da stake casino： Lancashire’s relegation worries deepened as rain ruined the first day oftheir Cricinfo Championship match against Kent at Old Trafford
Andy Wilson12-Sep-2001Lancashire’s relegation worries deepened as rain ruined the first day oftheir Cricinfo Championship match against Kent at Old Trafford.Kent reached 117 for three after being put in before rain forced an earlylunch, and continued all afternoon with play abandoned at 4pm.Lancashire therefore took a single bowling bonus point while relegationrivals Northants, five points behind them at start of play, piled on theruns against Somerset at Taunton.The day had started well for Lancashire with Glen Chapple trapping DavidFulton lbw for a duck and having Ed Smith brilliantly caught by Mark Chiltonat short leg for seven to leave Kent on 12 for two.But Robert Key and Andrew Symonds responded with a third-wicket stand of77.Muttiah Muralitharan, who Lancashire flew back from Sri Lanka especiallyfor this game and was bowling by the 12th over, then took a sharp returncatch to dismiss Symonds for an entertaining 50-ball 43, which included fiveboundaries.But Key moved on to 42 and was joined by Matthew Walker to take the totalto 117 for three when the rain set in at 12.30.Lancashire were missing Peter Martin because of a shin injury and therewas no Mike Atherton, who changed his mind about making an Old Traffordfarewell because of his ongoing back problems.