• Yorkshire 185-8; Lancashire 186-6 (Lancashire win by four wickets)
• Buttler hits winning run on last ball of innings
Lancashire were not supposed to win this match. The majority of a 16,199 sellout crowd had come to watch Yorkshire’s seven internationals sparkle, including their blue-eyed boy Joe Root, and from the first ball, it looked as if they would get their wish as Glenn Maxwell reverse-swept Steven Croft’s off-spin over cover for six. Unfortunately for them, they were treated to a Jos Buttler masterclass in a last-ball thriller.
It was clear that, with so much depth in Yorkshire’s batting order, Jason Gillespie had given his overseas player licence to thrill with a shot a ball, and the coach did not have to ask twice. A further three boundaries, including another reverse sweep, gained 18 off the first over and the Vikings were on their way to a total which they will defend more than not.
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