#rain-affected-match

#rain-affected-match

Lancashire dominated the cricket that was played on another rain-affected day of their County Championship Division Two match with Middlesex. Heavy rain overnight and in the morning had delayed the third day's play at Emirates Old Trafford until 15:00 BST. Tom Aspinwall claimed the final two wickets as Middlesex went from their overnight 189-8 to 211 all out to finish with 4-62.

It was mildly absurd in one sense, a day of rain showers in Cardiff turning the first T20 international between England and South Africa into a shortened thrash that did not get underway until 8.50pm. But the hardy spectators who stuck around were at least rewarded for their patience with something resembling a match; a bit of fun, chiefly, albeit one that now sees the tourists go into 's second outing at Old Trafford with a 1-0 lead in this three-match end-of-summer series.