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Lamb hits superb century to set up cup victory over Essex
Lancashire Evening Post
|August 01, 2025
A brilliant century from Lancashire and England’s Emma Lamb helped her side ease to their latest Metro Bank One Day Cup victory by 138 runs over struggling Essex at the beautiful surroundings of Sedbergh.
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Lamb hit a career best 142 and shared a mammoth opening partnership of 162 with Eve Jones (71) as the Red Rose racked up a total of 306-4 off their 50 overs after being put into bat by Essex skipper Grace Scrivens.
This story is from the August 01, 2025 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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