LAN vs NOR Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 34th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, Aug 20, 2026Last Updated on Aug 20, 2026 12:04 PM
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire Cricket Match Previews
County Championship Division Two 2026
NHNTS 284/10 (89.2)
LANCS 137/10 (47.4)
NHNTS 298/4 (64)
LANCS 129/10 (52.2)
Northamptonshire won by 316 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Walkden* | 22 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 40.74 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Harrison* | 8.2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2.16 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.82 |
Last Wicket:Mitchell Stanley b Calvin Harrison 11(23) - 129/10 in 52.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire — Innings 1 (284/10 in 89.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos lbw b Balderson | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 | |
| Luke Procter (c) c Arav Shetty b T Bailey | 39 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 38.61 | |
| Calvin Harrison c Josh Bohannon b Ben Walkden | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | |
| Nathan McSweeney lbw b Ben Walkden | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 62.5 | |
| Saif Zaib b Ben Walkden | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| James Sales c Joe Moores b Balderson | 19 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 32.76 | |
| George Bartlett c Jennings b Balderson | 92 | 151 | 10 | 2 | 60.93 | |
| Lewis McManus (wk) c Marcus Harris b Noman Ali | 47 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 55.29 | |
| Liam Guthrie c Marcus Harris b Balderson | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.62 | |
| Ben Sanderson c Rocky Flintoff b T Bailey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yuzvendra Chahal not out | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 15 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 10 | Wides: 2 | Total: 29 | |||||
| Total | 284 | 10 wkts, 89.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bailey | 19 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 19 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 3.6 |
| George Balderson | 26.2 | 6 | 70 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Ben Walkden | 13 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Noman Ali | 12 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vasconcelos & Procter | 41 | 66 |
| Calvin Harrison & Procter | 15 | 41 |
| Nathan McSweeney & Procter | 26 | 72 |
| Saif Zaib & Procter | 10 | 14 |
| Saif Zaib & James Sales | 0 | 9 |
| Bartlett & James Sales | 42 | 100 |
| Bartlett & Lewis McManus | 91 | 148 |
| Bartlett & Liam Guthrie | 31 | 52 |
| Bartlett & Ben Sanderson | 1 | 5 |
| Bartlett & Yuzvendra Chahal | 27 | 29 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | 10.6 | 41 |
| 2 | Calvin Harrison | 17.5 | 56 |
| 3 | Nathan McSweeney | 29.5 | 82 |
| 4 | Luke Procter | 32.1 | 92 |
| 5 | Saif Zaib | 33.4 | 92 |
| 6 | James Sales | 50.2 | 134 |
| 7 | Lewis McManus | 74.6 | 225 |
| 8 | Liam Guthrie | 83.4 | 256 |
| 9 | Ben Sanderson | 84.3 | 257 |
| 10 | George Bartlett | 89.2 | 284 |
Lancashire — Innings 2 (137/10 in 47.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings c (sub)Louis Kimber b Liam Guthrie | 19 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 29.69 | |
| Marcus Harris c Lewis McManus b L Procter | 25 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 37.88 | |
| Josh Bohannon (c) lbw b Ben Sanderson | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Arav Shetty lbw b Ben Sanderson | 37 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 78.72 | |
| Rocky Flintoff lbw b Ben Sanderson | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 | |
| Joe Moores (wk) b Yuzvendra Chahal | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| George Balderson not out | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | |
| Ben Walkden c (sub)Louis Kimber b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noman Ali lbw b Liam Guthrie | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 | |
| Tom Bailey c Calvin Harrison b Liam Guthrie | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 | |
| Mitchell Stanley lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 56.52 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 2 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 137 | 10 wkts, 47.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 18 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Liam Guthrie | 14 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Luke Procter | 7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2.3 |
| James Sales | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 7.4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Jennings & Marcus Harris | 45 | 110 |
| Jennings & Josh Bohannon | 5 | 7 |
| Jennings & Arav Shetty | 30 | 50 |
| Rocky Flintoff & Arav Shetty | 24 | 29 |
| Rocky Flintoff & Joe Moores | 3 | 5 |
| Rocky Flintoff & Balderson | 6 | 19 |
| Ben Lewis Walkden & Balderson | 0 | 1 |
| Noman Ali & Balderson | 2 | 34 |
| Bailey & Balderson | 5 | 2 |
| Mitchell Stanley & Balderson | 17 | 29 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Harris | 18.2 | 45 |
| 2 | Josh Bohannon | 19.3 | 50 |
| 3 | Keaton Jennings | 27.5 | 80 |
| 4 | Arav Shetty | 32.4 | 104 |
| 5 | Joe Moores | 33.3 | 107 |
| 6 | Rocky Flintoff | 36.4 | 113 |
| 7 | Ben Walkden | 36.5 | 113 |
| 8 | Noman Ali | 42.3 | 115 |
| 9 | Tom Bailey | 42.5 | 120 |
| 10 | Mitchell Stanley | 47.4 | 137 |
