Brilliant Lamb slaughters the bowling on his way to record

By James Willis

DANNY Lamb’s career-best 86 not out off 69 balls from No8 helped Lancashire pull off a thrilling run chase in the Royal London Cup to beat Sussex by two wickets.Lancashire, fielding only two List A debutants to Sussex’s nine in this Group A opener, slipped to 115-7 chasing 271 before all-rounder Lamb and seamer Tom Bailey broke a Lancashire record with a stand of 112 in 18 overs for the eighth wicket to turn the game on its head.Bailey made 45 off 53 before falling as one of four wickets to leg-spinner Archie Lenham, 17, as the score slipped to 227-8 ...

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