Oxford UCCE did well to restrict Lancashire to a lead of 120 on the second day of the three-day match in The Parks yesterday.

The county, 27 without loss overnight in reply to Oxford's 300-9 dec, were dismissed for 420, and the students, left to bat for an hour, were 24-0 in their second innings.

Lancashire relied heavily on Paul Horton (84) and Andy Crook (88) against a depleted attack. The pick of the bowlers was Ed Morse, with his 4-78 including the wicket of Iain Sutcliffe, an old Blue, with his fourth ball in first-class cricket.

OXFORD UCCE

First Innings: 300-9 dec (S Moreton 74).

Second Innings

S Moreton not out...10

N Woods not out...6

Extras...8

Total (0 wkt)...24

Bowling: Mahmood 6-3-4-0, S Crook 4-0-13-0, Smith 3-2-1-0, Keedy 1-1-0-0.

LANCASHIRE

First Innings

(Overnight 27-0)

M Chilton c Oberoi b Parker...33

I Sutcliffe c Linley b Morse...25

P Horton c Knappett b Parker...84

A Crook c Parker b Oberoi...88

S Croft c Richards b Morse...6

T Smith b Morse...0

S Mahmood c Parker b Oberoi...38

S Crook run out...66

G Cross c Richards b Oberoi...2

S Marshall not out...35

G Keedy c Parker b Morse...3

Extras...40

Total (all out)...420

Fall: 1-75, 2-84, 3-255, 4-262, 5-262, 6-289, 7-333, 8-335, 9-414.

Bowling: Richards 13-1-77-0, Airey 10-0-61-0, Parker 17-2-47-2, Morse 14.1-1-78-4, Moreton 13-1-47-0, Woods 16-5-52-0, Oberoi 15-0-49-3.