Date-stamped : 19 May97 - 06:15
Lancashire v Notts

Lancashire (141-8) beat Notts (139) by 2 wickets

BOWLERS dominated at Old Trafford  where  in   tribute   to  Eric
Cantona,  whose  retirement was announced over the  road, batsmen
were picked off like seagulls feeding on scraps,  writes  Neville
Scott.

On a difficult green  pitch,   Lancashire   prevailed   by  eight
wickets  after  they   inserted   Nottinghamshire   and dismissed
them in the 40th  over   for   139.   Lancashire   reached  their
target,  despite  intelligent  captaincy from Paul  Johnson, with
two wickets in hand and 13 balls to spare.

Jason Gallian`s undefeated 54, one of just two   innings  overall
to get beyond 20, maintained Lancashire`s 100 per  cent record in
three games so far.

Equally  key   performers    were    the    off-spinners,    Mike
Watkinson, in his first one-day match this season, and Gary Yates
with impeccable control of length.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

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