By Paul Edwards

RISHI Patel made a career-best List A score of 161 to help Leicestershire Foxes go to the top of Group A in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a thoroughly convincing 95-run defeat of Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford. Patel’s 129-ball innings was followed by an even swifter century from Colin Ackermann, who made 100 not out, as the visitors piled up 411 for six, their highest score in List A cricket. In reply, Lancashire skipper Keaton Jennings made 127 but the home side were bowled out for 316 with the debutant leg-spinner Uttam Ramji taking three for 58 o...