Fixture Type: 
SEC
Venue: 
Worcester RGS
Fixture Date: 
Wednesday, 11 July - Friday, 13 July
Start Time: 
11:00am
Match Report: 

DAY 1

The first day of the 2nd XI Championship match between Worcestershire and Lancashire at RGS Worcester was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.

DAY 2

The start of the second day was delayed due to a wet outfield but play eventually began at 12pm, with Lancashire putting Worcestershire into bat.

Steve Leach and Tom Fell made an opening stand of 50 in 21.1 overs before S Leach was lbw for 15. Neil Pinner was bowled for 4 and both Fell (32) and Joe Leach (5) were trapped lbw to leave Worcestershire on 61-4. Aneesh Kapil and Shaaiq Choudhry then took the score to 90-4 at lunch and then soon after lunch their fifth wicket partnership of 31 was broken when Choudhry was bowled for 17, with the score on 92-5.

It soon became 94-7 when both Kapil (9) and Ben Cox (0) were dismissed but Brett D'Oliveira (11*) and George Rhodes took the score past 100 as they put on 28 for the eighth wicket. Rhodes was out for 19 before the rain arrived at 3:45pm, with the score on 124-8 off 48.2 overs. Proccedings were then curtailed for the day as the rain continued to fall over Worcester.

DAY 3

Due to rain the third and final day at RGS Worcester was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The match has been drawn and Worcestershire take 3 points from this match.

Worcestershire Team: Steve Leach, Tom Fell, Neil Pinner*, Aneesh Kapil, Joe Leach, Shaaiq Choudhry, Brett D'Oliveira, Ben Cox+, George Rhodes, Chris Russell, Nick Harrison & Charlie Morris.
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