Delhi: England and Lancashire’s great fast bowler James Anderson made a great comeback in a four -day cricket in a four -day cricket match in the County Championship Division 2 being played at Old Trafford. He gave the team a strong start by taking 2 wickets in just 5 overs with a new ball against Derbyshire.
However, Anderson did not get a chance to bowl again, but Lancashire’s spinners took over and strengthened the team.
Lancashire’s batting laid a strong foundation
On the second day, Lancashire started playing from 250/5. The pair of George Balderson and George Bell batted brilliantly and added 50 runs to the team and gave the team the second bonus point. Balderson completed a half-century in 70 balls, while Bell scored the first half-century of his first-class career in 101 balls. The two had a great partnership of 133 runs for the sixth wicket. Baldarson was dismissed for 73 runs before lunch.
In the second session, Bell returned to the pavilion after scoring 57 runs, but after that Tom Hartley and Tom Bailey batted in an aggressive manner and added 61 runs for the eighth wicket. However, both were out quickly. Along with this, Lancashire’s first innings was reduced to 458 runs.
Derbyshire backfoot with initial tremors of Anderson
Chasing Lancashire’s big score, Derbyshire initially tried to get a rhythm with some fours, but Anderson quickly took two wickets. He pressurized the opposition team by sending Kalab Jewel (16) and David Lloyd (27) to the pavilion. Anderson took two wickets for 24 runs in just five overs and after that he was given rest.
Other bowlers of Lancashire also maintained aggression. By the end of the day’s play, Derbyshire had scored 112 runs losing 4 wickets. Tom Hartley and Luke Wales took 1-1 wickets.
Anderson has 1128 wickets in first-class cricket
James Anderson has taken two wickets in this match to 1,128 in the total number of wickets in first-class cricket. This is his 299th first-class match. Of these, he has taken 704 wickets in Test cricket for England, where his average is 26.45.
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