An unbroken 90-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Karl Brown and
Steven Croft blunted Worcestershire’s fightback and left Lancashire with a
substantial advantage at the end of a sternly-contested second day of the
County Championship match at

David Masters carried his Championship haul of wickets to 71 for the season as
Essex gained the upper hand against Gloucestershire on the second day of the
County Championship match at Colchester’s Castle Park