Debutant sparkles amidst the showers

By Ken Grime

“It was a dream come true to make my debut. As soon as I’d hit a couple of balls, I was pretty calm and just kept going.”LANCASHIRE’S MATTY HURST RAIN had the final say in the LV= Insurance County Championship game between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire at Emirates Old Trafford with the match abandoned as a draw mid-afternoon on the last day. Only 15 overs and one ball were possible, in which time Lancashire advanced their first innings to 272-7 from 84.1 overs – the only innings of the entire match – with 20-year-old Matty H...

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