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- Updated: May 23, 2016
Lancashire 342 for 9 (Petersen 105, Smith 59) lead Surrey 191 by 151 runsScorecard
Lancashire enjoyed another dominant day against Surrey to take charge of their County Championship clash at Old Trafford, with centurion Alviro Petersen starring.
Bidding to go top of Division One with a third win from five, Lancashire made a strong reply to 191 despite losing their first three wickets for only 16 runs just after lunch on day two and six wickets after tea. Petersen’s 105 off 108 balls represented his 40th first-class hundred, including 17 fours and a six, as the hosts posted 342 for nine from 108 overs – a lead of 151.
The 99 shared between Tom Smith and Haseeb Hameed was Lancashire’s highest opening partnership of the season. Smith made 59 and Hameed 44 before both fell as the score slipped to 115 for 3 in the 55th over.
Petersen, who reached 14,000 first-class career runs during his innings, and Steven Croft …
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