The Bob Willis Trophy proved a match too far for Lancashire on Tuesday in the season that never seems to end as they were ruthlessly brushed aside by new champions Warwickshire.
This clash of the County Championship’s top two saw Warwickshire maintain the high that enabled them to last week pip for the title a Lancashire team who had climbed their Everest when they edged out Hampshire in a Liverpool thriller.
That is going to be as good as it gets this year for a Lancashire side who were demolished for 78 on the first morning of what is meant to be a five-day Lord’s contest and then saw Warwickshire canter past them to reach 120 without loss by the premature close.