Landmark centuries from Keaton Jennings and Chris Green revived Lancashire in two matches against Derbyshire at Chesterfield on the first day of the County Championship Division.
Jennings crossed 12,000 first-class runs to 106, while Green celebrated its first Red-Ball Hande, as Lancashire was recovered from 132–6 to 367.
The pair shared the seventh wicket stand of 106 in 28 overs, in which Jennings scored their 33rd first-class centenary score before Zak Chappell fell, which took 4-73.
Green was significantly dropped at nine, but played a controlled attacking innings to score 121 with 20 fours and a six to turn on the day in favor of Lancashire.
Lancashire and Ven Madsen left the hosts with James Anderson, the first time in Derbyshire’s game since 1974 that the two captains were more than 40.
Cricket certainly had a vintage feeling, when Anderson had chosen to bat on a grass pitch, in which visitors were designed to work for every run against seam bowling.
Derbyshire’s discipline was rewarded in a warm and humid fourth in the morning when Luke Wales was drawn into driving in Ben Ichison and caught less on the first slip.
Bowling was such an accuracy that it was not until the 11th that Josh Bohainon cut the Blair Tick for the first limit and although he sent the next ball for four via mid-wicket, then he fell to Achison.
Bhanon got a good ball, which became straight to take the edge, but was responsible for the wickets of Ashton Turner and Matty Hurt in poor shot selection as Lancashire slipped by 44–4.
It was also only for visitors that Jennings were displaying good decisions, batting from their crease to counter any movement, and were well set at 41 on lunch.
Michael Jones also set up a platform, but in the third over of the afternoon, he only saw the tick to take a great diving catch for the Brooke Guest.
When George Balderson brought Anuj Dal to the second slip, Lancashire was in trouble at 132-6 and may not have been defeated by Mich Wagstaf on nine on mid-width.
Derbyshire was left to regret that Green took out the tick for six for six to reach fifty first class for Lancashire.
Jennings completed its century in the next over and in tea, the approach to Lancashire was far away at 238–6.
The stand was demolished by four balls in the evening session when Chappell brought back one in the bowl Jennings – but the resistance of Lancashire was over.
Green lended more than capable support to pass its previous best score of 35 through offside and with Jack Bluothic, Lancashire’s 300 came before the second new ball was responsible for Bluothic.
Green was re -demolished at 98, a return catch to Dal, but completely deserved a hundred that changed the fate of his team.
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