Lancashire lost an early wicket when Smith was bowled by Phillips for 1 with the score on 5

Essex won the toss and put Lancashire into bat. Lancs made 257 for 4 Essex 258 for 4 (39.4ov)
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Croft mis-hits a ball from Napier

Croft drives Wright for 2 - the drying outfield held up the ball

Moore hits a six off Napier

Croft is out leg before to Bopara for 14. 2 for 47

Moore drives Phillips for a couple of runs

Moore drives Doeschate for 4.

Moore mis-hits a ball from Wright

Brown cuts Craddock

Moore hits Wright for 4

Moore is bowled middle stump by Bopara for 69 with the score on 131

Brown hits Craddock to the boundary

Horton scores a four off Bopara

Horton is out for 5 caught at slip by Bopara off Craddock. 138 for 4

Cross tries a reverse sweep

Brown drives Doeschate for 4

Lanky in action

Brown belts a four off Wright

Cross hammers a boundary

Brown hits a four over his head

Karl Brown reaches his 100 off 85 balls with one six and 10 4's

Brown hits Wright for 4

Cross reaches his 50 off Phillips

The crowd applaud Browns effort

Cross hits a six

Lancashire ended up with a respectable score of 257 off their 40 overs

Essex lost an early wicket Wheater being bowled for 12 by Newby at 32

Bopara hits Maharoof for 4

Lanky makes another appearance

Bopara hits a boundary

Bopara is bowled by Keedy for 39 at 120

Cross tries a stumping

Shah hits Parry for 4

Pettini brings up the 150 with 2 wickets down

Pettini pulls Mahmood for 4

Shah hits Mahmood for 4 in power play

Another 4 by Pettini off Mahmood

Pettini brings up the 100 partnership

Pettini is stumped by Cross of Keedy for 104