Worcestershire boost survival hopes with emphatic win
Alan Richardson bagged a six-wicket haul as Worcestershire boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation and put a huge dent in Lancashire's title bid with a crushing 10-wicket win in the LV= County Championship Division One match at New Road.
The 36-year-old paceman finished with 6-22 as the hosts wrapped up a comprehensive victory before tea on the second day.
After dismissing the visitors for just 80 in their second innings, Worcestershire needed a mere five runs to send spineless Lancashire crashing to their fourth defeat of the campaign.
Trailing by 76 on first innings, the shell-shocked visitors crumbled after Richardson had taken his bumper tally of Championship wickets so far this season to 62.
It was only Worcestershire's fourth Division One triumph of the campaign - and a first against Lancashire since 1995 - and earned them sweet revenge for a 98-run reverse against Lancashire at Blackpool last month.
Mark Chilton, opening in place of Stephen Moore who was absent to be with his expectant wife, Paul Horton and Karl Brown all fell to on-song Richardson to leave the visitors struggling on 37-3 at lunch.
He would claim two more in three balls in the shape of Tom Smith and Gareth Cross who departed for his second duck of the match.
Kemar Roach, making his home debut, hastened Lancashire's dramatic decline by ripping out Glen Chapple and Sajid Mahmood in successive deliveries.
Richardson, who took eight wickets in the match, followed up to account for Croft as Lancashire stumbled to 80 all out in just 30.1 overs.
That left a nominal total of five for victory and a Daryl Mitchell boundary followed by a leg-bye was enough for Worcestershire inside three balls in their second innings.
Worcestershire began the day on 209-6 off 58 overs in reply to the visitors' disappointing 161 and James Cameron, unbeaten overnight on 87, would go on to fall just two runs short of what would have been the second first-class century of his career.
After putting on 97 in 23 overs with Ben Scott (47), he was finally bowled by a delivery which kept low from paceman Glen Chapple, who was Lancashire's most productive bowler with 4-58.
Day OneTitle-chasing Lancashire were bowled out for just 161 in 35.2 overs at Worcestershire and were then frustrated by a defiant unbeaten half-century by James Cameron.
Opener Cameron made 87 not out with 13 fours off 172 balls, as his relegation-threatened side closed on 209-6 off 58 overs.
The eventful day began with Lancashire, after winning the toss, crashing to 113-9 before Kyle Hogg gave them a much needed lift by hitting 46 off 43 balls.
Pacemen Kemar Roach and Gareth Andrew both claimed three wickets each to wreck the visitors' hopes of earning valuable batting bonus points.
Worcestershire were equally as uncomfortable in the early stages of their reply with skipper Daryl Mitchell and Vikram Solanki both departing inside the opening seven overs.
Smith accounted for Moeen Ali, Alexei Kervezee and Aneesh Kapil before tea when the hosts were struggling on 77-5 off 25.5 overs.
Lancashire broke a 42-run stand in 12 overs between Cameron and Andrew, who was bowled by Hogg for 17, before Cameron went on to complete his half century off 109 balls with nine fours. By the close he had put on 90 in 21 overs with Ben Scott (45no).
Alan Richardson bagged a six-wicket haul as Worcestershire boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation and put a huge dent in Lancashire's title bid with a crushing 10-wicket win in the LV= County Championship Division One match at New Road.
The 36-year-old paceman finished with 6-22 as the hosts wrapped up a comprehensive victory before tea on the second day.After dismissing the visitors for just 80 in their second innings, Worcestershire needed a mere five runs to send spineless Lancashire crashing to their fourth defeat of the campaign.
Trailing by 76 on first innings, the shell-shocked visitors crumbled after Richardson had taken his bumper tally of Championship wickets so far this season to 62.
It was only Worcestershire's fourth Division One triumph of the campaign - and a first against Lancashire since 1995 - and earned them sweet revenge for a 98-run reverse against Lancashire at Blackpool last month.
Mark Chilton, opening in place of Stephen Moore who was absent to be with his expectant wife, Paul Horton and Karl Brown all fell to on-song Richardson to leave the visitors struggling on 37-3 at lunch.
He would claim two more in three balls in the shape of Tom Smith and Gareth Cross who departed for his second duck of the match.
Kemar Roach, making his home debut, hastened Lancashire's dramatic decline by ripping out Glen Chapple and Sajid Mahmood in successive deliveries.
Richardson, who took eight wickets in the match, followed up to account for Croft as Lancashire stumbled to 80 all out in just 30.1 overs.
That left a nominal total of five for victory and a Daryl Mitchell boundary followed by a leg-bye was enough for Worcestershire inside three balls in their second innings.
Worcestershire began the day on 209-6 off 58 overs in reply to the visitors' disappointing 161 and James Cameron, unbeaten overnight on 87, would go on to fall just two runs short of what would have been the second first-class century of his career.
After putting on 97 in 23 overs with Ben Scott (47), he was finally bowled by a delivery which kept low from paceman Glen Chapple, who was Lancashire's most productive bowler with 4-58.
Day OneTitle-chasing Lancashire were bowled out for just 161 in 35.2 overs at Worcestershire and were then frustrated by a defiant unbeaten half-century by James Cameron.
Opener Cameron made 87 not out with 13 fours off 172 balls, as his relegation-threatened side closed on 209-6 off 58 overs.
The eventful day began with Lancashire, after winning the toss, crashing to 113-9 before Kyle Hogg gave them a much needed lift by hitting 46 off 43 balls.
Pacemen Kemar Roach and Gareth Andrew both claimed three wickets each to wreck the visitors' hopes of earning valuable batting bonus points.
Worcestershire were equally as uncomfortable in the early stages of their reply with skipper Daryl Mitchell and Vikram Solanki both departing inside the opening seven overs.
Smith accounted for Moeen Ali, Alexei Kervezee and Aneesh Kapil before tea when the hosts were struggling on 77-5 off 25.5 overs.
Lancashire broke a 42-run stand in 12 overs between Cameron and Andrew, who was bowled by Hogg for 17, before Cameron went on to complete his half century off 109 balls with nine fours. By the close he had put on 90 in 21 overs with Ben Scott (45no).
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