Anderson and England colleagues get IPL snub
8:46am Monday 6th February 2012
Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O’Brien all failed to attract bids at the auction for this year’s Indian Premier League.
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Lancashire CCC head coach Peter Moores signs contract extension
10:11am Friday 13th January 2012
LANCASHIRE head coach Peter Moores has signed a two-year contract extension with the county champions.
Lancashire legend Roy dies
3:58pm Friday 9th December 2011
Former Lancashire and England player Roy Tattersall has died at the age of 89. The off spin bowler was a member of the Red Rose team that won the County Championship in 1950, sharing the title with Surrey, taking 193 wickets at 13.59.
Ex-Lancashire star Luke Sutton calls it a day
2:12pm Friday 9th December 2011
Derbyshire captain Luke Sutton has announced his retirement with immediate effect.
Chapple stays on as Lancashire skipper
9:03am Monday 5th December 2011
GLEN CHAPPLE will continue as Lancashire captain for a fourth season as the Red Rose defends its County Championship title in 2012.
Lancashire to start season against the MCC on March 27
10:23am Tuesday 29th November 2011
The first round of LV= County Championship fixtures next year will be the earliest ever, with seven matches beginning on April 5.
James Anderson: I owe a lot to champions Lancashire
2:00pm Thursday 24th November 2011
BURNLEY cricket ace James Anderson has enjoyed a superb 2011, both on the international and county scene. Although he didn’t figure much for Lancashire in their title-winning season, he was still delighted to be part of their celebrations, and revealed his joy in a new book ’Champions... About Bloomin’ Time’.
Lancashire CCC to release book marking long-awaited title win
9:53am Monday 21st November 2011
A BOOK marking Lancashire’s first County Championship title for 77 years will go on sale at the club next month.
Clark nets pro deal with Lancashire
4:13pm Monday 17th October 2011
Lancashire have signed Cumbrian scholarship batsman Jordan Clark, 21, to a full-time professional contract at Old Trafford.
Lancashire's title-winning cricketers go to Buckingham Palace
11:31am Thursday 13th October 2011
Lancashire's county championship winners will be officially presented with their medals and trophy at Buckingham Palace today.
Lancashire batsman Chilton retires
10:36am Friday 23rd September 2011
Lancashire batsman Mark Chilton has announced his retirement after 14 years with the newly-crowned county champions.
Ashes set to return to Lancashire
10:48am Friday 23rd September 2011
The Ashes will return to Old Trafford in 2013 after the England and Wales Cricket Board announced their major match packages for 2013 to 2016.
Former Lancashire cricketer Cork retires
5:10pm Thursday 22nd September 2011
Former England international Dominic Cork has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 40.
Howzat! Special ale brewed for champions Lancashire
1:21pm Saturday 17th September 2011
MANY say that Lancashire rain scuppered the county’s chances of cricket glory for 77 years.
Lancashire are champions: Keedy has a run of fun
8:31am Friday 16th September 2011
Veteran left-arm spinner Gary Keedy is not noted as a whippet-like fielder, but his direct hit dismissed Somerset’s last man Gemaal Hussain and left Lancashire with a target of 211 to chase yesterday.
Lancashire are champions: It's pain for Warwickshire
8:33am Friday 16th September 2011
Warwickshire captain Jim Troughton praised his side’s efforts as they came up agonisingly short in the battle for the County Championship.
Lancashire are champions: We deserve the title, says Chapple
8:34am Friday 16th September 2011
CHAMPAGNE soaked Lancashire skipper Glen Chapple lavished praise on his Red Rose heroes last night after a 77-year wait for the County Championship ended in sensational style as they lifted the silverware at Somerset.
Lancashire are champions: Red Rose blooms in cider country to end Lancashire wait
8:30am Friday 16th September 2011
Stephen Moore and Paul Horton held their nerve to guide stunning Lancashire to a first County Championship title in 77 long years with an eight-wicket victory over Somerset on a day of high emotion at Taunton.
Lancashire win the county championship
5:10pm Thursday 15th September 2011
Lancashire have this afternoon won their first County Championship cricket title for 77 years.
Lancashire take title race to the crucial last day
9:51am Thursday 15th September 2011
KYLE Hogg hit a priceless 46 and claimed his 50th first-class wicket of the season as Lancashire fought hard to keep their title hopes alive on the third day of the County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.
Warwickshire hold slender lead over Lancashire in title hunt
4:22pm Wednesday 14th September 2011
Three wickets in the morning session meant Warwickshire still have their noses in front of Lancashire.
Lancashire battle on in title search
11:46am Wednesday 14th September 2011
Stephen Moore, Paul Horton and Karl Brown all hit half-centuries as Lancashire battled hard to keep their Division One title hopes alive on the second day of the LV= County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.
Charlton 0 Preston North End 2
10:50pm Tuesday 13th September 2011
Preston booked a Carling Cup third-round meeting with npower Championship high-flyers Southampton after an impressive win at Charlton.
Somerset batsman frustrates Lancashire with century
6:02pm Monday 12th September 2011
James Hildreth did his best to dent Lancashire's LV=County Championship title hopes with a determined century for Somerset on the opening day at Taunton.
Red Rose hopes in the balance
7:44pm Monday 12th September 2011
LANCASHIRE’S hopes of the County Championship are still alive – but Warwickshire are holding the aces after the first day of the final round of fixtures.
Kerrigan takes nine as Lancashire win
3:22pm Sunday 11th September 2011
Simon Kerrigan spun Lancashire to a thrilling 222-run LV= County Championship win over Hampshire at Liverpool, leaving them three points behind leaders Warwickshire heading into the season's final week.
Thriller in prospect at Liverpool as Lancashire chase title
10:46pm Friday 9th September 2011
A result is firmly on the cards at Liverpool tomorrow as Lancashire and Hampshire search desperately for a win to boost their respective battles at either end of the LV= County Championship table.
Ervine frustrates Lancashire
3:03pm Friday 9th September 2011
Sean Ervine's first century of the LV= County Championship season frustrated title-hopefuls Lancashire as bottom club Hampshire kept themselves in contention at Aigburth.
Former Blackburn Rovers winger Diouf training at Preston
2:26pm Wednesday 7th September 2011
El-Hadji Diouf is training with League One club Preston North End after being released by Blackburn Rovers last week.
Lancashire CCC apologise to David Lloyd over mix-up
3:37pm Thursday 1st September 2011
Lancashire have apologised to former England coach David Lloyd after stewards mistakenly told to him leave the Members' Bar at Old Trafford before last night's Twenty20 international against India.