Steven Croft (centre) celebrates sealing the County Championship for Lancashire in 2011 Copyright: paThe newly-promoted Red Rose were hoping to begin their Championship campaign in style with a home win over Kent at Emirates Old Trafford, though the season-opener due to begin on Easter Sunday has fallen foul of the coronavirus pandemic. No county cricket will be played until May 28 at the earliest, with the very real possibility of that date being pushed back further. Croft hit the winning runs in the final game against Somerset at Taunton to seal glory nine years ago. The Blackpool-born batsman said: “With the squad we’ve assembled over the last 18 months, we were looking forward to having a real crack at division one this year. “It’s all built up really nicely to this, and it’s just frustrating that we can’t get out there and prove it.

Source: Express April 12, 2020 07:04 UTC