Lancashire v Worcestershire, Day 1 report

That represented a fine recovery after the visitors had collapsed to 107 for six half an hour after lunch. Lategan’s 53 had been responsible for almost half those runs but Waite then shared four partnerships, none of them worth less than 25 runs, before being last out for 77. The most successful Lancashire bowler honours was George Balderson, who finished with three for 62, and the home side were 28 without loss at the end of a day when well over 1500 spectators had crowded into this beautifully presented outground.