Match report day 3: Lancs v Warwicks in Championship 2004 by Neil Adams

Scorecard:

Summary of day 3

Lancashire started the third days play trying to accumulate batting points and in the process avoid the follow-on. Mal Loye was unlikely to play any further part in the match after sustaining an Achilles injury, so the pressure mounted on Sutcliffe and Schofield to play responsible roles. In the 8th over of the day, Sutcliffe (72) was adjudged leg before wicket following a long appeal from Brad Hogg (190-4). What followed in the next 29 overs was truly breathtaking. Schofield and Chapple added 168 runs (5.79 per over) and sparked the game into life. Unfortunately, Schofield fell one run short of his century three overs into the afternoon session, and Lancashire ended up just two runs ahead of Warwickshire after a late clatter of wickets. Chapple scored 112 runs from 90 balls and was the sixth man out. His century was the second fastest of the season and came from just 82 balls. Nick Knight (3) refused to walk in the second over despite clearly being caught by Keedy at cover point (3-1). Mark Wagh departed in the penultimate over before tea for 24 to revitalise the match (66-2). However, a second century of the match for Ian Bell and a patient innings of 41 from 89 balls from Trott left the game drifting toward no man's land in the late evening sunshine. With the crowd thinning by the minute, Keedy snapped up two wickets in two overs to setup an interesting final day. Quite what Powell must have been thinking after his second duck of the game (both third ball), one can only imagine. One wonders who must have felt the worse. Powell for not scoring, or Schofield for missing his first century by one run!

Key Notes of the Day

Sutcliffe lbw bowled Hogg 72 - 190 for 4 in the 69th over - Schofield 20*
200 for 4 in the 71st over - Schofield 24* Chapple 4*
50 partnership - 240 for 4 in the 78th over - Schofield 44* Chapple 24*
50 Schofield from 69 balls (5 x 4) - 248 for 4 in the 80th over - Chapple 26*
251 for 4 in the 80th over - Schofield 51* Chapple 28* - drop by Carter diving at mid-off at the same time.
12.10pm - 262 for 4 in the 81st over - Follow-on saved - Schofield 56* Chapple 34*
100 partnership - 290 for 4 in the 85th over - Schofield 69* Chapple 48*
50 Chapple from 42 balls (4 x 4 & 2 x 6) - 292 for 4 in the 85th over - Schofield 69*
302 for 4 in the 86th over - Schofield 70* Chapple 59*
New ball taken - 329 for 4 in the 91st over - Schofield 79* Chapple 77*
150 partnership - 341 for 4 in the 93rd over - Schofield 90* Chapple 78*
Lunch - 346 for 4 from 95 overs - Schofield 91* Chapple 82*
352 for 4 in the 96th over - Schofield 96* Chapple 83*
Schofield caught Wagh bowled Carter 99 (First slip) - 358 for 5 in the 98th over - Chapple 86*
100 Chapple from 82 balls (10 x 4 & 2 x 6) - 385 for 5 in the 103rd over - Cork 8*
401 for 5 in the 104th over - Chapple 110* Cork 17*
Chapple caught Wagh bowled Hogg 112 (First slip) - 409 for 6 in the 107th over - Cork 23*
Cork bowled Wagh 23 (Off-stump) - 409 for 7 in the 108th over - Haynes 0*
2.50pm - Lead established - 411 for 7 in the 108th over - Haynes 0* Mahmood 2*
Haynes lbw bowled Wagh 0 - 412 for 8 in the 110th over - Mahmood 3*
Keedy lbw bowled Wagh 0 (First ball) - 412 for 9 in the 110th over -
Mahmood 3* - Innings closed

Knight caught Keedy bowled Cork 3 (Cover point - never walked until umpires consulted) - 3 for 1 in the 2nd over - Wagh 0*
52 for 1 in the 16th over - Wagh 18* Bell 27*
50 partnership - 53 for 1 in the 16th over - Wagh 19* Bell 27*
Wagh 19 dropped by Hooper at second slip - 57 for 1 in the 17th over - Bell 27*
Wagh caught Haynes bowled Keedy 24 - 66 for 2 in the 20th over - Bell 35*
Tea - 69 for 2 from 21 overs - Bell 38* Trott 0*
50 Bell from 74 balls (7 x 4) - 88 for 2 in the 25th over - Trott 7*
100 for 2 in the 27th over - Bell 56* Trott 13*
50 partnership - 117 for 2 in the 34th over - Bell 68* Trott 18*
153 for 2 in the 42nd over - Bell 83* Trott 24*
100 partnership - 166 for 2 in the 45th over - Bell 87* Trott 34*
Mahmood warned for running on the wicket - 170 for 2 in the 46th over - Bell 87* Trott 36*
Trott caught Cork bowled Keedy 41 (First slip) - 184 for 3 in the 50th over - Bell 96*
100 Bell from 147 balls (12 x 4 & 1 x 6) - 188 for 3 in the 51st over - Powell 0*
Powell caught Cork bowled Keedy 0 (Third ball - first slip) - 190 for 4 in the 52nd over - Bell 102*
Close of play - 191 for 4 from 53 overs - Bell 103* Tahir 0* - Lead by 189
Lancashire 8 points, Warwickshire 7 points