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26
Jul 2023
Sun shines on Yorkshire-Lancashire match in Harrogate
After days of rain, spectators were granted a day of sunshine for the 50-over Roses cricket match in Harrogate today.
Any game between Yorkshire and Lancashire is likely to be hard-fought, but this one is a warm-up for the forthcoming Metro Bank One-Day Cup 50-over competition.
The priority for both county second teams at Harrogate Cricket Club's St George’s Road ground is practice.
Lancashire coach Karl Krikken said the outcome of the match didn't matter.
Lancashire second team coach Karl Krikken told the Stray Ferret:
Lancashire will face Essex at Sedbergh when the One-Day Cup starts next week.
Assistant coach James Lowe was confident of Yorkshire's mix of youth and experience.
In the home camp, assistant coach James Lowe said:
Yorkshire will play Cheshire in the 50-over competition on Sunday.
Kit Turnbull (left) had brought along his children (l to r): Kit, Caspar, Elsa and Ava.
As the players practised ahead of the 11am start, Harrogate resident Kit Turnbull was settling in on the stands with his children: Caspar, 12; Elsa, 14; and Ava, 16.
He said:
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