Lancs in a big hurry as trio hit centuries

LUKE Wells, Josh Bohannon and Phil Salt all made centuries as Lancashire made up for lost time and built what might become a match defining first-innings lead over Northamptonshire on the third day of their LV= Insurance Division One match at Emirates Old Trafford.

Despite losing the morning session to rain, the home side scored 377 runs off 67 overs in two brutal sessions and were 498 for seven at the close, giving them a lead of 156, and Keaton Jennings will hope that his spinners, principally Tom Hartley and Jack Morley, can exploit the footmarks at each end on the final day of this game.

Lancashire's determination to score runs as quickly as possible was plain from the start of play. Bohannon took heavy toll of the leg-spin of Alex Russell and the pair added 75 runs in the first hour of the day.

Jack White and the skipper, Luke Procter, both bowled tightly but the other bowlers wilted under pressure and Northamptonshire were left to rue dropped chances.