Jennings just coming up Roses again

KEATON Jennings became only the second Lancashire player to post three Roses hundreds in as many LV= Insurance County Championship innings as he underpinned a dominant opening day against Yorkshire at Headingley.

Former Durham opener Jennings followed former England left-hander Geoff Pullar, who achieved the feat in 1959 and 1960.

He added this 280-ball 150 not out to last season’s scores of 114 at Old Trafford and 132 here and was superbly supported by thirdwicket partner and fellow centurion Steven Croft (104).

The pair, dropped three times between them, shared 237 to recover Lancashire from 12-2 to a close-of-play 288-3 from 96 overs.

This was also Jennings’ second hundred in as many games after last week’s 110 in the home draw against Warwickshire, his first appearance since the start of last August due to calf issues.

Following two Jordan Thompson wickets, Croft’s eighth run took him to 9,000 at first-class level.

Recently-resigned England captain Joe Root and veteran seamer Jimmy Anderson both feature in the clash and will hope to play in the forthcoming Test series against New Zealand.