West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul topscored with 51 to guide Lancashire to a three-wicket win over Hampshire in the last session of the fourth day of their County Championship Division One match in Liverpool yesterday. Set a target of 168, Lancashire were in trouble at ten for two when Chanderpaul came to the wicket and were later 17 for three and 44 for four. However, the Guyanese left-hander stood firm and added 40 for the fifth wicket with Gareth Cross (26) and 46 for the sixth with Sajid Mahmood (24).
When he was seventh to fall with the score on 140, the match was poised for a dramatic finish, but Kyle Hogg (17 n.o.) and Mark Chilton (18 n.o.) carried Lancs home in just 32.4 overs. Chanderpaul, who scored 38 in the first innings, faced 79 balls and hit one four and one six, carrying his season tally to 622 runs in six matches at an average of 62.20.
Lancashire dismissed Hampshire for 160 in the first innings and replied with 398 to gain a lead of 238. However, Hampshire bounced back into contention with 405, helped by Jimmy Adams's epic 194. With the win, Lancashire remained in fourth place with 171 points, trailing Nottinghamshire (202), Somerset (180) and Yorkshire (177).
