Overview
- Anderson, returning Saturday after more than six months out, struck 5-64 to leave Northamptonshire eight down and on the back foot.
- Lancashire reached 384 after resuming on 346-7, and Northants closed on 215-9 to trail by 169 at stumps on day two.
- Seamer Tom Bailey added 3-46 to sustain pressure and share the new-ball impact with his captain.
- Earlier in the day, Ben Sanderson’s 5-79 finished Lancashire’s first innings on the second morning at Northampton.
- The 43-year-old’s latest haul adds to a career ledger of 1,148 first-class wickets in 305 matches, underscoring his enduring value as Lancashire’s red-ball captain.