Lancashire Bat First, Finish Day One at 346/7

0:00It's April 4th. Welcome in. This is Lester News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Lenka Shire won the toss and chose to bat first against North Hampton Shire at the county ground in North Hampton. They finished day one strong at 346 for 7 after 96 overs. Standout Knox came from Josh Bullhannon with 90 and Luke Wells with 87 while Michael Jones chipped in 71. West Hampton Shire's boulders kept it tight early on. Ben Sanderson grabbed two wickets for just 55 off 23 overs and Harry Conway matched him with two for 80. Luke Proctor, Saif, Zaheev and Calvin Harrison each picked up one to restrict the scoring rate around 3.5 and over. Wells and Bullhannon built a solid 132 run partnership before the middle order wobbled. Lenka Shire lost three quick wickets around the 200 mark, but George Balderson steady things with 21, not out alongside Tom Bailey's four.

1:00Extras added 23 runs, mostly from 12 no balls and 10 leg buys, which hurt the home side of it. North Hampton Shire fought back late, snagging three wickets in eight overs to end the day on top. Day two kicks off at 11 a.m. With Lenka Shire looking to push past 350, while North Ham's aim to wrap this up quick.