Lancashire vs Northamptonshire, County Championship Division One, Today Match Prediction 25 July 2023

lancs vs north Match Prediction & Analysis

County Division One league is going through their tenth round of matches and only 5 matches are remaining for each team. Lancashire and Northamptonshire are among the last 4 teams in the points table, and they will be eager to move up the points table to avoid finishing in the last 2 spots which would delegate them to Division 2 next year. Lancashire are fairly in better position when compared to Northamptonshire bit will some crucial points to surge up the table. Northamptonshire are currently struggling at the bottom and a couple of wins against Lancashire might propel them out of danger zone in the points table.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Lancashire Preview

Lancashire made scores of 327/10 & 182/6 in the last game as the match ended in a draw. Balderson was their star player with the bat as he scored 116 & 46 in both innings to save their team after a top order collapse. Keaton Jennings (29 & 64*) and Tom Bailey (75 runs) played good knocks to build partnerships with Balderson in the match while other batters failed to make a big impact with the bat.

Their bowlers bowled out the 212 runs in the only innings they bowled last game. Balderson, Tom Taylor, Jack Morley, and Luke Wells took 2 wickets each in the last game while Will Williams chipped in with a wicket. Daryl Mitchell and Danny Lamb provided some crucial overs to add depth to their bowling attack.

Key players: Balderson, Tom Taylor, Daryl Mitchell

Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:

Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings (c), Josh Bohannon, Philip Salt (wk), Daryl Mitchell, George Bell, George Balderson, Danny Lamb, Tom Bailey, Will Williams, Jack Morley

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire were bowled out for 180 & 224 runs in the last game and were forced to follow on in the match. Ricardo Vasconcelos (78 in first innings) and Luke Procter (82 in second innings) were the only fighting knocks from their team. Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, and Tom Taylor failed to convert their starts while their top order lost at least 4 wickets before reaching 100 runs on board.

Their bowlers bowled out the opposition for 351 runs in the first innings while they chipped with a wicket in the second innings for a paltry chase of just 56 runs. Jack White picked up 5 wickets in the match while the trio of Tom Taylor, Justin Broad, and Ben Sanderson chipped in with 2 wickets each in the match.

Key players: Tom Taylor, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Saif Zaib

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Ricardo Vasconcelos, Emilio Gay, Justin Broad, Sam Whiteman, Luke Procter (c), Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus (wk), Tom Taylor, Ben Sanderson, Jack White

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Manchester is one of the good tracks which has a balance between the bat and ball with batters expected to dominate days 2 & 3 especially. We expect rains to have a big say in this match as they might take out a lot of overs from the stipulated time in the 5 days.

Venue Details

Manchester is one of the iconic venues in the English circuit and recently 4th Ashes Test took place here. We expect the scores to be more than 350-400 runs in the first innings.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will look to bowl first in this match as the early moisture underneath the track will aid the bowlers early in the match.