Lancashire are lifted by Hooper's heroics
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Your support makes all the difference.Lancashire Lightning consolidated their position at the top of the National League Division Two with an eight-wicket victory over Derbyshire Scorpions at Old Trafford.
The West Indian all-rounder Carl Hooper took 3 for 30 with his off-spin as the visitors were bowled out for 197 yesterday, India's Mohammad Kaif scoring 70. Hooper then hit an unbeaten 79 from 70 balls and Mal Loye made 62 not out in a stand of 103 as Lancashire reached 199 for 2 with 10 overs to spare.
Hampshire Hawks moved into second place after beating Scotland by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl. The former England batsman John Crawley made 83 not out and shared an unbroken partnership of 126 with John Francis, who was undefeated on 62 as the hosts reached 226 for 3. The Saltires' Craig Wright returned 3 for 25 with his medium pace.
Scotland had posted 225 for 5 with India's Rahul Dravid scoring 81 and South African Jon Kent making 78 not out off 74 balls, the overseas recruits sharing a stand of 103 in an attempt to recreate their heroics against Sussex on Sunday.
South Africa will allow Andrew Hall to play for Worcestershire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy semi-final against Lancashire on Saturday. The all-rounder has been called into the tourists' squad for the rest of the Test series after he impressed in the Lord's Test. South Africa decided to release him after Worcestershire's director of cricket, Tom Moody, spoke to their coach, Eric Simons.
Hall stood in for Jacques Kallis after the all-rounder went home to be with his critically ill father. Kallis is due to rejoin the squad today but the captain, Graeme Smith, feels Hall should be retained. "He will have a huge role to play in the rest of the Test series, especially with Shaun Pollock going back home at the time of the fourth Test," Smith said.
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