Northamptonshire — Innings 3 (298/4 in 64 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos c Josh Bohannon b Noman Ali | 100 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 76.34 | |
| Luke Procter (c) lbw b T Bailey | 46 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 41.44 | |
| Calvin Harrison c Arav Shetty b Noman Ali | 29 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 80.56 | |
| Nathan McSweeney b Ben Walkden | 29 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 72.5 | |
| Saif Zaib not out | 55 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 122.22 | |
| George Bartlett not out | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 145.45 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 298 | 4 wkts, 64 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | James Sales, Lewis McManus (wk), Liam Guthrie, Ben Sanderson, Yuzvendra Chahal | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bailey | 11 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Ben Walkden | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 |
| George Balderson | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Noman Ali | 18 | 1 | 109 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Arav Shetty | 16 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vasconcelos & Procter | 121 | 193 |
| Vasconcelos & Calvin Harrison | 53 | 70 |
| Vasconcelos & Nathan McSweeney | 13 | 24 |
| Saif Zaib & Nathan McSweeney | 48 | 50 |
| Saif Zaib & Bartlett | 63 | 47 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Procter | 32.1 | 121 |
| 2 | Calvin Harrison | 43.5 | 174 |
| 3 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | 47.5 | 187 |
| 4 | Nathan McSweeney | 56.1 | 235 |
Lancashire — Innings 4 (129/10 in 52.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 40 | |
| Keaton Jennings c (sub)Louis Kimber b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Bohannon (c) b L Procter | 10 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 15.87 | |
| Tom Bailey b Liam Guthrie | 19 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 46.34 | |
| Arav Shetty lbw b Ben Sanderson | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 | |
| Rocky Flintoff c Saif Zaib b L Procter | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Joe Moores (wk) obs | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| George Balderson c Bartlett b Calvin Harrison | 6 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 17.14 | |
| Ben Walkden not out | 22 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 40.74 | |
| Noman Ali c Saif Zaib b Liam Guthrie | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Mitchell Stanley b Calvin Harrison | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 18 | Total: 24 | |||||
| Total | 129 | 10 wkts, 52.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 12 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Liam Guthrie | 13 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Luke Procter | 8 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Calvin Harrison | 8.2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris & Jennings | 7 | 15 |
| Marcus Harris & Josh Bohannon | 8 | 29 |
| Bailey & Josh Bohannon | 35 | 86 |
| Arav Shetty & Josh Bohannon | 0 | 7 |
| Arav Shetty & Rocky Flintoff | 24 | 27 |
| Joe Moores & Rocky Flintoff | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Moores & Balderson | 4 | 26 |
| Ben Lewis Walkden & Balderson | 16 | 35 |
| Ben Lewis Walkden & Noman Ali | 8 | 44 |
| Ben Lewis Walkden & Mitchell Stanley | 20 | 40 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keaton Jennings | 2.3 | 7 |
| 2 | Marcus Harris | 7.2 | 15 |
| 3 | Tom Bailey | 21.4 | 51 |
| 4 | Josh Bohannon | 22.5 | 51 |
| 5 | Arav Shetty | 27.2 | 77 |
| 6 | Rocky Flintoff | 28.1 | 77 |
| 7 | Joe Moores | 32.3 | 82 |
| 8 | George Balderson | 38.2 | 99 |
| 9 | Noman Ali | 45.4 | 108 |
| 10 | Mitchell Stanley | 52.2 | 129 |
LAN vs NOR Match Prediction, County Championship Division Two 2026, Lancashire vs Northamptonshire Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
LAN vs NOR (Lancashire vs Northamptonshire) Match Details
| Match | Lancashire vs Northamptonshire (LAN vs NOR) |
| League | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Date | Thursday, 20th August 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
LAN vs NOR Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
LAN vs NOR Match Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England
LAN vs NOR Pitch Report: The Pitch at Emirates Old Trafford is expected to be good for the pacers as well as the batters, the pitch gives good assistance to pacers because of the bounce and Swingy conditions.
LAN vs NOR Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Manchester, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 26°C on the match day with 64% humidity and 11.3 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Emirates Old Trafford Score Records:
| Total matches: | 86 |
| Batting first won: | 32 |
| Bowling first won: | 17 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 331 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 275 |
| Highest Total: | 656/8 |
| Lowest Total: | 58/10 |
Emirates Old Trafford Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 45%
Spin Bowling
58%Batting Pitch 42%
Bowling Pitch
148
T20 Average Scores
LAN vs NOR (Lancashire vs Northamptonshire) Playing 11
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire (LAN vs NOR) Match Preview
LAN vs NOR Match Preview: Lancashire will take on Northamptonshire in County Championship Division Two 2026 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.
