MEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: Back as captain for a competition the Red Rose claimed in 2015, Keaton Jennings hammered 66 to secure a first victory of the season after seven rounds of the Championship without a win
Old Trafford: Lancashire 176-8, Worcestershire 169-7 - Lancashire won by seven runs
Steven Croft got cricket's equivalent of the new manager bounce in his first game as Lancashire's interim head coach as the Lightning beat Worcestershire Rapids by seven runs in their T20 Blast opener at Emirates Old Trafford.
Red Rose legend Croft, a Blast-winning captain in 2015, was elevated from his position on the coaching staff when Dale Benkenstein left the club on Wednesday following a winless first seven Championship matches.
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Lightning captain Keaton Jennings top-scored with 66 off 38 balls in 176 for 8, while left-arm spinner Fateh Singh impressed with 2 for 23 from four overs on his career T20 debut for the Rapids.
England left-arm seamer Luke Wood, released from the ODI squad to play, then returned two for 39 from his four overs as Worcestershire, needing 15 from the last over, finished on 169 for 7.
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