Cricket Harris leads Lancashire to tense victory over Somerset

MARCUS Harris led the way with 95 as Lancashire recorded a nerve-jangling two-wicket Metro Bank One-Day Cup victory over Somerset at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

- By RICHARDLATHAM.

The home side posted 250-7 after losing the toss, Lewis Goldsworthy top-scoring with 63, while Archie Vaughan contributed 59 and 19-year-old Devonian Fin Hill 57. Off-spinner Arav Shetty marked his List A debut with 3-34 from 10 overs.

In reply, Lancashire reached 254-8 with eight balls to spare, Harris making his runs off 99 balls, with seven fours and two sixes. George Balderson hit 65 and shared a match-winning fifth-wicket stand of 101 with the former Australia Test player.

A crowd of more than 5,000 at Somerset's annual Family Fun Day saw the hosts suffer an early setback when Tom Lammonby was caught at backward point off Balderson with the total on five.

Goldsworthy and Vaughan had to exercise caution on a pitch lacking pace and were largely content to accumulate in ones and twos. Goldsworthy was first to fifty, off 70 balls, with five fours, and the hundred partnership occupied 143 deliveries.