East Lancashire ace Anderson lands England cricketer of the year award
9:51am Tuesday 15th May 2012
BURNLEY fast bowler James Anderson has been named as England’s cricketer of the year.
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County Championship: Lancashire rained off at Sussex again
1:38pm Thursday 10th May 2012
THE second day of Lancashire's County Championship Division One game with Sussex at Hove has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
County Championship: Lancashire washed out
7:56am Thursday 10th May 2012
Lancashire suffered frustration because of bad weather after the first day of their County Championship Division One game against Sussex at Hove was washed out.
Shaz boom for Lancashire
10:11am Tuesday 8th May 2012
England bowler Ajmal Shahzad has joined Lancashire on loan from Yorkshire for the rest of the season.
CB40: Croft is smashing as Lancs edge home
9:04am Monday 7th May 2012
STEVEN Croft smashed 82 of 71 balls as Lancashire narrowly beat Leicestershire in the opening Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Old Trafford.
County Cricket: Lancashire hammered by Notts
1:17pm Saturday 5th May 2012
DEFENDING County Champions Lancashire saw their return to Old Trafford wrecked this morning as Nottinghamshire wrapped up a 185-run win before lunch on Day Four.
County Cricket: Lancashire facing third loss
10:55am Saturday 5th May 2012
JAMES Anderson recovered from illness and injury to claim five for 82 against Nottinghamshire, but Lancashire are still on the brink of defeat going into today’s final day.
County Championship: Lancashire are put on the ropes
8:15pm Thursday 3rd May 2012
Career-best figures by Andre Adams and three wickets for Graeme Swann gave Notts the edge against Lancashire.
Lightning strike for Arafat
7:00am Wednesday 2nd May 2012
LANCASHIRE LIGHTNING have bolstered their ranks for this season’s Friends Life t20 campaign with the recruitment of Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat.
County Championship: Anderson in scare on return to Red Rose
6:54pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012
England seamer James Anderson endured an injury scare on his return to County Championship cricket, while Test team-mates Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann both risked dissent charges on an eventful first day between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire.
County Cricket: Anderson to star against Swann and Broad
7:27am Wednesday 2nd May 2012
England ace James Anderson is all set to be unleashed for a rare Lancashire appearance today as the Red Rose make their County Championship return to Old Trafford.
Kerrigan thrilled at Lions call
8:15am Monday 30th April 2012
Lancashire star Simon Kerrigan says his call to the England Lions squad for the game with West Indies came as a real surprise to him. “I never expected that at all but I am really thrilled at the prospect,” said the spinner who started his career with Palace Shield side Fulwood and Broughton.
Lancashire left frustrated by more rain
11:42am Sunday 29th April 2012
The County Championship Division One match between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton was abandoned without a ball bowled on the final day because of heavy overnight rain.
County Cricket: Rain stalls Lancashire progress
10:53am Saturday 28th April 2012
VERNON Philander claimed three wickets for six runs in eight overs before rain washed out most of the second day of the County Championship match between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton.
Croft on song for Red Rose
3:32pm Friday 27th April 2012
Steven Croft scored an unbeaten century as Lancashire dominated Somerset with the bat on the opening day at Taunton.
No panic for Lancashire
12:50pm Wednesday 25th April 2012
LANCASHIRE journey back to the scene of their greatest triumph tomorrow – but coach Peter Moores insists the Red Rose must forget all about the glory of last season’s County Championship triumph if they are to drag themselves out of their April slump.
County Championship: Barker wrecks Red Rose hopes
5:22pm Sunday 22nd April 2012
KEITH Barker returned to the Red Rose county to haunt Lancashire as he sent the reigning county champions crashing to a second straight loss.
County Championship: Lancashire aiming to bounce back
8:21am Thursday 19th April 2012
DEFENDING county champions Lancashire will hope to bounce back from a 10-wicket thumping at the hands of Sussex in their opening fixture when they start their second game of the campaign at home to Warwickshire today.
County Championship: Red Rose wilts by the Mersey
8:46am Monday 16th April 2012
Steve Magoffin rounded off a sensational debut with second-innings figures of 7-34 as Sussex thumped reigning County Champions Lancashire by 10 wickets at Aigburth.
Chapple lands Wisden gong
9:07am Wednesday 11th April 2012
Lancashire's County Championship-winning captain Glen Chapple has been selected as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year in the 2012 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, published tomorrow.
Moores happy with Lancashire defence plans
1:10pm Wednesday 11th April 2012
LANCASHIRE head coach Peter Moores is confident a winter of focused and dedicated work will ensure last season’s County Championship triumph is no flash in the pan.
Anderson to be ‘all-time best’ – Lloyd
8:20am Monday 2nd April 2012
DAVID Lloyd has backed Burnley bowler James Anderson to become England’s all-time greatest after seeing him break the 250-wicket barrier last week.
Prince makes Red Rose return
7:55am Wednesday 29th February 2012
ASHWELL Prince has rejoined LV= County Champions Lancashire for a third spell as the Red Rose team's overseas player.
Keedy's men look for first win
8:43am Tuesday 21st February 2012
Gary Keedy’s Sylhet Royals aim for their first win of the Bangladesh Premier League tomorrow when they face Dhaka in Chittagong. The Royals are bottom of the table having lost all six games so far. Keedy has only featured in the opening game.
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.
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.