Lancashire (LAN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Matthew Hurst and Josh Bohannon will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Matthew Hurst is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Rocky Flintoff will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Michael Jones and Luke Wells will strengthen the middle order for Lancashire.
Wicketkeeper
- George Bell will do the Wicket Keeping for Lancashire.
Pace Bowlers
- James Anderson and Ajeet Dale will lead the pace attack of his team.
Northamptonshire (NOR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Lewis McManus and Nathan McSweeney will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- George Bartlett will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ricardo Vasconcelos and Saif Zaib will strengthen the middle order for Northamptonshire.
- Nathan McSweeney will lead the Northamptonshire as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Ricardo Vasconcelos will do the Wicket Keeping for Northamptonshire.
Spin Bowlers
- Nathan McSweeney will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Calvin Harrison and Ben Sanderson will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire (LAN vs NOR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
LAN vs NOR Match Prediction: Lancashire looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, LAN will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
LAN vs NOR County Championship Division Two 2026 Match Expert Advice: Matthew Hurst will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Josh Bohannon will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
LAN vs NOR Head to Head
LAN vs NOR Head to Head Records: Lancashire vs Northamptonshire have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Lancashire have won 0 whereas Northamptonshire have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| LAN Won | 0 |
| NOR Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on England Cricket app.
POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division Two 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0.817 | 191 | WWWWD |
| 2 | Northamptonshire | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +0.208 | 151 | NRWLWW |
| 3 | Kent | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.720 | 151 | DWWWD |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.281 | 127 | NRWWLNR |
| 5 | Middlesex | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +0.083 | 113 | NRLLWL |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +0.216 | 110 | NRLWLW |
| 7 | Lancashire | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -0.121 | 94 | DLLLD |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -0.249 | 44 | LLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: County Championship Division Two 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
NOR - N W L W WLAN - D L L L D
LAN vs NOR Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Matthew Hurst is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
LAN vs NOR Winning Prediction
- Lancashire team has the upper hand over Northamptonshire team. So try to pick more players from Lancashire
LAN vs NOR Small League Must Picks:
LAN - Matthew Hurst [245 points], Josh Bohannon [209 points]NOR - Calvin Harrison [393 points], Nathan McSweeney [120 points]
LAN vs NOR Grand League Risky Picks:
LAN - George Bell [0 points], Tom Bailey [0 points]NOR - Liam Guthrie [0 points], Gus Miller [0 points]
LAN vs NOR Death Over Bowlers:
LAN - Tom BaileyNOR -
Lancashire (LAN) Key Players
- Paul Coughlin [PTs: 111, CR: 7.5]
- Luke Wells [PTs: 149, CR: 7.0]
- James Anderson [[3W, 2W], [1W, 4W, [2W, 1W]]
- Rocky Flintoff [39, 56]
- Matthew Hurst [PTs: 245, CR: 7.0]
Northamptonshire (NOR) Key Players
- Louis Kimber [18]
- Gus Miller [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Luke Procter [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- George Bartlett [PTs: 4, CR: 6.5]
- Saif Zaib [PTs: 17, CR: 8.0]
- Nathan McSweeney [69*, 49, 11, 43, 0W]
LAN vs NOR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Gus Miller [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- George Bartlett [PTs: 4, CR: 6.5]
- Paul Coughlin [PTs: 111, CR: 7.5]
- Nathan McSweeney [PTs: 120, CR: 8.5]
- Luke Wells [PTs: 149, CR: 7.0]
- Matthew Hurst [PTs: 245, CR: 7.0]
LAN vs NOR Injury / Unavailability
Lancashire Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Northamptonshire Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
LAN vs NOR Live Stream
Where can I see LAN vs NOR Live Score?
You can see LAN vs NOR Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
LAN vs NOR match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire (LAN vs NOR) Squads
Lancashire (LAN) Squad: James Anderson, George Balderson, Josh Bohannon, Tom Bailey, Luke Wells, Tom Hartley, Ajeet Dale, Paul Coughlin, Michael Jones, Mitchell Stanley, George Bell(WK), Matthew Hurst(WK), Harry Singh, Rocky Flintoff
Northamptonshire (NOR) Squad: James Sales, Liam Guthrie, Saif Zaib, Luke Procter, Ben Sanderson, Lewis McManus(WK), George Bartlett, Ricardo Vasconcelos(WK), Harry Conway, Calvin Harrison, Nathan McSweeney(C), Louis Kimber, Gus Miller
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's LAN vs NOR match?
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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for LAN vs NOR today?
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