Rochdale Observer

Lancs begin season with Yorkshire friendly

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LANCASHIRE will finally begin their season after arranging a two-day game against Roses rivals Yorkshire next month.

The match will be played with a red ball at Emerald Headingley starting on Friday, July 24.

It will be behindclos­ed-doors, but there will be a multi-camera stream available to watch for members of both Roses giants have county cricket season clubs. followed suit. starting potentiall­y as

Test cricket will resume Lancashire’s players, early as 1 August and this on July 8 when England who have remained off friendly will be a more face the West Indies at furlough throughout the than worthwhile exercise Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl, coronaviru­s pandemic, for our squad. but there will be no returned to training “We would like to thank competitiv­e domestic recently at Chester Yorkshire for their cricket until August 1 and Boughton Hall CC. co-operation and for the ECB are yet to reveal Yorkshire, however, will hosting the fixture at any plans they have for have to bring their players Emerald Headingley, domestic cricket after out of furlough. whilst Emirates Old that. Paul Allott, Lancashire Trafford plays host to

However, Surrey have director of cricket, said: England and the West arranged a friendly with “Preparatio­ns are starting Indies in a behind-closeddoor­s Middlesex and now the to ramp up ahead of a Test series.”

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