Lancashire pulled off a sensational win over Western Province Academy to launch their South African tour in style.

Seamers Glen Chapple (pictured), Darren Shadford and Richard Green linked up with leg spinner Chris Schofield to demolish the inexperienced WPA batsmen in just 36.5 overs, handing Lancashire a 27 runs win after tottering on the brink of an embarrassing defeat.

Shadford and Green shone with the bat and ball in Lancashire's 27 runs success at Constantia.

First they combined in Lancashire's best stand of the game, 53 runs for the last wicket, to haul them from114-9 to 167. Green claimed 25 and Shadford 27 not out. Then they bowled superbly as WPA, needing 103, collapsed to 75 all out.

Shadford and Earby-born Chapple did the early damage, ripping through the top order.

A fourth wicket stand held up Lancashire for a while, but Green took over with a trio of middle order victims, and Schofield wrapped it up with 3-5 from 35 balls.

WPA v Lancs (Constantia): Ist innings - Lancs 205-7 dec (McKeown 59, Harvey 34no), WPA 270-9 dec (Shadford 4-62); 2nd inns 167, WPA 75 (Chapple 12-6-17-2, Shadford 9-0-31-3, Green 10-5-11-2, Schofield 5.5-2-5-3).

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