Rose won seven on the bounce including six in the Yorkshire Bank 40 competition and a tourist match against Bangladesh ‘A’.
The win also comes 56 years to the day after their maiden win in List-A cricket – a 101-run win over Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup.
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